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(10 customer reviews) 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
What are you talking about? This is awesome.,
June 13, 2005 Leonardo Pisano - See all my reviews
This review is from: Altec Lansing AHP-712 Headphones (Electronics)
Sorry about your first faulty headset...but that happens. These are, by far, the best headphones in the price range, and have a pretty good sound quality (20hz-20khz). They come with a nifty carrying bag and an adapter for airplanes (so you don't have to pay the annoying $5 charge). What's more, the MSRP price of $149 has been nearly reduced in half to $79 at places like Buy.com and the king-of-all-stores Costco. The Altec website is not much help, though. So if you want a real review, go to http://www.thetechlounge.com/review.php?directory=altec_lansing_ahp712&page=1.
And, by the way, if money is absolutly no object, try the Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic. They are the best--period. Happy trails.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Very good for the price,
December 21, 2005 Likes to listen to radio (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Altec Lansing AHP-712 Headphones (Electronics)
I had a pair of Sennheiser PXC 250 earphones and although they are quite good, I could make out the white noise and thought I would look for an additional pair of noise reduction/cancellation earphones.
I found a pair of Altec Lansing AHP-712 headphones at Costco and was able to try them after unplugging the music source. I was impressed and based on the price I bought them. I was ready to buy a pair of Bose earphone, but only if I could try them first. These earphones are about ΒΌ the price, so I figured I couldn't loose.
I have been wearing the AHP-712 earphones every chance I get. I find them to be comfortable and don't find any distortions. Since they cup the ear, unlike the Sennheiser that fit on the ears, I find that they may be slightly better then the Sennheiser for blocking noise.
The Sennheiser are far more portable and I would use them for trips, but the AHP-712 are my earphones of choice for the office.
The AHP-712 are a good buy...Read more
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Not good at all,
April 4, 2005 RG (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Altec Lansing AHP-712 Headphones (Electronics)
Bad design - bad sound
The first set I received was defective - there was absolutely NO noise reduction when the switch turned on. Return & were replaced - but not in time to take on my long-haul jounrey - which was probably a good thing:
As I'm testing the new pair (with noise reduction that works - sort of anyway), I cannot imagine wearing them for more than a few minutes at a time. There is not a position on my head that is comfortable. They press very hard against my head/ears (I do have big ears, and I wear glasses). The band that connects the two earcups is angled very oddly - if you line the cups vertically with your ears, the headband will be about at your forehead.
Without noise reduction turned on, the sensitivity is low (volume of source needs to be cranked way up) and the audio sounds very dull. Turn on noise reduction and there is a large increase in amplification; but if you adjust volume level to make same, the audio response is way...Read more