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(1,143 customer reviews) 1,621 of 1,639 people found the following review helpful
Half the price but better than Bose? Heh.. think we found a winner!,
May 3, 2007 Canis Majoris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio-Technica ATHANC7 Noise-cancelling Headphones (Electronics)
As everybody I'm sure, I debated between these and the Bose Quiet comforts. I have listened to all 3 and I myself like the over the ear better first of all, so the QC 3 were out ( and they pretty much compare evenly with the QC2 ). Now for the review of this product versus the QC2, my two remaining choices.
QC 2 - Excellent noise canceling, overall excellent balance in music tone. Good Highs, Good Mid-range but EXCELLENT bass. Downside is 300 dollars and very flimsy (cheaply made)
ATH-ANC7 -
1.SUPERB Noise canceling: Plane: W/O music - everything is muffled as if you were in a room by yourself but you could hear people outside the door. With Music: I had trouble hearing ANY Noise outside the music, It was almost completely silent...I could turn my Ipod down to around 25% of max volume and could hear every instrument and then some. These are BETTER than Bose as far as Noise canceling.
2. The High and Mid-range on these things are some of the best I've...Read more
341 of 346 people found the following review helpful
Audio-Technica Kicks Bose Butt,
May 17, 2007 Bruce R. Cordell (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio-Technica ATHANC7 Noise-cancelling Headphones (Electronics)
I owned a set of Bose Quietcomfort2 headphones for about 2 years. I really loved them, and they lasted about... 2 years. Within months of purchasing them, the plastic arms slowly crumbled, until each sidearm of the set was thickly wrapped in electrician's tape to keep the thing together.
Last week, one headphone cup broke off, and no amount of tape would any longer keep them together. I've never traveled with these, I used them only at my desk, I've never dropped them.
Even with such care, the plastic slowly crumbled away.
Is this planned obsolescence? For something that cost me $350 dollars, I'm very upset.
So, I ordered a set of these Audio Technica headphones. So far, they cancel noise slightly better than the Bose, and in fact allow me to go to a lower volume on music while I'm working at my desk.
I guess to really compare to the Bose, I'll have to give them a little time and see if they begin crumbling away after just 6...Read more
312 of 319 people found the following review helpful
Best Noise Cancelling Headset for the $,
May 21, 2007 W. Stohler (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio-Technica ATHANC7 Noise-cancelling Headphones (Electronics)
Maybe I should have left off...'for the $'. I've tried the QC2 and QC3, and in my opinion, the ATH-ANC7s beat them both!
If you're looking for near-audiophile balanced sound (bass, mid and high-frequencies), I think you won't be disappointed. Great design, great noise cancelling, great battery life, detachable cord, very comfortable, and less than half the price of th QC2. They look better in real life than in the picures.
High quality product, reasonable price. Highly recommended.
