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I have settled with the Bose non-noise-cancelling....sm

Posted By: oldtimer on 2008-06-06
In Reply to: Headphones - Simplyme

over the ear head phones. I finally decided to bite the bullet after spending lots of money over the years for cheaper ones and never being satisfied. I actually ordered the noise-cancelling ones for almost $400. The battery in the ear piece gave me the creeps, a weird sensation in my head when lifting my foot on and off the pedal. The sound with music was fantastic but I didn't like them for transcription. Their customer service was very understanding and incredible, giving me free shipping to send them back and sending me the ones I finally settled with ($180)free shipping overnight. I called a around 4 or 5 p.m. and had the new ones by 10 a.m. the next morning. I love them. The sound is just great. I do definitely take better care of them than I did with my old ones. Volume control is not a problem if you have speakers to plug them into or just a simple add-on volume control work too.


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I have had a pair of noise-cancelling Bose for (sm)
around 3 years. I can tell a huge difference when I switch to the traditional stethoscope or Dictaphone brand headphones. The
sound quality is really enhanced by the Bose.

My office is in a loft above our living room. I bought mine because of family being downstairs with the TV on and kids playing, etc.
What about noise-cancelling headphones? (sm)
... assuming you don't have to answer phones or anything. If anybody complains that you won't answer when you are spoken to, just explain that you can't work with all the noise, so you had to buy special headphones. If they need you they will have to tap you.
I dont' have noise cancelling
I don't have wireless, either.  I had a pair of wireless that I got at Transcriptiongear.com and I had the same problem with the white noise that is mentioned above.  I have the Bose regular around-the-ear headphones and there's no problem with white noise.  They aren't specifically noise cancelling, but they do block out an enormous amount of noise around me.
I have the Phillips noise-cancelling ones.
I paid 30.00 for them at Walmart...they have worked well for me
Maxell noise cancelling on sale
at Walgreens this week for $20. I grabbed some this morning when I was there for a completely unrelated errand. I hear they don't last forever, but at $15 off of the regular price I figured I would try them. They squish my ears but are working out OK so far.

Thanks for the heads up on the cellulitis. The koss plug phones are made of earplug material and seem to me that they could harbor nastiness that could lead to an infection.
I like the noise-cancelling headphones from Kensington...sm
Get them through Amazon - last price I saw was around $40. My reaction on first trying them was "where have YOU been all my life" - really gives you a quiet environment and good fidelity. I tried Bose also, costing much, much more, but they were no better so I got a refund.

The Kensington headphone has an active circuit that cancels ambient noise, so it takes a single tiny AAA battery and the only thing is that you have to remember to turn it off when not in use or you waste batteries (which I buy cheap in bulk anyway).

I just checked and they're $36. They're much lighter than they look in the picture, incidentally, and something I should also mention is that the earpiece has a very soft almost kid-glove feel to it.

I'd give you the link but it's reeeeeeellly long. Go to amazon.com and enter Kensington Noise Cancelling headphone in the search box.


What type of headphones do you use? Anyone use Sony Noise Cancelling Fontopia Ear buds?
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Early Santa Gift - Noise-Cancelling Headphones under $15.00 RadioShack
Merry Christmas all - I thought I would pay this forward.  I was struggling with the dictators sound quality even with volume top level for computer sound card.  It was really affecting my production.  I tried everything - even typing slower and softer so that the keystroke sound would not distort the quality of the dictation.  I was recommended to Noise Cancelling Headphones from Radio Shack. Item # is 33-104.  Made by Presidian.  I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!  Not $300 or $400.00.  Just $14.97.  I thought to myself- o.k. for that price I will try them.  Anything has got to be better than this.  They rock and I'm passing it along.  I don't work for Radioshack or anything but was thinking about swapping my MQ stock for theirs now... LOL. 
Any info on converting a dictaphone 2-prong headset adaptor? I need to find a noise cancelling head

If anyone knows where I can find this, please let me know.  thanks


q re bose noise canceling

 


hi - i have a bose headset already, but am on the verge of trying the noise canceling type. my question:  can i use them passively as well? ie, switch off the nose canceling and still hear the dictation?  thanks for any response.


Bose Noise canceling
Yes, you can switch of the noise canceling. You can hear dictation whether it is on or off. I love mine, sounds like the doc is in the room with me.
Now that things are settled down...

