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it seems that most of the ones available are headphones, instead of earphones. headphones are bulky and takes up too much space in a hand / non-check-in luggage for flights. does anyone know of any good nc earphones? if not, what nc headphones would you recommend for use in flights? i am considering investing in one for long-haul flights, as i cannot enjoy in-flight movies die to the constnt droning of the aircraft.

i found this nyt article published recently. it seems that the bose ones is the best, but with a hefty price tag though:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/technology/personaltech/finding-headphones-to-shut-out-the-world-state-of-the-art.html?pagewanted=all

cheers!!

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If you get the chance - try them.
Yeah, they aint cheap - for sure. But the repro. quality and reliability make them worth every penny.
If you just want cheap and top pocket cans - then there are plenty out there for £20 or so, that are OK.
I prefer top dog - and these do it for me, thank you very much.
Some of the Bose small cans are really good - too, but the repro. isn't for me.

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Wow, they are pricey, almost 300 quid!!

They are indeed very small, I guess you get what you pay for.

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As for using your own earphones for long-haul flights- make sure to bring along a two-prong adapter or else the audio will only work on one side only.

I invested in a decent pair of earphones only to find out that all the planes had two prong connections only!

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Those sockets by the plane arms are garbage. They're mostly mono - and so incredibly flat sounding.

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battybilly - I always assumed that it was the supplied headphones that the airline provided that were crap. As a result of the terrible sound and outside airplane noise, Ive always struggled to enjoy the on board movies.

I guess the noise cancellation would improve the 'experience' but as you say, the sound will still be terrible.

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Where have the other posts that were here, disappeared to?

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Oh - I've taken good cans on board, with the appropriate adaptor. Just awful.
Then again, the system isn't designed to produce hi-fi sound - but instead just to pass the time.

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I've got a set of noise cancelling head phones from audio-technica. They still are not cheap, but i'm very happy with them. I'm also not an audio-phile though, so while these are better than some crap noise cancelling headphones, i'm sure there are better ones for a price out there also.

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I generally buy my headphones from microphones manufactures. It's the same principle but in reverse. Seinheiser or Shure (as suggested above) or in the case of my cans, Audio-Technica.

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