Noise-cancelling headphones

[Maca44]

You don't need the three pins, just the two audio pins. The third pin is to supply power for the noise cancelling technology.

They can be found here.

Thank you again, just what I wanted.

 

[NM]

On a separate note, I recently travelled on CX J, and was unable to prize their earphones out of the socket, and had to use their inferior NC earphones.:evil: Anyone else encounter similar problems?

CX do glue them into the socket or hard wire them into the seat, so no option to use your own. I guess they have less loss that way.

 

[dot]

CX do glue them into the socket or hard wire them into the seat, so no option to use your own. I guess they have less loss that way.

Actually, it's not glued in. They use a three pin plug (like the QF J headphones), it's just that the location of the socket makes it very difficult to remove and then insert your own two pin plug. Difficult, but not impossible - I did it last Friday on CX135 - altough I am sure the ground crews hate it when that happens because they have to contort their hands to get the CX headphones back in...

Edit - removed ref to CX405 since those seats were their regional J seats where the socket is easliy accessable - it's their long haul J seats that have the difficult to remove plugs.

 

[NM]

Actually, it's not glued in. They use a three pin plug (like the QF J headphones), it's just that the location of the socket makes it very difficult to remove and then insert your own two pin plug. Difficult, but not impossible - I did it last Friday on CX405 and CX135 - altough I am sure the ground crews hate it when that happens because they have to contort their hands to get the CX headphones back in...

Maybe I should have tried harder . Then again, if its that hard I don't want to be in a position of not being able to remove my own adapter. In F on the 744 I think they may be wired directly into the seat, so no plug to unplug.

 

[dot]

Maybe I should have tried harder . Then again, if its that hard I don't want to be in a position of not being able to remove my own adapter. In F on the 744 I think they may be wired directly into the seat, so no plug to unplug.

Only ever flown CX F once and it was a 333, but I cant remember what I did with the headphones, so I can't comment on the F seats...

 

[dot]

Update... I got an Op Up to F last night on CX642 . On the CX F seats (the old ones at least on the A343), the three pin plug is behind a small plastic flap - you can pull that back to reveal the plug and can connect your own two pin adaptor. I took some photos and will post them pnce I figure out a way to get the images off my SD Card (I left my card reader at home on this trip).

Dot

 

[dot]

Here are the promised images...

1. With cover still in place and the lead dissapearing though it
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=145&stc=1&d=1194828861

2. Cover pulled back and 3 pin plug displayed
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=146&stc=1&d=1194828861

3. And finally - my 2 pin adaptor inserted with my Bose QC2's
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=147&stc=1&d=1194828861

 

[Maca44]

Here are the promised images...

1. With cover still in place and the lead dissapearing though it
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=145&stc=1&d=1194828861

2. Cover pulled back and 3 pin plug displayed
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=146&stc=1&d=1194828861

3. And finally - my 2 pin adaptor inserted with my Bose QC2's
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=147&stc=1&d=1194828861

Unable to open these, and you might have to save them as a jpeg or something similar and then repost, or else, contact admin.

 

[NM]

Unable to open these, and you might have to save them as a jpeg or something similar and then repost, or else, contact admin.

They all opened ok for me.

 

[Shano]

No go for me either

 

[dragonman]

Got this message (firefox) edited to add and explorer

Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

 

[dot]

ok - I am obviously doing something wrong here - I will try to use a different image repository rather than the forum's - maybe that will resolve the problem...

1. With cover still in place and the lead dissapearing though it

2. Cover pulled back and 3 pin plug displayed

3. And finally - my 2 pin adaptor inserted with my Bose QC2's

I've given up on the attachment URLs and are using my own ISP storage for the images.

 

[Maca44]

Thanks for that, and I can now see the adapter that NM was referring to.

 

[Shano]

Did anyone wonder what on earth you were doing taking a photo of that....

