Philips HN 110 Folding Noise-Canceling Headphones

Comment: It's not comfortable (see other reviews on this topic) and the sound quality is far from good. But what's really unacceptable is that when the NC is enabled, you can hear a white noise in the background, even if the environment is quiet.

Comment: Sometimes tanks aren't so comfortable. I've had these babies for almost two years and they are just know going out the door. That's actually why I'm on Amazon at the moment. I have worn, dropped, slammed(I get so angry at video games sometimes) so many times, that I gave up counting. While they served the purpose they were built for admirably, there is one flaw that plagues these headphones. They are a little too tight and they like to cram your ears. If you have a big head/ ears, you may want to think about it before getting these. I got used to them after sometime and they did loosen up a bit after few months. I get headaches though if I wear them for over an hour though.

Good bits about these headphones, everything. Like I said, These aren't cheaply made. Quality is to be expected from a brand like Philips. The only thing that could be upgrade as far as materials go is the pleather ear pads. The ear pads are cracked a little in a few places and the pleather tend to make them a little hot. of course that is to be expected from "aroung-the-ear" headphones. other than that, they sounds great, Very portable, and you'll notice a major difference when turning on the active noise canceling.

All and all, solid headphones. If you are looking for an entry pair on noise-canceling headphones and your head isn't the size of a watermelon, pick these up. I'm attached to mine even though they hurt my head and it will be hard to let them go. I think I'll keep them a few months after I get my new pair(different). Worth every penny I say.

Comment: These headphones aren't bad and they do reduce outside noise somewhat. I bought them as a replacement for my Logitech headphones that recently broke and those blocked sound more effectively. I wasn't able to get a new pair of those since they were unavailable and I am sort of bummed about that. Overall they're not bad, and I like how they fold up to a nice compact size.

Comment: My husband said Get me some...so I did. These were very reasonably priced, and work very well. He loves them.

Comment: I had a Phillips SBC HN100 that worked pretty good for the money (paid under $40 in 2005) that broke so I bought the HN110 to replace them. But I was pretty disappointed with HN110. I couldn't notice any difference in the background noise level with the noise cancelling feature turned on/off. Plus when I plugged in my ipod, I had to crank up the volume all the way just to hear the music. Maybe the headphones were cancelling out the music. I might have missed it, but my HN100's had a volume control dial as well, but I didn't see it on the HN110.

Based on other reviews, it seems they worked out well for others, thats why I purchased them. Maybe I just got a defective one, but I didn't want to take a chance so I sent them back for a refund.