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Sennheiser PXC 450 Headphones
Conclusion
After spending some quality time with the PXC 450, I'm quite confident that it is one of the best noise-canceling travel headphones that money can buy. Since that seems to be exactly what Sennheiser was shooting for with this model, I'd have to say that they've achieved resounding success in that regard. In terms of general home usage, however, I highly question their value compared to other products on the market, and even many of Sennheiser's own models. With the PXC 450 you're most certainly paying quite a price premium for the NoiseGard and TalkThrough features, which would probably be of questionable value to most home users. If you're usually listening to headphones in a noisy environment, think the TalkThrough feature would be handy, and prefer the sound of high quality, circumaural, closed back headphones, then the 450 could be a great solution for you. For anyone who normally listens to headphones in a quieter environment and, therefore, doesn't have much need for the unique features that the 450 offers, then there are many better options to be found at much cheaper prices. The bottom line with this (and any other pair of headphones for that matter) is to assess your needs and see if the product you're looking at meets all of your main requirements. If the features of the 450 are exactly what you've been looking for, then I think you'll be extremely happy with these headphones despite the relatively high cost. Pros Great active noise-canceling with NoiseGard Sennheiser's high quality sound Solid construction and comfortable Cons Price is going to hurt even if these are the perfect headphones for you Full-size headphones aren't nearly as portable as in-ear for travel
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2 User Comments 1 - Posted by
weslium
on December 3, 2008 - 10:36 pm It was a really tough choice for me whether to get these headphones or the Bose Quiet Comfort 3s. In the end, I choose the 450s after reading this comparison . . . http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/review/noise-canceli... . . . and have been really happy that I did. These Sennheisers sound AMAZING. And, like your review notes, they fold up to a small size. 2 - Posted by
Kurtis
on December 4, 2008 - 11:54 am Generally speaking, Bose tend not to do as well as similarly priced competitors' headphones, just FYI. They're great at marketing - great quality audio, not so much.
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