Something for a geek - Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint
After reading latest Coding Horror I decided to write about my treat for this Christmas. Wholesale buying of crap begins! This year I decided to buy Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint noise-canceling headphones and thanks to generosity of my friend who went back home for Thanksgiving and Black Friday I am a lucky owner of them. I’ve been using those headphones for last two weeks and have to say that I am very happy. I am not going to write full review of this product however I have to say couple of words of my opinion.
The headphones are equipped with noise canceling system which works surprisingly well. It makes my daily commuting a pleasure now, I can listen to music on the tube without putting volume on max. I haven’t tried them on the plane yet but I have heard from other people that it cancels engine noise very well. We can use them as headphones with our favourite music player or only for noise protection as the cable can be easily disconnected. The sound itself is just great: very rich, with solid base and vivid high register. Pleasure! Nice feature is an ability to work in passive mode, so the headphones can be still usable for listening to music even if we run out of juice in battery. I tried as well Bose Quiet Comfort headphones and I think it is the same league of quality and the better value option.
What’s your geeky treat this year?
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Robbie Clutton said,
December 17, 2007 @ 11:27 pm
I got the Sennheiser MX series in ear noise canceling head phones, very nice.
No other geek treats this Christmas.
Yannis said,
December 20, 2007 @ 2:19 pm
I’ll second the QuietPoint positive feedback, they work quite well. Without music, they give you some peace and quiet, although don’t expect absolute silence. With music however (with the volume considerably lower than I need to have it with ordinary headphone sin order to block outside noise) they’re simply brilliant. The noise is almost obliterated and the music is deep and rich, without needing to be loud. It’s like being alone in a room listening to music from big high-quality speakers with some very vague and unobtrusive noise coming from far away and behind double-glazed windows.
znachor said,
January 2, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
UPDATE - The headphones work well on the plane!