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Maxell Noise-Cancellation Headphones

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: Maxell Noise-Cancellation Headphones
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Maxell
Color: BLACK GRAY
EAN: 0025215190421
Label: Maxell
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Maxell
Model: HP/NC II
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Maxell
Studio: Maxell
Warranty: 3 months warranty

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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.

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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Barely works
There is a slight reduction in regular, low-frequency noise as in air travel, but these are not nearly ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Consider them "disposables"
I got these headphones in June. By August the sound in one ear was cutting out. I could move the wire and ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Lasted a matter of weeks
I had these for only a few weeks and they have quit working entirely. Fiddling with the cord doesn't help. ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - these are awful
what you can't see from the images is that the battery pack to power the noise cancellation is in the middle ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I love it!
Initially I purchased Sennheiser HD201 Headphones. They didn't last two weeks, so I thought i would try the ... Read More

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