Sony Mdrnc22/Blk Noise Canceling Headphone (Black) by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony Mdrnc22/Blk Noise Canceling Headphone (Black)
Digital camera Review: Given as a Christmas Gift
Summary: 5 Stars
Sony ear buds were requested by my son for Christmas. He was well pleased with his gift.Digital camera Review: Good Enough
Summary: 4 Stars
The headphones work great for canceling out the sound. I have not owned a lot of noise canceling head phones but these seem to do the trick for me. One problem I do have with them is that they do not seem to stay in the ear very well. They seem to be a little heavier ear bud then most I have owned.Digital camera Review: Good Quality for the Price
Summary: 4 Stars
These ear buds are good quality for the price. The quality is not diminished too much when the noise cancelling feature is turned on. I can still hear some outside noise, but when I use the ear buds to listen to an audiobook I do not notice the outside noise very much and it still will lull me to sleep at night. Yes, it is not as good as Boise, but who can afford Boise?
When I do not use the noise cancelling feature the quality of music is excellent. With the noise cancelling feature there is some ambient noise, but soon you do not notice it and the quality of sound is still very good.
I also appreciate that Sony include several sizes of ear plugs for the buds. It seems that I use a different size in each ear! Also if more than one person uses the ear buds, then they can put on their own clean plugs.
Digital camera Review: Good Sound, But Bulky
Summary: 4 Stars
The noise canceling is selective, i.e., better with low pitch (airplane engines), not terrific with high pitch (trains). However, the sound is much better than any of the other five sets of earbuds and two noise canceling earphones. By comparison, I think Bose is overrated and certainly ridiculously priced.
One con: the battery compartment is too centered on the cord, and the weight makes it awkward. If you clip it to a shirt pocket, then the cord is quite short and the player can't reach a belt or belt loop. If you don't clip it, the earbuds will pull out of your ears. And the clip doesn't hold well to a leather belt. It's clumsy, but the sound is well worth it.
And this will sound a bit weird, but there is a hiss which just happens to be at the same frequency as a recent case of tinnitus. The earbuds made the tinnitus bearable for the three weeks that the hissing in my ears lasted.
P.S. A week later: Still great sound, but the battery compartment is really beginning to bug me. It is too short to reach my lap, and too heavy to just have hanging. I clip it to a pocket, but I don't always wear a shirt with a pocket. I might go back to older Sony earbuds ... except for travel. I won't leave home without two pair.
Digital camera Review: Good Sound, but Hard to Store and Batteries Die Quickly
Summary: 3 Stars
The sound quality for these earphones is very good. Two things to be aware of before you buy, both related to storage. 1) The earphones ship with a little pouch to store them in. Unlike other ear buds there is no way to wind-up or easily store the cord. As a result it will get easily tangeled when stored. 2) The on/off switch for the noise cancelling function is easily triggered when stored. As a result, the batteries run down. I frequently pull out the earphones to find the batteries dead and the noise cancelling function not working.