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JVC HANC250 High-Grade Noise Cancelling Headphones | 
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| Brand: JVC
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $109.99
You Save: $89.96 (45%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 7.6 x 2.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: HANC250
Model: JVCHANC250
UPC: 046838030802
EAN: 0046838030802
Availability: Pre-Order (0-0 Business Days)
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| Features:
| • | Advanced noise-cancelling design offers 85% noise reduction | | • | Double-housing design for extra sound insulation | | • | 40mm Neodymium driver | | • | Memory Foam cushion earpads | | • | Only 5.3 ounces |
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Product Description
The HA-NC250's noise cancellation circuitry includes feedback technology that constantly monitors the noise cancellation process. As a result, the headphones eliminate up to 85 percent of extraneous background noise. To further block noise, the HA-NC250 offers two JVC innovations that help isolate the listener from outside sounds. First, each earpiece employs a double housing structure for an extra sound insulation layer. Second, JVC developed a technique for attaching the headphone's smooth memory foam cushioned ear pads to the housing that helps isolate background noise. The smooth pads also enhance comfort. These sound isolation features, for which patents have been applied, are especially important since the HA-NC250 can be used with the active noise cancellation switched off.For the best possible sound quality, the headphone uses a 40mm neodymium driver in each earpiece. For comfort and portability, the JVC HA-NC250 is one of the lightest headphones in its class, weighing just 5.3 ounces. It folds flat, and when folded is slimmer than most competing models. Included with the HA-NC250 are a slim carrying case, a four-foot detachable cord, airline dual plug adapter, and 0.25 inch plug adapter for use with many home audio and video components. The headphones use a single 1.5-volt AAA battery for powering the noise cancellation circuitry.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 90 more reviews...
 Excellent performance, comfortable, great value for money November 7, 2007
133 out of 133 found this review helpful
I travel fairly frequently on work and the long international flights were getting to me. I'd originally bought a Solitude Plane Quiet II headset which I was fairly happy with except for:
1. Quite tight around the head, difficult to wear for long periods of time.
2. Good sound quality, particularly bass, but an annoying hiss and missing treble and highs during audio playback.
3. Fairly heavy owing to needing 2 AAA batteries.
A colleague at work bought the JVCs and we did a comparison. Initially I was skeptical because my Solitudes were around the ear vs the JVCs which are over the ear. We went into a very noisy server room to do the test and I have to say the performance of the JVCs was astoundingly good.
All three issues that I had with the Solitudes were absent.
1. Extremely comfortable and light. Great build quality.
2. Even better noise canceling performance despite the over the ear design. Even with the active noise cancellation off, merely wearing the headset provides good sound insulation.
3. Great sound quality, very balanced bass and treble, zero hiss.
4. Better battery life than the Solitudes despite needing only one battery.
In addition, the JVCs have some of the benefits of the Solitudes over the industry's most famous headset (Bose).
1. Conventional cable (not proprietary like Bose).
2. Audio passthrough even when the battery dies.
3. Single AAA battery, non-proprietary (if you forget to charge your proprietary Bose battery, your headphones are dead).
4. Great price/value tradeoff compared to the Bose QCII or III.
The only negatives of the JVCs I could perceive are:
1. No volume dial control on the headset itself which is less of a convenience as you now have to turn down the volume from your ipod or computer rather than just reaching up and dialing down.
2. Headphone cable is fairly short (43in) so its difficult (not impossible) to use it with home stereo equipment.
3. Replacing the battery is a bit difficult and involves popping the right earpiece out.
Update (Jan 2008): I was able to compare these against the Bose QC3s. The Bose sound quality (you will not believe this) is really bad compared to the JVCs. Specifically the sound of the QC3s is muddy with extremely muffled treble. I am even happier now that I bought these instead of the Bose.
Excellent for long plane flights February 22, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the JVC HANC250 headphones after researching the options on the internet. The Bose were an obvious option, but the price could not be justified.
I have always been thinking about buying noise cancelling headphones, and with a pending trip to Australia (from New York) I decided that now was the time.
