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Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2021

I was looking for over-the-ear headphones--I wear hearing aids, so earphones won't work--and I'm an audiophile who travels a lot. I needed as small as possible with topnotch sound. This one is perfect It doesn't sound as good as my Hifiman planars at four times the size and weight (and ten times the cost), but it is no slouch. The noise cancellation is pretty good, but I mostly use it for lilstening on the go, and for that it can't be beat. Better than Beats, better than Bose....

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GREAT SOUND AND NOW I AM NOT BOTHERING THE OTHER ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017

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GREAT SOUND AND NOW I AM NOT BOTHERING THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY. BOUGHT 3 6 FOOT EXTENSION TO GET FROM THE TV TO MY CHAIR.

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Lisa Zeravica

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2017

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Very happy with these. They are well made, confortable and do a good job cancelling out noise.

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Andy

A good headphone for frequent traveller and outdoor user!

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2015

When I start using this NC1 two weeks ago, I find its design and package is very good. For example, its wire cord is detachable so that I can replace another cord when it is broken down. I always have trouble with my headphones or ear phones because I have to throw them away once their cords are broken. In addition, the NC1 come with additional two pins adapter which allows us to connect NC1 to the flight on-board AV system during the flight. The active noise cancelling function is very useful when the headphone is being used in a very noise backgound, like in open area or on flight. I don't have a chance to test it during a flight yet. However, I have tested NC1 in various indoor and outdoor environments. I find the active noise cancelling performance is very impressive. In fact, it makes a noticable different to hearing music with/withouth turning ON the active noise canceling function, in a very noisy envirnoment. Also, no annoying hiss is heard when the noise cancelling function is ON. As for the sound quality of NC1, it is very good and I am happy with it in compared with my other headphones. Of course, price different is also a concern for the difference. I didn't feel uncomformtable in wearing NC1 over a hour. I guess this may due to the materials used for ear cushion but I have no idea what is it. NC1 is also included an external mic and a switch so that I can switch between music and incoming call by simply pressing the switch. When I use my iphone with NC1, I find that SIRI can also be activated after pressing the switch for 2 second, everything looks fine!! Prehaps, one thing I don't like is that the switch does not allow me to select music track or volumn control like an ordinary apple earphone. This may sometimes causes me inconvenient to control my iphone when it is in my pocket or during driving.
As a whole, I am very happy with this product! In giving stars either 4 and 5, I'll give 5, but if possible, I'll give 4.5 stars!!

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Paolo

Cuffie di alta qualità

Reviewed in Italy on April 7, 2016

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Prima di tutto servizio Amazon sempre al TOP
Confezione semplice e molto curata con custodia rigida elegante e ben fatta
Cuffie bellissime e comode con i loro padiglioni morbidi che chiudono bene gli orecchi e leggere
Materiali di alta qualità
Funzionano benissimo e suono eccellente e già senza noise cancelling attivato isolano molto bene poi quando lo si attiva rumori circostanti spariscono
Consiglio vivamente e liberamente il loro acquisto con rapporto qualità prezzo senza rivali nel settore delle cuffie con cancellazione rumore
Chi vuole il noise cancelling vero non acquisti cuffie con Bluetooth che non daranno mai questo risultato
Niente da invidiare con queste cuffie a Marche molto più blasonate è molto più costose
Ora provate anche in aereo e ottenuto magnifica sensazione di silenzio ovattato con le persone intorno delle quali vedevo solo i loro movimenti ed il rumore dell'aereo era diventato solo un brutto ricordo

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Mr. Malbolgia

Excellent for traveling/commuting.

Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2017

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Excellent sound, good ANC. Not the top of the heap for passive headphone quality, but superior to most with ANC. Fairly neutral character, with a slight emphasis on mids. Recommended for frequent travellers.

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Rob

bonne réduction en avion

Reviewed in France on June 1, 2016

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Comme déjà décrit ici, ce casque est très confortable, et, pour le prix très bien.
J'ai récemment fait un voyage long courrier en avion et j'étais ravi de la réduction de bruit. Vraiment très efficace !!
D'accord, la suppression du bruit dans un avion est relativement facile, mais quand même. J'ai pu dormir assez bien, beaucoup mieux que d'hab (je fait ce genre de voyage 2 fois par an depuis 10 ans).

En plus, le casque tient longtemps (le vol durait 12 heures et ça a marché tout le vol). Je crois que l'autonomie de la réduction active du bruit est même 30 heures.

