On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:21:39 -0700, iws wrote:

On the earphones, they're only $9.99 with free shipping - hard to go
wrong.

Well, maybe not -- not for the $9.99 SKU. I took a gamble at buying two
sets of these to replace the bulky earmuff-style noise cancelling
earphones that my wife and I use on long airplane flights.

I guess I'm only out $20.

The whole kit comes in a poly bag -- no box. It came only with _one_
set of ear cups. These are obviousy returned or 're-fubished' items.
(How do you "refurbish" things like this?) Neither set seems to do much
noise cancelling. What they do do .. they amplify the audio when
switched "On". Maybe the intent is to over-power the external noise --
thus driving my poor hearing to an even sorrier state....

I see the web site no longer has this $9.99 SKU. They do have a $22.99
SKU that seems to be the full Philips kit -- with box and everything!
:-)

Anyway, I guess I'm only out $20.

Jonesy
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