I had a set of the first gen Bose noise cancelling headphones and flew many many miles with them. They were a godsend ... but the bulk made them a nuisance.
About two years ago, I went to sealed in-ear buds. These aren't active noise cancelling, but instead make an excellent seal in the ear canal and put the driver beyond the seal. Mine are Etymotics 6i, which were specifically aimed at the iPod and other MP3 players that don't have a lot of drive. They coil up into a padded envelope that's 2" x 2" - way better than any cans. They isolate well enough that I won't exercise outside with them :-) I don't use these in my shack at home, but have been very happy with them in the field (I often operate near a small waterfall). Shure and Bose also make this kind of earbud; reviews and prices are all up and down the range. I've only used these and am happy with the price/performance tradeoff. 73 de chris K6DBG _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
