Commuting Noise-Cancelling Headphones

mikecweb

mikecweb

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Looking at the discontinued Bose QC-15 or the new QC-25, or I guess any others that are recommended. Noise suppression is primary concern and something that is comfortable for 8+ hours.
 
I've got the QC-15 and they are great. Haven't tried the QC-25 but I heard they are about the same. Big difference is that you can still hear music after the battery runs out on the QC-25s.

I got my wife a set of the QC-15s because they were on sale at Costco now that they have been discontinued.
 
Mike, I went with the QC15 and the Uflymike setup for flying at Atlas because I could get double use out of the same headset. And on a long trip you wont want to be lugging 2 around. I was very happy with that setup. I don't know if the QC25 works with the Uflymike but I'm sure newer is better. 99% of crews take headsets off in cruise anyways and then on your rest break if you can't sleep you could use your headset to watch a movie or something too.
 
I used the QC15 as a headset in the Dash-8 and the King Air and they were much quieter than the Bose X. They lasted for about 2 years and then the ear seals disintegrated within two flights. I've tried the QC25 and they are incrementally better and I may upgrade to the new UFlyMike once they get it developed.
 
Dan208B said:
I don't know if the QC25 works with the Uflymike but I'm sure newer is better
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They are working on a new microphone for the QC25. They had trouble making the digital components work so they are back to making an analog board for it.
 
By the way I'll add that I have used my QC15s on 25+ Trans Atlantic flights as a passenger and a few trips to South America. Super comfortable and I've got the UFlyMike for it and I love it. I need to get new ear seals now after two and a half years.
 
Bose QC-15 with u-fly mic. Hard to beat the versatility of it and works pretty well in the 747 when you need assistance with deciphering Chinese or French ATC accents. I prefer the Telex 850 from a pure piloting standpoint, but it doesn't do anything for you outside the flight deck. I actually dislike bose in general for audio gear as I feel they're overpriced, but their noise cancelling technology is probably the best out there, and have to give credit where due when it comes to the QC-15.

I guess the QC-25 is a slightly better QC-15, but it looks like ufly doesn't have a mic for it yet, that's a shame.

I have carried both a telex 850 and a QC-15 together before just because I like the telex that much more on the flight deck, but for movies/television on deadheads the QC-15 is great. Unfortuantely I left my last pair of 850's in Angola and won't be back to retrieve them anytime soon, not that they wouldn't already have been disposed of long ago.
 
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mikecweb said:
Looking at the discontinued Bose QC-15 or the new QC-25, or I guess any others that are recommended. Noise suppression is primary concern and something that is comfortable for 8+ hours.
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I've been commuting transcon for 9 years. May want to look into one of theses. With what I've seen from the traveling public this will soon be acceptable:
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The QC20i work great for me. Live in Texas and work in South America. Normal one way trip is three flights with the longest being 5-7 hours. They take up very little space for packing and when using them to where I sometimes forget I have them on.
 
Do you have a problem wearing earbuds for extended periods? Any decent pair of in ear headphones (even low end price point Shures) costs far less, takes up almost no space, and does just as good a job at making things quiet as ridiculous overpriced Bose or noise cancelling anything.
 
Cessnaflyer said:
I used the QC15 as a headset in the Dash-8 and the King Air and they were much quieter than the Bose X. They lasted for about 2 years and then the ear seals disintegrated within two flights. I've tried the QC25 and they are incrementally better and I may upgrade to the new UFlyMike once they get it developed.
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New seals are on Amazon fairly cheap.
 
I've got a pair of Shure SE215's that have been fantastic. Get some custom ear molds for them and they'll be the best noise isolation you can find.
 
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