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Sony MDR-NC6 Noise-cancelling Headphones

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Buy two, beacuse one will break...

(3 out of 5) by Brother John on Jul 21, 2009 (London, England)
These have a reasonable sound, though nothing like as good as pro-headphones that give you a relatively transparent reproduction of the sound. These are a little muddy, but then most headphones under £50 are a compromise on sound quality.

One major factor that would prevent me buying these again is the fact that the build quality is really rather poor. I have had two pairs and both have had the left ear piece fall off (I stuck it back on with tape...) and both have had the cable fail, meaning that you end up with sound in only one ear.

If these lasted more than 12 months I might buy them again, but not at £49.75. When I bought these exact same headphones befor they were about £25. Now for some reason they've doubled in price.

This is not a high-enough quality product to charge £50. I might take a punt again at the old price, because the noise-cancelling is really useful on the dreadful London buses and Tube, but the next pair of headphones I buy (beacuse my MDR NC6s have failed again) will not be this model.


Mostly effective

(4 out of 5) by Steve from TW on Jun 12, 2009 (UK)
Works well, good price, and strongly made. Note that the speakers are 'on ear' rather than 'around ear' so they do not have an 'ear defender' capability, if that's what you need.

Great headphones

(5 out of 5) by Katarzyna Krause on Apr 29, 2009
Just to keep it short and simple.
Great, comfortable, nice design and above all do the job very well, noice reduction is great even on noisy tube or trains. I am really happy to have them!
The only thing is, they don't fold completely. Only the phone part does but not the bend part so you can't really put them in a handbag etc, but apart from that - good choice and value for money. Greatly recomended.Sony MDR-NC6 Noise-cancelling Headphones

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(5 out of 5) by Mr. Alan Jones on Apr 8, 2009
Once again i simply ordered and received the requirement without any fuss. Easy simple to use ordering ensures satisfaction and that seems to be the normal standard with Amazon...thanks again

Sony MDR-NC6 Noise-cancelling Headphones

(4 out of 5) by Peter Orford on Feb 5, 2009 (UK)
For the money these headphones are well worth considering. There are more sophisticated noise-cancelling headphones but these do work and pretty well, too. Light to wear, they team well with my Sony Walkman MP3, providing a extra extra volume that the Sony MP3 lacks. Both in passive and noise-cancellng modes there is an even frequency response and smooth sound. Switching on the noise-cancelling feature definitely drops background, low-frequency noise. If you want to pay more, you will get a higher quality product but for around £35 you won't be disappointed.