Pros:
Great sound quality
Excellent Noise Cancelling
Very comfortable
Long battery life (changed the batter 2X over a 48hr use period)
Nice looking
Excellent value
Cons:
Changing the battery under the ear cup is not the best design, but not that hard to do either
Tips:
1. Keep a couple extra batteries in the accessory pouch inside the headphone case
2. Put a business card in the same pouch in case of loss
Great quality, great sound, great price January 8, 2008
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I ordered these JVC headphones after testing the Bose and discovering they only work when the noise reduction is switched on. The JVC build quality is great, fit comfortably on the ears and work well with or without the noise reduction. My iPod music/movies sound great and the noise reduction is perfect for air/train travel. No sound leakage. Everything (including the iPod) packs into the carry case which is not too large for travel. No regrets and much cheaper than the Bose. J&R delivered in 2 days (within the USA) with the express delivery.
 Get the cheaper over ear model June 20, 2008
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
We tried several models of noise cancelling headphones including Bose, Creative Aurvana X-FI, and two models of JVC (this one and the HANC80 model). The Bose and Aurvana X-FI both do an excellent job of noise cancelling and are comfortable. But they are also $300. We just wanted something that did a good job for a few airplane flights a year. We found the HANC250 model on sale for $100 rather than the $200 normal price. We tried them side-by-side with the HANC80 and decided that the over ear model 80's did a better job of noise cancelling. We sent the 250's back and used the 80's on a flight from Seattle to Hawaii. They made it very enjoyable to watch the movie and listen to the audio programs. They didn't eliminate all of the other sounds but it was completely adequate. They were also very comfortable for the entire flight. If you don't want to spend the $300 on Bose or Creative models, I recommend the JVC HANC80 model.
Outperforms Bose QC3 at a fraction of the cost February 23, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
First all noise canceling headphones will produce some audio pressure in the ears and this is simply to do with way noise canceling works. Neither the Bose nor the JVC produce any annoying amplification hum found in many noise canceling headphones. The Bose QC2 are over the ear and just the physical design cuts out a large amount of ambient noise, the active noise canceling takes care of the rest. The audio reproduction is like most Bose products excellent, good bass and sparkly highs and missing in the middle. But you live with the discomfort of over the ear design (my ears lobes get hot) and relatively large bulk
With the Noise canceling standard set by the QC2 Bose had to take a much more aggressive approach for the active part of Noise Canceling for its over the year QC3. The QC3 do an excellent job (actually better then the QC2) of canceling noise. The downside for me is the extreme audio pressure exerted by the noise canceling on my ears and I can't keep them on for more then 15 minutes (I feel the discomfort in 15 seconds) but every one is different in their tolerance.
Now to the JVC HA-NC250 with an over the ear design but slightly larger then the QC3 the JVC ear pads do a very good job of dimming the sounds. But with noise canceling off you can hear most common sounds (kids, TV, fridge, furnace). Switch on the noise canceling and something strange happens all the low frequency sounds just vanish fridge, furnace or in a plane the jet engines you can still hear the kids and TV (till you switch on the music). The other big difference for me is I feel no audio pressure and I have kept them on for hours. Bose with the QC3 eliminates a much wider frequency range then the JVC but introduce much greater audio pressure in the process. The JVC are more targeted for the low frequency hence cause less discomfort. If you are looking to use the headphones in a noisy environment and can bear the audio pressure the QC3 have a slight edge but for plane travel the JVC win hands down. My wife just took them on a 16-hour flight (that's in the air 16 hours non stop) and never took them off and felt no discomfort.
With noise canceling on the JVC are better then the QC3 with good tight bass, clear mid range and crisp high end not as sparkly as the QC but more similar to the Bose non noise canceling over the ear headphones. The JVC will work with the noise canceling off (in case you run out of batteries) the Bose will not but the sound quality will suffer. Buy a 15 minute quick charger and a bunch of AAA rechargeable batteries.
Though you won't get the envious looks from other passengers that you would with the Bose but for about the cost of one QC3 a family of four can have the same comfort and sound quality as you get with the Bose. At the same price I would take the JVC NC250 over the QC3 but at a fraction of the cost this is not even a contest the JVC wins.
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