When you pop on your headphones, you want to hear your music (or podcast or audiobook or DVD audio … ) and not the noise rumbling around you. Unfortunately, in our highly mechanized world, this can be difficult. What with traffic noise, machinery hum, the blowing of temperature-control and ventilation systems, plus other ubiquitous sound generators, you may need to crank the volume—even with headphones—just to focus on your chosen audio. This is where our QuietPoint® Active Noise-cancelling Headphones can help.

The QuietPoint line also employs active noise-cancelling technology, which uses electronics to further combat unwanted sound. Here’s how it works: A miniature microphone in each earpiece picks up ambient noise. Then, the headphones’ noise-cancelling circuitry creates a sound wave that is 180° out of phase with this ambient noise, effectively erasing it, without diminishing the audio you want to hear. So you get to hear what you intend to hear. And, since you’re no longer battling all those unwanted decibels, you can also do your ears the favor of listening to your audio at a lower volume.

But even when you’re not trying to listen to music or other forms of audio, a pair of QuietPoint headphones can still be a useful tool. There are many situations, such as traveling on a plane or working in a noisy office, where simply damping ambient noise can help you rest or work more effectively, while also bringing sound levels down to healthier levels. In these instances, the added silence itself can be music to your ears.

So check out our line of QuietPoint headphones, and, as always, get in touch with us via Facebook and Twitter to let us know how this active noise-cancelling technology has impacted your life.