J&amp;R said this headphone is not noise cancelling. Why is Amazon saying it is. Comments?
1160401
Occasionally the original set up indicates some of the features are overstated. I do not believe these are noise canceling and also could not find that in the product listing. These particular units are not.
452347
It's been an issue all alone. These tight passive isolation circumaural earphones naturally tend to sound muffled because well...they muffle the sound--that's how they're designed to block out outside sound (the active noise cancellation also helps of course). These purposely leak some sound to allow the drivers to vibrate more freely instead of getting all this resonance and intereference from the trapped sound reflecting and interacting with the whole earpad. Having said that, QC2s are slightly better; but last time I checked, they're also slightly $120 more expensive. Now that slight amount of extra dough, I'm afraid that's slightly too expensive for the most of us. It's been an issue all alone. These tight passive isolation circumaural earphones naturally tend to sound muffled because well...they muffle the sound--that's how they're designed to block out outside sound (the active noise cancellation also helps of course). These purposely leak some sound to allow the drivers to vibrate more freely instead of getting all this resonance and intereference from the trapped sound reflecting and interacting with the whole earpad. Having said that, QC2s are slightly better; but last time I checked, they're also slightly $120 more expensive. Now... » Read More It's been an issue all alone. These tight passive isolation circumaural earphones naturally tend to sound muffled because well...they muffle the sound--that's how they're designed to block out outside sound (the active noise cancellation also helps of course). These purposely leak some sound to allow the drivers to vibrate more freely instead of getting all this resonance and intereference from the trapped sound reflecting and interacting with the whole earpad. Having said that, QC2s are slightly better; but last time I checked, they're also slightly $120 more expensive. Now that slight amount of extra dough, I'm afraid that's slightly too expensive for the most of us. « Show Less
881372
There not noise cancelling. However, the base is such that it renders noise cancelling irrelevant. And after all, that's all noise cancelling is- exaggerated base.
1080306
In a quiet environment I find the noise canceling adds some extraneous sounds. In my case I think the cable or connection is picking up noise internal to my tablet (Nexus 7) that corresponds to tablet activities, which is partially due to bad interference on the part of the tablet design but also could be helped by a less sensitive input on the headphones and a cable with better shielding. I put up with it because the sound quality is so good and they are very comfortable to wear.
229117
I just ordered these myself yesterday from Amazon (not a 3rd party) and hopefully I will not receive a fake pair. Did you order yours directly from Amazon and were there any visable signs on the packaging that would help me identify mine as fakes, before i open and remove the headphones from the package? The Sennheiser website has a description of the authentic packaging for comparrison. I also contacted Amazon to see if this problem can be addressed, hopefully before they ship my order. I look forward to reading any future posts to see how Amazon handles this.
229111
I really would like to listen more about purchases from those who bought this Sennheiser CX 300-B directly from Amazon.com. Right now I would not even trust the 3rd party seller in Amazon that selles earphones at full price EVEN with 100 % positive reputation. At least guitarsonmars seems to be a lucky guy who got a legitimate product. If more guys show up telling that they got a legit product from Amazon, I would be encouraged to regain my confidence with Amazon (only in with this product), but at the moment it seems to be rolling dices at best. More updates would be highly appreciated. Therefore, plz. anyone who purchased Sennheiser CX 300 write something here. I really would like to listen more about purchases from those who bought this Sennheiser CX 300-B directly from Amazon.com. Right now I would not even trust the 3rd party seller in Amazon that selles earphones at full price EVEN with 100 % positive reputation. At least guitarsonmars seems to be a lucky guy who got a legitimate product. If more guys show up telling that they got a legit product from Amazon, I would be encouraged to regain my confidence with Amazon (only in with this product), but at the moment it seems to be rolling dices at best. More updates would be highly... » Read More I really would like to listen more about purchases from those who bought this Sennheiser CX 300-B directly from Amazon.com. Right now I would not even trust the 3rd party seller in Amazon that selles earphones at full price EVEN with 100 % positive reputation. At least guitarsonmars seems to be a lucky guy who got a legitimate product. If more guys show up telling that they got a legit product from Amazon, I would be encouraged to regain my confidence with Amazon (only in with this product), but at the moment it seems to be rolling dices at best. More updates would be highly appreciated. Therefore, plz. anyone who purchased Sennheiser CX 300 write something here. « Show Less
900913
noise cancelling is not = to mute. You still hear but the external sound is greatly reduced & is MUCH lower.
464935
These are not noise canceling, but they will muffle outside noise because they wrap around your ears. Real noise canceling headphones add white noise to the sound to block all outside noise. As for 'SoundTrue', that's just a marketing name. It doesn't mean anything.
2049655
I'm using this in a office environment and mine seem to leak a large amount of sound in comparison to both a low end Jabra C820S and high end BOSE QuietComfort 15.I dont know if mine are leaking out more than whats normal, for a closed back design I cannot understand how on earth they released something like this without insulting it better, and they want to compete for space against BOSE?, give me a break....Just my 2 cents though, they do sound amazing and the noise cancellation works well.
1018873
I really never got that far since both pairs were defective. I did try one that I was able to install batteries and the noise cancelling was minimal at best, even with the feature turned on. Hope that helps with your choice.
1204067
They are not advertised as noise cancelling head phones and do not have the noise cancelling feature. With that said it does seem that you are only able to hear negligible outside noise while wearing. As well there is minimal sound leak.
914828
its not noise canceling, its volume control. it limits how loud the headphone volume can get to avoid eardrum damage in kids
42661
Not likely w/ the JVC - it's listed as 85% noise cancelling & only muffles surround sounds
1307687
I have the same issue. The noise cancellation on this headphone is substantially inferior to the Sennheiser PXC 250 and the QuietComfort 15--both of which I've owned and used for years. There is virtually no difference in noise reduction between "Normal" and "Bypass" modes, and Talk Through introduces more noise than is present without the phones. I just cannot accept that Sennheiser would create such a poor product; certainly my set must be defective.
2067724
I recently bought the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 headphones to block thumping and loud footsteps from my neighbor upstairs. Unfortunately, these muffle rather than block such sounds when no music is going through them. When I put on classical or ambient music, the loud parts block the thumping but I can still hear it when the music is quiet. So, these aren't a perfect solution. I suspect most noise-canceling headphones are intended to block constant low-frequency sounds rather than in-and-out random noises. Good luck to all of you dealing with noisy neighbors.
646251
I use these headphones for the exact same reason. They don't completely cancel out the noise but they reduce it enough that the noise isn't bothersome any more. Keep in mind that these are not technically noise-canceling headphones, but they are instead noise-reducing headphones which do a great job. These headphones are, in fact, better than the -canceling ones for this kind of situation.
2139613
there is not active noise cancellation while listening that i have noticed. i do not use the microphone function, so i cannot speak to that.