Wear thin-armed glasses and seat the AULA A500's cups so the cushions close around the arms without gaps. Hybrid ANC, rated up to 38dB, depends on that seal, since leaks let low sound slip past. Evetech offers the A500 with a 1-year local warranty.
If you wear glasses, you may have noticed that noise-cancelling headsets never seem quite as quiet for you as reviews promise. The reason is simple: the arms of your glasses sit right where the ear cushion needs to seal. The AULA A500's hybrid ANC depends on that seal like any other, so getting a noise cancelling headset with glasses to work well is mostly about fit. This guide walks through the adjustments that make the biggest difference.
Wear glasses with thin arms and seat the AULA A500's ear cups so the cushions close around the arms without gaps. Hybrid ANC, rated by AULA at up to 38dB, works best on low, steady sound, and that is exactly the sound that leaks through any gap in the seal. Small changes to frame, cup position and headband height can recover much of the lost quiet. The A500 itself costs R639 from Evetech.
Over-ear headsets rely on the cushion forming a closed ring around your ear. That ring does two jobs. It blocks sound physically, and it gives the noise cancelling a sealed space to work in.
Glasses arms push the cushion away from your head in a small channel on each side. Low-frequency sound, the kind ANC targets across the A500's 50Hz to 2kHz band, travels easily through that gap. The result is more rumble reaching your ear, and the ANC has more to fight against.
Nothing is wrong with the headset when this happens. It is physics, and fit is the fix.
It matters a lot. Thin metal or wire arms create a much smaller gap than thick acetate or plastic ones. If you have more than one pair, try the thinner pair with the headset. Some people keep a pair of thin-armed glasses specifically for long headset sessions.
If your frames allow, let the arms rest slightly lower or higher on your head so they cross the cushion at its softest point. A small change in angle can close a noticeable gap.
Glasses go on before the headset. That lets the cushion mould around the arms rather than the arms being forced under an already-seated cushion.
Adjust the headband so the cups sit centred over your ears, with the cushions resting evenly all round. Then press each cup gently and let go, so the cushion settles around the arm. Move hair away from the cushion edges while you do it.
With ANC on and no audio playing, listen for the low hum of the room. Adjust the cups and glasses until that hum is at its quietest. Then play some bass-heavy music at a low volume: a good seal makes the bass sound fuller, while a leaky one makes it thin.
Some frames will always leave a small gap. In that case, it is worth knowing the A500's other modes. The ANC key moves between transparency, ANC on and ANC off.
Adding quiet background audio also helps mask what leaks through.
Glasses and headsets both press on the side of your head, so comfort matters as much as noise. A few tips:
At roughly 312g, with a 197 by 188 by 79mm frame, the A500 is a full over-ear design. Its battery is rated for about 100 hours with ANC off, and a fraction over half that with cancelling engaged, so long sessions will not run it flat. It connects by Bluetooth 5.4, a 2.4GHz dongle or a 3.5mm lead, and its hidden boom mic lowers to speak and rises to mute.
Evetech carries the black A500. Browse Evetech's gaming headsets to compare fits, or see cable-free options on the wireless headset page. It is covered by a 1 Year Local Warranty through Evetech.
The arms create small gaps in the ear cushion seal, letting low-frequency sound leak in.
Yes. Thin metal arms leave a much smaller gap than thick plastic ones.
Centred over your ears, with the cushions resting evenly around the glasses arms.
With ANC on and no audio, listen for room hum, then adjust until it is quietest.
Yes. It lets outside sound in deliberately, which can feel more natural with a leaky seal.
Take short breaks, adjust the headband to avoid clamping, and use lighter frames if you can.
Wear glasses and want real quiet? Explore Evetech's gaming headset range and find a noise-cancelling fit that works for you, like the AULA A500.
The arms create small gaps in the ear cushion seal, letting low-frequency sound leak in.
Yes. Thin metal arms leave a much smaller gap than thick plastic ones.
Centred over your ears, with the cushions resting evenly around the glasses arms.
With ANC on and no audio, listen for room hum, then adjust until it is quietest.
Yes. It lets outside sound in deliberately, which can feel more natural with a leaky seal.
Take short breaks, adjust the headband to avoid clamping, and use lighter frames if you can.
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