The Audio Technic QuietPoint phones I mentioned before are still under $80 on Amazon. But they are on-ear types that I chose for small size when folded up to fit in my briefcase. Besides, being noise cancelling, isolating my ears from ambient sounds is not very important and I don't find them uncomfortable on long flights.
They, along with many other Audio-Technica noise cancelling headphones that do cover your ears are available on Amazon. Here's a tinyurl link: http://tinyurl.com/mbbafjs The ones I have are at the top. Do they work as well as the high-priced phones? I have no idea. I don't have a store nearby where I can try them side-by-side. Besides, the high-priced units like Bose would have to come with free Champagne before I'd consider spending that much money on phones considering how well the cheaper ones work. Note that they do not suppress speech (or a crying baby). They work very, very well on steady noise (like fans or jet engines). You switch them on and a few seconds later the racket suddenly fades into the distant background. 73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joel Black Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 3:43 PM To: elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Noise Cancelling Headphones I appreciate all the replies. I learned a couple of things: 1. Noise-cancelling technology is not cheap, and 2. It's probably best that I actually "audition" (I think that's what someone called it) the headphones. I really do not need anything that will accept a mic. I am about 90% CW, 7% data, and 3% voice. For the little that I am on voice, I have the MH2 mic. Most folks that responded recommended the Bose Quiet Comfort 15's. In reference to number 1 above, I really had no idea noise-cancelling headphones would be so expensive, but you get what you pay for. A review site I found was www.head-fi.org. The Bose QC15 were rated #3 and followed the Sennheiser HD 380 Pro (#1 and not sure if they're noise cancelling or sound blocking) and the PSB M4U 2 (#2). However, like eHam.net, it's all subjective - folks either like the headphones or don't and there's no analytical data to back up their findings. 73, Joel - W4JBB ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
