QF 33 Sydney to Perth - Headphones in Business?

[bagman]

Hi there. I’m flying Business Class later in the year on this flight.
I’ve been told that because the Syd/Perth leg is domestic then no noise cancelling headphones are issued,, unlike the Perth to Paris leg.
Has anyone flown this domestic leg recently and confirm if this is true re the headphones ?
Many thanks in advance for your replies
Cheers

 

[muppet]

I don’t think any QF J or F headphones are noise cancelling, are they?

 

[bagman]

I don’t think any QF J or F headphones are noise cancelling, are they?

Well the last international Business Class flight I took with Qantas they certainly provided noise cancelling headphones…..unless things have changed

 

[downgraded]

Well the last international Business Class flight I took with Qantas they certainly provided noise cancelling headphones…..unless things have changed

They are a closed design, and perhaps they may offer a little active noise cancelling, but QF's J headphones are not in the same league as probably any commercial NC headphones available and I certainly wouldn't ever rely on them for a long haul flight. I don't consider them to be noise cancelling (using my Bose headphones as my benchmark). Some airlines do offer well known brand NC headphones to some classes, but true noise cancelling is really a BYO requirement in most cases.

 

[fletty]

I don’t think any QF J or F headphones are noise cancelling, are they?

Yep the headphones we had in F were the same they have in domestic J

 

[muppet]

Well the last international Business Class flight I took with Qantas they certainly provided noise cancelling headphones…..unless things have changed

Well I think QF provides over ear headphones that have three prongs to plug in. If they are noise cancelling, I’d love to know what noises they take aim at.

I take my own. I’ll need to test them out properly next time. I bet it’s no different to my Sony ones with the power switched off - i.e. large over ear headphone that blocks noise, not cancels it.

 

[offshore171]

Agree, best to bring your own. Sony, Bose good options.

 

[bagman]

Thanks so much for your replies. So bottom line, they do provide earphones on the Sydney/Perth leg ?

 

[Bugalugz]

Best thing I've ever brought is a bluetooth transmitter.

Put my Bose NC on, plug the transmitter into the plug and watch the IFE via my own headphones on Bluetooth.

Can get some cheap ones on Amazon but the Airfly from JB's is good. (didn't come with a 2 prong adaptor though, but a pair of economy headphones sorted that when I ripped the adaptor off to use.

 

[downgraded]

Best thing I've ever brought is a bluetooth transmitter.

Put my Bose NC on, plug the transmitter into the plug and watch the IFE via my own headphones on Bluetooth.

Can get some cheap ones on Amazon but the Airfly from JB's is good. (didn't come with a 2 prong adaptor though, but a pair of economy headphones sorted that when I ripped the adaptor off to use.

As my headphones don't have Bluetooth it's even easier!

 

[Vic]

Yep, Qantas business headphones are coughe....
Considering premium economy get the same headphones as business, IME, I don't think the OP needs to worry.
BYO

Thanks so much for your replies. So bottom line, they do provide earphones on the Sydney/Perth leg ?

They provide headphones, the head phones provided as the same as on every flight and they are also very average

 

[SYD]

They provide headphones, the head phones provided as the same as on every flight and they are also very average

But probably no worse than many airlines.

I always BYO my Bose on all longhaul flights (not just QF). They’re wired but do the job just fine.

 

[SeatBackForward]

You own set of NC Headphones is the single best investment you can make if you fly regularly.