ARCHIVE: AA Drops Bose NR Headset for Bang & Olufsen (as of March 2019)
 

That's unfortunate.

As someone who owns both Bose and B&O headphones, Bose is far superior when it comes to comfort and better in noise cancellation as well.

Be that as it may, AA is offering headphones that are pretty much far superior sound quality to just about any other airline out there, J or F.

Gotta give kudos where it's due.

Wonder if they will be as strict as collecting them as they are about the Bose.

I'm reserving judgement until we see how the new ones turn out, as I do think the Bose stock was definitely showing it's age. I felt an increasing number were having issues with the cables, battery, etc..., so there's definitely positives with replacements.

Bose has a lengthy history with noise reduction headphones, dating back to when they made headsets for pilots that reduced engine noise and allowed much clearer communications with ATC. This deep experience imbued the product with comfort over the ear and effective noise reduction for continuous wave sound sources.

It will be interesting to compare the B&O product.

The original Bose Series 1, vintage 1989.

I didn't know that JDiver was going for the Andre Agassi look (see previous post image).

Will be interesting to find out which headphones AA will go with.

I haven't used B&O but I've never seen their name associated with noise cancellation on any blogs or review sites. So, I don't expect this to be for the best but we'll see.

Delta's are terrible. I had to take them off after 5 minutes, my ears were getting sweaty. That said, I almost exclusively use my Shure in-ears, they're so much less obtrusive and block out the noise at least as well.

find by me, I dislike FA demanding my Bose when they think they belong to AA:)

I have a B&O sound system in my car and it is pretty nice. I'd imagine their headphones would be nice too.

The whole headphone collection thing though is just silly. I've flown on AY and CX this year so far (QF soon). Headphones are in the box next to the seat, and you leave them there after you're done. Not sure if AA had an issue with theft or what. I certanly couldn't imagine the CX FA's going through the cabin and asking for headphones.

Agreed. It's all a bit pointless when they distribute the headphones an hour after takeoff and collect them an hour prior to landing. The fact that they have three prong plugs makes them unusable anywhere other than on a plane anyway.

As there must be a credible reason, I've extended AA's practice to car rides, asking the small, toddler-sized backseat occupants in my car to hand over any headphones 60 minutes before we arrive at our destination on long car rides. That will surely set the proper tone for any future AA flights ;)