If money is no object, get these for $500. They are the best headphones out there without getting $2,000 electorstatic headphones (which you can't use on a plane because you need ac power for those).

http://store.yahoo.com/earplugstore/shure5isear.html

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Originally posted by keithos27 i want to get a good pair of headphones to use with my ipod and laptop on an airplane. i am thinking about getting the bose quietcomfort 2 acoustic noise cancelling headphones. does anyone have any other suggestions? -keith

WOW 500 bucks for earbuds!!? INSANE

I don't know how you can justify 300 bucks for noise canclelation headphones for music you are gonna crank on an aircraft or wherever...a decent set of regular phones such as the pair I have that was 20 bucks...does the trick on most aircraft. I have a set of Jensen's. They are those mid-size sets (cover your ear...not over them). Quite comforatble, great sound range...strong bass through treble etc...I like my music loud...so that drowns out any outside noise...and the sound does not bleed out to others nearby.

You can't go wrong with a set of bose, but if there is any threat of losing them in your travels...or getting crushed in some baggage somewhere...$20 is a better deal, in case they break...because nobody will warranty that kind of damage or loss.

As for frequent flying and bose. Most of the pilots I drive with that use Noise Cancellation, live and die with the Bose headsets. Their noise cancellation is phenomenal, and their durability is very good. The sticker price on the aviation models are around 1000 bucks...and they are NOT for playing music Course if the batteries crap out and they don't have their spare charged...you go insane since you're not used to having "all that noise"...Putting 6 hours a day in a plane makes that investment worth it.

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Originally posted by avikonen If money is no object, get these for $500. They are the best headphones out there without getting $2,000 electorstatic headphones (which you can't use on a plane because you need ac power for those). http://store.yahoo.com/earplugstore/shure5isear.html

Holy crap, that's insane!

I've never liked earbuds though, they tend to get painful after half an hour or so...

But I would recommend anything with good noise-reducing/noise-cancelling options. Those Bose headphones are pure quality, I've heard nothing but good remarks about them.

if you turn the volume all the way up, doesnt matter if they are cheap, ull be able to hear the music and not the noice outside



well not cheap, decently cheap..

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Originally posted by avikonen If money is no object, get these for $500. They are the best headphones out there without getting $2,000 electorstatic headphones (which you can't use on a plane because you need ac power for those).

Incorrect.
http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/show...t=kevin+gilmore
Scroll about 12 posts down and look at this guys portable rig, also used on planes I believe.

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