Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)A colleague let me borrow these for a trip to China -- I already own a pair of Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones, but my wife was using those on the trip.Being able to compare these side by side, I have to say the Bose still win in terms of total noise cancellation.However, for the money, these have very good noise cancellation, plus a couple of features that the Bose do not.These will still operate when the power/noise cancelling is turned off (the Bose don't), and the inline volume control is really helpful so you don't have to fumble for your MP3 player or the airplane seat controls to adjust the volume (again, the Bose don't have this).
For the money, these are a great alternative to the Bose if you're looking for over the ear noise cancelling headphones.
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Product Description:
Able Planet made its mark in the portable audio field at the 2007 International CES trade show, where its Clear Harmony active noise-canceling headphones won an Innovations Design and Engineering award for high-performance audio. Since then, the entire line of Able Planet noise-canceling headphones has won wide acclaim from consumers and experts alike, who rave about the phones' ability to eliminate almost all background noise while offering superior sound quality. These Sound Clarity headphones--which were released in tandem with the Clear Harmony headphones and a third sibling called True Fidelity--are ideal for everything from iPods to home stereos to portable DVD players, with full, rich sound that shuts out such extraneous sounds as airplane engines, bus motors, and background conversations.
The Sound Clarity headphones come with a hard-shell case and several audio adapters As the mid-level model in Able Planet's noise-canceling line, the speaker components in the Sound Clarity headphones are slightly less sophisticated than those in the Clear Harmony model but slightly more advanced than in the True Fidelity phones. As a result, they're a good choice for consumers who don't want to spend a ton of money on headphones but still want rich clarity and elite noise-reducing performance. The Clear Harmony phones, by contrast, reproduce the most bass of the three, making them ideal for audiophiles who value a robust low-frequency performance and aren't intimidated by the higher price tag. Price-sensitive listeners or people with hearing aids, meanwhile, will likely find the True Fidelity headphones more to their liking. Not only does the True Fidelity model cost less, but it also emphasizes the upper and mid-range frequencies more than the other two, helping hard-of-hearing listeners better enjoy the full audio spectrum while they listen to music or news radio.
Linx Audio Technology
Although the speaker components differ, all three headphones share Able Planet's patented Linx Audio technology. Originally developed for a new generation of top-of-the-line hearing aids, Linx Audio technology alters the audio signal to increase the intensity of higher-frequency harmonics. This makes it easier to hear words, music, and sounds in the higher frequencies where clarity is often lost, while also ensuring that speech and other high-frequency sounds are not smothered by bass tracks. Able Planet compares the results to the difference between hearing a "C" note on a piano as opposed to a "C" chord. The "C" chord, which sounds richer and more complex, demonstrates the impact of adding harmonics to the audio signal.
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