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97 of 107 found the following review helpful:
 Look upon my works, ye mighty (e.g. Bose), and tremble Dec 22, 2006
By Ellie
"Eilean Siar"
My experience with noise reducing earphones is with the JVC HANC100, which is an earlier, and fairly satisfactory headphone. I've been satisfied with it for about a year.
This, the JVC HANC80 noise cancelling headphone, is even better! The sound rendition is superb. And this model has two modes of noise reduction: low frequency, and a wider range for more typical noisy environments, e.g. office, library, shopping, home (when relatives visit), auto travel, bus, aircraft, well, you get the picture ...
I like the wide range. At home with airconditioner, fans, neigborhood sounds, jets above, radios blaring, dogs barking etc, the effect is comforting. Add some music from your iPod or radio earphone outlet and you find yourself in a (quiet) heaven, listening to a high quality of sound reproduction. I was impressed with the sound quality, and I've used earphones of various types for many years.
One must understand that these, or any, noise-reduction earphones are exactly that: they are NOT noise-CANCELLING! Silicone earplugs are the best you can do in that regard. Best noise reduction is in the very low frequencies (makes my Boston MBTA subway excursions bearable). The excellent sound quality is icing on the cake. Get real! This isn't Star Trek, merely the 21st century.
You don't need to spend $350 for that high priced brand! This is an excellent product.
Recommended.
Also look at the JVC HARX300 non-noisecancelling phones. They go over the ears, are very reasonably prices, have fantastic sound. Not designed to be easily transported (don't fold). I love them - have three, in each place in my home where I like to listen to music or TV.
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27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Great headphones for the cost Jan 18, 2007
By Terry Craig Graber
"Terry"
These noise cancelling headphones work quite well. They fit more over the ear, rather than around it like my Bose headphones, so they do not pysically block out the noise as well as the Bose. However, the noise cancelling is similar to the Bose headphones.
The JVC headphones sound good, are lighter and pack smaller than the Bose.
24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Good, quality headphones Jun 07, 2007
By Vinh Lu
Pretty good headphones for the price. I paid $30 for it. Sound quality and comfort were good. The only complaint is that the noise canceling feature doesn't seem to work very well. It's the typical white noise to cancel out the outside noise but it doesn't work as well as my other noise canceling headphone from Antec Lansing. One the plus side, the battery is located on the headphone so there are no additional controller like other cheap noise canceling headphones. Overall, I do like the style and sound quality for this headphone but I would not buy this if you require very good noise canceling.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Worked fine for about 3 weeks Sep 15, 2010
By Anne Margaret Wight
I bought these for a trip overseas. The noise cancelling was comparable to others I've tried at the lower price point for such headphones and worked well on plane and train trips. As with any noise cancelling it helped to drown out constant backgrounds noises like jet engines, etc. but not people talking right near me, which is what I expected. The sound quality was just fine for a casual listener like myself and the ability to fold them was nice for traveling.
All was well and good until about a month after I returned home from my trip (only 2 months after purchasing the headphones) and I went to use them for a subway ride and there was no sound coming out of the right headphone. I tried changing the batteries and switching the noise cancelling on and off but nothing. At this price point (these are not just some 10 buck ear buds) a set of headphones should most definitely last longer then 2 months of very light use (heck I didn't use them for a month after my trip!) Now I am going overseas again and I have to buy a new pair but I guarantee they won't be these!
32 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Spend more - buy a better unit Apr 15, 2007
By New Jersey Homeowner
After losing my old sound canceling headphones, I thought I would try this unit, since it looks good, the price was nice and low, and JVC is a well known brand. I was dissapointed by their performance compared to my old ones. Their sound canceling effectiveness is not as good as some other models on the market, and they are on the heavy side. As a glasses wearer, I also found them uncomfortable because they were too tight against the ears.
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