Portable audio takes on fresh life with quality headphones, and Sennheiser's folding, lightweight, closed-ear PXC 250 is designed to keep outside noises out and headphone sound in--perfect for use in busses and libraries alike.
(Credit: CNET Networks/Corinne Schulze) Sony is certainly no stranger to the headphone market. The company's portable line may very well be the most popular aftermarket earphones. It has quite an array of full-size "cans" as well as a decent selection of noise-canceling models. The latest high-end set to ...
Creative Technology Ltd. announced that its X-Fi® audio technology will be available in noise-canceling headphones that improve audio playback for the iPhone™, iPod®, PC, Mac®, PSP®, and other portable entertainment devices. The Creative Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Canceling Headphones are the world’s first noise-canceling headphones to feature award-winning X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity™ audio technologies to enhance audio playback and deliver virtual surround sound. Priced at S$499.00 (US$299.99), the Creative Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Canceling Headphones will be available in Singapore from early October.
“The Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Canceling Headphones, with our X-Fi Crystalizer® and X-Fi CMSS-3D® technologies that dramatically improve audio playback, provide so much more than the noise cancellation in Bose headphones,” said Steve Erickson, vice president of audio for Creative. “Noise cancellation sets the stage for an excellent listening experience, and the X-Fi audio technologies
JVC has just announced there top of the range 'noise cancelling' headphones, to rival those4 of Bose. The HA-NC250 should be available in early August for $199.95. These headphones weigh in at 5.3 ounces and JVC claim that they can eliminate upto 85% of background noise using their adaptive feedback technology.The HA-NC250’s noise cancellation circuitry includes feedback technology that constantly monitors the noise cancellation process. As a result, the headphones eliminate up to 85 percent of extraneous background noise. To further block noise, the HA-NC250 offers two JVC innovations that help isolate the listener from outside sounds. First, each earpiece employs a double housing structure for an extra sound insulation layer. Second, JVC developed a new technique for attaching the headphone’s smooth memory foam cushioned ear pads to the housing that helps isolate background noise. The smooth pads also enhance comfort. These sound isolation features, for which patents have been
JVC Introduces In-Ear Noise Canceling Headphones
JVC announced the latest product in its highly successful line of headphones with the introduction of its first in-ear noise canceling headphones, the HA-NCX77. JVC’s new headphones cancel up to 80 percent (more than 14dB at 120Hz) of the background noise, with additional isolation provided by a unique new design that provides a secure fit and so helps seal out ambient sound.
