Cycle the AULA A500's ANC key to transparency mode, and outside sounds like the doorbell pass through the ear cups. The same key steps between transparency, ANC on and ANC off, so blocking the room again is a press or two away. Evetech carries the A500 in black.
Noise cancelling is brilliant until the doorbell rings and you miss it. Taking the headset off every time you need to hear the room gets old quickly, especially when you are waiting for a courier or keeping an ear on the house. The AULA A500 has a transparency mode on a headset built in, and learning to use it well means you can stay in your own audio without shutting the world out completely.
Press the AULA A500's ANC key to cycle to transparency mode, and outside sounds like the doorbell or someone talking to you pass through the ear cups. The same key steps between transparency, ANC on and ANC off, so blocking the room again is only a press or two away. It pairs by Bluetooth 5.4, links to a PC through its 2.4GHz dongle, or plugs in with the supplied audio lead. Evetech has the A500 at R639.
Transparency, also called pass-through, does the opposite of noise cancelling. Instead of reducing outside sound, the headset lets it through the ear cups on purpose, so you can hear your surroundings while the headset stays on. AULA's own examples are hearing a doorbell or someone talking to you.
It is not the same as simply switching ANC off. With ANC off, the ear cups still physically block a fair amount of sound. Transparency actively brings outside sound in, making the room clearer than it would be with the cups just sitting on your ears.
The A500's ANC key cycles through three states:
Press it to move to the next mode. Because it cycles, returning to ANC from transparency takes a press or two, depending on where you are in the loop.
When the delivery has come and gone, press the ANC key until noise cancelling is back on. It quickly becomes a habit, and you will find yourself switching without thinking.
If you are expecting a courier, leave the headset in transparency mode while you work or play. You will hear the gate, the doorbell or a knock without having to guess whether you missed it.
Transparency lets you hear someone speaking without lifting an ear cup. That is handy in a shared home or office when a quick question comes your way. For a longer conversation, pausing your audio with the multi-function button helps too.
If you wear the A500 outdoors with a phone on Bluetooth, transparency is the sensible default near roads, in car parks or anywhere you need to hear what is coming. You keep your podcast or playlist while cars, cyclists and people calling out stay audible. Save full noise cancelling for places where awareness does not matter, like a quiet room or a long seated journey.
Parents, carers and anyone minding a home often need to stay aware of what is happening in the next room. Transparency makes it possible to listen to music or a podcast without cutting yourself off.
The ANC key does more than switch modes. AULA notes that the same key picks up Teams calls and can summon your phone or PC voice assistant. That makes it a useful control during a working day: take a call from the same button you use to manage noise.
During calls, lower the hidden boom to speak and raise it to go silent; it also swivels nearer your lips when your voice needs to cut through.
Mode choice affects runtime. The 1000mAh cell is rated by AULA at roughly 60 hours while cancelling is active, or about 100 hours with ANC off. A full charge over USB-C takes about 3 hours.
Evetech carries the A500 in black. Compare it with other headsets across the gaming headsets range, or look through wireless headset options. It carries a 1 Year Local Warranty through Evetech.
The ANC key. Press it to cycle to transparency mode.
Yes. Transparency lets voices and sounds like a doorbell pass through the ear cups.
Transparency, so you hear the gate, bell or a knock without taking the headset off.
No. ANC off simply stops cancelling. Transparency actively lets outside sound in.
A press or two of the ANC key, depending on where you are in the cycle.
Yes. Besides changing modes, it picks up Teams calls and calls up a voice assistant, per AULA.
Want to hear the doorbell without losing your music? Explore Evetech's gaming headset range, including the AULA A500 with transparency mode and ANC.
The ANC key. Press it to cycle to transparency mode.
Yes. Transparency lets voices and sounds like a doorbell pass through the ear cups.
Transparency, so you hear the gate, bell or a knock without taking the headset off.
No. ANC off simply stops cancelling. Transparency actively lets outside sound in.
A press or two of the ANC key, depending on where you are in the cycle.
Yes. Besides changing modes, it picks up Teams calls and calls up a voice assistant, per AULA.
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