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Summary: Used to be called Brookstone Noise Cancelling Headphones
Review: I have used these to drown out ventilation fan noise, which lulls me to sleep at work. I bought these same headphones under the Brookstone brand for $99 3 years ago. (Unfortunately, I lost them on a USAIR flight.) It worked better than the pair of PlaneQuiet NC6 headphones I have now. The wires unplug from the headset allowing you to wear them without the encumbrance of wires. Also has variable degrees of noise cancellation. Audio on headset works even without batteries (though noise cancellation will work only with batteries). Best buy for the money.
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Summary: Not much pop for not much cash
Review: I purchased these at CompUSA to help block the ambient noise during frequent air travel over the past year. The noise-cancelling feature works surprisingly well, but the overall sound quality is inferior to several other brands of non noise-cancelling headphones I've had in the past. They are especially poor at handling solid, deep bass riffs; after a couple of sessions a buzz developed in the low frequency range, even though the headphones had never been used with anything but a laptop computer. If you're looking for something that will blank ambient noise well and you're not too picky about sound quality, these are probably worth the $$s. If sound quality is a major concern, you'll be unhappy with this product.
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Summary: Targus Noise Cancelling headphone
Review: I travel approximately once per month and have been looking for a set of noise cancellation headphones that were affordable and that won't "break the bank". The Targus headphones met my needs. Although the sound was not as good as a good pair of regular headphones, the noise cancellation feature more than made up for this deficiency. It really cut out the low frequency noise and my music sounded much better.These headphones appear to be the identical ones that Brookstone sells ... Although I can't be sure, the only difference appears to be the nameplate. I like the way the headphones fold up for storage. I would definately recommend these to anyone that flies and enjoys listening to music without the noise.
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Summary: They really wwork
Review: I wouldn't pay 300 $ for Bose so when I saw this at Best Buy for 66$ I gave it a shot. I didn't use them yet on a flight, but with 3 computers working, a dishwasher 20 feet from me and the furnace going full speed I was amazed to see how well the noise cancelling function works. They don't make total silence, but they diminish the ambient sound significantly. I have a noisy heater in the bathroom (blows hot air), it works with that as well. They allow you to have a very decent conversation, they wouldn't interfere with that, just reduce the ambient sound, I like that as well. It would take a little bit for you to get use to wearing them, but cought on work on my computer I could spend 3 hours in a relatively quiet environment and without any discomfort. They look nice, they are not too heavy. I don''t like that the wire only has 3 feet (or so), so they would need an extension if you use it with anything else than a walkman. I really don't have much experience with headphones so I wouldn't make any comments about the quality of the sound. The noise cancelling function also seems to cause some amplification of the sound. If you turn it off, you might be dissapointed by the maximum volume level.
I like them enough that I would get another pair, but this was the last one at BestBuy, I'm dissapointed that Amazon.com doesn't have this product.
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Summary: Convenient, comfortable, but very mediocre sound
Review: When I saw the Targus headphones on sale I couldn't help but buy a set to see how it sounded. I used Boise's ComfortQuiet before, and the Targus's noise canceling function works surprisingly well. The headset is also comfortable and folds easily for storage and transport. But the sound quality is, at best, mediocre, with insufficient bass and sounding rather flat compared to cheaper earphones from Aiwa or Koss. If you find it at a bargain-basement price you may want to get it for the next flight, otherwise it just ain't worth fifty bucks.
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Summary: Convenient, comfortable, but very mediocre sound
Review: When I saw the Targus headphones on sale I couldn't help but buy a set to see how it sounded. I used Boise's ComfortQuiet before, and the Targus's noise canceling function works surprisingly well. The headset is also comfortable and folds easily for storage and transport. But the sound quality is, at best, mediocre, with insufficient bass and sounding rather flat compared to cheaper earphones from Aiwa or Koss. If you find it at a bargain-basement price you may want to get it for the next flight, otherwise it just ain't worth fifty bucks.
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