If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Noise cancelling headphones q
I have headphones bought a few years ago, which i wear
on flights (with or without plugging them into a music machine), but they are physically uncomfortable on the ears, so I want to replace them. With them turned on, they block the low rumble sound but I can still hear voices just fine. What kind of specs am I looking for to get something with similar effect? Some ads speak of "silence," which seems to me could be unsafe if it means I miss a safety announcement, or inconvient if it means I miss an offer of food or other service. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Noise cancelling headphones q
"Quasinerd" wrote in message ... | I have headphones bought a few years ago, which i wear | on flights (with or without plugging them into a music | machine), but they are physically uncomfortable on the | ears, so I want to replace them. | | With them turned on, they block the low rumble sound | but I can still hear voices just fine. | | What kind of specs am I looking for to get something | with similar effect? Some ads speak of "silence," | which seems to me could be unsafe if it means I miss a | safety announcement, or inconvient if it means I miss | an offer of food or other service. I strongly suggest you take a look at this: http://tinyurl.com/2f2ch I bought some last year, now I never travel anywhere without them. Wear them on a flight and experience total silence (unless they're plugged into your walkman =P) |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Noise cancelling headphones q
Etymotic Research's "isolator earphones": http://www.etymotic.com
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Noise cancelling headphones q
It depends on what you are listening to. If you are listening to the planes
audio then you will have it cut out when they make their announcements and it won't matter. If you are listening to a CD player, then you may or may not hear it. I love the bose if you have the money for them. I've used several other brands over the years, and the other pair I liked a lot was the noise buster extremes, though they are a bit harder to find anymore. Unless you get a pair that fits in your ear and totally blocks off all the outside noise, you will still know that there are announcements going on. "Quasinerd" wrote in message ... I have headphones bought a few years ago, which i wear on flights (with or without plugging them into a music machine), but they are physically uncomfortable on the ears, so I want to replace them. With them turned on, they block the low rumble sound but I can still hear voices just fine. What kind of specs am I looking for to get something with similar effect? Some ads speak of "silence," which seems to me could be unsafe if it means I miss a safety announcement, or inconvient if it means I miss an offer of food or other service. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Noise cancelling headphones q
Also if you read and article in the Sydney Morning Herald "Entertainemnt
Guide" (www.smh.com.au) 5th January 2004, gives a complete run down on how these headphones work. Scott wrote: Etymotic Research's "isolator earphones": http://www.etymotic.com |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Comments, requiring headphones in fligh | mrtravel | Air travel | 2 | September 24th, 2003 06:52 AM |