Headphone Hack! Make You Own Noise Eliminating Headset!

Great idea! I will definitely try this one! Thanks!

are people rating this so low? This is an amazing idea.

Seinheisers are expensive because they don't just physically cancel out noise, they emit this electronic pulse, that's why it gets quieter, because that sound blocks out other sounds.

You my friend are a genius, I love your videos

Man You are smart!!! I am going to download this video. Thank you kipkay thank you.

keep up the work

but it is not ok if u are a musician or a sound engineer as you need those sound quality from the earphone like seinheiser, shure or ultimate ears.

anyway thats a very very good video. i love it alot. 5 stars!! hope u get more money coming in.. haha

You're My HeRo :P

Another great idea. Great reverb

I can't believe I have never thought of this! If they only made noise canceling headphones cheaper, we wouldn't have to do this...we should start making these and selling them, so people stop buying the expensive headphones.

duuude all your things..i know how to do most of them lol! but still u actually put em on metacafe anyway props

why dont you make an xray vision glasses that could see thru clothes

ill bet 5 stars for it

hey kip, big fan but gotta tell ya, thats an old one. we did much the same on flights overseas in the military.

I did not evan think to do this

I bought some AU$10 headphones, installed them in the exact earmuffs (AU$25), and they work surprisingly well. If there's a radio in the background, it won't eliminate it entirely, but I can now listen to quieter music and not be too bothered. Chatter is reduced to be still audible, but you can't really tell what they are saying.

However, I do wear glasses (thin frame) and the pads on the earmuffs do press them in tightly, even after adjustment of the earmuffs. I took my glasses off and found them to be far more comfortable. Another reason to get laser surgery. :)

Thanks for the video!

thanks Kipkay...I found NRR 34 by PYRAMEX on ebay for $15, can't wait to get them

That video is from cnettv.com

Kipkay is da man, as always!!!

great idea, but these aren't noise canceling headphones, they're just noise reducing...

I have done this before with a set of gunshot earmuffs and the earbud sized headphones that came with my Mp3 player.
I just put in the buds and put on the earmuffs over them.
I was able to cut my lawn without having to get a pair of larger louder headphones.

That's not noise canceling, that's noise blocking. Noise canceling earphones send out negative sound waves against the soundwaves the noise makes, so it cancels out.

When I saw this genius idea, I went to Home Depot too see the earmuffs there, and there was a 21Db one, and i got confused with the ratings, does this mean this cancels more or less than 23Db?

TO think i was $10 away from saving up for those Noise Canceling Gaming Headsets....

That is seriously clever.

Thank you for this video. I made these today and they work wonderfully, especially when mowing the lawn!! It was tough finding the earmuffs, but Cabelas.com finally had them. Thank goodness; thanks Kipkay

im a huge fan of your videos kipkay, but i just wanted to add that possibly the reason the sennheiser earphones cost so much more is that they are of much higher sound quality than the other ones you used. anyways i really liked it, like all of your other vids

if u sold the stuff u dont need any more once u make it out of toothpics and marsh mellows

You are a genius. I can barely hear a thing when I have these things on.

THIS IS COOL IDEA

I made this and it works soo well. I use them when I mow and it helps past the time when your listening to music.

u are too cool

What many people don't realize is that noise canceling often treats audio as "noise" and reduces its quality significantly. So $170 for headphones that make my muzak sound like it's coming from an answering machine with a pillow over it? No thanks! This passive solution is much better.

on how to save money if everyone knew about all ur money saving tips they'd proubably would save at least a few thousand dollars

god dam genius! ima gonna go make me a pair o them! 5 stars bro

a norwegian shooter and o want 1 of those howard

Another great Video. 5 Stars

why not whack the sienheisers in there instead and get some crazy S**t going lol

What's your education???

simply brilliant.

Well done mate, 5 stars.

I've been using a pair that I made for work like the ones you made. Leave it up to you to make money from it. Congrats!

Kip , thanks man !
Hope u make lots of $$$ with this one.

Great one! Keep it up! I want more! Five stars.

And my God! It worked like a charm!
And it only cost €15.
Thanks a lot!

genius, dude!!!

...it again. You are Mr. Wizard!!

am really wondering how you come up with these ideas.youre great man

Your are the Kip ma kay :P

ill definitely make 1!!!

