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| audio-technica QuietPoint ATH-ANC7b |
Like most men, I have an appetite for great sound experiences. Even before I became a frequent traveler and any much of a need for noise-canceling headphones, I was very taken by the Bose QuietComfort headphones. I still am mind you, but for now I won't put down the kind of cash needed, even for used Bose headphones, which have an amazing resale value. So, I set out to find some noise-canceling headphones that were good enough at a more modest price point. Thus I found the audio-technica QuietPoint headphones on Amazon.
I took the risk of getting audio-technica QuietPoint ATH-ANC7b based on the online reviews, and have been quite pleased. They do look a little bulky, and you may feel kind of like the bald guy from Cloud City in the Empire Strikes Back. I know the QuietComfort did feel more comfortable, but I don;t remember how much more, and the audio-technica our comfortable enough. The sound is distant when the active noise-canceling is off, but the sound beats expectations when is it on. What I really like, is that the cable is separate, meaning you plug it into your device and the headphones. Headphones weak areas are almost always in the cable, as the wires break from getting bent back and forth. I can tell you I have stripped and spliced enough headphone cables to not want to do it anymore. These come with two cables, and you can easily buy new cables when the time comes.
In short, Bose will always be Rolex to me, but sometimes a Certina will do quite well enough. Now I am getting off on a watch tangent that I'll be sure to finish in the future.
