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Binding: ElectronicsBrand: Maxell EAN: 0252151904212 Item Dimensions: Label: Maxell Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Manufacturer: Maxell Model: HP/NC II MPN: 23135 Publisher: Maxell Studio: Maxell Warranty: 3 months warranty Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: It's only the sweet sound of music, movies or whatever else you're listening to through Maxell's lightweight, noise-cancellation headphones. Eliminating up to 95% of background noise, they're perfect for travel or anywhere else you want serenity. Amazon.com Review: Maxell's HP-NC1 portable headphones are equipped with Noisebuster, a patented noise-reduction technology that really works, making the HP-NC1 an ideal companion for in-flight (or even on-bus) music lovers. The Noisebuster technology works via the following process: tiny microphones within each earpiece "listen" for any pervasive environmental noise and send this information to a device called an in-line audio-enhancer pack. This device reads and analyzes the information and then generates a noise-cancellation wave that's out of phase with the noise itself. The audio-enhancer pack feeds this wave back into the headset--when the noise wave goes up, a corresponding cancellation wave goes down, causing the two signals to cancel each other out. This eliminates a good deal of unwanted sonic junk, from airplane engine noise to distant freeway traffic seeping into your living room. We evaluated our HP-NC1s as a utility crew used jackhammers on the street outside our listening room. Because you can bypass the Noisebuster technology with a switch, it was easy for us to compare the noise-canceled signal to the standard sound. While Noisebuster didn't entirely eliminate the jackhammer's rat-a-tat-tat, it did significantly reduce the sound so that we could listen to quiet music, such as soft jazz and classical. As for the sound of the headphones themselves, the midrange is clear, but the HP-NC1s are a little sluggish overall, with no deep bass or extended high frequencies. In fairness to the HP-NC1s, noise-canceling headsets often sound restricted in the frequency extremes, as it can be tricky for the noise-canceling devices to differentiate between noise and music. The fit of these headphones is also a little snug for our taste, but you can loosen them a bit by gently bending the headset. We have heard comparably priced, non-noise-canceling headphones that sound better than Maxell's HP-NC1. However, better sound doesn't matter much if you're having a hard time hearing the music in a noisy environment. At this price, these headphones are a bargain. Pros:
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 Rating:  - Great Head set for the moneythese head phones are superb and very comfortable to wear and for the price you can't beat it either. Rating:  - Work very well on airplanes!I bought these for my mom whom absolutely loves them. She travels from Europe to visit me in the US several times a year and she is so happy with them. Excellent for plane and also car-travel with kids in the car. Great product for the price. The are not BOSE but for the price they are awesome. Rating: - Good headphonesI share a carpool with 3 other guys, one of them insists on playing punk rock music when he drives. With the noise cancelling headphones I can listen to the music I prefer without having the volume turned up so loud it is painful just to dround his music. The noise cancelling headphones help to save my hearing and the carpool. The sound quality of the headphones is better than my hearing can detect so my MP3 player sounds very good, Rating:  - Horrible battery packI previously had a pair of Sony noise-cancellers. The big downfall of the Maxells are the battery pack. It's about half-way down the cord. If you use them at a desk and move much, you'll constantly pull the pack off of the desk and it'll fall with a sharp jerk to your headphones. The Sonys only used a single AAA battery but the Maxells use two. So, Sony was able to put it in a compartment on the headphone band with no aggravation. Oddly, the Sonys seem to have much better battery life for me. ... Read More Rating: - good for the priceI was looking for something to use on an airplane that didn't cost me and arm and a leg, so when I came across these, I figured it was worth a try. They worked very well for what I purchased them for, they blocked out a lot of noise on the plane. The only thing that did happen was that I must have accidentally turned the noise cancellation switch on after my use and so for a whole week of my trip they were on in my bag. So of course on the way home I had a dead battery and no spares. I ... Read More |
