Originally Posted by
Prairieeast
Hello all. Long time lurker, first time poster. Apologies up front if I am treading on a well-worn path.
I searched the threads in this forum and overall to see if there was a substantial discussion on alternatives to the Bose QC2 & 3 headphones, with the intention of finding the best value for the price paid.
I have come across a product recently released by Helium Digital, and they seem to be reasonably priced with a newspaper coupon i saw. I am thinking of giving them a go.
Opinions? TIA
Prairie East
About 2 years ago, when I was looking for something for our occasional plane travel, several friends raved about the Bose QC2. I could not justify the $300 pricetag for something that would be infrequently used, nor did I like the large size. After checking some reviews on the web, I bought the Sennheiser PXC 250 for my wife and myself, and we love them. Used them for the first time on a trip to Hawaii, and was astonished at how well the noise cancelling feature worked. Music reproduction is quite good. The earmuffs are small and lightweight, and the entire thing folds up into a nice little package that is easy to store. (We can put both headphones into one Sennheiser carrying case.)
The only downside is the somewhat awkward design of the battery pack, which sits a little too close to the headphones themselves, but I don't consider this a dealbreaker.
Good place for product reviews is Cnet.com.
I think I paid around $150 each, and I believe if you do a little online searching you can find them for around $100. I would consider that a terrific deal for some high-quality headphones by an established manufacturer.