Hi, I tried the Type II ages ago and soon threw them out. They did reduce noise but together with it much of the inner life of a recording. Subtle dynamic nuances and changes were just blotted out. What was worse, they seemed to add something to the music, which could best be described as breathing, which was very annoying and distracting from the musical enjoyment. Here in Europe they were made and distributed by Nakamichi under licence, but for the reasons described above, they never were a success amongst the cognoscienti.
