JVC's HP-NCX77 noise canceling buds

Like to take your lossless tunes on the road do ya? Problem is, even if you're living like a unabomber, you've still got plenty of ambient noise ready to spoil your audiophileatio, eh? Not so brother. That is, not if you pick up JVC's HP-NCX77 noise canceling headphones. These in-ear buds will cancel unwanted frequencies -- dropping the noise by about 20% according to JVC -- for about 70-hours on a single Alkaline battery. Switch to "monitor" and listen-in to the paranoid footsteps of the modern industrial society closing in. Hitting dystopian shacks in Japan next month for a price of about ¥8,000 / $66.

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[chris @ Jan 22nd 2007 9:12AM]

20%? that all i mean shoving the ear phone in your ear probably blocks 20% thatsnot noise canceling thats like ... a ear plug lol

[Matt @ Jan 22nd 2007 9:23AM]

"HP-NCX77"

Is HP gonna sue them now?

[tom_squick @ Jan 22nd 2007 10:45AM]

Had a Rasta friend that used noise cancelling buds.

[Bob @ Jan 22nd 2007 10:56AM]

Can someone help me here? Does this allow "silence" or does it play music? I would love the pure "silence" part.

[threEchelon @ Jan 22nd 2007 11:23AM]

Edgadget really has no idea of what products audiophiles buy.

[andrew @ Jan 22nd 2007 2:58PM]

no worries that driving with headphones in is illegal. ;-)