Xiaomi‘s crowdfunders usually feature very niche and interesting devices, but today they’ve got something different. Here, we’ve got a brand new pair of Xiaomi bluetooth earbuds, though the big selling point is that they feature what Xiaomi is calling hybrid noise cancelling. They’re fairly affordable too, with crowdfunding price of 439 yuan ($63) and a retail price of 499 yuan ($71).
So, what exactly is hybrid noise cancelling? It’s pretty simple actually. There are two types of noise cancelling, passive and active. Active noise cancelling produces a mirror-image of the sound wave from your surroundings. When the two sounds collide they effectively cancel each other out, and the net result is no sound at all.
Passive noise cancelling is much simpler, and takes no power at all. It essentially comes down top providing a good seal for the headphones to keep out noises. Xiaomi’s hybrid noise cancelling is a combination of the two, which will optimally seal out sound better. Power consumption can also be reduced, which is impotant for bluetooth headphones.
Noise cancelling headphones and earphones have become more of a standard these days. Big audio companies like Audio Technica and Sony have had huge catalogs of noise cancelling headphones for quite a while now, but they’ve always been on the pricier side of the audio spectrum. With the advent of budget manufacturers like Xiaomi joining the fray, we’re finally getting more affordable noise cancelling products which fantastic.
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