Unfortunately, the noise-canceling circuitry wasn't very effective blocking out the din of the New York City subway or the noise on busy streets. The noise canceling seemed to make the music louder, and that, more than the NC effect itself, made us less aware of the noise. But we could turn up the volume on any headphones and achieve the same result.
The NC6s' sound was sweet and mellow, but bland compared to that of our Grado SR60 headphones. The Grados rock harder and reveal detail in the sound of guitars, vocals, and percussion that the Sony smoothes over. Then again, they lack the NC6s' noise-canceling feature and are relatively large and cumbersome. But if you're looking for truly effective noise canceling, plan on spending a lot more money.
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