I might ask reddit this question too, but what's the deal with these
$50 Sony Noise Canceling headphones?Forgive me if this has been discussed on here, if so, please link me to such discussion.
They fit my bill (sub $100, can buy at a retailer, noise canceling). Any reason why to avoid these? I'm not much of an audiophile (unless you count being able to discern between 320 and 128kbps). Would rather not hold out as I only have the weekends off from work...
Most other NC headphones are significantly more expensive (probably due to much higher sound quality - but I'm not exactly looking for the best of the best right now - just something to drown out the noise at work).
EDIT: I went ahead and bought these today. For $50, these aren't the worst. Listening to some Avicii at 320kbps I can't really even hear myself type on my Model M. Only first impression caveat seems to be that these are pretty much unusable when NC isn't on. That, and the cable is much too short. If these hold up tomorrow in the office like I think they will, purchase justified. This is a more reasonable purchase at $40 (while $10 difference doesn't seem like much, it's 20% of the MSRP). Caveat emptor: you get what you pay for. Fits my needs - nothing more, nothing less. Initial rating: 7/10.
Will be ordering a pair on Amazon for $37.50 with prime, and return the one's I'm using to BB to get the $13 or so back. Thank goodness for their "great" return policy.
