Philips HN 110 Folding Noise Canceling Headphones | List Price: $79.76
Discount Price: $28.99
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Brand: Philips
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Frequency Response: 20Hz–20kHz
- Ideal for airplane, train and bus use
- Noise canceling feature reduces background nose in any environment
- Closed-style, dynamic headphone with 40mm driver
- Neodymium magnet and CCAW voice coils
Fantastic value; Absolutely zero issues [Posted on 2008-05-30]
There's one misconception about noise-cancelling technologies; They do NOT cancel out ALL noises. They cancel out continuous tones (as opposed to continuously varying, such as speech). I use these for my travelling and they work an absolute treat on the aircraft. I also use them when working at my desk, and they cancel out the hum of the laptop and printer fans. Unfortunately the kid's arguing still gets through :-)
They fold up and are stowed away very nicely in the bag supplied. Battery life (1x AAA) is great, lasting two 8 hr flights without an issue.
They certainly aren't Bose, but neither's the price. These have proven so worthwhile that two of my friends have also purchased a set each and they are very pleased.
Also, even without the noise cancellation circuitry on, the headphones still produce good sound like any other standard over-the-ear headphones, albiet not without any ambient noise.
The headphones do cover the ears and are very snug. Those of you with bigger than average ears and heads may find them a tight fit, but I'm by no means of small build and I find them fine.
Comfortable and good for the price [Posted on 2008-06-03]
I really like the product its very practical, because it folds so you can put it in the bag and take everywhere. the desing is confortable it fits all heads. The noice cancelling works in about 60%.
Comfortable, but lacking... [Posted on 2008-06-06]
I had a pair of Kenwood over the ear headphones for about 10 years that worked beautifully - but wear and tear finally wiped them out. The Philips HN 110, which cost about $20 more than my Kenwoods (which admittedly would probably have a price on par now with the HN 110) come nowhere near the sound quality of those Kenwood headphones.
The 110 is fairly comfortable, particularly the padding which is quite nice. I do feel like the headphones sqeezed my head a little too much though, although I've been cursed with a pretty large head so I'm sure most people would not have this problem.
The noise reduction is pretty decent: there's a very noticable change when you turn it on (note that the headphones use one 'AAA' batter to power the noise reduction). I've never had a pair of noise-cancelling headphones before, so it's hard for me to do any sort of hard comparison but I think it's fair to say that I was impressed with the difference in outside noise when the reduction was turned on.
My major problem with these headphones is that the actual sound quality is pretty horrible. The highs seemed to be okay, and they'd probably be great for using while watching TV/Movies etc., but as far as music goes they can't handle any sort of bass. And no, I wasn't listening to pounding rap music or something just good ol' rock/alternative music, and really not that loud. I realize that you can spend a heck of a lot more on headphones than this, but I still think that for the roughly $70 that these things cost they should sound a lot better. I'm taking mine back today.
comfortable and good sound [Posted on 2008-06-28]
I've had several over-the-ear headphones before and none of them have sounded as good or been as comfortable as these. I have glasses and these don't push against them. They fit my ears very well and are adjustable so they can fit any one. They have very good sound for the average person, however if you want to use them profesionally* I would suggest Bose. Overall I find them to be fantastic.
Great performance for the price [Posted on 2008-07-06]
First off, I would like to say that the service and pricing at Amazon are excellent. My order arrived on time with no delays. Also, the price I paid for these headphones was much less than any other retailer. In fact, Best Buy has these same headphones for $69.99. These are the first noise canceling headphones I have owned. My only previous experience with noise canceling headphones was trying a friend's Bose headphones. The Bose do cut out quite a bit more outside noise, but I don't believe that it is worth the extra price for my purposes - almost exclusively for use at home. I could see where the Bose would be worth it if you travel a lot. The sound of the Philips HN110 Headphones is excellent - almost as good as the Bose. I have tried the headphones with my laptop and my Sony STR-DG820 Receiver. The sound is very clear from the laptop with little to no static - depending on the quality of the feed. I have watched quite a few movies and TV shows from Netflix online and the sound is excellent. I do receive a little static when listening to some of the Sirius stations online. The Philips headphones shine even more when using them with my Sony receiver. The sound is very, very clear with the bass being extremely solid, but not overpowering. I have listened to a couple of movies from a Samsung Blu-Ray player, DirecTV HD receiver and even tried it with my Xbox 360 - all through the Sony receiver. For the price I don't believe I could have found a better set of headphones for my purpose. Now I can watch a movie/TV show on my laptop while my wife watches her shows on our TV. The only issue I could see, for some people, might be the comfort. Though I find the headphones extremely comfortable because they fit my head and ears perfectly. If you're looking for a great set of headphones for a great value (less than $40.00 on Amazon) look no futher than the Philips HN110 Headphones.
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