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Product Description

Noise cancelling headphones reduce ambient noise and provide a quieter environment to enhance audio entertainment 13.5mm driver unit inner ear type headphones capable of reproducing vocal and instrumental sound with vivid clarity High quality clearer and powerful bass sound reproduction with neodymium magnet Monitor switch to hear ambient sounds In flight plug adpator provided More features Soft silicone rubber ear buds supplied in Small, Medium & Large sizes Available in Black Earphone holder supplied

Customer Reviews:

Good for background bad for brats!.......2007-12-26

I've no base for comparison but this is a very good product. I do sony products because of their build, innovative ideas, performance and quality, this product is no exception. It was always going to be sony but I duly read up on them anyway and compared them to rivals brands just in case.

First time I tried them I couldn't believe it, all that background low frequency racket you get in a public place, a telly on through the house etc it practically eliminated, the exception being higher pitch and people speaking to you - i.e. this product is not a solution to the other half nagging at you!

I'm using them through my K810 sony ericsson, sound is far from shabby, I'd say better than the conventional rubber earphones found on sony walkman phones. Best thing is that you won't need to destroy the old ears by cranking up the volume to overcome surrounding noise.

My one gripe - and it's one which even sony won't be able to engineer a solution to - is that when on a plane and there's a brat making a squealing noise (which in my opinion is the worst kind) they won't be able to counteract it, you've been warned. In a nutshell top technology, impressive, no regrets.

would recommend, very good.......2007-09-22

I was dubious about how successful noise cancelling ear buds would be, got to say I'm converted.

I used them on a flight from US to UK. Excellent when listening to inflight entertainment, only complaint was from the wife who nudged me to say "you can't hear me can you"! Then even manged to sleep wearing them with music turned soft they kept out the background noise pretty well.
Point to note; Make sure you select the correct size bud to fit your ear (they come with three sizes) as it does make a huge difference.
Also make sure they are in firmly as this again makes a difference to how much noise is kept out.
I did read a previous review saying about the hiss noise when noise cancelling is on. All I can say is 'read the instructions' this is what they do initially. Once listening to something you don't notice it.
Would recommend. Wife now wants some.

Read the instruction!.......2007-09-12

I recently received as a gift, a 30g I-pod so I treated myself with these earphones.

When I first plugged them in I thought what have I wasted my money on! The sound was extremely tinny and even compensating with the equaliser there was not enough bass and in general the sound quality poor and as far as noise cancelling was concerned I was unaware of any!

I then read the instructions which stated to ensure you use the correct size ear plugs. I inserted the largest flimsy looking plugs and wow! What a difference. I turned the equaliser off straight away, bass was booming, treble was crisp....music to my ears. As for the noise reduction I didn't really notice and that is the key. I was so engrossed in my music the world became distant. So I guess the noise cancelling works a treat.

Why not four star? Well, these plugs you have to insert are flimsy and I can see after some time they will get damaged, Sony sell replacements but they are expensive and you only get a set of three, one of each size. So in effect you only get one replacement as the others are redundant.

Trains and podcasts.......2007-09-02

I bought these after reading the previous reviews. These are my first noise cancelling headphones so I can not really compare them to any other. But I am quite satisfied, I use them everyday, when commuting by trains. The sound is great...as long as there are no windows opened in the trains (and you are not entering a tunnel). I mostly listen to podcasts and with these earphones, it is really enjoyable. One drawback I noticed, they picked up mobile phone signals and will then buzz annoyingly.
Except this, I think they are great. I even use them without listening to anything, just to reduce the train background noise (old noisy trains...)

Excellent sound reduction, some background noise.......2007-07-31

Recently purchased and have tried in a plane and car. In-ear type which you either like or don't. Personally I prefer them as they don't get in the way as you rest your head as much as over ear types. There is some noise reduction by them being in ear anyway but the reduction from turning them on is quite dramatic and very impressive. Also, excellent general sound reproduction from the earphones. The only slight drawback I can find is a slight background hum which, to be fair, you can only hear if you use them in quiet surroundings (i.e. not a place you would actually use them). Overall excellent performance for the price and I highly recommend them.

Product Description

MP3 player with portable solid state flash memory. 10 hours of playback. 128MB memory. Stores up to 40 MP3 tracks or 45 WMA tracks (at CD quality 128kb ps). MP3/WMA/DRM compatible. Repeat, random, play, search functions. LCD display. Built-in microphone.

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy one!.......2007-04-30

Against my better judgement I let my 8 year old son buy one of these. Although it claims to be DRM-compatible I have yet to get any DRM-protected tracks to play. The quality, sound and 'menus' are all poor in terms of quality. I have a Creative Nano Plus of my own which is absolutely trouble free and easy to sync with your PC - buy a Creative for £[...] instead.

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