The price of the Philips HN 110 Folding noise-canceling headphones ranges from $33 to $99. The thing about the Philips HN 110 is that people tend to love them or dislike them. The difference seems to be the reason that people bought them in the first place. They work really well in cars. The noise canceling feature isn’t top of the line so it only catches some ranges. The thing is, if you buy them for use in places where the noise they cancel best is, then they are just the ticket.
Car travel has a lot of attendant sounds such as the tires of the road, the humming of the engine, and the rush of other traffic. The Philips HN 110 handles these sounds like a dream. If the vehicle is full of chatterboxes, you might have a problem as the headphones cannot drown out shrill voices.
Some people swear by them as perfect for plane travel. They come with the two-pronged plane-type connector as part of the package and they do muffle the sounds that are part of the low-level noise of the plane and the mumbling of your fellow passengers. For the price, which as noted, can be as low as $33, the Philips HN 110 is considered a great deal. Especially since some noise-canceling headphones can cost almost ten times that amount.
A couple of other facts that appeal to travelers is the foldability of Philips HN 110 folding headphones which lets you slip them into a carry-on bag or tuck into a travel bag or laptop bag for road travel and the long life battery which usually lasts for the length of your trip. Some people have had problems with the switch getting flipped on when they are stuffed in a bag. Then you settle in to listen to your music or audio book while you travel and the battery is dead before you begin and there is no battery meter to let you know.
Another issue that is a personal issue is the earpieces. Some people love them and compare them favorably to other earpieces. Maybe it has to do with the size of your head or ears, but other people complain that the earpieces are too tight and soon start pinching your ears.
The alaScore™ is 71 percent. However, users rated them at 70 percent while experts rated them at 48 percent. It seems that people who use these headphones where they have strength like them while experts look at them from a wider range of benefits.