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Default Acoustic Research ARNC01 reviews???

Anyone got any idea about these noise canceling headphones? They have
been out there for a few years and there are NO REVIEWS anywhere
significant (I found two on some European site but they look so
suspiciously short and similar that they look like they have been put
there by Audiovox's PR department). Are they a quality AR product or
a poxy Audiovox one? I cant believe that no one bought them because
of the AAAA battery but suddenly there are lots out there on offer for
just over $15.

If someone at AR has put their minds to noise cancellation, they could
be a technological marvel and a smash hit (so why no reviews!!) but
most noise canceling products out there have multiple reviews saying
that the NR function doesnt work adequately for the user. ( I had a
pair of old Philips HNC50 phones which cost five bucks that had this
problem and I completely cured it by replacing the pathetic silicon
buds for memory foam ones sold for the Grado headphones: Then the
sound was amazing and the NC suddenly started working.)

Or are they just some old Philips or Sony design which they arent
selling any more which Audiovox has bought and re-packaged?