Primarily a pro-audio company, Audio-Technica wanted its first entry into the arena to boast the best possible sound quality-with and without the noise canceling activated. For two years engineers went OCD over sound charts and oscilloscope outputs, tweaking and re-tweaking.

Amazing sound, balanced and sweet from Segovia to Snoop Dogg; Lightweight and comfortable; Battery still kickin' after two weeks of nearly constant use; Oh yeah: Excellent, clean noise canceling

The only new model without a monitor button-but you're probably better off dozing to the new Bone Thugs than hearing that Eragon is about to begin on the 10-inch screen five rows away

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Great earphones listening to an Ipod at home or flying. Noise cancelling is great. phones work without battery-very useful feature. As good as Bose for a lot less money.

Durable; Good Value; High Quality

I had a problem. I ride the bus to work, and sometimes you just get tired of all the noise, sometimes from the other bus riders, sometimes from the engine, or maybe I just want to focus on something else for the commute, like a good song or two.

I use it for about 6 months. I have purchased in the noise canceling function. Although I use in my car sometimes ... I wanted to hear my solos when I sliced ??my sound because in a traditional headset (I have a sony 7509) and even pushed well back, gn j'tais the noise .. .

Audio Technica's ATH-ANC7 headphones are a comfortable pair of cans. Noise-cancellation is excellent and sound quality is good -- bass and treble are well balanced and mids are clear and prominent.

General sound quality; Decent comfort; Excellent noise-cancellation; Concealed battery compartment; Detachable audio cable

Treble performance is weak; Sound quality in passive mode is poor; Sound leaks at higher volumes

Even though noise-cancelling head gear can be found in earphone form, there's no substitute for a good pair of full-size cans. And that's what we're looking at here. At around AU$299, Audio Technica's ATH-ANC7s are comparable in price to Sennheiser's terrific PXC 350s and are on sale now.

General sound quality; Decent comfort; Excellent noise-cancellation; Concealed battery compartment; Detachable audio cable

Treble performance is weak; Sound quality in passive mode is poor; Sound leaks at higher volumes

these headphones are awesome. they cancel out sound so well and my music sounds amazing. it comes with a lot of extra stuff like a carrying case, headphone splitter and a thing that allows you to convert your jack to fit into the big headphone jacks.

Slightly better than average headphones with the price of actually average headphones.

True audiophile quality sound and effective noise cancelling don

Comfortable, well-designed ear pads; excellent noise cancellation; will play music passively; easy storage; powerful, well-balanced sound

Slightly large ear-cup size; slight emphasis on mid-bass