Digital Home Thoughts: Creative Aurvana X-Fi Headphones Reviewed

"A couple of years ago I reviewed the Creative HN-700 noise cancelling headphones, which proved to be revolutionary. It wasn't the active noise cancelling that was revolutionary, rather the fact that Creative had brought the technology to market at a fraction of the price asked by its competitors. The sound quality wasn't outstanding, but these headphones did a great job of blocking out the drone of the engines on a plane, or the rumble of a train without costing the earth. This time Creative isn't going for the value market, and its Aurvana X-Fi noise cancelling headphones are up against some stiff competition from the likes of the Panasonic RP-HC500E-S and the Sennheiser PXC 450 sets."

I'm not a fan of over the ear headphones, but these appear to fill the bill quite well. Comfortable, good noise cancelling, and good fidelity. For my money, I'd rather get a good set of earbuds, preferably custom molded. Course, I wear a hearing aid, so I experience fidelity the rest of you will never know.