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- Closed supra-aural stereo mini headphones with switchable NoiseGard active noise cancelling
- Ideal for air travel and noisy environments
- Patented Folding mechanism and protective soft case for storage and transportation
- Ultra-lightweight design with ergonomic headband, two point suspension and soft high-quality ring ear pads
- Transparent and lifelike audio reproduction due to duofol diaphragms with spiral embossing
Product Description
The ideal travel companion:The foldable PXC 300 headphones with NoiseGard ADVANCE active noise cancelling technology let you enjoy music even in noisy environments. They reduce uneanted noise by up to 80% and the optomized circuit technology ensures reduced susceptibility to mobile phone interference. (The PXC 300 is supplied complete with a protective soft case and aircraft audio adaptors.)Amazon.com Product Description
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Sennheiser PXC 300 Noise Cancelling Headphones
5 Comments
I read a lot of reviews before making this purchase. I’m not an audiophile or a technical expert on this item but I have good hearing, I know what I like and I’m totally satisfied with these noise cancelling headphones. They’re easy to use, fold up neatly for travel and the noise cancellation is amazing.
The active electronics are in a separate unit which also holds the batteries. This tends to mean the wires can get a little tangled but this is not a serious drawback. This is an excellent product. If I were to lose this headset, I’d buy the same model as a replacement.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this with trhe impression that it will cancel out work conversation. I am still able to hear the work conversation without any noise being cancelled out even though I have noise cancellation on. The people at work just go on talking as if there is no tomorrow. But this item is no good.
Rating: 1 / 5
Well, even though I heard that Sennheiser is high end and top of the line etc. Here’s my feedback:
Nice and warm music but the huge headphones can get HOT and sweaty!! The noise cancelling type is smaller and doesn’t get hot.
The other issue is that there are days where the cordless is terrible in picking up the signal for a station!!
So, it is a compromise…you want cordless for the freedom of not having a cord (very restrictive) there is downside.
Rating: 3 / 5
i bought these for my wife, and she loves them. they are more clear than conventional headphones.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have tried a number of different solutions for on-train listening to my iPod, and most recently tried these headphones. At first I was happy with them, but with additional use two things became clear: 1: they don’t block that much noise, no more and perhaps less than inexpensive in-ear-canal headphones and 2: they don’t sound any better than those less expensive in-ear-canal headphones such as Sennheiser’s own in-ear-canal phones.
With regard to 1, the noise-cancelling circuitry only blocks (some of the) low-end noise, allegedly “the most annoying” sounds, but I now think that is bunk. I can’t say with certainty what the reason is for why they let so much noise in, but I highly doubt it has much to do with which frequencies that are the most annoying. My best guess is that it’s for fear of lawsuit – if they *actively* block the frequencies that, for example, smoke alarms, sirens, etc, are even slightly close too, then they could get their pants sued off if it goes awry. Whatever the reason, though, the fact is that plenty of headache-inducing noise gets through, and in some cases it actually makes the noise worse. For example, when I tried it while mowing the lawn with my electric lawnmower, I found that it didn’t so much reduce noise as change the noise, and changed it into a much more headache inducing sound than it was without any hearing protection. I found it much more pleasant to not wear them and just accept all the noise! This would be fine if it did a great job on the train, but the fact is that in direct comparison with my inexpensive Sennheiser in-ear-canal phones, these noise cancelling phones blocked out less noise, changed some of the noise in not entirely pleasant ways, and on top of all that, they didn’t sound any better. This isn’t to say that I’m happy with my Sennheiser in-ear-canal phones. On the contrary, I think they’re pretty lousy sounding, but they are cheaper and at least no worse sounding than these much more expensive PXC 300 headphones, and also a lot less cumbersome to use. In the end the PXC 300 headphones get a big thumbs down from me. They sound really quite lousy. They don’t block nearly enough noise even on the train nor in cars on the highway. They are cumbersome to use. There is nothing here to recommend.
My next attempt is much higher end, the Westome UM2 in-ear-canal phones which are well reviewed, but I’m skeptical of those, even, after my disappointment with Etymotice ER4p headphones, so I’ve ordered from a place with a 30 day, no questions asked (most of your) money back guarantee. I’ve got my fingers crossed.
Rating: 1 / 5