Awkward cable lengths, Slightly muddy at extreme volumes
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Audio-Technica has brought the price of noise cancelling earphones sharply down with the ATH-ANC23. These earbuds have decent sound quality and good noise cancellation, although the buds' large size and the heavy weight of the noise cancellation...
The ANC23s are our new favourite pair of headphones, at this point, with excellent sound and a noise-cancelling feature that you don't often find at this...
Their sonic clarity, strength and agility put the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC23 canalphones on par with designer models that cost as much as $300 to $400....
The keys to ATH-ANC23’s performance are the speakers Audio-Technica chose for the earbuds, and a battery-powered in-line active noise-cancelling box that sits roughly half way between the buds and the L-shaped, highly case- and device-compatible...
Do in-ear monitors really need to cancel noise? From left: Audio-Technica's ATH-ANC23, Phiaton's PS 20 NC, and the Sennheiser CXC 700 Photo: Brent ButterworthEnlarge Mention noise-cancelling headphones and most people think of large, over-ear...
Reviewers of audio equipment must, as a matter of necessity, talk about somewhat abstract concepts like “dynamic range.” These terms aren’t often very well defined, but are important nonetheless. Dynamic range, which in principle...
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