Atlantic Technology Pushes 'Noise-Isolating' Design of Latest Over-Ear Headphones

Atlantic Technology is shipping the FS-HR280 headphones, pitching the closed-back, over-ear headset as “noise-isolating.” The design offers noise isolation without “compromising audio performance with active circuits and batteries that add cost, weight and limit listening time,” it said in comparison with noise-canceling designs. The wired headphones can enable hands-free calling with iOS or Android devices with the in-line mic, and the wired cable has controls to play/pause, change and skip tracks, change volume, and reject or make calls on “most” smartphones, the company said. The $299 headphones were selling on the Atlantic technology website Monday for $249.