Why is nobody asking the question: why doesn't Apple just include noise cancellation directly from within the phone? With call-capable headphones there would be two redundant mics. They already offer noise cancellation for calls, why not music?
@makkystyle My understanding is that the microphone has to be very close to the speakers for the noise canceling to work well, so using the iphone built in mic with any type of headphones to accomplish noise cancellation would not really work because of the inherent distance between the speaker drivers in the headphones, and the built in mic in the phone.
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Why is nobody asking the question: why doesn't Apple just include noise cancellation directly from within the phone? With call-capable headphones there would be two redundant mics. They already offer noise cancellation for calls, why not music?
@makkystyle My understanding is that the microphone has to be very close to the speakers for the noise canceling to work well, so using the iphone built in mic with any type of headphones to accomplish noise cancellation would not really work because of the inherent distance between the speaker drivers in the headphones, and the built in mic in the phone.