I feel much better.  I wish my life was as good as this cat's.  She has been declawed so I don't have to worry about damage to the apartment.  She has been spayed so I don't have to worry about, you know, THAT.  She has a box full of toys plus occasionally she gets into my grand daughter's toys (well, vice versa).  She loves to push things under a rug or my carpet protector under my chair (now I can find the buttons my grand daughter loses from her button jar after a visit!). At night when I watch TV to relax, she loves to just be a sack of beans and drape herself over me with relaxation I will only attain in my next life. She puts up almost with patience when my 2 yo GD wants to "pet" her without biting or being mean (she is almost as big as the kid) even though her eyes reveal her desire to escape.


I got her through default as no one else wanted her.  The original owner invested all this money into her and seemed to treat her well but only kept her 2 yrs.  She was given to my son's roommate but did not get along with the house dog.  It was either me or go to the pound.  Knowing me for the sucker I am, my son called me.  I thought I'd give her a try and here I am a year later with both of us still getting accustomed to the other.


After today's "incident" she raced around the room with her cat nip mouse, cheerfully throwing it up in the air, catching it, rolling around like a dog until she was finally ready for a nap.  For being house bound by MT for so many yrs, it is a good stress reliever to have her....usually! 


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markers...I settled on semicolon (sm)
for phrases and the straight brackets, i.e. [, and ], for the word markers after playing around with it. I kept hitting the shift key when I tried to use / as a marker. For times when I want to use a semicolon, I made a short form jj (and now I don't remember why, but there WAS a reason, lol).

Anyway what's important is that you settle on what's comfortable for you. The markers were a big change for me, too. Good luck and keep trying! You can do it!
Time Warner Cable has also settled a lawsuit
in hopes of staving off billions.  They sold their customers names out on mailing lists.  Got a notice from Federal courts that if you were a customer from 1998 on, then your in.  I think you may get about a month of free cable out of it.  So looks's like Time Warner/AOL got caught and hmmmmmm that 1998 year is the same time frame as MedQuist...geez!
That doesn't matter. A quick blood test, NOT 3 hours, would have settled that question.
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I am seriously considering cancelling my cable, SM
although I would miss Food Network, History Channel, and such.
It could be that you're cancelling out
of spellcheck instead of going through the entire report and then hitting "Return to Document" or "Submit".  If you hit the cancel button at anytime during the spellcheck process, it does not keep the corrected information.
noice cancelling ear phones and keyboard

Someone posted about some earphones a while back and gave the brand and said they really were great with canceling out noise, does this refer to the noice in the ditation too?  (need the name of them, please).  Also I need a keyboard that when you type you barely have to touch the key AND HAVE NO SOUND!. Much appreciated in advance.  I love this site and you guys, too. 


Yeah, it would be rough cancelling your cable
this time of year. Just think, then you would be stuck with only the networks to watch if you put in some rabbit ears. Not fun. I did that once last year. It gave me a good excuse to read more, but eventually I got sick of having nothing to watch and got satellite.
bose
I have Bose Triports and after a few hours they actually hurt my head.. on top, they are almost too heavy to wear for longer than a few hours at a time. But I will put up with the pain for the SOUND QUALITY is unbeatable. Have turned my volume down to almost nothing now, whereas before I was always listening to everything on high!
I have the Bose

with the 5 CD disk changer.  The sound is magnificent!!  Especially if you like classical or opera.  You feel like you are there in person. 


When I lived in a 2-story house, I had my office in a loft upstairs and the Bose downstairs and I would put on music and could hear it all over the house, even up to the loft.


I am now in a one-story and have it in my office.  It has a remote which makes it very convenient to mute or turn down the sound when I have a difficult dictator to listen to.


I bought it on monthly payments with no interest (next best thing, or even better, than paying cash).  I see that Bose still has that offer going once in awhile.  With the CD changer, I think it was about $1200.


I feel it was a very good purchase and would do it again.


Bose CQ 2 (sm)
Like I said, I just received them yesterday, tried them, and packed them right back up, didn't even want them for 30 days knowing that I wasn't going to keep them. I just got this Radio Shack pair with the ear cups, good sound reduction. The only thing is that the volume must be up louder than that with the Bose. Even my husband, who is a fanatic about stereo equipment agreed with me. I was searching for better clarity mainly, noise reduction secondly, but the clarity is only as well as the recording. My pair at Radio Shack was about $19.99. Hope you can get a pair.
I use the Bose
headphones. They are expensive but phenomenal in cutting any outside noise.
Anyone use Bose?
I have often wondered about them, but its such an investment for at least $100.
I also want the Bose. Let us know how you like them. Sm msg
I really need them in summertime.  I love to leave my office windows open but between the lawnmowers going and all the activities that go on in summertime, it's becoming impossible to have them open.  Thanks for any info on them, if you use them!
Bose
I have had the over-the-ear type for about 9 months and they are great.

