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Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 29 Mar 2012, 11:56
by GK
Hi All,

Quick question;

Do Virgin give their Upper Class PAX noise cancelling headphones for use onboard? Ot is it just the basic ones?

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 29 Mar 2012, 11:57
by Neil
They are noise cancelling ones, but they aren't the best, and certainly not anywhere near as good as say the Bose noise cancelling ones. They are better than ones given out in Economy and PE.

Neil

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 29 Mar 2012, 12:28
by Hamster
As Neil says, they are a bit rubbish. If you have your own, take them.

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 13 Sep 2012, 13:56
by johnadamson
Carrying on from this topic, I have some VA Noise cancelling headphones that a friend gave me after their recent trip in Upper Class. As these headphones have 2 pins, can they be used in Economy class as well, or will they only fit in the Upper Class headphone sockets?

Thank you in advance. :)

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 10:32
by Harpers Tate
They differ totally from the E/PE ones. Not interchangeable. Noise cancelling requires power and, in the case of the UC phones, the extra pin on the plug is for power. Whereas the standard two-pin arrangement is for stereo.

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 12:02
by Darren Wheeler
johnadamson wrote:Carrying on from this topic, I have some VA Noise cancelling headphones that a friend gave me after their recent trip in Upper Class. As these headphones have 2 pins, can they be used in Economy class as well, or will they only fit in the Upper Class headphone sockets?

Thank you in advance. :)


Interesting, as they should be returned at the end of the flight.

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 12:15
by easygoingeezer
Invest in some Bose, one of the best things I bought after reading about them on VF.

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 12:19
by Ian6969
I just had a little browse for these......blimey, they're not cheap are they....think I'll stick to cotton wool :o)

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 12:33
by cooperman
Bose is never "cheap" :P
Some even may say "rip off" but I reckon because of the superior Quality of my QC15's they are well worth it. :) They do a great job on on flights and in my living room when I want to ignore all that is going on around me. :D

Paul

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 12:52
by Jeffers555
easygoingeezer wrote:Invest in some Bose, one of the best things I bought after reading about them on VF.


Agree totaly. I invested in a pair of QC15's and they are superb.

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 13:17
by art200380
I find my Dr Dre Beats headphones also do the trick, and indeed they will be making an appearance in UC on the VS077 on Monday!

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 13:22
by James!
I bought myself a pair of Etymotic hf3 earphones last year and they're by far the best I've ever used so if you're of an in-ear persuasion then I'd highly recommend them.

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PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 15:56
by Rustigearbox2
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Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 16:35
by slinky09
James! wrote:I bought myself a pair of Etymotic hf3 earphones last year and they're by far the best I've ever used so if you're of an in-ear persuasion then I'd highly recommend them.


I tried those, they ended up on eBay pretty quickly :0

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 14 Sep 2012, 18:40
by northernhenry
Audio technica do half decent ones at about half price of Bose. Used them for yrs with no issue...

Re: Noise Cancelling Headphones - