Several new "noise-cancelling" headphones have appeared on the market over the past year or so, taking the thunder from Bose (previously the only vendor with noise cancelling technology). Some of these new headphones do a good job of filtering out ambient noise, others have good musical acoustics, but not many do both very well. JBL has been making audiophile headphones and speakers for years, and have introduced their latest generation of noise cancelling headphones in their "Reference 510" headset. JBL chose an "on-ear" model for their Reference 510 set, which sit on top of your ears rather than surrounding them. This method makes the headphones more compact, but an "over-the-ear" design naturally blocks out more noise by providing a physical barrier between your fleshy nodules and the outside world.



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