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Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint
Reviewed by
Jasmine France
on 02/08/2008

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The good: The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint headphones are comfortable and come with useful accessories such as a hard shell travel case and airline adapter. Overall sound quality is good (with noise-cancellation turned on), bass is tight and present, and noise-cancellation feature works well.

The bad: The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 suffers from slightly brittle treble, which makes some tracks sound harsh. The audio has a muffled quality if the noise cancellation is turned off. There's also noticeable sound leakage.

The bottom line: The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint headphones offer excellent noise cancellation and relatively solid sound quality for the price.

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  • Reviewed by:
    Jasmine France
  • Reviewed on: 02/08/2008
  • Updated on: 10/27/2009

Editors' Note: As of August 2009, the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint headphones reviewed below have been replaced by the ATH-ANC7b QuietPoint headphones.

The latest export from Audio-Technica are the ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint headphones. They are a noise-canceling headphone set with comfortable earpads and a detachable cable. Although they suffer from a few sound issues and can't really be used without the noise-cancellation feature, these headphones are a reasonable choice for frequent-fliers looking for new cans in the $100 to $200 range.

The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint headphones aren't what you might consider the most portable headphones on the block, with earcups that measure roughly 3.7 inches by 3 inches. However, these do fold flat for storage, and you get a hard shell case to transport them in. The package also includes an airplane adapter, which adds to their travel-friendliness. Although Audio-Technica asserts that the ATH-ANC7s are closed-back headphones, we find that a fair amount of sound leaks through thanks to a small pass-through speaker on the back of each earcup. This is worth noting if you have concerns about disturbing your neighbor, or (ahem) would rather outsiders not be part of your listening experience.


Audio-Technica includes some accessories with the headphones: a hard shell case, a AAA battery, an airline adapter, and a quarter-inch adapter.

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    Editors' rating: 86

    Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 891 reviews of Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 71/100 and users 86/100. Comparing these reviews to 131772 other Headphones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 86/100 = Very Good.

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    Summary: iLounge's headphone reviews typically look at both the pros and cons of products we test, but in all honesty, there aren't many cons to the ATH-ANC7 design: unlike competitors, you can find this $220 at stores such as Amazon.com for $125 shipped, ...

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  • smarthouse.com.au

    Summary: Audio-Technica's ATH-ANC7 is also a serious set of headphones worth recommending for what its worth. It costs less than Bose's Quiet Comfort 3 and even Sennheiser's PXC 450, giving it the edge in terms of affordability. Page: 1 2 [3]

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  • wired.com

    Editors' rating: 90

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    Editors' rating: 70

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  • personal computer world

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: The ATH-ANC7s are well made and fine sounding pair of compact headphones with noise-reduction features that really do provide a noticeable reduction in external noise

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