... but still, I would guess, pretty effective

I don't mean to be a dick about this, but that's not an acutal "noise canceling" headphone. That's not how noise cancelation work. But it is a good idea. The only thing is that you may have a cheap pair of headphones that blocks out a good ammount of abient noise, but the quality isn't comparable to the pcx250. If yo dont mind paying $170, it's better off to get the sennheiser.

Btw... Works with Mic's too if u got a drill... =D

Kip.. you NEVER cease to Amaze me... like the idiots on here... scept your better =) Was just reading ur Acetone in Gas and commenting.... good work on that too... =)

You're like my freakin' video IDOL.

That's all nice, and I believe those are quieter, but you just can't compare the quality of a $20 headphones with the quality of a Senheissers!

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i think this is a great idea, because i have the same pair of noise cancelling headphones like you purchased, they're nice and everything, but this is great, thanks kipkay :-)

you can make some cash on meta then buy the $150 ones

but can u do anything like this with the kind of headphones you jus stick in your ear...please reply

Just stick your earbuds in your ears and then put on the earmuffs. What could be easier?

these are not a 170$$$ they're 60$

These headphones are NOT noise canceling, but rather noise ISOLATING! There's an important difference that I regularly see people swap these terms like they're interchangeable, but they're not. If you want to make truly noise canceling headphones, look for the guide over at HeadWize.

I picked up a pair of 'Silencio' brand shooting muffs on clearance at Walmart. I only got them so my 3 year old son could enjoy the Cleveland Air Show back in September--They were about $10.88 I think. My son enjoyed the show without getting his ears hurt like the day before. Anyway, my son had a pair of Sony over the head earphones he broke--but the speakers were fine. I pried off the earpads on the silencio's and slipped the speakers in, and filled away just a bit of the plastic seal so it wouldnt pinch the wires. Results were surprising for spare parts.

Brilliant idea! Has anyone else tried this out? I definitely want to try this; can someone tell me if this will drown out voices and bass heard through walls in an apartment (without music playing)?
email: Nak131 at AOL

try this one

maybe you should return the senheizers. and use those greatones or give them to your wife or someting.

More misinformation.. Your headphones don't cancel the noise but they dampen it.
These expensive ones use a microphone and a circuit to flip the wave of the noise outside and create destructive interference.. another method would be to actually build your self the circuit that they use in those headphones..
And just for outside information... check polarity on your speakers if youve wired them yourself.. having wrong polarity can also create this destructive interference and cancel out all that bass that you wish you had..

i am definitely doin it, (partly because i cant afford the senheiser/bose noise canceling headphones) but the only other reason why is the sound quality is so much better, there is just no comparison even with it being much more quiet

Great idea Real Easy

in ear earbud instead, it's way smaller and much much better sound quality.

He man this is a great tutorial! I did it and they work great. I'm deffinitly recomending this one to anybody who needs some peace and quiet.

These are not noise-cancelling headphones. They are noise attenuating headphones, which are a completely different animal. If you tried to sell these as noise-cancelling headphones you'd get sued (and lose) because they do not actively cancel noise, they passively attenuate it.

wow dude your really good at what you do i made some of these for my electric drum set and guitar and their sweet good thing i didnt spend $170 mine only cost like $5 to make because i already have those earmuffs

If you don't like the quality with a little pair of cheap headphones just use a better kind, like I did with a good kind that snapped in half. This isn't magic trick, you don't have to do it exactly how he does it.

You Kipkay for President.....

this is not that hard to do. this is something I actually can do, lots of your films can be kind of hard to do, and to find the stuff. not all of them, but some!
you are so damn awesome! peace out my homie!

As always

It doesnt mather how noisbreaking they are, if the headphones S**k !

thanks

My Bose Q2 active earphones blow that away! But nice idea for the frugal. Definitely NOT for a business traveler, etc.

if the noise canceling is actually in the cover thing

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The key words are 'noise cancelling'. This method is obviously not cancelling the noise in the true sense of electronic cancelling. And you do say 'passive' which is another word for 'don't do anything'. So these new headphones don't do anything but block out a percentage of certain frequencies. Why not just get some ear bud headphones, use them and wear the ear muffs over them. Much easier, cheaper and doesn't require taiking things apart.

This is one of the best affordable tips I've ever seen,... I've got to try this one for sure !! 5 stars to Kikay !!!!!!*****

i really need this one ! 5stars !