RE: Recommendations for noise cancelling headphones...

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oooooo ... I was tempted by those but nearly =A3700 is a bit hard to
swallo=
w
for personal use. I'm still thinking about a set of T2's though.

The casting process is fantastic - the world caves in on you when your ears
are full of goop!

Phil

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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 23 January 2009 13:42
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Recommendations for noise cancelling
> headphones...
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> I've just ordered a set of T3 in ear custom monitors - having the
> impression done Monday.
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> Will be interesting to see how they compare directly to my Bose NC
> headset (as the Bose have active NC technology vs the T3's excellent
> physical noise blocking).
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> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Geoff H
> > Sent: 23 January 2009 12:57
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Recommendations for noise cancelling
> > headphones...
> >
> > I've had two pairs of noise cancelling headphones, a cheap
Creative
> > HN700 and now a set of the Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones. The
> > difference between the two is quite marked. The Bose are
comfortable
> to
> > wear for long periods of time, the Creative are not. On an
aircraft,
> > they both manage to reduce the background noise level but when
used
> in
> > quieter surroundings, the Creative set have a constant hiss which
is
> > absent from the Bose set.
> >
> > If possible, try the headphones on before buying - especially in
a
> > quiet
> > room. Decent noise cancelling headphones should be whisper quiet,
the
> > cheap ones just pump out white noise, which works fine on an
aircraft
> > but sounds awful elsewhere and especially during quiet sections
of
> > music.
> >
> > Geoff
> >
> > Paul Gale wrote:
> > > The Bose NC headsets are VERY good - excellent on an
aircraft.
> > >
> > > Alternatively, there's the (expensive) option of custom
earphones
> > like:
> > >
> > > http://www.customearphones.co.uk/
> > >
> > > Weren't these discussed here the other day - or was that
another
> > forum?
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > >> Of Andy Davies
> > >> Sent: 22 January 2009 12:20
> > >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: [ukha_d] Recommendations for noise cancelling
> headphones...
> > >>
> > >> Currently got a pair of Sony active noise cancelling
headphones
> that
> > >> are about eight years old and starting to fall apart.
> > >>
> > >> I'm looking replace them, and would prefer some that use
ear buds
> > >> instead, should I stick with active noise cancellation
or are
> things
> > >> like the Sennheiser CX500 good enough for long haul
plane
> journeys?
> > >>
> > >> Also does anyone have any recommendations as to what I
should get?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >>
> > >> Andy
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