PhilNYC;189035 Wrote: > FWIW, I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 300 noise-cancelling > headphones...and while the noise-cancelling part isn't bad, the sound > quality of the headphones is below average IMHO. They almost sound > like they have a bad reverb DSP in them... > > I also have a pair of Shure e3c in-ear monitors ($179) which don't have > any noise-cancelling processing, but they essentially plug your ears and > are very effective at blocking outside sound. And they sound terrific! > > (for reference, I also have a pair of Grado SR80 ($95) and Beyerdynamic > DT880 ($300), and both are WAY better sound-quality-wise than the PXC > 300 and slightly better than the e3C...but both are open/semi-open > design.)...
I have the Sennheiser 250 noise "canceling" (I'd rather call it reducing) and agree the sound quality is poor, in fact I have never taken them on a long flight again because they gave me a headache. I utterly agree with the little in-ear Shure design - sounds awesome, and by the way it reduces noise better than most over the ear designs. If you want an active design, effective noise reduction and don't mind the bulk of an over-the-ear design, I can recommend the Panasonic RP-HC300. I use them at work when I don't want to be disturbed, and they do sound great. basically the give the Bose's a run for their money at 1/3 of the price. And my reference is the Grado RS1 - love it. -- pablolie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33748 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
