Sony MDR-NC40 Noise Canceling Headphone (Black)

List Price: ~~$99.99~~
Discount Price: $72.53

Brand: Sony
Binding: Electronics

Features:

Lightweight head-band NC headphones
Pressure relieving urethane cushion
Passive operation when power is off
Battery life: Up to 40 hours
High quality noise canceling

Customer Reviews:

Musician's review [Posted on 2008-08-09]
In noise cancel mode, these headphones sound great. They have a flat response and sound very natural. The highs are not too crispy and the lows are not too boomy. They block out external mid and high range noise effectively, though some lows might creep in and you cannot use noise cancel in the wind. They sound awful with the noise cancel off and are useless in that mode. I drive a diesel truck and I have no regrets at buying these headphones. They have soft pads and are lightweight and comfortable and I very much appreciate the sound quality.
I found Phillips earbuds to be way to crispy in the high end and returned a set of Koss QZPRO because they sounded terrible.If you are looking for good sound in a noisy environment, these Sony's will do you good.

Disappointing sound quality [Posted on 2008-08-21]
I'll actually be returning these. The sound quality is horrendous- overly boomy bass and muddy midtones. The quality improves slightly when the NC on, but is still very colored.

Look elsewhere.

Great value! [Posted on 2008-08-26]
I have looked at other noise-blocking headsets and purchased these from Sony because of the great value. They are slimmer, sleeker, and just as effective as the much more expensive, bulkier ones. I have been using them almost daily and have been very happy with them.

Don't even consider them. [Posted on 2008-09-03]
Just bought these headphones from Circuit City last week for a trip to Mexico. I tried them out at my house, and they did a good job canceling out part of the noise created by the A/C unit and the fan in my bedroom. On the airplane they work fine... while it's still on the ground, where I would say they cancel about 50% of the noise of the airplane engines. Once the plane took off, the headphones failed miserably, I'd say the only canceled around 10% of the noise of the engines, and they let most of the high-pitch sound usually made by jet engines.

I'm writing this review from the very noisy server room of my work place, and just tried the NC40 against the Sennheiser PXC250's that my coworker owns. The PXC250's work a lot better, I'd say they block between 50% and 60% of the noise in the server room, while the NC40's miserably block 5% of the noise in here (tops).

I'm heading to CC after work to return the NC40's, and will consider trying the AudioTecnica ANC7, of which I've seen have somewhat better reviews.

Quiet & Comfortable [Posted on 2008-09-07]
I recently purchased these for a trip to Europe. I tested them out on a flight to California. I found them to be quiet and comfortable. I wear glasses, so some earphones grind the earpieces into my head. These did not. I am extremeley happy with my purchase.

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