Considering getting noise cancelling headphones
Apr 1, 2011, 11:21 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2010
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make sure they work with dead batteries
I considered getting BOSE noise canceling but read that they won't work as normal headphones if the battery dies...this was a deal breaker for me. Not sure if that's changed in the last 4 years.
I got some closeout ones from Sharper Image some time ago...they worked ok but now I just use higher end sony earbuds (that plug my ear well w/o having to shove in the ear canal) and it is good enough for me. Plus no bulky case to carry around.
-AK
I got some closeout ones from Sharper Image some time ago...they worked ok but now I just use higher end sony earbuds (that plug my ear well w/o having to shove in the ear canal) and it is good enough for me. Plus no bulky case to carry around.
-AK
Apr 3, 2011, 8:10 am
#17
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+1 on getting in-ear noise isolating headphones instead of active noise canceling. The Bose QC series are pretty good, but I'd prefer a good pair of IEMs from Ultimate Ears, Klipsch, etc. The Ultimate Ears 700 are TINY, sound really good, and isolate a lot of sound. If you use the included comply foam tips, it's basically the same as putting a foam earplug in your ear, except it plays music with extremely high quality. I'd recommend those over the Triple.fi 10's, since the TF10's don't fit as comfortably on me (I have both) although they both isolate noise really well.
Apr 3, 2011, 10:46 am
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My thoughts on noise cancelling headphones is that the Bose and other on-ear sets are just to bloody big to lug around everywhere. If you do a lot of international flying in premium cabins and don't mind wearing headphones that have been worn by others, lugging one's own headset around really is unnecessary.
I switched to passive noise reducing earbuds a few years ago and have been very pleased with the results. Their effectiveness is a consequence of how good a seal they create when sitting in your lug hole. The only issue is that you have to keep a spare set of the correct sized spacers in case the existing ones get lost or fall onto a dirty floor. I don't think I've spent more than $30 or $40 on any of these in-ear sets, on the premise that in the history of humankind there has never been a pair of earpieces that have been worth more than that.
I switched to passive noise reducing earbuds a few years ago and have been very pleased with the results. Their effectiveness is a consequence of how good a seal they create when sitting in your lug hole. The only issue is that you have to keep a spare set of the correct sized spacers in case the existing ones get lost or fall onto a dirty floor. I don't think I've spent more than $30 or $40 on any of these in-ear sets, on the premise that in the history of humankind there has never been a pair of earpieces that have been worth more than that.