Sony MDR-NC11 Fontopia Noise Canceling Headphones with In-line Volume Control : Queer Pop Culture

Sony MDR-NC11 Fontopia Noise Canceling Headphones with In-line Volume Control

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Sony MDR-NC11 Fontopia Noise Canceling Headphones with In-line Volume Control

Binding: Electronics

$85.49

Features:

Reduces exterior noise by more than 70 percent (10 dB) so you can hear music against a quieter background
Tiny size allows easy storage in a backpack, briefcase, or purse
Extended battery life approximately 60 hours with a single AAA alkaline battery
Noise-canceling on/off switch; headphones work with or without power

Sony MDR-NC11 Fontopia Noise Canceling Headphones with In-line Volume Control

Sony MDR-NC11 Fontopia Noise Canceling Headphones with In-line Volume Control

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 2.6 / 5.0

Good passive noise reduction:

Pros:
When noise cancellation is turned of sound is excellent. Basses are rich.
Cons:
1.I don't know what you are expecting from noise cancelling but it try it somewhere before you buy. Where I work, there wasn't too much noise but airconditioning and computer fan white noise. All this helped was blocking outside noise somehow. Electronic wizardy to cancel noise comes with an annoying hissing sound and did not have an effect around my envrionment.(Sony says hissing sound is by design.)

And don't... more info

If only I could give it a ZERO:

I'm a Sony fanatic. I buy Sony first (save for Bose speakers & iPod stuff). I have a Sony receiver, Sony CD changer, Sony DVD player, Sony Walkman, and on and on and on. This is the single worst Sony product I've ever purchased. It is so bad I challenge Sony to show my one documented photo of a single Sony employee who has ever used the product. First, my Bose noise-cancelling headset doesn't hiss--Sony's claim this is normal is bunk. Second, the endless mass of controls and weirdly assymetrical cords... more info

Don't pay full price:

I got mine 2 weeks ago and here is my report. BOTTOM LINE: with these headphones, noise cancelling is achieved PRIMARILY by good, tight fit (i.e., just get the cheaper non-noise cancelling circuitry type). As it says in the manual, the circuitry only cancels low frequency sounds like AC unit drone. When in use at Starbux, neither voices nor the milk steamer will be cancelled. Based on my senses, Sony has attempted to attack high frequency noises simply by boosting high frequencies of your music (i.e., a big... more info

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