After a sound investment (arf!)? The Sennheiser PXC-450s are some of the best noise-cancelling over-ear headphones you’ll ever clap eyes (or should that be ears) on.
Granted, the Sennheiser PXC-450s aren’t much to look at – a more German-looking pair of cans we couldn’t imagine – but you’re not buying these for their looks. These babies will cut out all manner of noise pollution, whether its the mindless chatter of your mates or the high-roar of a jet engine. Apparently pilots use NoiseGard-equipped headsets to kill external noise. Well, guess what… the Sennheiser PXC-450s have NoiseGard 2.0 tech built-in!
These can be worn for endless hours in comfort for two reasons: the first is the padded headband – it’s like wearing a tigght-ish piece of cotton wool around your dome. The second is the battery life – a single battery will easily last a flight to the other side of the planet.
Once “run in” like a new Alfa, only more reliable, the Sennheiser PXC-450s provide the usual stunning audio performance that we come to expect from the audio maestros: smooth, sweet sonics with plenty of detail. If we were being picky we might say that the Sennheiser PXC-450s are lacking a little in low-end grunt. But that’s if we were being picky. The only other criticism is the bulk. Even when they’re folded up these bad boys will take up a significant part of your hand luggage.
But those are minor critiques, and they don’t distract from the fact that the Sennheiser PXC-450s are a formidable bit of noise-cancelling tech. Phenomenal.
