Aiwa HP-CN5 Noise Canceling Headphone

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Summary: Hissing Head Squisher
Review: These headphones are uncomfortable to me, they are sprung too tightly, with no adjustment. The noise cancelling does appear to work, but I wanted to use them to attenuate the noise from adjoining cubicle dwellers. It does this effectively if you turn up the volume, but so do regular ear-bud headphones. The hiss with the noise cancelling turned on is not something that you could stand without some high volume music to go along with it. I haven't taken a plane ride with them, so I'm not sure how they would fare in that application. Also, it uses 1 AA battery, not 2 AAA.

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Summary: Wonderful bargain for air travel
Review: These headphones are wonderful. They are compact and a good bargain, and they cancel a great deal of the airplane noise that prevents hearing music or a movie. They are comfortable, with the only downside that they don't have a volume control on the cord.

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Summary: Aiwa HPCN5 Noise Canceling Headphone
Review: This headphone actually do what it says. It is lightweight, and has adapters to use on airplanes. One of the things I hate about traveling on the planes is the uncomfortable plastic tubes they ask people to use to listen to music. After a while they really hurt. This headphone is not only comfortable, but it actually does make things quieter. Aiwa has definitely done some market research to make this a great product. Best of all, it folds up into a compact size and is stored in its one bag!

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Summary: Aiwa HPCN5 Noise Canceling Headphone
Review: I never could listen to music on my portable CD player with its original headphone while I am cutting the grass in my backyard due to the very noisy lawnmower, until I got this headphone. Yes...it does not make the world quiet, but it cancel enough of the noise so now I can hear my CD and enjoy the music while I am riding my very noisy lawnmower. When I used it in my office I could not hear the phone ringing. The quality of the sound is excellent for the price, and it produces a very good bass. They come with a very nice bag for travel. The only problem I found is the comfort, they do not have padding on top so I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, other wise the quality is excellent and the price is perfect.

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Summary: Bad out of box
Review: This set of headphones were bad right out of the box..I have co-worker/friends that have purchased the same product ( refurbished by the same company ) and most have failed to work properly within 2 to 5 days..problems like ( canceling feature doesn't work at all..Humming noise..or bad sound quality ) I wouldn't waste my time or money sending product back to this company..as they can't fix them right the first time..(...)..

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Summary: Average headphones.
Review: I purchased this pair of headphones back in August 2003 for $3 at a now defunct store. The audio quality is slightly improved, but after months of heavy and repeated use, the noise cancellation became just annoying. The audio seems to shift more or less to the right earpiece when the processing is turned on. What I did like the headphones is the increased bass response, but in turn the circuitry is not sophisticated enough save battery energy.
The big problem is the wearability of the headphones, the design compresses the top of the ears - which can be painful after minutes of usage. Also, the paint isn't exactly durable, but the interesting part is the cream/beige underlying plastic color shows. A good use for the headphones is running lawn equipment, to reduce some engine noise (which is relegated to this task now [snickering]).

This model is replaced by HP-CN6, a slight update to the HP-CN5 but at today's prices ($30+/-). This revision drops the translucent coloring that lasted for a couple of years in the market and replaces it with a spray of matching silver coloring and updated badging. After company acquisition, Aiwa is now Sony's "value brand". One of Sony's noise canceller headsets are based on this model, and also other brands.

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Summary: Don't buy it
Review: 1. Ready to pop off your head if you moves. 2.Very uncomfortable. After 5 mins you want to take it off. 3. Noice reduction does not work. When turns on, the white noise if louder then the noise you want to cancel.

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Summary: works great, but...
Review: ...I agree with another commentator who questions whether the product is sturdy enough to last. I guess I'll see, as I don't intend to get on another airplane without it.

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Summary: Great Headphones
Review: I read alot of bad reviews on this product but decided to buy them anyway because the price was right ($$$$ used). I don't know what the complaints are about. These are really good sounding headphones & they do block out a major portion of the noise around you. I use headphones to listen to music while I mow the grass. Normally I have to play the music very loud (bad for your ears) to be able to hear it over the mower. The headphones sound good without noise cancel on. When I turn on the noise reduction the music simply gets louder & clearer. Nothing else. No other sound. Just clear music. I am now able to mow away with my music at half the volume (makes me look forward to mowing the grass almost). With the music off & the noise reduction on all I hear is a very quiet slight hiss but I don't know why you would wear them without music playing anyway. I didn't find them uncomfortable on my ears. The headband is a bit odd looking but I think everone looks kinda funny with headphones on so no big deal to me. The headband seems sturdy enough for the price. I don't see it breaking unless you abuse it.
I don't know how these compare to the really expensive headphones but personally I don't wear headphones for listening to music in my home. I listen through my speakers. These are a great buy (I would pay full price for them). Music quality is good & they cancel alot of the background noise as they are supposed to. Best $$$ bucks I have spent in awhile.

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Summary: Low cost noise cancelling headset - but not for bald people!
Review: I recently picked up the Aiwa CN5 headset from radio shack (~$$$) and was pleasantly surprised at how a low-cost NC headset could perform. I also use higher-end ones when flying my plane, but they are WAY too bulky for portable electronics (CD/DVD) on commercial flights. Anyway, Aiwa headset sounds fine, but has no padding on the plastic band which scrapes my hairless head top! Bring along a felt pad or something or it will get annoying very quickly! All-in-all, I'd recommend picking up a set.