Mitashi MH 3001 NC

The model is designed so that it works only in active mode, like the Bose, so you need to have batteries all time. After switching the product on, I encountered a short burst of low frequency feedback on the right, probably by the circuit situated there. It was not damaging, but the slight noise encountered in the absence of music is a drawback.

This gets masked when tracks are played, just like all other amps and their associated hums, though soft passages might get affected by this. Considering the price of the product, I did not want to be too discerning about the performance – and with this caveat in mind, the performance was good. The bass and mids were in control and sibilance levels too were fine.

Noise cancellation wasn't present but it made the background sound leak through a bit, that too in a weird sounding, out-of-phase form. The headphones can handle good amounts of volume without distortion, and again it’s the music playback capability that impressed us, and not the noise cancellation.

Conclusion
At Rs 1095, this could be the cheapest noise cancellation unit around, so it now boils down to whether you want to spend so little! The noise cancellation is not effective and a few negative issues crop up in the performance, but the sound itself is not bad at all. If you're on a shoestring budget, you might as well give it a try.