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Sony MDRNC22 In Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones With Monitor Switch To Hear Surround Sound
 
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Sony MDRNC22 In Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones With Monitor Switch To Hear Surround Sound

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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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Technical Details

  • Battery Life: 50hrs
  • Cord: 1.5m OFC Neckchain
  • Driver Unit: 13.5mm
  • Frequency Response: 8-22 000Hz
  • Impedance: Power On 20Ohm Power Off 8.5Ohm
  • 13.5mm driver unit inner ear type headphones
  • Powerful bass sound reproduction with neodymium magnet
  • Monitor switch to hear ambient sounds
  • In flight plug adpator
  • Soft silicone rubber ear buds
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Product details

  • Item Weight: 41 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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  • Item model number: MDRNC22B.CE7
  • ASIN: B000O3BC2S
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 10 Mar 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Noise cancelling headphones reduce ambient noise and provide a quieter environment to enhance audio entertainment

Product Description

No matter where you go enjoy peace and quiet with the MDR-NC22 noise canceling headphones. These compact and comfortable bud-style headphones can reduce noise by 75% (12dB at 200 Hz) and the 13.5mm driver units produce powerful sound. Perfect for tuning out noise at work traveling or even when you are trying to sleep in a loud environment. The noise canceling circuit actually senses outside noise with built-in microphones and sends an equal-but-opposite canceling signal to the headphones. Features: Noise cancelling headphones reduce ambient noise and provide a quieter environment to enhance audio entertainment 13.5mm driver unit inner ear type headphones capable of reproducing vocal and instrumental sound with vivid clarity High quality clearer and powerful bass sound reproduction with neodymium magnet Monitor switch to hear ambient sounds In flight plug adpator provided Soft silicone rubber ear buds supplied in Small Medium & Large sizes Earphone holder supplied


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69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent piece of kit - if you look after them, 28 Jun 2007
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Dave M (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MDRNC22 In Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones With Monitor Switch To Hear Surround Sound (Electronics)
These Sony headphones replace a similar set that I had for about two years that were in almost daily use. Sadly they failed recently and I looked for a replacement. Without hesitation I order up these new noise cancelling headphones and they are very bit as good as the old one.

Overall the sound quality is excellent and the mute button allows you to listen to announcements on `planes and trains without having to fiddle around looking for a volume control.

The treble is sweet and the bass deep.

Why only four stars and not five. There are two drawbacks. Firstly the fit on inside of your ear is good, maybe too good, that they do become a bit sweaty after a while. Secondly, woe betide you is you lose one of the rubber ends (you get three sets, small, medium and large) and need to order a replacement pair. Even Sony admits that, at a price of in excess of £12 (yes, that's right, twelve quid) for two tiny bits of rubber, is a total ripoff. However, they know that you can't get them elsewhere and they can make money on the spare parts.

So the message is: These are excellent headphones, but be sure to look after them carefully to ensure that they will give years of service.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent balance between price and performance!, 3 May 2008
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Kevin Fenton "Kev" (Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MDRNC22 In Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones With Monitor Switch To Hear Surround Sound (Electronics)
I am a bit of an audiophile, and sound quality is important to me, as is style, performance, and of course price. These phones manage to brilliantly balance all of these factors, in a stylish design.

The sound quality is wonderfuly open, balanced, detailed and clear. Used with my iPod touch with equalizer set to 'Flat' the bass is perfect in a product like this, ie detailed and not too thick and deep, and the treble is open and sweet!

The noise reduction is very effective, though not as good as say the Bose QC3's, which I have owned. There is a noticeable hiss (significantly more than with the Bose phones) but it is the case that you would only turn on the circuitry in a noisy environment, when the hiss 'effect' seems to dissappear, and you truly benefit from significant reduction in low level ambient and annoying noise. You would hear some hiss in a quiet environment (which you hardly do with the Bose phones) but in this circumstance you can just turn of the noise cancelling, and they operate as a normal pair of good quality headphones (which the Bose phones don't).

So, if you want top notch noise reduction but thick and woolly bass reproduction (and don't mind paying over £300 pounds!!) go for the Bose QC3's. But, if you want top quality sound, smart design, portability, along with very good noise reduction (when used in appropriate situations), and want all of this for about £60 pounds only, definitely get the Sony's!!

A perfect balance of all factors in my view. Highly recommended!!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for background bad for brats!, 26 Dec 2007
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This review is from: Sony MDRNC22 In Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones With Monitor Switch To Hear Surround Sound (Electronics)
I've no base for comparison but this is a very good product. I do sony products because of their build, innovative ideas, performance and quality, this product is no exception. It was always going to be sony but I duly read up on them anyway and compared them to rivals brands just in case.

First time I tried them I couldn't believe it, all that background low frequency racket you get in a public place, a telly on through the house etc it practically eliminated, the exception being higher pitch and people speaking to you - i.e. this product is not a solution to the other half nagging at you!

I'm using them through my K810 sony ericsson, sound is far from shabby, I'd say better than the conventional rubber earphones found on sony walkman phones. Best thing is that you won't need to destroy the old ears by cranking up the volume to overcome surrounding noise.

My one gripe - and it's one which even sony won't be able to engineer a solution to - is that when on a plane and there's a brat making a squealing noise (which in my opinion is the worst kind) they won't be able to counteract it, you've been warned. In a nutshell top technology, impressive, no regrets.
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