JVC HANC100 Noise Cancelling Headphones
by JVC
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Manufacturer: JVCRelease Date: 2006-08-01
Model: HANC100
Color: Black
Product features:
- 75% Noise reduction
- Full Adjustable Headband
- Folding design
- Retractable Cord system
- 36mm Driver
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Customer Review: JVC HANC100 Best in the price range
Summary: 5 Stars
Since these are now being sold now in the mid $40 range they are probably the best in class. I've had the chance to compare the Sony MDR-NC6, Philips HN50, Philips HN110, Maxell HP-NCIII as well as the Sennheiser pxc250 and pxc300. note: pxc250 had a small amount of hiss, 300 had almost none.
Honestly the Sennheiser pxc250 at three times the price is similar in function and pxc300 at about 5 times the price does a better job and both Sennheisers are very comfortable - but In a contest of price vs small but noticible comfort and function difference, to me the difference doesn't justify significantly the higher price. The Sennheisers were the most comfortable and the pxc300 literally silenced an airport terminal.
The Philips HN50 and HN110 with good audio quality were probably the least effective in noise canceling. The HN110 barely affected the fan noise of my PC and had no passive noise canceling effect - very disappointing. both had slight hiss noticable in quiet areas
The Maxell HP-NCIII had surprisingly good audio quality with and without noise canceling enabled. Noise Canceling was similar to the Sony and with similar wearer comfort. The split wiring system and in-line battery/electronics module is a little clumsy but not terrible and Sennheiser has similar. For around $30 street price these are actually not too bad and I'm keeping the set I tried to use in the office. very slight hiss in quiet areas
The Sony MDR-NC6 which has similar or slightly better noise canceling to the Maxell but disappointing audio quality (weak bass) with canceling enabled. If your player has a BASS boost this may not be a factor for you. My PDA/MP3 player has no bass boost so the sony nc6 sound was disappointing. hiss noticable in quiet areas.
My favorite in the under $50 (street price) is the JVC HA- NC100 . The audio quality is very good0 with Nice bass response and almost no difference between with and without Noise Canceling. No tinniness in the sound as I found with the Sony MDR-NC6. The retracting cord is a really nice feature as you can use the headset for just noise canceling without a tangled cord to deal with. The noise canceling is similar to the Sennheiser pxc250 and may even approach the 300 in effectiveness. Not as comfortable as the Sennheisers but not as uncomforatble for extended wear as the Sony and Maxell - though both were only slightly less comfortable. A very slight hiss noticable in quiet areas.
Since I find in-the-ear phones painful after an hour or so, I prefer an over the ear type. These are a great deal and I'm actually looking forward to my next cross-country trip.
PROS (What I like best):
Audio Quality
Retracting Cord
Full ear covering add to passive reduction
Compact portability
Cons (What I don't like):
Slightly small earpieces A silghtly bigger and softer padded earpiece would be nice.
a slight hiss - noticable in quiet areas (almost all ANC's have this)
No Volume control
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