Denon AH-NC800 Advanced Noise Canceling Headphones

Product Review

Equipped with Denon's innovative Dual Noise Cancelling system, the AH-NC800 headphones provide the optimum combination of quietness and audio fidelity. The AH-NC800 employs a Hybrid Aluminum Housing Material Housing to reduce ear cup resonance maximizing fidelity. It features not one, but two noise cancellation detection microphones. One microphone listens to ambient noise around the earpiece, while the other is internally mounted within the ear cup of the headphone to detect unwanted vibration and resonance. Together they provide superb noise isolation along with outstanding audio quality. For optimum comfort, the AH-NC800's feature 3D-contoured soft protein leather covers over super-soft compliant foam pads, together providing maximum acoustic isolation along with supreme comfort allowing for extended listening sessions without fatigue. The headphones are supplied with two different detachable Oxygen Free Copper cables, including a shorter (.7m) cable for connection to a portable audio player, and a longer (1.5m) cable for connection to a PC, airline jack or convention audio system. Both feature gold plated 3.5mm plugs. The headphones can be worn without the cable being connected, and can be used with or without the noise cancelling function activated. The AH-NC800 is also equipped with Denon's exclusive Compressed Audio Restorer circuitry, which provides re-construction of the full audio spectrum of compressed music formats. The anatomically correct light weight headband features 11 comfort adjustment steps. The AH-NC800 sets performance audio standards in noise cancelling headphones.

Product Features

Denon's exclusive dual noise canceling technology reduces ambient noise by up to 99%
Large 42mm dirvers and Denon's Acoustic Optimizer technology for balanced, uncolored sound
Hybrid Aluminum Housing Material reduces ear cup resonance to maximize fidelity
Noise cancelling circuit powered by a single, widely available AAA battery delivering up to 40 hours of listening
3D-contoured soft protein leather covers over super-soft compliant foam pads provide maximum acoustic isolation along with supreme comfort

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(14 customer reviews)

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful

REVIEW AT 40,000 FEET, December 17, 2010

Dan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denon AH-NC800 Advanced Noise Canceling Headphones (Black) (Electronics)

The only credible review on noise canceling it to take it to flight, I brought my QC15 & Denon NC800. Once the cabin pressure, altitude and engine noise put together affect your body & hearing is a completely difference feeling than standing at BestBuy store or your living room. Bose QC15 still "a little bit better" in noise cancellation, a little bit but not that much. Music wise the QC15 is not nearly as good as the Denon NC800. Mid flight QC15 sounded so dull and disappointing, coz Bose's especialty is on Public Address System, even their headphones sounded that way, thats why they were never an audiophile marque, where a league Denon belongs. Yes NC800 noise canceling mode is just a notch lower than QC15, but that is an acceptable trade-off coz Denon sounded well at 40,000 feet, my iPod Nano Touch volume is only set to 1/3 with EQ off, very nice. I would be interested to test the Sennheiser MM500 & Denon NC800 next time I fly to HongKong. Here the final verdict done in mid flight...Read more

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Pure audio perfection!, October 17, 2010

Roman Remains "Roman Remains" (East Anglia, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denon AH-NC800 Advanced Noise Canceling Headphones (Black) (Electronics)

After travelling to the US with a pair of Senheisser PXC 250 II and being very pleased with their performance, I was somewhat disinterested in listening to other noise cancelling headphones.

However in NYC,I auditioned a pair of these at J&R and I was knocked out by them - so I travelled home with two pairs of headphones! On a 7 hour flight, the Denons were an absolute delight - very comfortable, absolutely NO background noise from the plane and a wonderful noise reproduction from my MP3 player and the in-flight movie soundtrack too.

There are not many purchases that have had me smiling so radiantly! A superb product that is well engineered and looks built to last.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Incredible sound, May 7, 2011

Ralf - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denon AH-NC800 Advanced Noise Canceling Headphones (Black) (Electronics)

I keep it short:

Tried Ultrasone, Sennheiser and Bose. I settled on the Denon. Best value for money and sound quality. Very detailed sound, absolutely great noise cancellation (even though the Bose QC15 are a tad better). But the Denons beat the Boses hands down for sound accuracy and quality.

The "sound restorer" function does indeed do a bit of magic on crappy ripped mp3s but does not do much to higher quality mp3s or any lossless formats.

Anyhow, these headphones rock. You won't be disappointed. Make sure you let them burn in, it gets only better ;-)