Bref, le voyage était beaucoup mieux. J'ai aussi les écouteurs Fidelio S1, mais la qualité sonore de ce casque est nettement mieux. Les basses sont profondes et je trouve la qualité en générale très bonne (je suis audiophile).
Marche parfaitement bien avec un iPhone, et tout est inclus (connecteurs dorés etc.).

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河豚愛

PlayStation VR用に選びました

Reviewed in Japan on October 29, 2016

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自分はヘッドホンどころかイヤホンも普段使わないような人なので、
音の質や他との比較が出来ませんので装着感などを少々。

イヤホンは使い慣れていないせいもあるのかVR付属のものを1時間も使用していると、
まだまだ遊びたいのに耳や頭の芯まで痛くなってしまって、ゲームを続けるのが辛くなってしまう始末でした。

VRに干渉しにくく、長く使用しても負担になりにくそうなものとなると、
コンパクトで比較的軽量なものでと、行き着いた製品がコレを含むいくつかのオンイヤータイプでした。（素人視点）

・せっかくの新体験なので音の評判が良いもの
・お値段1万円前後まで（VRで散財してるので・・・）
・左からコードが出る
・なんか凄そう。良さそう。→ノイズキャンセリングなら夏場の扇風機音も消えるかしら？

それらの選考結果でこの製品になりましたが、良いですね。
装着は軽く楽で、そこそこのホールド感もあり、お餅か大福かみたいなイヤーパッドは
（夏場の汗は心配ではありますが）2時間くらいの継続使用なら苦痛になりませんでした。
星を1個引くほどでもないですが少し残念な点として、
専用ケースに収める時に毎回最短までバンドの長さを縮めなくてはならないので、
次回使うときにジャストな長さに合わせるのが少々面倒です。（ケースを使わなくなりそう？）
目下のところ大きな不満点はなく定価3万円ほどのものらしいので、
1万円＋税価格ならお買い得に思います。
着けてるのを忘れるくらい仮想現実に没頭しちゃってます～

PlayStation VR PlayStation Camera同梱版

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Trufflehunter

Klang, Sitz und Verarbeitung top, NC schwach

Reviewed in Germany on January 29, 2015

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Der Philips NC1 in Schulnoten:
1 gesamter Klangeindruck
1 Bässe, Mitten, Höhen
2 Details, Räumlichkeit
1 Klang mit NC
2 Klang ohne NC
1 Handling (zusammenklappen, Passform der Box)
1 Sitz
1 Verarbeitung
3 passive Geräuschdämmung
4 aktive Geräuschdämmung
5 kein Kabel mit Lautstärkeregelung
6 Störgeräusche rechts, wenn Handy Netz sucht

Das Noise Cancelling:
Warum gehen Hersteller von NC Kopfhörer oft davon aus, dass ihre Kunden sich nur von tiefen Frequenzen gestört fühlen?
Für mich sollte das NC auch Gespräche in Bahn, Bus und Büro ausblenden, was rein passiv nicht darstellbar ist. Genau das funktioniert auch beim NC1 nicht. Ich nutze einen NC Kopfhörer auf dem Weg zur Arbeit in U-/S- und Straßenbahn und setze ihn auch im Großraumbüro ein, wenn ich mal meine "Ruhe" brauche.
Das NC von Philips filtert zwar die tiefen Frequenzen ordentlich heraus, der Rest –Gespräche, Durchsagen kommt fast ungefiltert durch. Die passive Abschirmung ist zwar nicht schlecht, reicht jedoch bei weitem nicht aus. Bei NC Systemen werden nämlich die Frequenzen, die nicht herausgefiltert werden subjektive deutlich präsenter, wenn das System eingeschaltet ist. So wird der Philips nicht gegen einige Konkurrenten nicht punkten können. Die beherrschen ein größeres Frequenzspektrum und schirmen daher viel besser ab, auch Gespräche. Aber er hat genug andere Qualitäten, um Freunde auf dem Markt zu finden.

Klang, Sitz und Verarbeitung:
Der Philips ist gut durchdacht und hochwertig verarbeitet. Er lässt sich kompakt zusammenklappen.
Er lässt sich über längere Zeit sehr angenehm tragen.
Klanglich ist der Philips hervorragend. Er bietet viele Details, die räumlich gut abgebildet werden. Höhen, Mitten und Bässe sind gut balanciert und bieten einen harmonischen Klang. Dies gilt für beide Modi, aktiv mit NC und passiv ohne NC.
Mit NC klingt er ein wenig lebhafter, spritziger und die Bässe werden präsenter gehen tief in den Keller. Aber das sind nur Nuancen. In ruhiger Umgebung gibt es bei aktivem NC ein leises Grundrauschen, was bei den meisten NCs normal ist.
Alles in allem ist er vom Klang, der Verarbeitung, Handling und Sitz Klassen besser als die von mir bislang gehörte Konkurrenz mit aktivem NC.

