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Product Reviews:
Altec Lansing AHP-712 Headphones |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Cheap Noise Cancelling Headphones
Comments: 1st pair broke within 2 weeks. Replacement pair is dead in the water after 6 months. I should have purchased a better pair... sometimes you do get what yo pay for. This time it was inferior quality at a great price. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Piece of garbage
Comments: The ear pads both came off within a few weeks--it appears like they were glued into place with a few dabs from a glue stick. I replaced them with additional glue, which has met with limited success. The shoddy ear pads, coupled with the poor noise-reduction quality (it hisses--how is hissing better than ambient noise?), was absolutely no match for the final straw: the left ear piece broke off. That's not glue-able and nobody is interested in refunding me the money. Do not purchase this product!! Get a Bose or Sennheiser--those guys are serious about their noise-reduction headphones. They may be pricier however they're definitely worth it. |
Rating: 2 (out of 5)
Summary: Some assembly required
Comments: I do not know what headphones you people are talking about, however I got the Altec lansing AHP-712 ones and both of the earphones fell off within 15 minutes of having them out of the package.
They are taped in with 4 small bits of cheap double sided tape. This is an outward sign of poor crafstmanship that is an indication of what is inside as well. Sure it comes with some trinkets, however the audio isn't that great. I haven't tried it with a battery in though so I do not know what they sound like with that. I have a huge head and they do fit!! |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Great for the price
Comments: Just broke my headphones in on a long business trip.
No, they do not shut out 100% of the background noise (duh), they aren't the almost all dynamically responsive headphones on the market (double-duh), and they aren't so comfortable that you do not know they are there.
They *are* a great pair of headphones and do noticeably reduce the low frequency background noise typically found in a jet cabin environment, all for a affordable price.
Battery life was great - maybe 20 hours worth.
They do not fold into a terribly compact arrangement - essentially the cups swivel 90 degrees so the unit is more flat. I do not think that's unreasonable, however some may think that's it's still too bulky.
great ear and headband padding. All-in-all, I think I got my money's worth. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Great however have some flaws.
Comments: I purchaced the headphones a couple of weeks ago looking for a great sounding pair of headphones with a decent noise canceling feature.
I was happy with the sound of the headphones without the active noise canceling feature turned on. I loved the phones ability to produce low level frequencys, somthing I look for when I purchace headphones. The low level did not get mudded out by a high midrange song or sound. I currently use these headphones for gameing.
I am currently sitting In a room with them on, there is a pump running behind me pumping water out of my flooded room. The pump is loud and annoying, there is also a dehumidifier running just to my left. With the active noise canceling on I can not hear the dehumidifier whatsoever even during silent periods between songs ect. I can barely hear the pump running and without these phones I would be driven up a wall and back. This said however....
When I turn on the noise canceling feature I have to completely adjust the equalizer on my X-FI so the sound still remains correct, it really takes the high end out and fills up the midrange so it sounds like my dads car stereo.
I love the phones for the price however having to change my equalizer to compensate for the noise cancelation is a hassle, 4 stars. |
