Hey guys, I’m in a looking for an advice on how to deal with a situation.
I play digital piano which is connected to my computer so I can use it with a DAW. The problem is that I live in an apartment located in a very noisy street and it’s driving me crazy whenever I try to practice anything. I have an open back headphone that has a very decent sound quality, but it doesn’t provide much isolation.
So I was thinking about buying a noise-cancelling headphone for that purpose, but I fear that the noise-cancelling wouldn’t work well for that kind of environment (I heard it works well for planes, which is different from traffic noise I guess?) or if I should buy a closed headphone instead.
Does anyone here have faced a similar situation before?
Good quality noise cancelling headphones will work perfectly for cancelling out traffic, however they may not be ideal for practicing music due to the way the ANC colours the sound. Plus, you’ll be paying for wireless features you don’t need for this use-case, as most wired ANC headphones (of quality) have been discontinued. The majority of wireless models can also work wired, but need to be charged and powered on.
As others have mentioned, you may well find that a closed back set with a good enough seal will do the trick. Something like Sennheiser HD 200 Pro or HD 569 is a good place to start.