This makes 141 reflector messages about headphones in the last 3 weeks, but
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On 1/7/06, Jim McDonald <jim@n7us.net> wrote:
>
> I admit they're expensive $300), but I really do like my Bose Quiet
> Comfort
> 2 noise cancelling headphones. I wear them primarily on airplanes but
> they
> do get rid of fan noise in the shack and are very comfortable to wear.
> They're light weight so seem light duty. The cord, for example, makes
> RG-174 coax look sturdy. My ears are totally enclosed within the pads, so
> there's no pressure on the ears. I wear lightweight glasses. The AAA
> battery is said to last 35 hours, I think, and that seems about right or
> maybe conservative. They swivel and fit into a pretty slim travel case.
>
> They have a HiFi frequency response so don't expect them to do any
> filtering.
>
> Jim N7US
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> W9OY:
>
> I am now the proud owner of 3 different noise canceling headphones.
>
> Heil $99
> RCA hpnc-250 $30
> TDE $10
>
> I've had the Heil for several months. I found the RCA's at Walmart over
> the
> holidays, and I found the TDE's at a CVS in Orlando. The Heil are the
> most
> comfortable to wear. They do not touch the earlobe but cup the ear, and
> provide good isolation. The noise canceling works well especially on
> things
> like fan noise. The sound quality is excellent and the N/C doesn't add
> any
> artifacts. The effect when you turn them on is similiar but not identical
> to entering an an-echoic chamber. In other words the effect is a distinct
> lack of noise that I would characterize as "deadness"
>
> The RCA while 1/3 the price are as good in terms of the noise canceling
> effect. They have good audio quality and are confortable, but the ear
> pads
> do contact the ear lobe so over all they may not be the best for long
> hours
> of listening.
>
> The CVS phones are clearly inferior ot these other phones. They are about
> the equivalent to the RCA in both comfort and audio quality but the noise
> canceling is much inferior. Where the others leave you with the
> perception
> of "deadness" the CVS acts more like a high pass filter where the lows are
> reduced, but what then passes are highs so you end up with higher pitched
> noise that lacks the lows instead of "deadness". It seems to just shift
> the
> noise up the spectrum so to speak, instead of cancel it.
>
> So that's my experience with noise cancelers. YMMV
>
> 73 W9OY
>
>
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