Noise cancelling headphones and the wind tunnel issue

[Kai_63]

I have had to return the Bose Quietcomfort 35 headphones I just bought because they sound like they are in a wind tunnel when you are outside even in mild winds.

Am I right in thinking that the only way to get around this issue is turn off the noise cancellation? The Bose don't let you do that.

If anyone has any suggestions for NC wireless headphones with mike that are decent quality and have the ability to turn off NC outside when necessary, that would be great.

Thanks

 

[dalethorn]

I have had to return the Bose Quietcomfort 35 headphones I just bought because they sound like they are in a wind tunnel when you are outside even in mild winds.

Am I right in thinking that the only way to get around this issue is turn off the noise cancellation? The Bose don't let you do that.

If anyone has any suggestions for NC wireless headphones with mike that are decent quality and have the ability to turn off NC outside when necessary, that would be great.

Thanks

In some winds the QC35 are awful, yes. You can play them corded, but you cannot play them wireless only without NC. And corded they don't sound good either.

 

[Kai_63]

Thanks yes that's what I've found. I was hoping for suggestions of alternatives that won't have this issue and/or confirming whether turning off NC can stop the issue outside.

 

[kikiso]

Hi Kai_63

I own some Bose 25 NC, but I also have Goldring and Sennheiser both with NC and both with switches. Switching on the NC boosts the sound levels and slighlty improves the sound so I prefer to have it switched on, but I've never tested any of these headphones outside on a windy day. I have to say that for the price, I'm not that impressed with the Bose, but that's a personal opinion.

I know there are several other alternatives but it seems to me, reading these forums that you might be better off buying headphones that isolate external noise rather than cancel it. There are the obvious advantages around lack of need for a power source, and probably higher fidelity as there are no circuits to intercept and process the sound. The wind issue also goes away. The obvious disadvantage is that in some situations this could be dangerous as you are less likely to be aware of a vehicle approaching you for example), but the same could be said for NC.