My husband has the on-ear type which he uses for general internet, etc. I had these at first but got the other pair because I didn't like the pressure on my ears with them all day and found the over-the-ear type to be more comfortable for extended use.
Bose
I agree. I have had QC2 for about a year and they are great.
Bose
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Then I bought an over-the-ear pair and those are pretty comfortable for 8-hour stretches.
Does that particular Bose
actually fit around the ear without touching? Just wondering, because my cartilage gets sore when I have used similiar looking one (that did rest on the ears).

The ones I have now fit over the eas but have a different type of cushion and don't fit tight.

Thanks for any further info you can give me. : )
i have the bose
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bose
I bought my noise-cancelling headphones in a large chain electronics store, so they were genuine, but also had problems with white noise. 
we are not all girls...but Bose is the best
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Bose QC Headphones

Does anyone know if QC-2 or QC-3 headphones will work for transcribing on a C-phone?


TIA


Bose headphones (sm)

I just rec'd my Bose and was very disappointed.  About 2 weeks ago, I purchased a headset from Radio Shack.  Other than the volume on the Bose, I saw no difference in quality.  I used mine with a C-phone, but I have an adapter so I can use other products than Dictaphone. 


bose headphones
does anyone have the Bose headphones?  did you find its worth spending the money on them?   I buy the stethoscope type with the volume adjuster on the wire. The last 2 I had only lasted about a year each.  They are $30.  I feel I might as well splurge and get the better ones at this point. 
Bose reply
Try E-Bay...you can get new ones much cheaper there.
thank you Bose lovers!
to have mumblers come right out at you is terrific!  I am going to give it a try.  I heard you have 30 days to try their products, but I have a feeling I will enjoy them.
love my new Bose over-ear
I just got them a few weeks ago. I like the over-ear headphones, very quiet inside there. I hear almost nothing outside. Now my roommate can play his music loud enough for him and I don't hear it while working. They cost me $140 at Fry's Electronics in San Diego. Well worth the invesment as they work great on airplanes too! Music is awsome too!
Bose QC2 over ear headphones
These are the most comfy I've had. However, the over ear headphones do get a bit heavy after about 6-8 hrs. Bose makes 3 types, in ear, around ear and over ear.
Bose Headphones

I am really wanting to purchase some Bose headphones, but they are pricey, so I wanted to check here and see if anyone had them and if they are worth the money. 


 


Thank you,


Bose headphones
Don't get the earbuds - the rubber comfort thing always and I repeat ALWAYS falls off.  They have redesigned it and the new one does the same thing, just not as often.
Bose Headset
I remember someone talking about getting these headsets.  Did you get them?  Did you like them for transcription?  I'm hoping to get them for Christmas, but would like to know if they are worth it.
Bose headphones
Can anyone tell me what kind of Bose headphones work with computers? I have seen so many different kinds online, but not sure which model works with a computer...Thanks :)
I have Bose headsets

LIke some of the other posters said, bad sound files are bad sound files.  I have noticed a huge difference though in what constitutes a bad sound file for me since I got my Bose headphones.  Yes, they were pricey.  I spent about $150 for them.  I rarely have to crank the volume and I hardly ever get the staticky white noise sound that I did with regular "transcription" head phones.


http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/audio_headphones/around_ear_headphones/index.jsp


We love our Bose radio too
We also just hooked up an external CD player to our Bose radio and you get the Bose sound quality that way. They are a great sound in a tiny pkg.!
Sorry, just woke up, lol. It is Bose, no Boise. lol
:+
Bose Quiet Comfort 2 - now they have a new
version which supposedly is even better - QC3. They are AMAZING. They do block out background noise, though its subtle. And the clarity is amazing! I can hear what the doctor is thinking!
I'll second that on the Bose headphones!(sm)
I have the 1st generation Quiet Comfort phones and they are wonderful!!!  Doesn't get any bet than Bose!
Are these as good as Bose? I havent tried either, SM
but was thinking of getting the Bose.
Does anyone use the Bose headphones? Opinion? nm
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I love my Bose earbuds!
They are definitely worth every penny.