Quote Originally Posted by ChedWick View Post
However, they were kind of quiet I had both my headphones and the headset turned all the way up in the mall and was still hearing people around me (hardly the case with even half the volume on my current headphones.) I assume because I never stuck a AAA battery in the little plastic amplifier but if I was spending 60 on a pair of head phones (now $27!) I wasn't going to invest in a AAA battery every few days, so I took them back and raised my price range.

So if you don't mind using a AAA battery to boost the sound these are a pretty decent pair.
Yes, noise canceling tech requires you use the batteries, otherwise they're merely another set of headphones.