Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise-canceling home/studio-style over-ear model that has a closed design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment.
Additional features:Has integrated volume control, microphone, and call connect/disconnect control.
Sound quality:We found the Basics Active Noise Cancelling Headphones delivers sound quality that falls in the acceptable range - it reproduces music and voice reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound and good active noise reduction. The bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes fairly deep but is a touch prominent and somewhat boomy. The
midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is fairly even but somewhat muffled and telephone like, a bit grainy, hazy, congested (think sonic traffic jam) and plasticy. The
treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but a bit sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying) and smeared. While the sound has a decent sense of liveliness, it is somewhat closed (sound-wise it's fairly obvious you have something plugging your ears), and does a so-so job recovering room ambience. Warmish character. The overall sound can best be summarized as muffled, telephone like and bassy. A very faint rushing sound can be heard in quiet environments when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Noise Canceling: Good noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation does not changes the noise reduction characteristic. A very faint rush can be heard when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort and Fit:There is a sense of moderate pressure around the ears. As typical of over-ear models the ear pads might feel hot and/or sticky after prolonged use.
Large
Users with larger heads might find that the headband does have enough adjustment range to allow the ear cups to rest properly over the ears but that the headband i stight and presses uncomfortably on the top of the head.
Stability
Some users may find that when they lean far forward the headphones feel unstable and shift forward.
When wearing this model while walking the muffled vibrations from each foot step can be heard slightly through the headphones regardless of whether or not the headphones are in noise cancelling mode.
When the audio cord is used the sound of it rubbing on clothing may be faintly heard through the headphones.
