Maxell HP/NC-III

alaTest has collected and analyzed 73 user reviews of Maxell HP/NC-III from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Reviews about the usability and comfort are generally positive. The price and portability also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the reliability. Reviews about the design and durability are different.

Maxell's lightweight folding HP/NC-III headphones have a noise-cancelling unit attached halfway along their cable.

Maxell should improved the quality of wiring from the plug to the headphones and put better strain reliefs on the end of the wiring. The earcups could be a little bigger also.

It also shows on the photo that it is blue, it isn't, it's grey.

I used to have this months ago. I love this headset especially when i was working out. Is you dont wanna hear the music that gym plays? this is the best headset to block all certain noises around you. Love it

Yes, they do sound really good for rather cheap headphones... when they work, that is. The minijack -- the part that actually connects to your MP3 player -- is very shoddily made, and doesn't connect well. This makes things sound as though they were...

I bought these headphones more in hope than expectation, having also tried the Philips SHN2500, which didn't work at all.

I have been using these for about 2 years now. I bought them specifically for flying, but I use them all the time. They don't totally drown out the airplane noise, but they do drown it out to a level that you just forget about it. But for about $280...

I am a frequent flyer and have been enduring airline engine noise for quite some years. I purchased a portable DVD player for flying and I was so disappointed when I couldn't hear the audio from it because of the droning, ambient sound of the aircraft...

I am very sensitive to many noises and many times I work editing music on my laptop in the den while everyone is watching TV. I have a hard time dealing with earbud-type headphones, so I happened to see these noise-cancelling headphones on sale at...

I have had these headphones for a while now, and I must say that they perform really well! They reduce the ambient noise well, and can be compared favorably to higher-end Sony, Sennheiser or Technics headphones. Bass and treble are reproduced admirably...