JVC HA-NC260

JVC HA-NC260 Noise Canceling Headphones

JVC has quite the array of noise-canceling headphones that range in price and style. In fact, the company was one of the first to offer in-ear 'buds with active cancellation, and it's also a great place to start if you're looking for noise canceling on the cheap. However, the HA-NC260 headphones fall into neither camp, as they represent the top end of the line at $200, and also feature an on-ear design that's not super compact. JVC's latest offering is solid, but there's nothing super special about it. The design of the JVC HA-NC260 headphones is about as standard as they come. The black plastic headband is adjustable via a flexible inner band and is padded along the top curve to offer extra comfort. Two plastic, U-shaped arms connect the oval earcups to the band and allow them to pivot slightly for comfort. For on-ear headphones, the earpieces are neither exceedingly large nor exceptionally compact, measuring about 3 inches high and 2.5 inches across. To JVC's credit, the padding of the earcups is quite cushy and the headphones are very lightweight, both of which help with comfort. They did make our ears a bit itchy after a while, though.