Review: Lindy noise cancelling headphones
Ordinarily when you talk about noise cancelling headphones, you’re talking about a serious piece of kit. Probably costing upwards of £100.
So how Lindy were able to bring a set of headphones to market for under £40, we’ll never know.
Never the less, they have. And they’re sent us a set to have a look at as well. Can these headphones compare with products costing twice as much? Lets find out.
Out of the box.
The headphones are nicely presented, but there’s little flare about the packaging. We like that. If Lindy had spent a fortune on making the box look good then the end price for the headphones would have been more.
Inside we found the heaphones themselves, a leatherette carry case, a battery for the noise cancelling circuit, a 3.5mm connector lead and some instruction pamphlets.
The headphones themselves look very well put together, the arms are hinged so that the earpieces can fold away for storage and transportation. The plastics don’t feel cheap in the slightest and the ear cushions feel quite soft.
On the left earpiece is the 3.5mm connector, the volume dial and the on/off switch for the noise cancellation. A discreet latch hides the battery compartment beneath the black plastic detailing. The other earpiece is free of controls, though it features the same plastic detailing in order to keep some symmetry.
If we were scoring these phones on looks alone, then we’d have scored them pretty high already (based upon the price). You could call the design basic, but we’d prefer to call it discreet. Too many headphones from major producers look great and end up disappointing when it comes to sound quality.
Will these phones fall foul of the same problem? Read on to find out…
I bought a set of these in the US a while back. I can tell you that they are well worth the money. My son is a drummer and uses them while practicing. He can listen to the music he is playing on his IPOD, play, and still hear his music well. They are great.