Noise Cancelling Headphones Reviews | Best Noise Cancelling Headphones

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1. Skyhawk
   Posted May 17, 2010 at 5:06 am | Permalink

   I have been involved in the electronics industry since the mid 1970s. Considering the price of this product, there would still be plenty of profit if this headset were manufactured somewhere in the “Free World”.

   Seller will not ship this item to a PO Box. This can be an inconvenience to many buyers.

   The plastic shell for the 3.5 mm plug is very large and I found that sometimes the protective cases for various products do not have a large enough opening to accommodate 3.5 mm plug.

   These protective cases have a hole in them so you can plug in ear phones or a headset. I tried two different cases for my iPod classic but the Sennheiser PXC 350 plug was to large to go through.

   I also found that the Sennheiser PXC 350 can’t be used with a iPod nano when the Dock connector is in use do to the large size of its 3.5 mm plug. (Apple’s 3.5 mm plug fits fine.)

   This headset has a power ON LED that is the correct color (Red, not Blue).
   
   Rating: 2 / 5

2. S. Steen
   Posted May 17, 2010 at 5:34 am | Permalink

   I wanted to replace a pair of cheap headphones to use on my iPod and my electronic drum set. I figured noise canceling would be good for plane travel as well. These are not bad headphones but not good enough for $200. If they were $79 I might keep them. They are not loud enough for the iPod and my Roland drums sound bizarre. Like I’m listening through a tin can. I notice they don’t sit lat over my ears. There is a little gap at the bottom and they sound better when I push down on them but who wants to hold their headphones to their head? Honestly a did an A B comparison with my old cheap ATA phones from 1989 and the ATA’s sound much better. I’m going to try before I buy another pair. Sound and fit are too personal.
   Rating: 3 / 5

3. Puneet Gaur
   Posted May 17, 2010 at 6:52 am | Permalink

   I do not consider myself as an audiophile but I am into listening and creating music as a hobby and can differentiate between different products. I have Sharper Image (they are out of business now) headphones and PXC 350. Both are noise canceling. My review is based on difference between the two. I paid twice for PXC 250. It is tighter on head, bigger on ears, leather pads are less comfortable. Both cancel noise almost equally though Sharper Image does a better job. Worst is that PXC 350 flattens all sounds. Listening music is a horrible experience especially in noise cancelling mode. While in Sharper Image I can clearly hear bass and treble, these effects were shockingly missing in PXC 350. I was carrying both of them during my two 14 hrs trans-atlantic flights and I kept blaiming for buying PXC 350. And imagine I bought PXC 350 to hear better quality sound!. I would advise the readers to try few of these first in a store before you buy.
   Rating: 2 / 5

4. M. Melkonian
   Posted May 17, 2010 at 8:16 am | Permalink

   Tried these out for a few days, comfortable, nice sound, just didn’t have as much noise canceling as I thought it should, especially for the price. really could hardly tell the difference with the power on or off, most of the noise canceling was just the “ear muff” effect. While the inline volume may be helpful for some, when connected to iphone/ipod it’s just redundant and gets in the way. The batteries go in a funny compartment that seems like the door could break easily, the cord is a little thicker than most which seems more durable

   Exchanged them for the Sony NC60′s and couldn’t be happier, much better noise canceling IMHO, just as good sound, slightly smaller/less bulky, the case is just as nice/sturdy, and for less than half the price you can’t go wrong.
   Rating: 3 / 5

5. T. Johnson
   Posted May 17, 2010 at 9:35 am | Permalink

   these headphones started making a crackling sound at certain points that I’m sure was not in the music. They started to hurt my ears after a long usage. I loved them when I first got them but they didn’t hold up. . I read “Somewhat colored airy upper-mid-range. Didn’t like sound.” and decided to buy anyway because he said “This might be preferable for classical music” and I listened to classical music.

   I will likely try the Audio Technics. I gave these a 1 star because they are marketed as high end and I didn’t feel the quality was real. I absolutely would have kept them if they didn’t crackle but they would still have been mediocre. But the crackling is horrible. It lost the clear sound it came with in one day.
   Rating: 1 / 5