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Originally Posted by philsmove Off on my hols soon 
And think of buying some new headphones for the ipod
Has anyone used these? Do they work?
Is the battery pack a big nuisance  |
As Clive Long says they do help with low frequency rumble, but don't cancel all noise.
(if anyone finds one which works at higher (voice) frequencies I'd love to know ).
They work well on the train / tube, in a server room (for cancelling fan noise), of even if you've got a noisy computer, and it would be ridiculous to fly without them.
Maplin have some cheap ones at 30.00 ( periodically on offer at 15.00, which is when I've bought them for myself and others ) They take a single AAA battery which lasts a long time so weight isn't really an issue.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...elling&doy=2m1
(The picture doesn't look exactly like the ones in the Maplin shops, but I think the picture is probably wrong).
I've tried a colleague's Bose headphones and they feel wonderfully comfortable to wear - I'm not sure they are that much better at noise cancelling though.
However the price ( at 280 pounds ), is so high and Bose spend so much on advertising, I can't help thinking that it should be possible to do better.
Two I mean to investigate are the Creative Labs ones at 50.00 and the Senheiser* at around 100.00 - I think these are both fairly respected audio companies.
* Not sure of spelling.