MDR-NC500D : MDR-NC500D: The New Sony Headphone with 99% Noise Cancellation

Posted on Thu Mar 13, 04:21 by Steven, Student/Podcaster, San Francisco, CA
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Looks absolutely great!
Any word on the price tag?

Posted on Thu Mar 13, 05:42 by Thetrue
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Very very expensive: USD$ 400

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&XID=O:mdr-nc500d:dg_ggldf&kw=mdr-nc500d&lp=8198552921665348955&productId=8198552921665348955

Posted on Fri Mar 14, 08:22 by ro
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whatever they mean by 99%...
0.01 times original amplitude would be just -12dB if i remember this stuff correctly.
noisy airplane minus 12dB is still a noisy airplane.

anybody knows about this more in detail?

Posted on Fri Mar 14, 08:25 by ro
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... okay, -12dB is wrong for sure. here's my 2nd try: i think it's -20dB.