 

[mainly tailfirst]

Additional data point. I got a pair of Panasonic RP-HC500 (catchy name) for $140* in July and I don't think you can beat them for value for money. I tried the QC-2s and the Panas have a slight more 'hiss' when on with no signal, but at half the price, they're hard to beat. They come with 8mm and airline adaptors and detachable headphone jack

Power is a single AAA that lasts about 30-40 hours. I'm getting a work week out of a AAA NiMH. As a side bonus, they do work as normal headphones with a flat battery (unlike the QC2).

They've been 'road' tested on three trans US flights so far and come up trumps. Big test will be for the trip back to Oz in Dec, given the fact the better half and I will have to share them. (Hmm, maybe an excuse to pick up some Shures in the sales...)

mt

*($ means american pesos in this case)

 

[murrayo]

I have had several sets noise cancel headpohones, bought on impulse Dfree, tried to be cheap, but ended up wasting money. Panasonic RP-HC50 - rubbish. JVC HA-NC70 same. Philips SBC-HN060 in ear - much better. Nearly always in economy.

But think the best option is over the ear models like BOSE, recently purchased jabra c820s - very similar to BOSE but only $109 AUD via mail order - try google. Used to Rio via San Paulo, so a good long flight and was very happy. Only problem was the curve of the seat on LAN flight home (Airbus I think) was such that the supplied (slightly big) 2 pin plug would not sit properly, so ended up watching the movies on mono. ipod was of course fine. I have a couple of smaller 2 pin adaptors from other headphones so will pack those next time just in case. Next flight QANTAS BNE-SIN so do not expect problems, but will post if any.

BTW. First post here. Found site via Fin Review article over Xmas.

 

[dot]

I have had several sets noise cancel headpohones, bought on impulse Dfree, tried to be cheap, but ended up wasting money. Panasonic RP-HC50 - rubbish. JVC HA-NC70 same. Philips SBC-HN060 in ear - much better. Nearly always in economy.

But think the best option is over the ear models like BOSE, recently purchased jabra c820s - very similar to BOSE but only $109 AUD via mail order - try google. Used to Rio via San Paulo, so a good long flight and was very happy. Only problem was the curve of the seat on LAN flight home (Airbus I think) was such that the supplied (slightly big) 2 pin plug would not sit properly, so ended up watching the movies on mono. ipod was of course fine. I have a couple of smaller 2 pin adaptors from other headphones so will pack those next time just in case. Next flight QANTAS BNE-SIN so do not expect problems, but will post if any.

BTW. First post here. Found site via Fin Review article over Xmas.

Welcome to AFF murrayo - I concur wrt the Panasonics - sound was ok, but just not sturdy enough to handle a reasonable amount of travel. I am a Bose convertee - enjoying to isolation that the QC2's offer, much better than the on-ear experience with the Panasonics.

 

[ludoh]

I have been travelling for a few years now with a pair of Sennheiser PX250 noise cancelling headphones and found them to be excellent. Still far cheaper than the Bose and great quality. The PX250 are "on-the-ear" and very light and fold flat in a small carry pouch. Probably the Bose headphones are better for dual (home-air) use but the Sennheiser ones are very easy and small enough to even put in a small laptop bag.

 

[Commuter]

I recently bought a set of in-ear earphones from Sony with active noise cancelling (after accidentally damaging my Sennheiser in-ear earphones). It was just under $200 and turned out to be excellent. It's also very small, so handy for carrying them around.

 

[thegurio]

I recently bought a set of in-ear earphones from Sony with active noise cancelling (after accidentally damaging my Sennheiser in-ear earphones). It was just under $200 and turned out to be excellent. It's also very small, so handy for carrying them around.

I purchased SONY - Australia these and i have found that they are brilliant for the money - i of course picked them up a bit cheaper than the quoted price but that was a benefit of dealing with the same poeple... They have lasted the last 3 months of plane trips which included a trip to rome and back, flat out the whole way. They work without the battery and i find that only after about 10 hrs they get uncomfortable and considering most of my travelling is domestic and i hardly ever go to BNE or PER its not an issue...