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Old Apr 2, 2012, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by Aloxford
I have used the BA headphones in my iPod, you just have to twist the jack so that only the larger jack plug goes into the iPod. Easy
The noise-cancelling feature won't have been active though.
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Old Apr 3, 2012, 2:57 am
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Hmm, I didn't get it to work at all. I presumed that the headphones needed the noise-cancelling power in order to provide any sound at all, as some headphones do. However, I'm not a regular in CW so haven't had the chance to test it out very often.
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Old Apr 3, 2012, 4:59 am
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oops, probably my fault
When I tried removing the 2 pin connector and plugging in the single pin, I was getting no sound. But I think the talkthrough function may have been activated (Sennheiser phones). I just gave up too quickly
Will try again on my return trip.

Thanks anyway for all feedback.
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Old Apr 3, 2012, 5:56 am
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Another vote for the QC15s here. On the upper deck with a movie on you can hardly hear the engines.

On SQ I had to use the double adaptor which came with them for the first time, took a bit of working out.
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Old Apr 3, 2012, 6:58 am
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I lost the double adapter from my Bose headphones - I went into the Bose shop and they gave me a free replacement. <3 Bose
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Old Dec 1, 2015, 2:14 pm
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bluetooth headphones connection to boing 777
Hi,
I have just bought some Wireless Bluetooth Headphones which have come with a USB cable.

Does anyone know whether i can connect it to the aircraft to watch movie/listen music?

Or do I need a 3.5 jack cable?

I presume there is no way to connect with the bluetooth.

Thanks.
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Old Dec 1, 2015, 4:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Massimo981
Hi,
I have just bought some Wireless Bluetooth Headphones which have come with a USB cable.

Does anyone know whether i can connect it to the aircraft to watch movie/listen music?

Or do I need a 3.5 jack cable?

I presume there is no way to connect with the bluetooth.

Thanks.
Massimo
Hello Massimo and welcome to Flyertalk. You're going to need a standard jack for a physical connection.
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Old Dec 1, 2015, 7:17 pm
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Originally Posted by dark_horse
Which explains why you can't use the BA headphones in your own equipment (iPod, laptop, etc.). Good thing too, else there'd be large numbers disappearing from each flight!

Or maybe CW pax are better than that?
You would have to be hard up to steal the CW headphones, they're utter crap.

Mine you some people will try to take almost anything off the aircraft.
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Old Dec 1, 2015, 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by flatlander
You would have to be hard up to steal the CW headphones, they're utter crap.
Yeah, they are pretty bad! In contrast, I have Bose QC25 noise cancelling headphones and the noise cancellation on them is fantastic ^ - the BA headphones' noise cancelling function is in comparison utter rubbish. It's quite an experience to try them side by side and realise how massively better the Bose are.
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Old Dec 2, 2015, 3:21 am
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The 767 CW headphone socket seems to need the 2 pin converter. Certainly I couldn't get my own headphones to work well on a recent trip and I don't normally have an issue with them.
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Old Dec 2, 2015, 6:13 am
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Annoying I could not use my own Bose on the 777-300 RECENTLY.
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Old Dec 2, 2015, 6:28 am
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Originally Posted by stevie
Annoying I could not use my own Bose on the 777-300 RECENTLY.
I have used my older Bose 15 and new QC 25 headphones many times on BA 777-300ERs. I am not sure why your ones shouldn't work?
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Old Dec 2, 2015, 6:41 am
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I would have thought all these expensive headphones would come with adaptors or at least be available to purchase as an extra.

To expect all aircraft to fit your headphones is a bit much.
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Old Dec 2, 2015, 7:31 am
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Originally Posted by stevie
Annoying I could not use my own Bose on the 777-300 RECENTLY.
Can you elaborate a little?

I flew recently on both a 777-300, and two different F versions of the 777-200. Both of my Bose pairs worked (QC25 and my earbuds too).
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Old Dec 3, 2015, 8:31 am
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Originally Posted by HIDDY
I would have thought all these expensive headphones would come with adaptors or at least be available to purchase as an extra.

To expect all aircraft to fit your headphones is a bit much.
My Sennheiser CXC700 came with an airline 2-prong adapter. They can also be purchased easily.

Meanwhile, I do not think it is unreasonable to expect aircraft to have the same headphone socket as almost every other piece of audio equipment in the world.
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