Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Best Bet...
Comment: I recently bought this noise canceling head phones and I found them really good. There are very few minor problems but overall its good.

I have done little bit research on noise canceling head phones before buying one...and I feel its not wasted...the problems I faced are same as faced by some other reviews.

Let me tell about the cons first...

1. Battery placement...It can be outside somewhere...every time, I think of taking out the battery, I feel like breaking the ear cups...stupid design (I gave 4 stars just because of this...)
2. The cord can be bit more of length. Its very short
3. Volume control
4. Some what costly for me, but ok with the competition...

(2 and 3) can be done by buying an extenstion cable with volume control for $10 but for the first problem, we have to put up with that.

Pros:

1. Bass is good.
2. Works great even without noise canceling ON, please look at the impedance in specs...its 96ohms(less is better) which is great when compared to senheissar and Audio Techica's and Bose doesn't fit here...
3. Comfortable: neither exactly over the ear nor on-the-ear but I feel its a nice design covering either design problems
4. Looks good and light on ear...ofcourse, the kit holder is also good...
5. I have seen some reviews saying about the amplication of sound when Noise canceling is ON...but its ok as you can always reduce the sound but dont think noise cancelation doesn't work at all.
6. Last but not the least, noise cancellation works great...

In the end, I think I made the right choice...over Panasonic RP-HC500, senheissar PXC-250, Audio Technica's ATH-ANC7...


Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: No hiss noise-cancelling headphones, horrible battery changing
Comment: No hiss produced into your ear from the noise-canceling circuitry unlike most such headphones!! The bass isn't mushy unlike the Bose but you might want to use a bass boost setting so you can listen quietly and still get a fuller sound. The cord come off for noise-canceling alone. They are on the ear like the Bose 3 not over the ear like the Bose 2. This is NOT obvious from the pictures. Comes with a flexible but solid case for safe storage in a backpack, it also include a zipping pouch in the middle for storing adapters and charged NiMH batteries. At first I was worried about the clean but tame sound but then I changed a setting on my Onkyo TX-SR805 and the sound opened up. The fact that I HEARD it open up means it can deliver a clean and open sound if supplied with good source material. The battery changing is HORRID. It should be easy like the very hissy but convenient Philips HN 110 and load from the OUTSIDE. The jacks are mini style but it has an adapter for the 1/4" jack on you receiver. The relatively short cord length is designed for traveling without it catching on items or dragging on the ground thus you should get an extension cord for home use. I haven't tried these on an airplane yet but they appear to be built for several hour of use with comfort. Make sure you have each cup squarely on each ear or you may still hear too much noise. Just listen for the ambient noise to sound more muffled and THEN flip on the switch to have the noise to drop down to a whispering whir, plus people talking (for safety), and then turn on any optional music or movies.



Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Very good noice canceling
Comment: Without noise canceling:
The sound is Ok, not the best but good enough.

The big plus of this product:
In the air, on a plane ... Incredible!! It seems like you are not on a plane anymore.
I can't fly without it now.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
Summary: Flimsy construction
Comment: Purchased for a trip to Europe. Worked well on the flight over but broke when taking off my head in the airport before returning. The construction is very cheap plastic, putting great stress on the normal break points. I would not recommend.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: Good not great
Comment: I've been through a variety of moderately priced head phones for my MP3 player. These are comfortable, for the most part. The noise cancelling is good not spectacular. My biggest complaint is that when using the EQ and the bass boost on my MP 3, these headphones, like the several other $100 dollarish sets I've tried tend to break up at higher volumes. If you wanna crank up hard rock these might not be what you're looking for but for audio books, or other lighter listening they're great.