Over ear or in ear?

[jim8flog]

Another time when I have failed to spot this a resurrected thread and posted the same response.

 

[jim8flog]

Can you get noise cancelling in ear headphones? I have a pair of Bose in ear headphones, wired, and they don't fall out. I think they call them sports headphones. A bit of a wiggle each time to get them in but once in, they stay in. They are great for most use but would not fit your flying brief. They are not noise cancelling and whilst they block out a good deal, they are not in the same league as proper noise cancelling ones.

My daughter bought these after Christmas, https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-wh-c...ar-headphones-with-mic-remote/blue/p110194491 She got them for £80 so if you hunt around maybe you can match that. She was willing to pay much more but read the reviews, went in shop to try them and went for them. I tried them, they were great, but don't know about longevity at this stage. They are Sony though, you would hope they are well built. Otherwise, go Bose again, they are quality.

Since you posted this I have watched the Hannah Fry programs on the Beeb where she takes things apart to show how they work. One of the programs was on headphones and at the Bose factory they showed how in the ear noise cancelling works. Made me realise why some makes are so expensive as well.

 

[GreiginFife]

Over ear for me, possibly a carry over from my DJing days.

Recently got a set of Edifier W830NB noise cancelling deeleys, very comfortable and perform well.

I’d heard of Edifier before but not much other than a few active speakers that sounded decent.

So took the plunge and for £70 I have to say I am impressed. LDAC codec as well but the best but is the app for tuning the listening experience.

They replaced a set of Sennheisers that cost more than double and got to say they are worth it.

 

[ADB]

I got a pair of Bose QC Ultra ear buds and have been very impressed - great noise cancelling but you can also change modes to ‘aware’ ( where you can hear background noise) or ‘immersive’ if you really want to lose yourself fit very snug so no danger of falling out and an app allows you to adjust the bass/treble/balance etc - prob the same for many earbuds but I’d not seen that. Worth the investment so far

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Will be fine for that. I tend to use mine for listening to football on the radio, watching stuff on the tablet, or general listening on the bus/tube/train. (I'll use the 1000XM3 if I particularly want to listen to music at home).

Ps. The C500 are less sophisticated - no noise cancelling etc - but it sounds like you don't need that anyway.

I've just ordered a pair of the C500. I decided that noise cancelling was not necessary, not at the extra cost. £35 in the Amazon sale today. Bargain price and enough for what I need them for.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Always over ear. Much better if you have to run for the bus/train