RE: Recommendations for noise cancelling headphones...

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mmm - OK, maybe I'm getting too old :(  I'll have to have another
listen as I don't remember any hiss. Maybe I just got used to it?

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 23 January 2009 23:49
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Recommendations for noise cancelling
> headphones...
>
> I thought my hearing was bad! No - the Bose ones hiss as well (albeit
> at a
> pretty low level) ... well, my QC2's do.
>
> Maybe my hearing isn't as shot as I thought! :-D
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gale
> > Sent: 23 January 2009 23:17
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Recommendations for noise cancelling
> > headphones...
> >
> > The Bose ones are good just for noise cancelling on an aircraft -
no
> > hiss and perfect for getting some sleep :)
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Tim Hawes
> > > Sent: 23 January 2009 21:16
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Recommendations for noise cancelling
> > > headphones...
> > >
> > > My Philips ones hiss... I assumed all noise cancelling
headpones
> did,
> > > but I guess not :-(
> > > Still good on a plane though, and/or when listening to
music. I
> > > wouldn't put them on just to block out noise though with
nothing
> else
> > > playing through them.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Tim.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Geoff H
<yahoo@xxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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
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