Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)These are the type of noise canceling headphones which generate white noise as part of noise reduction.The white noise is about as loud as the heating system noise which I was trying to eliminate.Also, the audio was distorted, kind of like a table radio turned up too loud from across the room.
This is the first time that I have ever turned in a poor report on Amazon, but it's prudent to mention the shortcomings of these headphones.
On a brighter note, Amazon makes returns easy - Thanks Amazon!
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Product Description:
Able Planet made its mark in the portable audio field at the 2007 International CES trade show, where its Clear Harmony active noise-canceling headphones won an Innovations Design and Engineering award for high-performance audio. Since then, the entire line of Able Planet noise-canceling headphones has won wide acclaim from consumers and experts alike, who rave about the phones' ability to eliminate almost all background noise while offering superior sound quality. These True Fidelity headphones--which were released in tandem with the Clear Harmony headphones and a third sibling called Sound Clarity--are ideal for everything from iPods to home stereos to portable DVD players, with full, rich sound that shuts out such extraneous sounds as airplane engines, bus motors, and background conversations.
The True Fidelity headphones come with a hard-shell case and several audio adapters As the low-end model in Able Planet's noise-canceling line, the True Fidelity headphones offer slightly less sophisticated speaker components than the Sound Clarity and Clear Harmony models. As a result, they're the best choice for consumers who are price sensitive, or who have hearing disabilities that require more high-frequency precision. That's because the True Fidelity headphones emphasize the upper and mid-range frequencies more than the other two, helping hard-of-hearing listeners better enjoy the full audio spectrum while they listen to music or news radio. The Clear Harmony headphones, by contrast, reproduce the most bass of the three, making them ideal for audiophiles who value a robust low-frequency performance and aren't intimidated by the higher price tag. The Sound Clarity phones fall somewhere in the middle, with the same rich clarity and noise-reducing performance of the Clear Harmony headphones but with a bit less bass.
Linx Audio Technology
Although the speaker components differ, all three headphones share Able Planet's patented Linx Audio technology. Originally developed for a new generation of top-of-the-line hearing aids, Linx Audio technology alters the audio signal to increase the intensity of higher-frequency harmonics. This makes it easier to hear words, music, and sounds in the higher frequencies where clarity is often lost, while also ensuring that speech and other high-frequency sounds are not smothered by bass tracks. Able Planet compares the results to the difference between hearing a "C" note on a piano as opposed to a "C" chord. The "C" chord, which sounds richer and more complex, demonstrates the impact of adding harmonics to the audio signal.
