Whatever works for you, I suppose. Just seems rather restrictive to me.
I just googled them out of interest - apparently the signal processor (which is needed to opposite-ise the noise and block it) grunt work is done on the phone, not on the headphone itself.
its kinda clever, kinda dumb. I wouldn't trust Sony to support it more than 1 generation into the future, so as long as you expect the lifespan of them to be <3 years you're probably ok
Just back from the US and used QC35s.
Outstanding and wouldn't fly without them and the IFE with the cord connected really improved the movie viewing experience.
However, the 3.5mm male plug juts out of the set arm and I bust it off when standing. Bose's cables are 3.5mm on end and 2.5mm the other - could I get a replacement in the US, could I heck 🙄
Try them first though. I had a pair of QC35's and whilst they worked incredibly well I found two things:
1/ I actually preferred the sought background noise I could here with my normal on ear type headphones - I found the complete absence of white type background noise oddly disconcerting and;
2/ The slight pressure they cause on the ear gave me earache - enough to make them deeply uncomfortable to wear for any period of time (note though my ears are very sensitive to pressure changes etc).
Bose do a 30 day no quibble money back guarantee though.
The Sony equivalent (MDR1000X from memory) are meant to be very good also.
Bose QC25, or whatever the in-ear model is. Yes, they are expensive, but they are the best investment I made for flights.
QC20 is the in ear model. I bought them after years with cheaper alternatives. They are utterly awesome for travel.
I went in ear mostly because I wear glasses and so find over ear not to be so good or comfortable for long periods.
[i]I wouldn't trust Sony to support it more than 1 generation into the future[/i]
I agree although they've been offerign this software since the Z2 and I'm 5 generations ahead of that with my phone so hopefully it's got legs.
Try some. I don't own any but tried some over ear on the Bose stand in a noisy shop (FNAC). They work.
I've a set of the Sony MDR1000x which are the equivalent of the Bose QC35. The noise cancelling is astonishingly good, especially with the on-board noise cancelling customisation etc. However there are a lot of reports of them cracking near the hinge. Mine Haven't, but I haven't had them long.
