Originally Posted by eduboys
Maybe I'm the only person on flyer talk that has some reservations regarding the headphones. I find myself sweating after wearing these headphones for about an hour. They are great for cancelling much of the ambient noise, but they DO NOT get completely rid of the noise coming from the two people sitting next to you.
I don't think anyone ever suggested that they would. They're designed to eliminate the whoosh and roar that accompanies air travel. In that regard, they're superb. Interestingly, I notice that, even if I don't listen to music, removing that background white noise roar makes a huge difference in how rested and relaxed I am when I arrive.
For short periods of time, as well as movies on my laptop, these headphones are superb. For me they are definitely not wearable for an extended period of time without some physical discomfort in my ears.
Which ones do you have? The QC1s used to bother me a bit after serveral hours. I can wear the new QC2s, though, throughout the longest flight without discomfort.