| John the Confused | 31 Jan 2009 1:45 p.m. PST |
I am going to suffer a couple of 12 hour flights in cattle class. I was thinking of purchasing some noise reduction headphones to make the journey more tolerable. Anybody used them?
Do they work?
Any recommendations? John the C |
| rdjktjrfdj | 31 Jan 2009 2:06 p.m. PST |
Wax earplugs are good at reducing noise. They made being in a confined space with several compressor powered chisels working on stone tolerable. |
| pphalen | 31 Jan 2009 2:09 p.m. PST |
Turn your music up really loud. |
aecurtis  | 31 Jan 2009 3:34 p.m. PST |
Ordinary earplugs work just fine, unless you really must have music or other audio. More importantly, stay hydrated, exercise, and do what you can to ward off airborne pathogens. Airplane cabins are foul environments, and those long-haul flights subject you to what everyone else is carrying. Allen |
| CPT Jake | 31 Jan 2009 4:55 p.m. PST |
I bought my wife some of the Bose ones for her flights to Iraq and A-stan and her time there. She loved them. They cut back on outside noise and have a great sound. I borrowed them when we flew to Iceland for our vacation and was actually very impressed. Jake |
pmwalt  | 31 Jan 2009 9:44 p.m. PST |
I have a set of the Bose and am quite pleased with them. Very comfortable. |
| Veteran Cosmic Rocker | 01 Feb 2009 4:42 a.m. PST |
I also have a set of the Bose and whilst they are expensive they really do the job. I was a little sceptical about how effective they might be and so wasn't going to buy them but my wife bought them for me as a birthday present. I can sit in the living room and listen to music and they manage to drown out the sound of the TV. |
| Lupus1 | 01 Feb 2009 5:44 a.m. PST |
Got a set of the BOSE ones as well and can highly reccomend them. Wore them on the flight to England (from Australia).
They do cut down the background engine noise to a dull roar. After that, the music/sound takes over and you can almost imagine being somewhere else. Makes catching the sound in the inflight movies almost possible, rather than garbled/muffled speach. While it cut down the noise in cattle class, what it didn't do was give me more blasted room to get comfortable! Flight back was better due to the tickets being premium economy! |
| pphalen | 01 Feb 2009 5:51 a.m. PST |
Do the bose ear-buds work as well as the full on headphones? |
| Veteran Cosmic Rocker | 01 Feb 2009 7:21 a.m. PST |
The full on headphones are better because they operate on battery power to create white noise which cancels out the background noise – the buds I don't think have this. Kev. |
| Klebert L Hall | 01 Feb 2009 7:57 a.m. PST |
Bose also makes the noise-canceling headsets for tankers/helo pilots/etc. They have a pretty good rep.
-Kle. |
| John the Confused | 02 Feb 2009 12:05 p.m. PST |
Thank you everyone. It seems they work and are a good idea. The next question is can I bring myself to spending £290.00 GBP ($450) on a set of Bose headphones. John the C |
| John the Confused | 04 Feb 2009 5:03 p.m. PST |
OK, I am now £290.00 GBP poorer.
I keep telling myself it is only money.
I just hope they arrive in time for the flight. Thank you again. |
| John the Confused | 26 Feb 2009 9:45 p.m. PST |
The headphones arrived in time. They do reduce the noise of the engines to a much a lower level. They made a couple of 13 hour fligts tolerable. Are they worth £290? Maybe. |
