| The nature of my day job requires me to travel. A lot. | | | | more effectively than the in-ear smaller headphones. |
| There was once I had to take a 3 hour internal flight | | | | That probably means, for those frequent fliers who like |
| from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles before taking the | | | | to listen to the music while jogging or exercising may |
| international route to Hong Kong (and vice versa) in 2 | | | | need to get a separate set of regular headphones |
| days! Just for an important business conference. | | | | from the ones they bring on flight. But is the hassle |
| Although I like the travel on the job, trust me, travelling | | | | worth it? You bet! |
| on a 20 hour flight can really take its toll on you. | | | | How It Benefits Frequent Flyers Like You |
| Especially if you're don't always have the luxury of | | | | In my point of view, the headphones not only allow me |
| travelling on first or business class. The long hours. And | | | | to enjoy a far more peaceful journey, I was also able |
| not to forget the incessant hissing of the aircraft | | | | to listen to my favourite music on the flight without |
| engines. It just gets into you sometimes. | | | | competing with noise pollution. This is actually a very |
| I probably thought I would have to live with the noise | | | | significant concern, because I do realize I had the |
| pollution on the flight. Pretty much as long as I'm still | | | | tendency to compete with other noise by just |
| with the company. But a recommendation from a | | | | increasing the music's volume. Frankly, I wasn't sure |
| good friend of mine changed all that. He urged me to | | | | what was the impact of that on my hearing but since |
| buy the Bose Quiet Comfort noise canceling | | | | getting the noise canceling headphones, my inclination |
| headphones. It was a hefty purchase but well, for the | | | | to increase the volume had been greatly reduced. |
| quality of the travel experience I enjoy now, it was | | | | Besides that, on certain flights which allow travellers to |
| definitely worth it! | | | | watch movies on demand or play video games, I find |
| What are Noise Canceling Headphones? | | | | myself easily engaged in the storyline or excitement |
| Noise canceling headphones are basically audio | | | | without the irritating hissing from the drone of the |
| headphones that uses technology to eliminate ambient | | | | aircraft engine. In fact, the headphones was so good in |
| noise through the use of active noise control. Through | | | | reducing clatter that there were times when the flight |
| a microphone and electronic circuitry, an anti-noise | | | | attendant had to tap on my shoulder to get my |
| sound wave with a polarity opposite of the one | | | | attention. Ha! |
| arriving at the microphone is created. That eventually | | | | Nowadays if you ask me whether there's anything I |
| cancels out the noise within the enclosed volume of | | | | couldn't leave home without, other than my luggage |
| the headphone. | | | | & passport, well that's it. My Bose noise canceling |
| One issue is that an over the headphone works much | | | | headphones! |