This is par for the course for NC headphones, but it seemed much more noticeable on this model. But the problem is you can hear a discernible hiss when listening to quieter music or during gaps in playback. I tried the noise-cancelling in a few different environments and found that it did an OK job muffling the sound of the air-conditioning fan in my office (it's a loud fan that's similar to the background noise you'd experience on an aircraft). That's a nice feature and I also appreciated that you don't have to engage the noise-canceling to listen to music. A button on the dongle, which also has a volume control, allows you to defeat the noise canceling and quiet your music so you can hear what's going on outside your headphones and talk to someone, perhaps a flight attendant. To be clear, this is an active noise-canceling headphone, so the noise-canceling circuitry is incorporated into the aforementioned inline dongle (it's powered by a AAA battery and gives you about 50 hours of use). The noise-canceling feature is also disappointing. The wood trim on the earcups is available in 3 difference colors (walnut color shown). They don't sound bad, but they don't sound terribly good either. Instead, there's something a little mushy and bloated sounding about these headphones that puts them squarely in the sub-$50 camp. I expected tighter bass and more detail from these guys, particularly because I have a lot of respect for the sound that Tivoli radios deliver. But let me reiterate: the HT-21s are $25 headphones and these are $159.99 headphones.Īgain, you can't expect too much refinement from entry-level $25-$35 on-ear headphones, but your expectations rise dramatically when you get into the $150 price range. That said, we did give the HT-21s a good review largely because editor Justin Yu liked their design and thought they sounded quite decent for the money. They both lack any sort of refinement associated with headphones that cost $150. The HT-21 seems a bit thin by comparison but offers a touch more clarity. The Radio Silenz offers more bass, but in the process sacrifices some detail. In fact, the Radio Silenz and HT-21 do sound different. Available in 3 beautiful wood finishes: Walnut, Cherry, and Black Ash - Real wood housings provide a more natural sound Reduces outside ambient noise by. True, two headphones can look the same on the outside (share the same housing) but sound different altogether. Separated at birth: The Radio Silenz and MEElectronics HT-21.
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