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Would like Noise cancelling Ear Buds for upcoming Australia Flight.......

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Posted on July 26, 2017 at 14:10:10
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 I know nothing about Headphones, earbuds and other noise cancelling devices. I will Travel to Australia later this year and am looking for a device to eliminate as much sound as possible and be comfortable to wear as possible.

The device does not need to produce any music at all..... Just looking to sleep. Cheap is nice also !

Suggestions?.....



 

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how 'bout earplugs?, posted on July 26, 2017 at 14:37:16
NuWave
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 Foam earplugs are as cheap as you can get! Block out lots of sound. I actually double up and use foam earplugs AND the headphone-type ear protection when I go to the gun range. Foam earplugs can be comfortable if you put them in just right. I find that noise-cancelling headphones(while blocking out most constant sounds), actually create a faint, high-pitched tone when they are active. This may not bother other people though.

 

Yes, perfectly open to these......................., posted on July 26, 2017 at 14:44:33
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 However, not all earplugs are the same. Have you heard of these?



 

RE: Yes, perfectly open to these......................., posted on July 26, 2017 at 17:00:34
PAR
 When it comes to earplugs I have a lot of experience living in an apartment in London directly under a flight path into Heathrow airport.

Both foam and silicone flange plugs have deficiencies either in fitting ( even when the flange plugs are available in 3 sizes) or in the level of attenuation over a wide enough frequency band. I would exclude custom moulded plugs from this but they are expensive and require a visit to an audiologist.

I strongly advise either wax or soft silicone plugs. They give the best sound attenuation and, by their very nature, mould to your ear canal. They will drop the noise substantially inside an aircraft although whether enough to let you sleep is another matter which depends upon your personal needs. At best you will get attenuation in the high -20dBs, maybe -28dB over a wide bandwidth but in a plane you will not experience silence.

 

I strongly advise either wax or soft silicone plugs......, posted on July 26, 2017 at 17:08:14
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 got a link to your advice?



 

RE: I strongly advise either wax or soft silicone plugs......, posted on July 26, 2017 at 18:02:45
PAR
 The link is probably not a lot of use to you as I am in the UK. However quite a lot of their earplugs are sourced from the USA so I expect that you may find some of the wax or mouldable silicone brands easily available at home.

 

RE: Would like Noise cancelling Ear Buds for upcoming Australia Flight......., posted on July 27, 2017 at 09:22:58
JimL
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 When I was in London earlier this year I picked up some 3M foam earplugs at Boots. They are available in the US also. Worked well, and very inexpensive.

 

RE: Would like Noise cancelling Ear Buds for upcoming Australia Flight......., posted on July 27, 2017 at 11:35:41
boboli
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 If you have some interest in listening to music or movies, consider the Bose Quiet Comport 20 ear buds. They have a relatively ingenious design which is very comfortable. y-You can use them with or without active noise cancelling, which is quite good. They are my default bedtime listening buds, as I can fall asleep with them on and cause no discomfort. They are the best noise cancelling device I have used, including several traditional headphone designs.

 

RE: Would like Noise cancelling Ear Buds for upcoming Australia Flight......., posted on July 27, 2017 at 15:57:48
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 Can these Block out noise, without listening to music ? --- I don't want to hear anything (If possible)



 

RE: Would like Noise cancelling Ear Buds for upcoming Australia Flight......., posted on July 27, 2017 at 21:47:46
boboli
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 Yes, you can turn on the noise blocking with no music playing. If you truly have no interest in music, movies, etc, then plugs or obviously way more cost efficient.

 

RE: Would like Noise cancelling Ear Buds for upcoming Australia Flight......., posted on August 6, 2017 at 21:25:42
emakay
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 Bought a pair of these a couple of years ago when I was in precisely the same situation. Been pretty happy with them; they get rid of a LOT of flight noise, and sound pretty decent. What more can one ask for?

 

Macks "Pillow soft" silicone plugs, posted on August 9, 2017 at 14:42:50
pbarach
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 These are soft chunks of silicone that you mold with your fingers to fit into the pinnae and cover the opening of the ear canal. They don't go deep into the ear canal. They stay put unless you take them out. I have worn them at intolerably loud concerts in small venues where sound was typically at or above 100 dB (on my iPhone app) for a couple of hours. They are quite comfortable, and they cost only a few dollars at any drugstore.

"Ear buds" are the name for the things that come with telephones; they don't really go into the ear canal, and they offer no real noise isolation. I bought some Yuin ear buds because I wanted better sound without jamming something in my ear canal--they had little noise isolation.

"In-ear monitors" are devices that put speakers inside a corklike, soft plastic or silicone cover ("tip") and which plug off your ear canal. They have good noise isolation. Some offer electronic noise-cancellation. If you can tolerate having them in your ears, they offer the best isolation--but I'm not sure if they actually work better for that purpose than the $3 silicone earplugs.

On long flights, I use Bose over-the-ear noise-cancelling headphones. They are reasonably comfortable, but not if you try to doze with your head to the side. Air from the overhead vents can cause odd sounds when it hits the mic on the outside of the headphones!

 

RE: Active Noise Cancellation gives me a headache..., posted on August 18, 2017 at 07:21:19
BigguyinATL
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 I use Etymotic ER4s - great passive noise control (hearing protection build in...)

"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius

 

RE: Active Noise Cancellation gives me a headache..., posted on September 1, 2017 at 07:24:09
dadbar
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 I also use the Etymotic ER4s. I've used them to fly all over the planet (China, India, Cape Town, Chile, etc.) Lightweight, great sound and superb isolation. Highly recommended.

One thing, though. I would reverse the plugs (use left for right and right for left) and put them in your ears upside down so the cord points up and route the cables around the back of your ears. This minimizes sound piping from the cables and makes them a bit quieter.

 

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