| Noise cancelling headphones use circuitry | | | | the price, performance is more than |
| inside the headset that blocks out external | | | | acceptable. |
| background noise when activated. This can be | | | | |
| extremely useful when travelling on an | | | | At the other end of the scale, the MDR-NC50 |
| aircraft or a train for instance, when there | | | | are Sony's most expensive noise cancelling |
| is constant, low-level background noise | | | | headphones offering a substantial full size |
| present. This article will give some | | | | over-ear design giving excellent noise |
| impartial reviews and advice on noise | | | | reduction combined with a distinctly upmarket |
| cancelling or noise reduction headphones | | | | feel. The rich sound quality is excellent |
| manufactured by Sony. There are several | | | | with powerful bass response and detailed |
| models of noise cancelling headphones | | | | sound. A neat feature is a monitor switch on |
| available from Sony including 2 full-size | | | | the side of the earcup which mutes the music |
| headsets, the MDR-NC6 and MDR-NC50, and 1 in | | | | to let in outside sound should you so desire. |
| ear model, the MDR-NC11. | | | | The Sony MDR-NC50 are a bulky pair of |
| | | | headphones which may not appeal to some |
| Sony's most affordable noise cancelling | | | | users, they may also be unsuitable for |
| headphones are the MDR-NC6, they are | | | | smaller MP3 players that do not have |
| lightweight and comfortable to wear giving | | | | sufficient power to drive them, making the |
| good rich sound quality. The headphones fold | | | | sound seem quieter than it should. However, |
| away neatly for compact storage in the soft | | | | these noise cancelling headphones are an |
| padded carrying case which is supplied. On | | | | excellent buy and are comparable to |
| the down side, the noise cancelling abilities | | | | competitors at much higher price points. |
| were not that great but having said that, for | | | | |