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Re: BEST OF BREED [message #24940 is a reply to message #24870] |
Sun, 29 July 2007 12:32 |
granch
Messages: 118 Registered: May 2009
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread (to coin a phrase). Nevertheless, are you guys sure you are all talking about the same things - namely noise-canceling (NC) headphones? Sometimes it doesn't sound like you are. I've never tried a pair of any NC phones, but I also hear alarm bells when I read categorical, across the board condemnations of serious mfrs like Bose. Sounds like some of you should have joined in the suit by Bose against Consumer reports - which it won. Aside from their well-known biases against certain manufacturers, the main thing I have against CR is that the more I know about a particular product, the less I agree with them. Anyway, I would expect that Bose would make a phone that cancels noise very well. In fact they now make two different models of NC phones. I would not expect either of them to be "super-fi" judged solely as a headphone. The greatest headphones in the world, in my estimation, are the STAX Clasic Models, but as for NC, they rate zero.zero zero zero zilch.
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Re: Bose is below average [message #24941 is a reply to message #24895] |
Sun, 19 August 2007 09:07 |
slwiser
Messages: 1 Registered: May 2009
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In todays market the Audio Technica ATH-ANC7 is a better choice and can be purchased for half the price of the Bose. It is also a noise cancellation headphone.
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