Re: Noise canceling headphones?

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

On-ear, in-ear, or over-ear?

A word of caution if you look at the Bose offerings: If the battery dies not
only does the noise cancellation stop but the audio from your source device
won't come through either.

With Sony's headphones, if the battery dies you can at least still hear your
source material, just without the benefit of the noise reduction.  I have
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665368379and
my wife has
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665520560
Both are adequate though I find her larger ones to be less comfortable.

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:43 AM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Folks:
>
> I'm in the market for some noise canceling headphones.  Any suggestions?
>
> Although I'm willing to pay for quality, I don't want to invest a huge
> amount.
>
> Thanks!
>
> david
>
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