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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful: By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Panasonic RPHC100 Noise Cancelling Monitor headphones with folding design and carry pouch (Electronics) I recently purchased this model after comparing to the Koss unit. What clinched the purchase for me was actually going to Panasonic's site and checking out the specifications. This is the headphone they sell with their portable DVD units. I bought this set of headphones to go with my new laptop, which also has a DVD player, and I thought they would be useful for that task.The effect of the noise cancellation is very nice and something that isnt very easy to describe. The best term I can come up for it is "active silence." You can "hear" something in that the "something" you hear is different than the ambient noise, but its just dead quiet. Very useful when youre working around computers. The sound quality and the construction of the unit are my two beefs. First, the headphones do hiss a bit. There is an audible background hiss just having them plugged in. This does go away pretty well when the noise cancelling is turned on however. I have had to...Read more 34 of 35 people found the following review helpful: By "neilamazon" (Los Altos, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Panasonic RPHC100 Noise Cancelling Monitor headphones with folding design and carry pouch (Electronics) I compared these to the Sony noise cancelling headphones (MDR-NC5).I found they didn't reduce background aircraft noise as much as the Sony did, and they were much less comfortable. When you are wearing headphones for an entire plane trip comfort matters quite a bit (to me at least...). I'ld pass on this product. 33 of 34 people found the following review helpful: By EQReader (Alturas, CA United States) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Panasonic RPHC100 Noise Cancelling Monitor headphones with folding design and carry pouch (Electronics) If you're a frequent flyer, a pair of noise-cancelling headphones is a good investment. I tried both the Panasonic noise-cancelling headphones and the Koss noise-cancelling headphones. The Koss headphones are WAY more comfortable, and fold into a more sturdy package. The sound is better as well. The Panasonic's sound is mediocre, the headphones pinch, the earpads are exactly the wrong shape for human ears. The noise-cancelling switch is on the ear pad, so you can't see if it's ON or OFF. The noise-cancelling feature works about the same on both models. |