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getdev May 15, 2008 11:38 am

Headphones
 
Do headphones you buy at Circuit City/Best Buy work on any airline?

obscure2k May 15, 2008 11:49 am

Moving thread to Travel Technology Forum.
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MarcPHL May 15, 2008 2:04 pm

Depends on which one's you buy I suppose.

My Bose QC3s have worked on every plane I've been on (comes with a 2 prong adapter and one of the prongs folds down).

getdev May 15, 2008 7:18 pm

Did you get them from Best Buy?

Weez_1000 May 15, 2008 7:30 pm

getdev,

i think it depends on the earphones. any set you buy will be capable of working on any plane. You will need the 2 prong adapter that you sometimes get with earphones but if not they are usually available in the airports and almost always at radio shack. All the BOSE headphones Ive purchased came with the 2 prong adapter. Here is one

lin821 May 15, 2008 7:48 pm

What Weez_1000 said.

It doesn't matter where you buy your headphones. It only matters which headphones you buy. Some come with the adapters, some don't. Depending on the airline seats, sometimes you don't even need the adapters (I think).

If you have a specific headphone in mind and are flying a particular airline cabin, spell out the details so folks can tell you a more definite answer.

getdev May 16, 2008 3:20 pm

Thanks
 
Thanks for the info.


Originally Posted by Weez_1000 (Post 9732599)
getdev,

i think it depends on the earphones. any set you buy will be capable of working on any plane. You will need the 2 prong adapter that you sometimes get with earphones but if not they are usually available in the airports and almost always at radio shack. All the BOSE headphones Ive purchased came with the 2 prong adapter. Here is one


getdev May 16, 2008 3:21 pm

A note of thanks
 
Thanks for the info. I will do that when I head to Best Buy next.


Originally Posted by lin821 (Post 9732679)
What Weez_1000 said.

It doesn't matter where you buy your headphones. It only matters which headphones you buy. Some come with the adapters, some don't. Depending on the airline seats, sometimes you don't even need the adapters (I think).

If you have a specific headphone in mind and are flying a particular airline cabin, spell out the details so folks can tell you a more definite answer.


slawecki May 17, 2008 9:15 am

do the boze connect to the new LH biz class plugs? or did LH finally change them. they had some wierd triangular thing, as I recall.

ilgoldstein May 17, 2008 6:21 pm

My local Office Depots were closing out Maxell airline adapter plugs for 50 cents a piece.

lin821 May 17, 2008 10:41 pm


Originally Posted by ilgoldstein (Post 9740828)
My local Office Depots were closing out Maxell airline adapter plugs for 50 cents a piece.

That's a good deal. I recall the regular price was $5.00 or something.

phedre May 18, 2008 3:21 pm


Originally Posted by lin821 (Post 9741415)
That's a good deal. I recall the regular price was $5.00 or something.

After a few trips listening to movies in one ear, I picked up an adapter at YUL for $4... ever since that, my planes have all had standard headphone jacks *facepalm*

ilgoldstein May 19, 2008 1:53 am


Originally Posted by phedre (Post 9743612)
After a few trips listening to movies in one ear, I picked up an adapter at YUL for $4... ever since that, my planes have all had standard headphone jacks *facepalm*

THAT is VERY funny!!

getdev May 22, 2008 1:53 pm

Ilgoldstein,

Are all of them doing it or as far as you know just yours?


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