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"-KABOOOOOM!" "-Huh?!?" The Noise Buster FX

Active noise canceling headphones, once more

Jul 6, 2007 12:05 GMT  ·  By
Watch out for the incoming bus if you're gonan wear them on the street!
   Watch out for the incoming bus if you're gonan wear them on the street!

It simply seems like people are becoming more and more aware of how sonically polluted sometimes the environment we're living in is. I'm saying that not because consciousness has awaken at a planetary scale but it's one idea I get from seeing more and more manufacturers going for the noise-reducing headphones... The logic is quite simple, [admark=1]isn't it?

It's time to speak about another name in the branch, Noise Buster. These days, we're also talking about a very tempting offer for the summer (just took a wild guess, because the promotion period wasn't specified): one pair for $69 or two pairs for $99. Now, you're a parent with two children and plan to travel...what do you think about that?

The NB-FX headphones from Noise Buster is an open ear can piece of head gear, featuring the latest technology in Active Noise Reduction (ANR) and guaranteeing you up to an 18dB reduction of the exterior noise. For those less familiarized with the physics of sound, the loudness we perceive, in terms of decibels actually (and not Watts) increases and decreases twice each 3 dB. In simpler words, when we're dealing with the same power, 7dB is twice as loud as 4dB, see what I mean?

Now, back to the Noise Buster's headphones, it looks like they're perfect for traveling in loud environments whose constant background noise may seriously disturb listening or sleep, such as trains, airplanes and the like, while at the same time suitable for activities closer to your home such as protecting your hearing or what you're actually trying to hear from people mowing the lawn, drilling holes in walls or testing the new motor for their home-made airplane.

The Noise Buster NB-FX headphones are foldable for easy and ergonomic fit in your luggage and are reportedly way more comfortable to wear than closed headphones.

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