Olivier Thereaux wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2002, Hugo Haas wrote:
>
>>I had been wanting to buy noise-canceling headphones for a while now
>>because I was fed up with having to turn the volume to the maximum on
>>planes in order to get some poor quality audible music, but I had
>>always stopped because of their price.
>>
>>The other day, I discovered some cheap ones: the Aiwa HP-CN5. I found
>>a place on Yahoo (Aaaprice.com) where they were at $35, with $8
>>shipping (I got the $14 2-day option since I was going to California
>>today). Who wouldn't give them a try at that price?
>>
>
> After reading Hugo's review, I went shopping in one of those huge
> electronics supermarkets we have here in Tokyo, and found out that the
> Sony MDRNC20 [1] (190$+shipping at amazon, but out of stock) was selling for
> around 80$ here (bic camera, shinjuku[2]).
I, on the other hand, bought the Sony MDRNC10 [2] for $150 at
J&R Computers here in New York. This model has ear plugs and
is quite portable.
About 1 minute after you start using the noise canceling feature,
the sound quality starts to degrade, until it becomes a horrific
buzzing annoyance. If you turn off the noise canceling feature,
the problem stops (it acts like an ordinary headset). If you turn
the noise canceling on again, after another minute, the sound goes
bad. And so forth.
I returned the headset over the weekend and got a replacement.
I took it home and found it does the same thing. I returned
that one and got my money back.
Conclusion: Don't pay 5 times the price for crap. Listen to Hugo.
- Ian
[2]
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005I9S2/qid%3D1017239308/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/104-9206275-7748746
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