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HomeElectronicsHeadphonesRemanufactured Sennheiser RPXC 250 Noise-Canceling Headphones |
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39 of 42 found the following review helpful:
 Very pleased Dec 07, 2004
By C. Farmer
I am taking a trip to Tokyo at the end of the month, and that was my reason for purchasing the headphones. I was a bit weary of going with the refurbs...but I'm trying to save money everywhere I can for the trip. I have had them for two days and have taken them around with my MP3 player on the way to class and what not to test them. I've been very pleased with the noise-reduction function. Even with no music playing they do a very good job. Definately an excellent buy for noise-reduction headphones at a refurbished price. They have worked flawlessly thus far.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
3 for noise cancellation, 4+ for sound Sep 10, 2007
By Dr. Gershom Martin
On recent transatlantic trips, I took the following three pairs of noise-cancelling headphones: my wife's original Sony MDR-NC1 (I believe), the Sony MDRNC22/BLK Noise Canceling Earbuds, and the Sennheisers I am reviewing. I bought the latter (refurbished) as I have been extremely happy with the sound quality of my trusty Sennheiser PX 100 Collapsible Headphones, which my daughter claims are an extension of my body.
Active noise cancellation, by its very nature, works best on low-pitched, monotonous sounds (like airplane engine noise). Do not expect it to do much against crying children, loud female conversations (baritone and especially basso male voices are suppressed somewhat), sirens,... In fact, I could understand my female flight attendant BETTER with the noise cancellation on the PXC250 turned on, because the droning engine noise wasn't covering her up.
The Sony's are both in-ear earphones, and if the flanges fit snugly you get passive noise blocking on top of the active cancellation. The old Sony's do best overall in this regard, followed by the MDR-NC22s; the Sennheisers, which are closed on-ear types, give decent active cancellation and just a little bit of passive blocking (if you position them carefully on your ear). This is a minus when trying to "block out" noisy people around you, but a plus when walking on the street as you are still aware of your surroundings.
Also, noise cancelling headphones always seem to entail sacrifices in sounds quality. The MDR-NC22 are overall best rated as "tolerable"; the old MDR-NC1 just okay, not great; I find these Sennheisers actually fairly pleasant to listen to, at least with the cancellation/sound enhancement circuitry turned on. Still, I'm not giving away my open-air PX 100s, as these still do better (as will any high-quality "conventional" pair of headphones).
Comfort depends on the person: I can wear these for hours without being bothered by them, while I tend to find in-ear earphones uncomfortable for extended wearing. Your mileage may vary, and also will be a function of what you find less annoying: objects splaying your ear canal or obnoxiously loud neighbors on the plane/subway/train/....
The refurbished unit I got functions like new. It came with a convenient carrying pouch (with a belt loop), which also holds my iPod Nano now. I keep 4 AAA batteries in the outer pouch, but battery life of the unit is pretty impressive: I'm still on the 1st pair of batteries and they have been going for 30+ hours now.
On the whole, if you can't deal with in-ear earphones and can't afford to spend US$350 on Bose® QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones or US$450 on Sennheiser PXC 450 NoiseGard Active Noise Canceling Headphones, these may be a good buy, especially at the Amazon price.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great headphones for air travel Mar 09, 2006
By drdark
"drdark"
I do quite a bit of flying, and these have been a real boon. Much less expensive - especially since I bought a refurbished pair - and smaller and more portable than the Bose headphones. These have made it much easier to enjoy my iPod inflight - I only wish I didn't have to turn it off for takeoff and landing.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Good price for getting into noise cancelling headphones Jan 17, 2006
By Chi-Hoong Kok
After flying over 40 hrs (50+ if you include layovers) I have to say that these headphones were worth it.
Things I liked:
1. Compact design - easy to pack and store in the seat pocket
2. Comfortable - no issues falling asleep with them on
Things that could be better:
1. Better cord managment - not a biggie but having both cords come out of the same end of the cancelling unit could be improved
This is my first pair of noise cancelling earphones so I don't really have anything to compare them to. However I think the refurbs are a good value buy and I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Absolutely Awesome!!!!!!! Oct 14, 2005
By Colin R. Meyer
"Colin"
I'm truly amazed!!!!! These really are a quality item.I received my headphones today and this skeptic is impressed.
With the moise reduction and quality sound all noise is blocked.
I am a massage student and quiet quality study time for me is essential. I have three children who run frantically through my house constantly. If this phones drown out that much sound(noise reduction and music combined) I can only imagine how great they work on long flights. Big thumbs up and thanks for bring some peace to my world.
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