Rattles. Coughs. Sneezes. Other people’s music. PA announcements. Idle conversation. Shouting. The sound of a train speeding along the tracks. Aircraft noise. Your wife. Your girlfriend. The telephone. These are all sounds you avoid having to listen to with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. And Panasonic is giving Giz readers the chance to win one of ten pairs of the HC55 noise cancellers this week.
The HC55s will cancel out 88% of ambient noise which is enough to let you block out most of the annoying sounds that fill our days. They come with three different earpiece sizes, and the stainless steel design will match pretty much anything.
To win a pair worth $149, all you have to do is tell us in 25 words or less in the comments below, “What noise would you most want to cancel out?” Entries close Friday at 5pm.
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Christopher Davies
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:40 PMMy brother playing Pokemon at full volume so he can hear the beautifully composed growls of each monster.
Keith Drain
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:41 PMI’d like to cancel out the noise of the leprechauns telling me to burn things. . It will cancel those out right?
Donovan Scholtz
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:44 PMNoise? what noise? i can hear anything with my new HC55′s in.
Nugen Yo
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:49 PMThe revving of the intellects who love speeding down my 25m street which has a roundabout at one end & a stop sign at the other. Logic Much?
PoomDomain
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:50 PMYour mama is so fat, when she eats with her mouth open, I want to cancel out those noise.
Bob Richards
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:00 PMI would give these to my neighbours, so I can have loud parties again!
Dan
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:03 PMI would be able to get into a argument with anyone and have the cancelling headphones in so i didnt have to listen to them
pmm
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:05 PMThe noise from the guy sitting in the cubicle opposite me at work who insists on playing his classical music from his speakers. Help me!!
Edo
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:08 PMThe noise of the traffic outside my apartment when I’m trying to sleep. I thought I would get used to it eventually – I thought wrong :(
Gary Fintelman
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:15 PMI would use these 8 hours a day to block the constant background droning in my office. not of my boss, just the computers.
Jasper Wong
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:17 PMCancel out all noise so I can bond with my favourite artists in peace and quiet.
Dave Anthony
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:21 PM6am Monday to Friday; downstairs neighbour, floorboards, high heels, AND THE SAME F&#*(^ BRITANY SPEARS SONG (WITHOUT FAIL) cranked for the hour. I work LATE!!
Roy Boy
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:21 PMKyle Sandilands, Fran Drescher, Germaine Greer, Nascar commentary, Hughsey, Andre Rieu, ALL australian idols and big brother contestants. Number of these noises required in life: 0.
Fady Narouz
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:26 PMI would cancel out the noise of babies screaming and crying on planes and trains
azathoth
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:33 PMMy housemates bedhead thumping in time to Abba…. in terms of audio terrorism it ranks up there with a Yanni concert.
Walexx
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:34 PMNothing on this planet could cut out the whinging, whining and nagging sounds of my Mother in Law, but hey, Im willing to try :).
Izzy
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:35 PMMy maths lecturer on a Monday morning. Who needs that kind of disruption? Some people are trying to sleep.
xiphias
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:36 PMThe golf club up the street that hosts old people parties and has one CD.. playing ABBA, Men at Work and Eagle Rock on loop…
Chris
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:38 PMMums nagging.
Charles
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:40 PMTo cancel out the noise of those cheap ipod headphones that sheep wear on the bus. Curse you sheep and your cheap headphones >:-(
Matt Moore
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:47 PMNeed to block out whinging schoolkids on bus’s/trains which i catch with them everyday. I don’t care who’s boyfriend is cutest anymore!
Dennis Lok
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:53 PMI would like to cancel the noise of my accounting lecturer at uni.
He’s boring.
I learnt that crap in year 10.
Falzoni
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:04 AM“Woo, I’m awesome!” Which is the sound I’m imagining the 10 people would be making for winning with their wittier answers.
Travis Kreslin
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:04 AMNoise Canceling in those anyoying school lectures where you know everything the lecture is about but they still talk for over an hour regardless.
Stephen Golding
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:12 AMTo block out Serena Williams’ “profanity” at next year’s Australian Open. This could be a great marketing opportunity for Panasonic.