In this case, you get more than what you pay for... Yeah, they feel cheap, they are cheap. But nonethless, and on the light of their price, this phones are quite good.
I've tested the Bose QC2 and owned the Sennheiser PXC300 noise-reducing headphones, both well beyond the $100 mark, and even more beyond this Sony's asking price, and that's what makes these a good offer. The Bose is tops, the Sennhaiser are just slightly behind. To tell you the truth, I like the Bose earcups quite a lot and that's what makes the difference for me bet...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by Auto "EGA" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Auto "EGA" | | Review Date: | 06/17/2006 | | User Location: | Mty, Mexico. | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
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I Love Them but Thought They Folded Completely These are a great pair of headphones for the price. I was nearly put off from buying them because of several of the complaints of other reviewers. Here's my experience.
When you turn the noise cancelling feature on, there is a slight hissing sound. Although at least one person found this irritating, I've found that once the music starts playing it's completely imperceptable. In 20-30 hours of listening, I haven't noticed it once.
Since the earpieces do not fully sur...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by Jack Puglis can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Jack Puglis | | Review Date: | 08/08/2005 | | User Location: | Parsippany, NJ | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (23 of 23) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Crisp and Detailed for Small Price I've been obsessively researching headphones for the last 6 months and have read that ear-canal earplugs can quickly ruin your ears and that music experts frown on the "closed" and noise canceling features as they compromise the brightness of sound. I concluded that I would stay away from those phones and thought I would have to spend at a minimum 100 dollars for the Sony MDR 7506 headphones, but then a student came to my class with the MDR-NC6, I asked if I could try them and he played his iPod...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge | | Review Date: | 05/15/2007 | | User Location: | Torrance, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (20 of 20) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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excellent sound, entry-level engineering
When I misplaced the trusty Sennheisers that go everywhere with me just prior to a two-week family vacation, I as forced to pick up this Sony set in an airport kiosk.
Imagine my surprise at the exceptional sound, which competes with headphones occupying much higher price point.
If it's sound you want, and you want it at home, these headphones would make a superb choice.
The big caveat: they are clumsy when traveling. The Sony MDR-NC6 has none of the stowabi...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by David A. Baer can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | David A. Baer | | Review Date: | 07/13/2007 | | User Location: | Indianapolis, IN USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (16 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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GREAT for Hi-MD Walkman users!!! I bought these headphones at Magnolia Audio/Video a few months ago, to go along with my MZ-NH700 Hi-MD Walkman and RM-MC38EL remote (all three are in silver) and I wanted to upgrade to a pair of MDR-NC50 headphones, and to be honest with you, I like these NC6 headphones better. I checked the specs on both, and while the set of 6s have a little less noise canceling power than the 50s (10dB as opposed to 14dB) and a lesser frequency response (30Hz-15KHz as opposed to the 50s 18Hz-22KHz), they have...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by Ray Jackson "www.BIGHMW.com" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Ray Jackson "www.BIGHMW.com" | | Review Date: | 12/13/2005 | | User Location: | Port Townsend, WA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent Value Are these the Bose? No.
Are these the best noise reduction headphones you can buy for under 80 bucks? Absolutely.
I hate earbuds. They hurt my ear and are a pain to get in "just right" so I have to get headphones that sit on my head. I just got a new 30gb iPod for Christmas, and it took me almost a month to find these excellent headphones.
First off, they are comfortable. This is a big plus because I work in an office with a bunch of chatty Cathy's and I ...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/19/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good... but tough to wear. Well, even after reading all the reviews, I still purchased these headphones -- they seemed like the best bang for the buck, especially since I didn't want to choke on the highly-rated $300 price tag for Bose's acclaimed sets.
They have most everything I wanted... simple/compact'ish carrying case, fairly innocuous battery location, a simple on-off switch, a plane-adapter, and noise cancellation with a mic for noise sampling. Basically they were only missing an inline volume control...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by Russell M. Van Tassell can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Russell M. Van Tassell | | Review Date: | 07/18/2006 | | User Location: | Mountain View, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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These are amazing...great buy! I've only had these headphones for about 2 months now, but they're incredible! I use them at work. The sound is great, and at work I can really hear the difference in the 'noise cancelling'. I work in an office building and white noise is pumped in through the speakers to drown out noise - basically so that you can't hear someone talking 2 or 3 rows over. When I put the headphones on and click on the 'noise cancelling' I can hear the white noise fade away to nothing. Many people have tried ...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by T. Meisinger "SK wizard" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | T. Meisinger "SK wizard" | | Review Date: | 03/24/2006 | | User Location: | Denver, CO | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great value for the money
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by P. Oliveira "The Reviewator" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | P. Oliveira "The Reviewator" | | Review Date: | 04/16/2006 | | User Location: | CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Sound is good... but ergonomically these SUCK! For very short periods these headphone work well... good sound, reasonable noise reduction. BUT there is no well for your ears so the foam pads press your ears flat and for extended wear (as in anything more than about 30 minutes) they hurt. The battery compartment also presses against your head. It doesn't matter how great the sound quality is if you can't wear these for more than 30 min at a time.
I expected more from Sony. This is the first time I've been really disappointed wit...
[Sony Noise Canceling Headphone (MDR-NC6) review by David Chilcott can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | David Chilcott | | Review Date: | 07/12/2005 | | User Location: | Oakland, CA United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |