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Reader Test Drive: Best & Worst Headphones
Which new noise-canceling headphones can block out jet engines?

03/08/2007
 
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We asked Cherington Love Shucker, a LAPTOP reader and frequent flyer, to test five new noise-canceling headphones aboard a puddle-jumper to find out which set blocks the most noise without hurting your ears.
 
ABOUT THE TESTER
NAME

Cherington Love Shucker

OCCUPATION
Client Services

LOCATION
New York, New York

TEST ENVIRONMENT
Used an iPod Shuffle (2G) on a small passenger plane



Best & Worst Headphones

Bose QuietComfort 3

JVC HA-NC80

Sennheiser PXC300

Sharper Image Quiet Place

Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones


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