Hey AB – I haven’t flown with them yet, but I’ve worn them for several hours at a time in a noisy environment with no discomfort. Coming home from the US later this week will be a good test.
Very impressed so far. One thing I like about them is that they still allow you to listen to your audio even when the battery is drained (or the active noise cancelling is off). I don’t know how long the rechargeable battery lasts yet, and it’s not replaceable mid-flight, so that’s another concern. Cheers From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Borton Sent: Monday, 24 March 2014 1:55 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? Hey Coatsy, I’ve been using the QC15’s for a few years and have loved them. I’ve looked at the QC20’s a few times wondering if I should upgrade (smaller to carry around) but have not made the move. Have you found the transition from the 15’s (over the ear) to the 20’s (in ear) has been OK? Are the comfortable? Cheers Anthony Borton Senior ALM Trainer/Consultant Visual Studio ALM MVP Enhance ALM Pty Ltd From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Coates (DPE AUSTRALIA) Sent: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 5:52 AM To: g...@greglow.com<mailto:g...@greglow.com>; ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? Bose++ I’ve had the over ear type for years (QC2, followed by QC15) and have just bought a pair of the in-ear QC20. I can’t recommend either of these options highly enough. While they’re not cheap, they are awesome. This week I’m cutting code in a room with up to 10 people having interesting conversations about things which would usually distract me. I can’t hear them at all when I’m wearing these, especially if I have music playing as well. Do it now, you won’t regret it. Cheers, Coatsy Andrew Coates, ME, MCPD, MCSD MCTS, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, 1 Epping Road, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 Ph: +61 (2) 9870 2719 ∙ Mob +61 (416) 134 993 ∙ Fax: +61 (2) 9870 2400 ∙ http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat Sent from the new Office<http://office.com/preview> From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of GregAtGregLowDotCom Sent: Sunday, 23 March 2014 4:27 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? +1 for the Bose gear. I wear them all the time on long flights and love them but have also used them in other environments and they are great. The noise reduction quality is amazing. +1 also to the idea of drowning out part of the other noise. While they work well without anything even plugged in, clearly you’ll lose the other distractions better if you have sounds of your own. For the same reason, I often will have the TV, or music, etc. on when I’m home alone working just to provide background noise. Otherwise, every little sound seems to be distracting. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com<http://www.sqldownunder.com/> From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Jorke Odolphi Sent: Monday, 24 March 2014 9:28 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? http://worldwide.bose.com/axa/en_au/web/quietcomfort_20i/page.html I have a set of these – there is an ‘active’ mode that basically reduces people talking to sounding like a faint version of the “peanuts" teacher (I hope that’s not too old a reference for people…) I can vouch it works amazingly well in an open office, when I have them on ppl have to wave at me to get attention – I have a mechanical keyboard and I can’t hear that either – YMMV of course – if you go to the bose store they’re pretty good at helping you test for your situation, especially at that price tag. I had the guy do loud sniffles for me so I could see if it worked for that… From: Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au<mailto:kirst...@jobtalk.com.au>> Reply-To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com>> Date: Sunday, 23 March 2014 1:20 pm To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com>> Subject: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? Hi All So that I can concentrate better, I am trying to filter out the mouse clicking sound from person at the desk next to me. Has anyone any tech recommendations on how to do this? Thanks Kirsten
