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JVC HANC250 Noise Cancelling Headphones Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Best value in noise cancelling headphones
Comment: When searching for a new set of headphones I turned to noise cancelling technology. A colleague of mine had bought a pair of the Bose headphones and I was blown away by the noise cancelling performance, and comfort of the headphones on the ear. When I did some reasearch online, I found that the headphones were receiving fantastic reviews, but with two major draw-backs: price (thebose headphones are extremely expensive) and the fact that you could not use the headphones unless you turn on the noise cancelling technology.

These JVC headphones are fantastic. The performance is equal to that of much higher-priced headphones, with the added value of being able to use the headphones even with the noise cancellation feature turned off. And all of that for a fraction of the price. I used these headphones on international flights to and from Europe and they were amazing and made the flight that much more pleasant. I bought a second pair for my wife for the trip, as well, and she absolutely LOVES them.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Product
Comment: I purchased these on a recommendation from a friend. I was looking at purchasing Bose QC3 but saw the JVC and compared the price. The JVC are definitely worth the value. I have used them for mowing the lawn and was able to here my MP3 player perfectly.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great value, better price
Comment: Setup:

I was reluctant to spend too much money on noise cancelling headphones because my family was air travelling, and I wanted to purchase two (2) headsets so I was looking for headphones well rated and reasonably priced and a brand name I've had previous experience. Bose (Cadillac of noise cancelling headphones/sets) was way too much to spend and I felt that I could get a better value perhaps compromising quality only a bit.

Expectation:

That being said, I have never bought noise cancelling headphones so have no idea what to expect, (what's good and bad). I relied heavily on reviews from others here and would say most reviews seem pretty accurate.

The JVC is "open air" and Bose is "closed air" headphones. Excluding the electronics, I would imagine that this design difference may be the biggest factor of sound quality in using the noise cancelling and I guess for sound afficiandos, may be the biggest differential in a head to head comparison.

My experience:

I didn't use the headphones on the plane for but a brief moment, and I can only say that when the noise cancelling was turned on (with no music), I heard bearly any perceptable noise from the aircraft or extraneous noise. Any abrupt noise one could hear but deadened. The only way I can describe it was this strangely vapid dead drawing/attracting/sucking feeling in my ears. Being a child of the 70's and listening to my music very loudly, I've lost a bit of hearing so take this evaluation less seriously. However both my children and wife were extremely happy. Mom could sleep and watch in-flight video and kids too as well as vidgames. So much so that I thought two (2) were enough, but by the return flight, the three (3) were fighting over the two(2) headphones.

As far as sound quality, I listened to music on my ipod w/o noise cancellation and the sound quality was equivalent to my other medium priced head phones of around the same price point, (who can tell after so many years listening to Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, etc.)

As a product endorsement, I would say for the price of normally good non-noise cancelling headphones, this is an excellent value, even compared to other brands I guess....(see other reviews) I can basically buy three (3) JVC for the price of one (1) Bose. Volume control not on headset was not a factor for me, but then again, I have worn them but a couple of times. The case was great, no messiness putting the headphones away and easily fits into almost any bag. Another plus: the attachments to the plugs for ipod, plane, etc.

I hope this review helps you in your decision making process. Thanks for looking.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Better Than Expected
Comment: I purchased these headphones for use in an office environment. I work in a sea of cubicles and I was hoping these would help tune out the noise. These headphones do such a great job. I don't hear anything anymore (I even miss phone calls sometimes). I have coworkers that own the Bose equivalent headphones, and I had them try these on and they were wowed. The consensus around the office was that these are easily equivalent to anything anyone else has tried, and in most cases much better.

The sound quality is excellent as well. I'm no audiophile, but I do listen to music probalby 3-4 hours a day with these things on and they sound great and they're comfortable.

I've only had these for 2 months now, so I will wait to comment on the durability of them. They feel like they're made well, but time will tell.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Complete Satisfied with this headphones
Comment: Great sound and very good Noise cancelling. I used to have the Bose headphones and I can say that the JVC HANC250 headphones are cheaper and almost gives the same quality sound and noise cancelling than the Bose headphones. Highly Recommended.

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