‘Cloak Of Silence’ Headphones From Sennheiser November 13, 2007

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Presented as a “simpler and more affordable 'Stealth Black' version of the award-winning £300 PXC 450” headphones, the new PXC 350 NoiseGard cans from Sennheiser can hardly be called ‘cheap’.

Weighing in at £230, these are serious headphones for serious music lovers. Not only that, they are designed for travellers, boasting a number of active and passive noise cancelling technologies to keep the real world at bay.

The company says that NoiseGard Advance electronics removes 85% of external noise, like car engines, trains, kids and loud commuters - all the joyful aspects of commuting to work. The new phones also promise to eliminate noise leakage so that your fellow passengers won’t feel the urge to punch you in the head.

The headphones feature Sennheiser’s Adaptive baffle damping for consistently good bass and the two-layer Duofol diaphragms which prevent unwanted resonances to deliver “crisp, crystal-clear sound”.

They run off two AAA batteries and Sennheiser says they are good for 40 hours of listening before you need to swap them out. -Martin Lynch

[Sennheiser]

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