Noise-cancelling headphones: so worth it

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Years of studenthood have made me a little cheap when it comes to electronics. I only have an iPod thanks to a generous birthday gift, I have only once purchased a cell phone that wasn't free with the plan and my TV comes from a pawn shop in Baltimore (where it was probably sold for drug money). Now that I'm an almost-lawyer, all that has changed and my gadget lust can be fullfilled. Last week I purchased a new pair of Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones for about $120, which is more than I paid for any piece of home electronics I own except for my iDJ, which was also totally worth it.

The way the ATH-ANC7s work is by generating sound frequencies that counterbalance repetitive low-frequency sounds, like engines and air conditioners. They run on one AAA battery (which is right in the earpiece) and have demonstrated themselves capable of making a rumbling subway train sound like the Disneyworld monorail. Even sitting in the back seat of the bus, near the engine, is no longer the noisy torture it used to be. As an added benefit, music sounds great and doesn't have to be blasted to overcome the din of the outside world.

Only one problem: They tend to isolate outside conversations instead of drowning them out, so they're not great for use in the office if your office noise problem is human-generated.

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