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Macally PodPro Noise Reducing Headphones for iPod

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Average Customer Rating
(3.5 out of 5)

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51 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

Do NOT buy these headphones!

Sep 15, 2003 - By Amazon Customer

When I opened the package, one of the leather ear cushions fell off. Luckily I was able to put in back on. Also, when I plugged them into my iPod, the sound was horrible. Then, the worst part of all, when utilized the noise-cancelling function, the internal microphone caused a horrible, witch screaming high pitch noise that was extremely painful to my ears. My ears hurt for over an hour after it occurred. Please save your money and do NOT buy these headphone. The earbuds that come with the iPod blow these away.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

great value

Dec 1, 2005 - By Joseph B. Alper (Louisville, CO USA)

These headphone are great travel companions. My iPod sounds wonderful through them and the noise cancellation feature really quiets down airplane noise, even when sitting on the wing. I've had mine since April and 7 months later am as happy with these headphones as the day I bought them. Still working off the same pair of AAA batteries, too!

Nice and compact, the leatherette carrying case can also hold your iPOD.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
(3 out of 5)

Solid. Inexpensive.

Apr 18, 2006 - By Late-stage academic (Amherst, MA USA)

I've used these on four 14-hour flights halfway around the world, and what I can say about them is that they work. I have no idea what problem the previous reviewer had with them, because I've used mine now for about a hundred hours over the year or so I've owned them and they do what they need to do: they dramatically cut the noise from airplanes and other persistent sound.

However... They are just not as comfortable as more expensive ones. I now have a set of the Bose headphones (only six times more expensive than these!!) and they're pretty impressive. Having said that, these are good for $50, and if you're going to use them for stretches shorter than 14 hours they're fine. (I found them comfortable in two- or three-hour stretches.)

So, in sum: worth $50. But the more expensive ones are better. But these work pretty good.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Great Value

Jul 20, 2006 - By M. Pouson (New Orleans, LA)

I have more expensive NR headphones, but for the price, compact-ability and quality, these are a great value. I use them more than my other more expensive set. Great for Travel!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

pretty nice

Jul 22, 2006 - By slim

I think the guy who didn't like these may have gotten a bad set or something. They work great for me.