Noise cancelling headphones

[McBunny]

anyone do anything thats less than say £30 and works ??

 

[The Hoff]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000CE1UO/?tag=cliospnet01-21

F00king bargain, honestly buy them. I have the E3C and they're superb, use them on the tube and you can't even hear the noise

If you're really tight though you could try these, but heard mixed reviews:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000E6G9RI/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Rasclart]

I second the Shure E2C thats a fecking bargain for £28.99 and they do work well

 

[McBunny]

would they work on a plane though ?

 

[oska]

would they work on a plane though ?

Yes.

 

[McBunny]

cool its just planes are low frequency and tubes are more high frequency people talking and mobiles etc

 

[The Hoff]

They work in all cases really, you'll get a selection of buds so experiment with them for a good seal - worked great on my motorbike/gym/tube/aeroplane so no worries there.

It's important to get a good seal though, because otherwise you'll lack bass and you'll hear outside noise. Lots of people like the sponge fitment buds you get, but personally I use the medium rubber buds.

Bargain though, look elsewhere and you'll see them at £70.

 

[McBunny]

cool see they are old stock now

also seen these
Etymotic ER6i
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss...ld-keywords=Etymotic+ER6i&Go.x=9&Go.y=9&Go=Go

 

[The Hoff]

Yeh Ety's are good too mate, but by no means 'better' it's all subjective. Personally I'm more than happy with my Shures, and it they break you just phone up and they send you new ones...no quibble, not that mine have broken.

 

[Graham Gooch]

My Bose QC2 worked awesome on the plane flight to America earlier this year!

Mind you, bargain they ain't!

 

[McBunny]

i hear the bose are very good for reducing noise just not that good for actual music reproduction

 

[Graham Gooch]

Shame your so far away, I'd of bought my iPod and the headphones and you could test them.

 

[McBunny]

i think i will just order the shure's do they come with an adapter to fit those split plane connectors ??

 

[The Hoff]

Nope, my last flight was a 3.5mm though so was fine. You can usually buy them on the flight for £2 or something mind.

You'll not regret the Shure, I'm thinking of buying some myself for the Mrs.

 

[McBunny]

i was going to buy her some too but will get her to try mine to see if she minds the feeling of them in her ears

 

[Dyewitness]

keep seeing these in dixons tax free at well whatever airport i am flying out of, did fancy bose but price put me off, how do these things work, do they also work like normal headphones?

 

[McBunny]

in theory yes the shure ones do as they are just normal earphones except they just bung up your ear canal they are passive ones

active ones have a micraphone that adds an inverted copy of teh outside noise to what ever your listening too so it removes it but they can affect the sound quality unlike the passive ones also you dont need them turned up anywhere near as loud as there is no other noise

 

[Dyewitness]

in theory yes the shure ones do as they are just normal earphones except they just bung up your ear canal they are passive ones

active ones have a micraphone that adds an inverted copy of teh outside noise to what ever your listening too so it removes it but they can affect the sound quality unlike the passive ones also you dont need them turned up anywhere near as loud as there is no other noise

thanks mcbunny, will have a look when at gatwick later in week