Sony MDR-NC6 Noise Canceling Headphones by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony MDR-NC6 Noise Canceling Headphones
Digital camera Review: Great Performance, but ugly, cheap quality
Summary: 4 Stars
These were my first pair of Noise canceling headphones. Quite honestly, I expected a lot out of there headphones and that's what I got. Opinions may vary, but I thought that these headphones were quite ugly. The phones themselves stuck out. It makes one's head look quite like a football. I actually found them uncomfortable for extended use. I took a nine hour flight from San Francisco to London and during the flight, I had to take them off a few times because they were hurting my ear. I'm not sure which part specifically, but my ears were just sore.
Time for some pros. The quality is really good. I'm not an expert at listening to music, but I can tell the difference between the free headphones that airlines provide and these. the noise canceling works decent. It's totally useless against voices. All it does when someone is talking is basically turn their base down. Everyone talking has a similar, monotonous, robotic type voice. With that said, these headphones were not designed for that purpose. they were designed for transportation such as airplanes. And performance on an airbus was astounding. It canceled out pretty much all of the noise. When everyone else set there in flight entertainment volume to 7, mine was set to 1/2. My ears are very good though. It made me feel a little guilty though. :) The sound quality was pretty good. I thought that the bass could be a little deeper, but that's it.
Sadly, after around a year and a half of use, they broke. Well, not the chassis. I'm suspecting that the wiring came loose or something. The sounds played were distorted and odd. When watching "Burn Notice" on my PC, I was not able to hear voices. And yes, I did try my other pair of headphone on my PC and they worked OK, so the problem was the Headphones. I guess it was because I dropped them too frequently. I also stuffed them into tight backpacks, etc... So it was my fault rather than a manufacture error.
Overall, for the price, I really liked them. I would say that my largest complaint would be the fact that it made my head look fat. And no my head is not deformed. I'm quite handsome actually :)
Digital camera Review: Not as good as they look
Summary: 2 Stars
I was very unhappy with these. They look great-very slim design; however, I wore them on the airplane and they barely hid the jet noise. Additionally the battery compartment is on the inside of the headband. It dug into my head. It actually gave me a headache. I would not buy these again or recommend them to anyone.Digital camera Review: Okay performance, okay comfort
Summary: 3 Stars
I have used these on several international flights over the past few months. The noise cancellation is just "okay"; you get some small reduction in the background engine noise, but not as much as I got from my last pair of inexpensive NC headphones (sorry I don't remember the brand; they were a gift) that I used until they snapped in half along the folding hinge. The Sony didn't have the annoying hiss that the other pair had, which is a plus. It was somewhat more comfortable as well. It didn't squeeze my skull like the other pair did, but after a few hours, my ears still hurt, which may be due to them pressing against my eyeglasses. Overall I would say these are okay, better than nothing, but could definitely be better, especially in the noise cancellation feature.Digital camera Review: decent performance for the price
Summary: 3 Stars
I got them as miles redemption and did not expect much. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the performance. Once you turn on the noise-reducing circuitry, the low frequency range noise is significantly reduced. The NR works equally well for desktop PC fans as for airplane engine noises. They are also acceptable from the comfort p.o.v., I use them at the office, wearing them continuously for 2-3 hours at a time and they're OK.
Of course, there are downsides. Beside the flimsy plastic construction, and cheap foam covering the speakers, the noise-canceling circuit injects a lot of hiss and the sound quality is mediocre.
These are not HiFi headphones. They work however surprisingly well at reducing noise for how cheap they are (gratis in my case). Don't set the sound quality bar too high and you'll be happy you got them.
Digital camera Review: Uncomfortable and noisy
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the first time I am reviewing anything here. I bought a pair just yesterday, and I am far from happy with them.
The ear cushioning is minimal and uncomfortable. Even worse, the wind rushes by between your ears and the headphones and drowns out whatever you're listening to. This might not be so bad in a plane, but makes it hard to walk around in them.
The noise canceling feature is also minimal. I had another set, so I know what noise canceling headphones can do. I don't expect it to cancel out all noise, but you do expect it to minimize the din and roar of trucks, trains, and other engine noise. I could barely tell the when the noise canceling feature was actually turned on.
I bought these because they were fairly cheap, and I expected good things from the Sony name. I don't know if I can return them, but I will try. My advice is to spend the extra money (about $100) and get a good pair. Also look up David Pogue's column on noise canceling headphones and see his review. The prices have dropped significantly since he did his review about six months ago.