Better and cheaper than Bose I have a pair of these. I also have a pair of PlanetQuiet but these are much better. Tested these to similar priced Sony, Audio Technica, Sennhiser, Phillips, and the cheaper JVC in a local store with the noise cancellation circuit on and under an air conditioner. This pair provided the best noise cancellation and is 2nd to comfort than the Phillips (the Phillips was much lighter.) The Phillips, Panasonic, and Audio Technica all seem to use the EXACT ear cups manufactured by a 3rd party, but...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review by C can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | C | | Review Date: | 06/09/2007 | | User Location: | Manhattan, New York City | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (16 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Worth every penny Ok here is the deal. Let me first thank you all for providing great
reviews on this product. And like some of you I too decided to compare
the Bose QC-2 and the RP-HC500 side by side. Here is what I found.
Upsides
1. RP-HC500's noise canceling is at least 20% better than the QC2.
2. RP-HC500's build quality is a lot better than the QC2. QC2s are fragile
3. You can use the RP-HC500 even when the battery runs out without
the noise canceling effect of co...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/23/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
100% (16 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent performance... Bose quality at less than a third the price Just tried these out on a few flights this past week: they worked beautifully. If you try these at home you might feel that the noise reduction is not that great. But when you use them in flight, the reduction of the jetliner ambient noise is superb. Regarding some earlier reviews: (1) not that good for iPods [mp3]?: Nonsense. Excellent reproduction for any analog output, period. (2) Getting a better price elsewhere?: Nonsense. The amazon price is about as good as it gets... and I trust them not...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/21/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Panasonic RP-HC500 Better than Bose QuietComfort? 2 & 3 The good: Eliminates all the background noise without introducing any other annoying sound. They are much cheaper too.:-)
The Bad: The blue light on the side (power on). Flight attendances think is a wireless headset.
Details:
I have used these headphones for a while now and being a previous owner of a QuietComfort? 2 & 3 I can tell you they are much better.
The main deference is that with the Bose headphones is that while in use I still had the sensation of having an annoyin...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/20/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Works well, good value I just tested these out on a flight, and they worked great for blocking out engine noise. Unfortunately, they don't block out screaming kids, but no active noise canceling circuit will do that.
I haven't tried the Bose QC's, so I can't compare, but I'm very happy with these, given that they're less than 1/3 the price of the Bose ones! I did compare them against the Skull Candy Proletariats, and the Panasonic was better in terms of sound quality, noise cancellation, comfort, batter...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/30/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Will Never Travel Without Them Again I don't normally write reviews but in this case I just had to. I bought these for my second trip from New York to India. My first trip was an absolute disaster between all the engine noise, babies whining/crying, and background conversations. Results after using them on my second trip?
1) Engine noise....completely gone.
2) Babies crying...does not totally eliminate it, which I knew going into this. However it REALLY takes the edge off. While I was aware of the whining and...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/06/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Pretty good noise cancelling headphones I brought these headphones after reading the reviews at this site which was very helpful. I found it to be an excellent choice and have used it on some of my international trips already. I have not compared it head on with Bose but it has 95% noise canceling ability. I didn't realize till now how noisy it can get in an airplane and how helpful such headphones can be.
I read a review on Amazon where there was a complaint that sound from only one side can be heard from an iPOD. I ran i...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/08/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Panasonic RP-HC500 vs. Audio-Tehnica quiet point ATH-ANC7 vs. Bose I just purchased the Audio-Technica Quiet Point ($124) and the Panasonic RPHC-500 earphones and compared them side-by side, using a CD run through Bose Speakers, with an earphone outlet on the speakers. I found that both earphones are equal in ear coverage; i.e., the earphones themselves are the same shape and size. Sound quality: virtually the same, with the exception that the Panasonics were a little "Bass-ier" than the Audio-Tehnicas, and might be better suited to use with an amplifier where ...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review by Barry N. Schmidt can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Barry N. Schmidt | | Review Date: | 01/12/2008 | | User Location: | USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (329 of 331) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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simply the best at noise cancellation My company switched offices about a month ago, and myself and a few coworkers found ourselves in a room underneath a very large and very loud air conditioner. Combining that with the network equipment in the corner made for a headache-inducing work environment. Several of my coworkers already owned the Bose QC2 and QC3 - I decided to get these since they were a third the price. After several side by side comparisons, it became obvious to all of us that these were simply the best at noise cancell...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review by Ari Elias Bachrach can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Ari Elias Bachrach | | Review Date: | 07/30/2007 | | User Location: | Philadelphia PA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (102 of 103) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Panasonic RP-HC500 vs. Audio-Tehnica quiet point ATH-ANC7 I originally purchased the Audio-Tehnica quiet point ATH-ANC7 headphones most because of it's overall positive rating vs. Bose Quiet comforts. However, once I received them I viewed some ratings for the Panasonic RP-HC500 and decided to purchase one of those as well in order to compare the two.
My observations:
Cost: Panasonic was ~$7 cheaper.
Appearance: Both are pretty much the same form factor. The slight nod goes to Audio-Technica for it's looks. Both carrying case...
[Panasonic RP-HC500 e Canceling Headphones review by Phillip Wagner can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Phillip Wagner | | Review Date: | 03/24/2008 | | User Location: | Houston | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (56 of 57) Users Found This Review Helpful |