Listening to audio recordings through a good set of headphones has always been an enjoyable experience and a way to hear a ‘lot more’ out of your favorite recordings. The Linx Audio headphones represent the most recent marketing advances in consumer headphone technology through the use of what is called ‘noise cancellation’.

In short, the benefits of using headphones with noise cancellation headphones is essentially to keep out unwanted external sounds while listening to a recording, thereby increasing the enjoyment of the audio experience. Noise cancellation is also supposed to allow you to hear the music at lower volumes. Theoretically, using a pair of Noise canceling headphones in a noisy vehicle or in an airplane would increase the pleasure of the listening experience while keeping the outside noise to a minimum.

Noise cancellation headphone specifications will vary from vendor to vendor and will therefore vary in quality and features. These headphones also characteristically have certain limitations. For one, noise canceling headphones require batteries for power and which have to be replaced or recharged regularly. If you forget to turn off the on – off switch after use, you will be replacing the batteries more often than you expect. I have also found that certain audio players interact with these ‘powered’ headphones in a way that causes an unexpected and unpleasant ‘hum’. These facts as well as other considerations aside, the Clear Harmony Linx Audio Headphones by AblePlanet compare favorably to the competition, that being ‘BOSE’ in both price and quality.

For this review I actually used a pair of good old standard Sony MDR- V600’s (not noise cancellation featured) for comparison with the Clear Harmony Linx Audio Headphones and although I wouldn’t permanently replace my Sony’s with the Linx, I occasionally like to switch around from time to time, if not just for variety. I especially liked using the Linx with my iPod as they are better sounding and way better noise canceling than the usual ‘in ear’ brand of iPod headphones while at the same time not as bulky at the less mobile looking Sony MDR-600. If I wanted to take a pair of headphones on a road trip in a vehicle (as a passenger not the driver of course) I would take the Clear Harmony Linx Noise canceling Headphones to take advantage of the opportunity to use them in a useful manner. Personally I wouldn’t take them with me on an airplane, but someone traveling regularly on an airplane such as a business traveler may be very happy to do so.

Clear Harmony Linx Audio Noise canceling Headphones have a four foot straight cable attachment cord with an In-Line Volume Control and a one eighth stereo tip. With the one quarter inch stereo adapter included, the headphones are typically capable of patching into almost every standard audio environment. These headphones come as a neat little package complete with a snug carrying case and several adapters. The Linx actually sound pretty good and sound to me, less colored sounding than the BOSE.

Consumer quality noise canceling Headphones will not replace yesterdays headphone technology like the iPod replaced CD’s but The Clear Harmony Linx Audio package is an impressive gift for the person in your life who already has every other kind of appliance in their possession.

Giving someone who means something to you a set of these noise canceling headphones which sell around town for $349.99 will quite likely leave a very positive impression.






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