Sony MDR-NC22 Noise cancelling earphones

Jayesh Limaye, Apr 02, 2008 1107 hrs IST

These earphones promise to cut you off from the real world, let us see if they really do.

Expert Rating:

Good overall sound quality, comfortable, airplane adapter, 1.5m long cord.

Noise cancellation is not always effective, bulky battery compartment, no volume control.

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EXPERT REVIEW

These earphones promise to cut you off from the real world, let us see if they really do.

Music is something that all of us want to listen to undisturbed, and that is the way it is enjoyed best. Unfortunately, we are surrounded by so much ambient sounds (especially in a city like Mumbai), that such solitude is really hard to find. Sony has taken it upon itself to take care of this issue by releasing its noise-cancelling pair of earphones - MDR-NC22. These aren't the cans as you may have wrongly guessed (and we don't blame you for that), these are in-ear type of earphones, the first of such a pair with noise-cancelling feature; we have got our hands on. Let us see if they really walk the walk as they talk the talk.

The Sony MDR-NC22 comes in an attractive see-through packaging

What's in the box?

A lot of things are bundled along

Sony MDR-NC22
Two extra pair of silicone rubber earplugs
Airplane adapter
Black felt carry pouch
Quick start guide

USER COMMENTS

I bought a pair of these headphones and the unequal Length of the ear phone cord is disturbing and as far as I know unajustable, everybody that trys them trys to adjust them to no avail. One side of the cord is like a foot long and the other side 4 inch's what the %&&%%%#

by Karl, Mayovillage, on Jan 30, 2009 01:05 PM, Report abuse Reply

thats because one side (the long end) goes around your nape .. thus nothings dangling in front of you when working..

by Krishna, Columbus, on Jun 29, 2009 08:17 PM, Report abuse

as far as lcd are concerned,samsung is the best,but for audio you cannot beat sony

by bhootnath, mumbai, on Apr 04, 2008 03:00 PM, Report abuse Reply

Firstly.. How did Sony get this brand name??? Its quality and reliability... thats not easy to achieve. The premium for a BMW is just the same. Secondly, all LCD's in a SONY are manufactured by Samsung. Its still expensive by ~15% because of the total integration of the system and the brand. I bought a Samsung when i was India and that thing fouled up on me in like a week. Replaced it with Sony and bingo.. not an issue at all..

by Krishna, Columbus, on Jun 29, 2009 08:15 PM, Report abuse

Some time ago I read in an article in an Indian business magazine, where SONY said that it charges a premium on its products because its SONY. I was a big SONY fan till then. I do not purchase any SONY products after that. I sold my SONY TV and purchased a Samsug 42" LCD at much less than the equivalent SONY product. I'm writing this actually in support of the post of 'Rav from Mumbai'. My stand today is that there are a number of excellent products available at much less than SONY prices. Let SONY sell to the rich and famous, who often have more money than brains.

by Ivan Bayross, Mumbai, on Apr 03, 2008 10:36 AM, Report abuse Reply

Agree with your view, Sony or for that matter Nokia are companies which charge atleast 25-30% for their brand. Who ends up paying this? we the consumers. Just because its a sony or its priced prohibitively does not always mean its better. Compare features, technology version, specifications, brand, post sales support and then make a sensible value for money decision!!

by xotiq, blr, on Apr 03, 2008 11:51 AM, Report abuse

Only audio devices from sony are exceptional. Rest all stuff like handycam, tv, etc can be ignored.

by Swapnil, Pune, on Apr 03, 2008 02:55 PM, Report abuse

i truly agree... but in terms of audio sony is the best in indian market... yeah creative is the only contender...

by jag, vellore, on May 15, 2008 12:02 PM, Report abuse

Hey Ivan Bayross that's right - I had exp with SONY WEGA...

by Kunal Shukla, A'bad, on Apr 03, 2008 01:43 PM, Report abuse Reply

"original sony products dont sell on the streets.so please do not give wrong advice."what i mean is that they only sell at the mrp not one rupee more not one rupee less at least in mumbai.

by rav, mumbai, on Apr 03, 2008 10:10 AM, Report abuse Reply