Originally Posted by Land-of-Miles
I have the sony NC11's and wouldnt particularly recommend them. I have never really noticed any noise cancelling effect when switched on, so I am not sure what it is they actually do. They are powered by a AAA battery and fit a normal single prong slot, but also come with a double prong adapter in a rather nice and compact velour bag.
After looking at the they seemed to make perfect sense since you can wear them when sleeping without waking everytime you roll over on to your side. However whilst they function quite well as headphones, they dont seem to do much (if anything to cancel out ambient noise), they also do not go very loud, so that doesnt work as a noise cancelling option either. Overall very poor value for money IMHO, at around £100 a pair. The bose ones sound tempting, but seem to bulky to cancel noise when sleeping, anyone else have any recommendations?
Shure E3c earphones are highly rated for sound quality, but you have to be comfortable with the fitting (right in the canal). There's no active cancelling, the idea being you get a very tight fit to reduce noise (babys and announcements too). £125 but £80 on ebay.