Coby Noise-Canceling Isolation Stereo Earphones with In-Line Volume Control CVE196 (Black)

I was skeptical, but wanted to try these. I purchased these at the same time as the Sennheiser CX300-B Earbuds (noise blocking/bass boost). The Sennheiser were $3.00 cheaper, but have no active noise-cancellation. When I compared the sound quality between the two - the Coby sounded like an AM radio next to the Sennhieser, which sound more like a surround sound system. I exaggerate, but there was a dramatic difference. One up front issue, the Coby buds don't even fit in my ears properly and tend to pop out. I'm over 6' tall and I don't think I have a small ear opening - but they fall out of my ear instead of locking in. The Sennheiser came with multiple ear bud covers to fit multiple ears - not so with the Coby. I tried the active noise cancellation near my dryer and could barely tell the difference, whereas with an older pair of $25.00 noise cancelling headphones, the difference was dramatic. The other disappointment is that the Coby active noise cancellation unit is not an...Read more

I wish I would have paid attention to the fact it didn't say additional size earbuds provided. These are too big for me. Having said that - I do appreciate the ease of the volume control

I bought these the other day. Put them on and turned on the noise cancellation and what did I hear? Everything. They should change the name from noise cancelling to white noise producing. Save your money and buy something else. These are crap.