OTTO's In-ear Passive Noise-reduction Headphones

Even if the generic trend for the headphone industry seems to follow the ANR standard, which stands for Active Noise Reduction, there are manufacturers that still rely on the passive methods to eliminate the ambient or parasite noise that impedes a clean and clear audition. The noise-reduction headphones become highly-popular once with the serious development of this technology and of portable player segment - the thorough proofs from the very customers that such technology is indeed offering a significant reduction of the exterior noises in places such as trains, airplanes, or other similar locations.

On one hand, people are actually spending more time traveling with all sorts of transportation methods and for long periods of time; no matter whether used for music or other kind of listening, the headphones have begun to play an increasingly large role when it comes to traveling and the need for better-performing equipment has grown direr.

The Isolating Ear Buds are such pieces of equipment, freshly released by the Otto company, providing passive noise-filtering, by classical methods. These headphones are in-canal buds, completely covering the auditory tract and thus insulating the ear from the ambient noises, allowing the sound signal to be deployed in much better conditions. Even more, due to the almost complete absence of the outer, parasite noises, the optimal audition requires a smaller volume and this way your hearing is protected better.

The Otto Isolating Ear Buds sport rare earth drivers with 8mm diameters and 16 Ohms impedance, being capable of developing as much as 105dB sound pressure level. They come with three-size interchangeable ear buds (small, medium and large) and a 1.15m cord with 3.5mm plugs. The cool thing is that the body of the Otto Isolating Ear Buds is made form solid aluminum for super-strength and durability and these headphones come in no less than 6 colors that match your iPod Nano. Shipping immediately for around $70.

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