Originally Posted by
jackal
I actually find in-ears more comfortable on a plane, as most planes these days have headrest wings, and leaning against a headrest wing with an on-the-ear headphone is not very comfortable (and with the Bose, it can trigger feedback or at least affect the noise-reduction quality). In-ears with a good sleeve are very comfortable even when leaning against something.
While I'm still an over-the-ear fan with our QC-15s (and I've only tried cheap in-ear products so can't compare), you remind me of the time I
cracked a pair while sleeping too hard on them during a TATL flight.