- Dolby PL / AC3: No
- Earclip: No
- Neckband: No
- Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Signal Connection: Wired
- Type: Traditional Headphone
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Sony's MDR-NC50 noise canceling headphones offer a sublime listening experience. The advanced noise-canceling circuitry reduces ambient noise through a special phase canceling process. You get 14dB noise reduction at 300Hz. That means you'll hear more music and less plane, train or bus noise. Perfect for work, traveling, or even when you're trying to sleep in a loud place. The ear conscious design offers premium comfort, so you can wear them for long stretches without getting your ears pinched. The built-in monitor switch lets you hear surrounding sound without taking off the headphones. Shut out the noise with the MDR-NC50.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
I hate flying and these made a recent flight an absolute luxury. They are comfy and cancel out all back ground noise completely, including the little brat who screamed constantly for 12 hours! Worth every penny.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I am very impressed with these headphones. I have used them on two flights, each lasting about 6 or 7 hours, and also on shorter flights. They do just what you would expect them to - significantly reduce the flight noise, and allow you to listen to your music. The noise cancellation feature does noticeably reduce the aircraft noise still further. You can allow outside sounds in temporarily by pressing a button on one headset. I can't imagine flying without them now - I felt so much more calm and relaxed with the aircraft noise reduced. The headphones are able to give a good reproduction of both treble and bass sounds. I can't comment on why someone else wrote that they have a problem with the bass sounds - it's fine as far as I'm concerned. There are adaptors supplied to fit into aircraft headphone sockets, but you can also use the headset with your own media player. The headphones, cable, and plugs fit neatly inside the supplied carrying case. Of course, the headphones don't have to be plugged into anything - I've also used them just by themselves, to benefit from the noise cancellation feature.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I've been using these for over a year now and mainly on long haul flights. I'm sure I managed more than the stated 30 hrs battery life as I've only just had to replace the first one. But the splendid carry case and slot for a spare battery means I'm not going to worry about batteries running out.
Sitting in the back of the plane on 10 hr + flights (company policy unfortunately) a pair of these with or without an iPod definitely makes travel more bearable. Low frequency noise (engine drone) is much reduced but high frequency (babies etc) is not.
The quality of the noise reduction is such that IFE volume only needs to be on lowest setting. The downside is that crew announcements come through very loud. It would have been nice to have a button to turn off sound rather than having to pull the plug from the armrest. (There is a button to switch off the iPod signal and amplify external sound, but not one to block both sounds.)
Get a pair of these, put your iPod, eye shades, wallet and passport in the carry case, and you can travel any distance, any flight, anywhere - even stuck in the last row of the plane next to the toilets!
Sitting in the back of the plane on 10 hr + flights (company policy unfortunately) a pair of these with or without an iPod definitely makes travel more bearable. Low frequency noise (engine drone) is much reduced but high frequency (babies etc) is not.
The quality of the noise reduction is such that IFE volume only needs to be on lowest setting. The downside is that crew announcements come through very loud. It would have been nice to have a button to turn off sound rather than having to pull the plug from the armrest. (There is a button to switch off the iPod signal and amplify external sound, but not one to block both sounds.)
Get a pair of these, put your iPod, eye shades, wallet and passport in the carry case, and you can travel any distance, any flight, anywhere - even stuck in the last row of the plane next to the toilets!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Don't punish your ears!
Noise cancellation is a neat enough novelty that, in these headphones at least, does genuinely work at mid-to-low frequencies. Read more
Published on 16 May 2007 by R. Young
Don't waste your time ... move along and buy something else ...
I bought these headphones with high hopes. However, upon finding a new AAA battery (none is included in the box), my hopes were shattered -a headache inducing very low frequency... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2007 by Tony Bricknell
Very Satisfied!
I was a little disappointed to see Amazon didn't sell Bose Headphones, so I decided to purchase the Sony MDF-NC50 Noise Cancelling Headphones which are a great cost effective... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2006 by S. Mitchell
Noise Cancelling? try Noise Reducing (by a small amount)
I don't know how Sony got away with calling these headphones Noise Cancelling.I tried a pair of Bose headphones and was very impressed,and thought these would be similar at a... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2006 by J. G. Hamilton
Good headphones bad connector socket
Sony noise reducing headphones-connector socket is not the best. Sometimes sound only comes from right earphone. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2005
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