| There is a famous proverb that says, 'one man's noise | | | | headphones. |
| is another man's music'; however regardless of your | | | | Noise canceling headphones are usually segregated |
| taste, loud noise at a close proximity is really infuriating. | | | | into two categories - passive and active. Hypothetically |
| Fortunately, in order to shut out the loud disturbing noise | | | | all kinds of headphones are capable of decreasing |
| of audio systems, a piece of acoustic equipment has | | | | unreceptive noise. It is purely for the reason that |
| been specially designed that is known as noise | | | | objects present in the headphones are themselves |
| cancelling headphones. It allows you to enjoy the | | | | able to wipe out certain sound waves, particularly |
| melodious music of your choice without hampering | | | | those with higher frequencies. |
| anyone else's privacy. | | | | The most outstanding passive noise canceling |
| In the year 1988, Amar Bose, founder of Bose | | | | headphones are circum-aural headphones which are |
| Corporation, invented the original noise canceling | | | | specifically created to make best use of noise-filtering |
| headphones. Once, while traveling by an airplane he | | | | properties. On the other hand active type noise |
| was using a pair of headphones provided by the airline | | | | canceling headphones are more sophisticated |
| company to listen some music. But the growling | | | | compared to the passive counterparts. They not only |
| sounds of aircraft engines prevented him from | | | | reduce the higher frequency sound waves but also |
| enjoying the melody. This incident really motivated him | | | | effectively wipe of the lower frequency sound waves. |
| and right there, sitting inside the plane, he started | | | | In reality this type of headphones produces their |
| scheming about a device which will help to eradicate | | | | personal sound waves so as to imitate the inward |
| unnecessary surrounding noise while listening to music. | | | | bound noises. |
| It paved the way to the invention of noise canceling | | | | |