Product Description: JVC HANC100 Noise-Canceling Headphones - JVC HANC100 is a noise-canceling headphone that can produce a 75% noise reduction when in the active mode. It also operates for 50 hours on one AAA Battery. It also has a cord rewind system, so that it will retract its 4.9 foot cord into its left earpiece. And to make it easy to travel the HANC100 folds down into a compact size and comes with a airplane adapter and a carry pouch. And when you are not traveling the HANC100 can be used in the passive mode for great performance at home. So don't blast your ears by raising the volume. Reduce the background noise so you can listen comfortably - virtually anywhere. Retractable 4.9 foot cord system with rewind button L mini pin with airplane adapter Left and right ear indicators 50 hours of use on one AAA battery (included)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Definitely works, but not as comfortable as the Sony MDR-NC7
Short story, they work and work well. The retracable cord is nice but I do worry how long the wind up mechanism will last.
I just happen to pick up a pair of Sony MDR-NC7 headphones at Target on clearance for about the same price I paid for these JVC right before a family vacation. So I was able to do a side by side on the plane. The JVC's actually worked a little better, my guess is do to the over ear cup design. However, the Sony's were definitely more comfortable and worked "well ... Read More
Rating: - Good, but not great.
Fairly comfortable over ears, but hard plastic touches center of top of my head (doesn't hurt, but not real comfortable). Great retractable cord feature. Folds fairly compactly, but not small enough to fit into a dress coat outer pocket. Blocks low pitch sounds reasonably well, but not as good on high pitch sounds. I use them on the bus every day and can set the volume much lower than I used to on my earphones. Blocks out maybe 50% of the overall noise. For $40, this is a good value. But if you want ... Read More
Rating: - Left Earphone Did Not Work Out of the Box
Terrible, because the left earphone was out when I opened the box. I decided to buy different headphones after returning them.
Rating: - worthless
These headphones are simply trash. I've had them for 6 months. The input jack on the headphones themselves(the wire is removable) went bad almost immediately. I have to wiggle the wire around in it's jack EVERY time I use the headphones. They are uncomfortable. I cannot listen to more than one album without pain. The noise cancellation is trash. There is one category of sound that these headphones will cancel: low rumble. If you would like to eliminate or reduce any other frequency, you are out of luck ... Read More
Rating: - Best Product of Its Kind
I am a frequent traveller and have tried varieties of noise-cancelling headphones. By far, this is the best and the cheapest I have had. Can't say enough.
- Definitely works, but not as comfortable as the Sony MDR-NC7
- Good, but not great.
- Left Earphone Did Not Work Out of the Box
- Best Product of Its Kind