Ausstattung:
Der Philips NC 1 hat eine gute, stabile Box, in die er perfekt reinpasst. Er kommt mit einem 3,5“ Kabel mit Mikrophon und Start/Stop bzw. Gesprächsannahme Schaltknopf.
Leider legt Philips kein Kabel mit Lautstärkeregelung bei. Wer die Funktion möchte, kann sich das „iProtect Ersatzkabel rot für Monster Beats by Dr. Dre mit Mikro und Lautstärkeregelung“ kaufen. Das Kabel funktioniert mit dem iPhone und Philips NC1 einwandfrei.

FAZIT:
Obwohl das NC in der Praxis schwächelt und nicht effektiv genug arbeitet, der Philips aber ansonsten absolut überzeugt, gibt es die volle Punktzahl.

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B R

It's going to get noisy in here!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2014

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I have found the travel headphones I was looking for, they've been developed by Philips' technology department and not an ad department!

I've been searching for a pair of headphones specifically for use during air & train travel (and therefore holidays / work trips) for close to two years, it needed to have the following:

- Portability
- Could be folded or put into a case.
- Not bulky when on the head (I might fall asleep with them on - comfortable when napping would be a plus!)
- Sound quality to match the price being paid
- Ideally not something that needed batteries/charging unless they included Noise Cancellation (in which case I would be happy with the trade off).
- Must be over the ear (i.e. all around the ear). [I was wrong, these on-ear headphones are sublime]

The first pair of headphones that seemed to fit my needs were the PSB M4U2. Quick summary:

- Sound quality is immediately enjoyable
- Built in amp improves music coming out of a phone/tablet.
- Bulky, heavier and physically bigger even when folded than most noise cancelling headphones.
- Not much room within the ear pads for your ears!
- Noise cancellation was on par with the Bose QC25 (see next), music quality/enjoyment walked all over the Bose headphones.
- Cost nearly three hundred pounds.

I held off from buying anything from the Bose QC range for as long as possible. The noise cancellation demo (Jet engine rumble) of the QC15's at a Dixons shop in an airport was impressive but came across as gimmicky. I didn't buy.

I was however now convinced that I should be looking for travel headphones with NC capability.

When the Bose QC25 got released recently, it felt like the right time for me to see why Bose had such great market share in noise cancellation headphones.

I bought the QC25 on Amazon last month, quick summary:

- Sound quality is good with the NC on, it's a familiar sound signature, nothing special.
- Built in EQ improves music coming out of a phone/tablet. With the switch off, it isn't worth listening to - read a book instead.
- Lightweight (incredibly so!), and folds to almost nothing. Small case too, these are the headphones to travel with.
- Ear comfort is great, I could have kept them on all day and night.
- Noise cancellation was on par with the PSB M4U2 (above). They had an aggressive suction effect that I put up with for a while.
- I didn't try either of these headphones on a plane but sat next to a fairly noisy portable air conditioner it gave me some idea of how well they would cope.
- Cost over two hundred and fifty pounds. With NC on or off, it isn't worth this kind of money.

This brings me to the Philips NC1.

I returned the PSB M4U2 because I preferred the comfort and portability of the Bose QC25.
Then I returned the Bose QC25 because I preferred not to have my ears sucked off (is that a thing?) whenever the NC was on.

The Philips NC1 has better noise cancellation than both the PSB and the Bose. It is so good at fading down background noise (for example, the air conditioning whirr) that I had to check I didn't have my AC at a quieter setting than normal. It wasn't.

Philips NC1:

- Better noise cancellation than any headphone I've tried.
- Folds to smaller than the Bose and has a small sturdy case.
- Comparing them side by side to a Beyerdynamic T90 and Philips X2 (two headphones I have yet to review on Amazon), sound quality is exciting, fairly good representation of the source and not fatiguing.
- Noise cancellation has no suction effect at all.
- On-ear is comfortable, and very wearable style. These are built for long journeys.

CONCLUSION:

Philips have built such a good set of On-ear phones, they have set a new benchmark for sub-£200 noise cancelling headphone.

I'm off to have a nap and listen to a couple of songs!

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