Headphone News

New York Times writer David Pogue has an interesting round-up of 9 noise-canceling headphones. The article compares headphones like the JVC HA-NC100, the Logitech Noise Canceling Headphones and the Sennheiser PXC 450 against the market leading Quiet Comfort 2 and Quiet Comfort 3 from Bose.

As expected, Pogue has the Bose models as his favorite but does rate the Panasonic RP-HC500 and Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 as being right up there. It’s an interesting read and shows that you can get almost match the Bose Quiet Comforts and for a lot less money.

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Panasonic have gone for a decidedly retro look with their new RP-HTX7 full-size headphones.

These closed headphones are available in 5 colors and come with some nice touches like a leather-style headband and a soft carry bag. They also come with a standard 1.2m cable plus a 2m extension cable for home use.

The RP-HTX7 are available now priced at around $59.

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There’s been a real flood of wireless headphones announced over the last month but most of them have been based on Bluetooth technology. However, Panasonic are bucking the trend with the release of the RP-WF6000H Wireless headphones.

These headphones transmit on the good-old 2.4Ghz frequency range which should provide a better sound quality. They’re also designed for in-home use rather than with iPods. Old skool!

Fortunately, there’s nothing old fashioned about the technology. The built in decoder supports DTS, AAC, Dolby professional logic II, Dolby digital EX and DTS-ES. They also have an excellent transmission range of 30 meters with a decent 8 hours of battery life.

They’re released in Japan on the 15th of November priced at 30,000 Yen (around $250).

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