JVC: HA-NC250 Advanced Noise Cancelling Headphones

JVC: HA-NC250 Advanced Noise Cancelling Headphones
alaScore 71

15 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the portability and noise isolation. The value for money and comfort also get good feedback.

sound, comfort, value for money, noise isolation, portability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the JVC: HA-NC250 Advanced Noise Cancelling Headphones is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 71/100 = Good quality.

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JVC HANC250 (Black)

 

JVC has built a reasonable reputation for producing inexpensive noise-canceling headphones , and those 'phones have done well in terms of sound quality. Still, there's nothing wrong with taking a step up in the world, which is exactly what JVC is doing...

The JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones are comfortable and offer good sound quality, including tight bass response. The headphones work with or without the noise-cancellation feature activated. JVC includes handy accessories such as a compact,...

The cable that comes with the JVC HA-NC250 is too short for nonportable use.

The JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones make a great travel companion for those who demand quality sound. And they may not be cheap, but they seem that way next to the Bose QuietComfort 3.

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"Short battery life, unreliable, but nice when they work"

 

This product, when it works, works well for the money. It is hard to find inexpensive noise-canceling headphones, and these fit the bill for a regular business traveler with not the best hearing to begin with. That said, the short battery life made the...

Great set of accessories allows the headphones (and other peripherals) to be used in a variety of settings

Battery life is incredibly short -- I couldn't go on more than 3 trips without replacing them (although the AAA batteries fit easily within the case

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"bad battery life and not reliable"

 

After less then 2 weeks of owning the headphones I had to call in for a replacement set because the noise isolation would work properly. The noise isolation would randomly turn on and off at a moments notice resulting in poor quality sound. I thought...

When working, it is a very comfortable set of headphones with a very crisp sound and good noise isolation.

Poor battery life

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"Sound cuts out during movement or moderate volume"

 

I will not buy another pair of headphones without trying them out first. I don't listen to music at high volumes but when stationary the bass distorts. When walking, or travelling the sound cuts in and out. Unless yous listening to news casts at a...

Comes with a case

Walking or travelling on a train, plane, the sound cuts in and out! This is apparently a known issue. I listen primarily to Classic Rock and the bass breaks up constantly. They sound terrible

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"disappointed"

 

comes in a nice case

Ear pads too small, my ears started to hurt on longer flights.

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"Worth the cost!"

 

Overall, I rated these a 4/5 because I had bought and tried and then returned 3 other noise canceling headphones that were in the same price range only to be disappointed. The quality of the JVC cant be beat for this price range and although I havent...

1. Budget friendly AND does what its supposed to do

1. Cable is way too short, so if you want to move w/ them maybe invest in a longer cable

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"Great headphones; it really works."

 

Just used this set for a very long trip---two flight legs. It seemed the battery lasted forever, and the ear cups were very comfortable. Also, very good noise reduction. Carrying case is hard-shell and compact (easy to place in your laptop case). Sound...

Very good noise reduction; very comfortable on the ears; long battery life (AAA); hard-shell carrying case.

Cord tends to get tangled at times but not a big deal.

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"Great product, one problem"

 

I am certain my problem is atypical due to a factory defect in the noise cancelling circuitry. The headphones produce a slight metallic ringing noise that resonates with high pitch sounds, only when the noise cancelling is turned on. This occurs...

Comfort.

Ringing noice that resonates with high pitch sounds when noise cancelling is turned on.

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"Great Value! Very Comfortable! Really Good Sound!"

 

As I was traveling every week for work, I began looking at noise cancelling headphones to wear on my 4 flights per week. I compared these to the Bose QC-3 which a fellow traveler let me try and found these JVC HA NC-250 headphones to be a much better...

Inexpensive relative to comparable models. Really good sound quality for listening to music, especially with noise cancelling on. Noise cancelling effective. Very comfortable to wear over long periods. Can still listen to music when batteries dead.

Lets in some noise when wearing glasses. Annoying crackling sound when using noise cancelling and batteries are running down.

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"Noise canceling is good, but other sounds penetrate"

 

For the price, these are an okay pair of headphones. I'm a little disappointed that the padding of the headphones, while comfortable, does not block out more sound. I tried on a pair of Boss headphones in-store once, and the padding blocked out almost...

Comfortable. Comes with a case and airplane attachments. Noise canceling is good. Good sound quality

Other sounds, like conversations around me are able to penetrate rather easily.

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