Sennheiser PXC 450 NoiseGard Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

If you travel much, either by trains or planes, a set of Sennheiser PXC 450 noise cancel headphones might be one of the smartest buys you could make to maintain your ‘peace of mind’.  Whether being used to listen to your personal MP3 player or to deliver the audio from an in-flight movie, they are unquestioningly on the high end of the sound quality spectrum.  While they can’t be called ‘perfect’, they certainly come very close to the ideal to which they aspire.

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Judging from the standpoint of three basic criteria, here’s how the Sennheiser PXC 450 unit stacks up against the competition.

Comfort

While these Sennheiser travel headphones are much larger than some of the brands offered, they are very comfortable to wear.  After a while you may even forget that you’re wearing them up there on your head.  The ear pad material is soft and pliant and the phones sit snugly enough so as not to slide around when you move your head from side to side or up and down.  The comfort factor is especially appreciated on those long flights where you might be wearing them for several hours.  These may very well be the most comfortable noise cancelling headphones on the market.

Sound Quality

Judging from the many, many user reviews available for this product, it’s obvious that sound quality is a subjective thing.  The bass response, for example, is not as powerful as some of the other high-end brands deliver, but some people think this is a good thing.  One thing you should notice when listening through the Sennheiser PXC 450′s is that you start to hear nuances in your old, favorite tracks that you never knew existed.  These active noise cancelling headphones deliver a very good sound and the frequency response across the whole spectrum is awesome.

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Noise Cancelling Capability

You can tell when just slipping these over ear noise cancelling headphones on without even turning them on that they’re good at cancelling outside noises.  Once activated, however, they really do the job at shutting out external sounds while producing great sound.  You can even take them to the ball game, tune into the local radio broadcast to hear the play-by-play and save your ears (and head) from the noise of the crowd.

The Good:

• Tops in sound quality, comfort and noise filtering
• Feature innovative TalkThrough technology, allowing you to communicate with the outside world without removing the headphones

The Bad:

• These aren’t cheap noise cancelling headphones.  Look for deals as prices vary widely among sellers
• Phones fold up into the case provided, but the case doesn’t have room to store many other accessories

All in all, the Sennheiser PXC 450 Noisegard Noise Cancelling Headphones are at the top of their class.  Read some online reviews.  Most are very positive and those who have bought them are quite pleased with their performance.

Lets see what other current owners think of the Sennheiser PXC 450:

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