Business class headphone quality? (777-300ER)
Feb 20, 2020, 11:42 am
#1
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Business class headphone quality? (777-300ER)
How are the business class headphones you get on the 777-300ER? Are they significantly worse than a good major brand of noise cancelling headphone, or are they perfectly fine?
Feb 20, 2020, 11:48 am
#2
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I owned a pair of beats for years, yes branded headphones are better but the SQ ones are not significantly worse.....
Feb 21, 2020, 7:46 pm
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If you're comparing to beats, you're probably right that SQ provided headphones are fine. Personally, I'm a bit more fussy with sound, fit, and comfort, so I prefer to travel with my own pair of Sony WH-1000XM3. recently, I also got myself a Twelvesouth airfly pro, which means I can use my headphones wirelessly with the IFE and not worry about cables getting all tangled. for me, it's upped the convenience and comfort factor a lot
Feb 21, 2020, 8:39 pm
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Each to their own, I guess...
If you're comparing to beats, you're probably right that SQ provided headphones are fine. Personally, I'm a bit more fussy with sound, fit, and comfort, so I prefer to travel with my own pair of Sony WH-1000XM3. recently, I also got myself a Twelvesouth airfly pro, which means I can use my headphones wirelessly with the IFE and not worry about cables getting all tangled. for me, it's upped the convenience and comfort factor a lot
If you're comparing to beats, you're probably right that SQ provided headphones are fine. Personally, I'm a bit more fussy with sound, fit, and comfort, so I prefer to travel with my own pair of Sony WH-1000XM3. recently, I also got myself a Twelvesouth airfly pro, which means I can use my headphones wirelessly with the IFE and not worry about cables getting all tangled. for me, it's upped the convenience and comfort factor a lot
Branded, especially those in the price range of your headphones are mostly going to be better quality than what majority of airlines provide.
I watch 2-3 movies max on long haul flights to Europe or to US so the headphones provided for
me are more than suffice.
Feb 21, 2020, 8:49 pm
#5
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I don't have personal, quality noise cancelling headphones, but I find the SQ J ones perfectly adequate so I don't feel the need to splurge. Thank goodness - it would be yet another thing that needs batteries and that I would have to consider when going through airport security.
Feb 26, 2020, 7:11 pm
#6
Join Date: Mar 2015
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They're fine, good enough comfort and noise cancelling for me..
My wife and I usd Sonys daily (she has the wh-1000xm3, but I dislike over-ears so I still use the wi-1000x neckband) for commuting, but we don't bother bringing them on trips (if flying J/F).
My wife and I usd Sonys daily (she has the wh-1000xm3, but I dislike over-ears so I still use the wi-1000x neckband) for commuting, but we don't bother bringing them on trips (if flying J/F).