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Noise Cancelling Headphones

Noise Cancelling Headphones

The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing, but do they live up to the hype?

Sliced Bread · BBC Radio 4

May 6, 202020m 48s

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Show Notes

Whether it’s cutting out the background chatter to hear the radio, or drowning out the snoring coming from the room next door, the promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing. But do they live up to the marketing hype?

Are they The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, or BS?

Greg Foot is joined by BBC 6 Music DJ & Host Mary Anne Hobbs, who lends her professional ear to a pair of noise cancelling headphones. While acoustic engineer Professor Trevor Cox unpicks the science fact from the science fiction.

Presenter: Greg Foot Producer: Beth Eastwood