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- 92% noise reduction – 22dB at 200Hz
- Plug adaptor for aircraft
- Battery life: approx. 40H with AAA alkaline battery
- When noise-canceling effect is off, can be used as normal headphones
- Comes with hard case
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Panasonic RP-HC500 Noise-Canceling Headphones
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I bought these for only ONE reason! To try to fight back against the totally retarded parents who INSIST ON BRINGING a baby under 2 on any plane just because they don’t have to pay! How can these people be so inconsiderate? Just because they are deaf from their little darlings’ screaming doesn’t mean the other 250 people on the plane should suffer!! Anyway, the low sounds like the engines of the 767, the noise can works for OK. But that’s not what I mind so much as the high pitched screams of these holy terrors!! Do they work in the high end for anybody else Please?
Rating: 3 / 5
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Rating: 1 / 5
Well, after reading many reviews on Bose and Panasonic Noise-Canceling headphones I got both sets so that I can see for myself. They looked, designed and packaged very similar as if one company copied the other. I did not focus on the sound quality (I am not an expert and that was not my objective). I took Bose with me on 14 hours flight one way. Panasonic did not arrived on time so I tried them upon my return a week ago.
Bose headphones worked very well. They were very efficient, in my view, comfortable and helpful. Not only plane’s noise was canceled, all talking of others were muffled to the point that it was no longer a bother. And all that without music on, just the headphones. The cord could be detached from the headphones and you can just enjoy a quiet ride. By the way, I have Bose 2 (so that you know the model I am talking about). I prefer the large size of Bose 2 and a regular battery, which lasted the whole round-trip flight, a few hours at the hotel I was staying, and a few hours here at home. And the battery is still OK, though the red light is now flashing. I assume it indicates that the charge is running out, but it is really good as it is. I had them on almost 100 % of the flight time, and my head and ears were quite comfortable all the way. Also I noticed that the jet lag was reduced so greatly that I was very impressed.
Now, when I came back I got to the Panasonic pair; since they are three times cheaper, I was thinking, if they work as well as Bose, I would return Bose. And I already new what to look for and what to expect as a minimum. They both seems to cancel noise nicely and equally. But, and here is the caveat, I was able to have Panasonic headphones on for only about 20 minutes. It is because the pressure on my eardrums became very painful and I could not take it anymore. I tried again the next day. I did it without any music, just the headphones. The effect was the same. But the pain seems to now settled inside my ears while the phones were no longer on my head. Even a few days after, my eardrums are yet to recover. (And now I am not so sure about Bose as well). I am trying to figure out why I have the pain. Is it because of the long use of Bose headphones during my last trip or is it the Panasonic’s impact. I have about a week left before 30 days are up on my Bose… Well, it could be anything, but for me it was enough to return Panasonic. My advise: buy both or just one; you have one month to check them out with Amazon, too. What works for one person may not work for the other; we are all different. Make sure you try them on without any music and see if you feel any pressure and for how long. As I said, Bose did not cause me any trouble during the trip with many hours with or without music or movies (but maybe there is a delay of sort, or it could be just my ears). Good luck.
June 2009 update. Bose pair works fine; I have been on several long flights since then, and the pain is no longer in my ears (the pain was gone after about two months from the date of my first review).
Rating: 1 / 5
I got these for Christmas. When I turn on the noise cancelling, I get constant static and popping. It is loud and I cannot use these. Junk ! For the price they are demanding, this is not acceptable. Cannot recommend.
Rating: 1 / 5
I just purchased the phones and am already not completely satisfied. I am usually an optimistic person, but I have to say that they don’t cancel much sporadic noise during quiet listening environment. They do cancel the computer fan noise, but not people talking. I tried to snap my fingers with the noise-canceling function on and off, and didn’t see any difference. They are probably good for plane travel, as noted by other reviewers. But when in quiet situations, you can hear a little background noise that is added to them, probably curcuit noise, or “pink noise”, like 1 reviewer said. With the button turned on, the sound from the phones just seemed to shift up a notch in tone, that’s all. Still could hear the faint noise from dishes clanging in the kitchen.
Rating: 3 / 5