Jeremy Charette
01-17-2008, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2008/01/17/Creative-Aurvana-X-Fi-Headphones/p1' target='_blank'>http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2008/01/17/Creative-Aurvana-X-Fi-Headphones/p1</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"A couple of years ago I reviewed the Creative HN-700 noise cancelling headphones, which proved to be revolutionary. It wasn't the active noise cancelling that was revolutionary, rather the fact that Creative had brought the technology to market at a fraction of the price asked by its competitors. The sound quality wasn't outstanding, but these headphones did a great job of blocking out the drone of the engines on a plane, or the rumble of a train without costing the earth. This time Creative isn't going for the value market, and its Aurvana X-Fi noise cancelling headphones are up against some stiff competition from the likes of the Panasonic RP-HC500E-S and the Sennheiser PXC 450 sets."</em></p><p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/dht/auto/1200542627.usr17787.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>I'm not a fan of over the ear headphones, but these appear to fill the bill quite well. Comfortable, good noise cancelling, and good fidelity. For my money, I'd rather get a good set of earbuds, preferably custom molded. Course, I wear a hearing aid, so I experience fidelity the rest of you will never know.</p>