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Sennheiser PXC300 Headphones
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Product Description
Innovation and know-how - those are the hallmarks of one of the world's leading companies in the area of electro-acoustics. From individual audio products to complete system solutions - Sennheiser Electronic has the knowledge and the experience to lead the way in the constantly developing audio market. The key factors in its extraordinary success are its customer orientation, the performance of its employees, and its worldwide market presence.
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Average User Rating:
5.0
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Number of Ratings:
3
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User Reviews for
Sennheiser PXC300 Headphones
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Expectations met
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Reviewed
May 29 2006 2:26:25 AM
4
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
small, light weight, great low frequency noise canceling , compact case |
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wires and wand (battery case) When I decided to buy noise-canceling headphones, I was pretty set on Bose. I had heard those were the best, and that
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Very neutral, nice noise reduction
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Reviewed
February 17 2007 5:28:12 PM
0
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
Comfortable to wear, natural sound |
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Cons:
External power pack I have been an avid audiophile and custom audio designer for years so am pretty picky about sound.
My other headphones are Stax SRX. I got the PXC300 mainly to use on airplane trips as I have the Stax for home use and several pairs of Peltor noise reducing ear protectors for use when running power equipment. I have not yet taken a trip to see how effective they are in that environment.
Like most audiophiles I have a long dislike for anything Bose, despite having an ex-spouse that worked there and thus got things at low prices. Nothing I have ever heard from them sounded the least bit accurate to me.
I have owned Sennheiser phones in the past and was relatively pleased so was drawn to this noise cancelling product from them.
I have found the PXC300 to be a nice balance of the things I expect from headphones...neutrality, clarity and dynamics. Bass is reasonably ample for an on-the-ear type phone and it is articulate...to me more important than quantity. I sense no spectral tilting in vocals from the phones and cannot hear a difference in quality of sound with the noise cancelling on or off. The treble is extended enough but more importantly it is balanced with the bass in terms of extension and amplitude leaving a nice sweet sound to instruments that should come across that way.
The noise reduction circuitry seems quite effective at lower frequencies, as it seem to almost completely eliminating sounds like fans and line frequency hum from nearby AC motors and transformers. The on-ear cups provide all the mid to high frequency attenuation, which is on the order of a few db so conversations are still heard, but voices come across with a much reduced lower register. All-in-all a very pleasing experirnce.
They are very comfortable to wear for a long time. The belt-clip power pack with the batteries and noise reducing circuitry is a bit large in my opinion but only a little inconvienent and certainly better than packing them in the earpieces. I wonder if a Lithium battery solution could have been more compact.
I havent used these with an iPod but suspect volume may be limited as they are probably not as efficient as the earbuds and phones made just to work with these low output devices.
I shopped around and found an "open box" deal on the web making my price just north of $100. In my book that makes these a steal.
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