Well, this review over at ZDnet seems to say that the Bose Quiet Comfort 2 Acoustic Noice Cancelling headphones have leather. The suck. Well, that strikes them off my list.
In case you didn’t know, I don’t do the leather thing.
There’s also a disturbing review over at Amazon from a guy who seems to know what he’s talking about (Grado make great ‘phones – mine are supurb).
So, the sound quality may not be all that great (although people rave about the noise reduction – and that’s worth something, but maybe for $299USD I’d expect something that at least matches my $150AUD Grado ‘phones).
So, anyone got ideas for something decent for travelling with (planes) that doesn’t involve a dead cow?
Maybe in-ear earphones is what i’m looking for….
I bought the Etymotic ER-6 and love them when on a train or airplane. I haven’t compared them to other headphones. They are kind of like wearing earplugs, with the music off you can still hear some of the sound arround you but when the music is on you really are well insulated.
I’d look beyond the Bose gear, it’s just too expensive. I have used the Quiet Comfort version 1 headphones and while they do work, it’s not even close to AU$600 worth of “comfort”. The active noise cancelling works ok, but they still sound like $50 headphones otherwise.
I’d certainly go for some good earphones like the ER-6. Check out http://www.headphones.com.au for good advice and range.