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.
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.
I, too, bought the QC2's earlier this year. They are good. But big and there is something better for both sound isolation and acoustical quality. And a far better value.
My QC2's are for sale now, no regrets.
The better,IMO, product is the Shure earphones. I have the E2c's ($99.00) and just got the E5c's ($499.00) I will return the E5c's - they are just not that much better. Purchased on the Shure web site, they can be returned within 30 days "no questions asked."
The E2c's DO block out conversations as well as engine rumble. I just retuned MXP -ZRH - DFW -SFO yesterday. Arrived rested and having enjoyed two movies and hours of music from the iPod as though I was sitting in my living room.
Best wishes,
Teacher49