Sennheiser PXC150 Active Noise Cancelling Headphone

by Sennheiser

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 9.5 x 3 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00079PNTM
• Item model number: PXC150
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 12, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The PXC150 design produce the natural, musical sound that experienced audio buffs expect from any headphones carrying the Sennheiser name, making on-the-go personal music listening or in-flight entertainment true pleasures. PXC150 model exploit the firm’s proprietary, spiral-embossed Duofol diaphragm and bass-tube technology to deliver linear, extended response for accurate, musical playback. PXC150 system includes a convenient drawstring vinyl carry-bag.

Product Description

Closed supra-aural mini collapsible system selectable noisegard reduces unwanted noise by up to 70% ideal for air travel & noisy environments ultra-lightweight design & soft-ring ear pads duofol diaphragms with spiral embossing deliver transparent & lifelike audio deep powerful bass imp: 300? nominal freq resp: 15 hz 21 mhz spl: 104 db @ 1 khz 1 vrms thd: dynamic transducer 1.8 m dual-sided ofc copper cable with 3.5mm plug includes one 6.3mm stereo adapter & one 3.5mm double mono adapter for in-flight entertainment systems includes drawstring carrying pouch 2-year warranty water resistant

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, December 31, 2005

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Thomas Hebert "Mushrooms are the Opiate of th... (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews
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I'd been laboring under the impression these last few years that the whole 'noise cancelling' thing was a gimmick - then a friend thrust her Bose NC headphones on me for a trip.

I was amazed.

But at $300 the Bose units were just too pricey for me. I waited a while and bought my PXC150 with the Bose experience firmly in mind.

Comments: The tubular battery pack/control unit is a little clunky. Yes, the earcups don't envelope the whole ear, but rather sit on the ears. But the PXC150 has in my judgement 80% of the effectiveness of the Bose unit for 1/3 the cost. They work well and they are less bulky than the Bose units. They have a quality feel (as do the Bose) and it's just plain fun to put them on in a noisy restaurant, a clattering diesel, or any row higher than 24 in an MD80, and sit there like a grinning idiot flicking the on/off switch and marveling at the difference it makes.

An Ipod and decent NC headphones like the Bose or Sennheiser units can transform the business traveler's life.

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good sound with drawbacks, June 29, 2007

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S. CAI - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sennheiser PXC150 Active Noise Cancelling Headphone (Electronics)

i like the sound, crips high's and mid, not a lot of bass, but sounds very nice, however, this baby is going back because the three drawbacks:

1) it's a mini headphone, my ear hurts after wearing if for extended time, this is more apparent if I compare it with my other headphones.

2) the noise cancellation unit is a pain, make the headphone only useful i I am stationary.

3) uses 2 AAA batteries, the noise cancellation is marginal and cost $$, and gives a slight hiss sound when turned on, which is sometimes annoying when between songs.

biggest issues is the earcup too small, also the ugly bad design of the noise cancellation unit.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, August 23, 2005

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J. Jefferson (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews
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Bought this for a trip to Europe, as the sound of the jet engines is very distressing. Cannot believe what a difference they make. My only complaint is that the design could be better in that they could fold down to a smaller design as I have seen other noise cancelling headphones do.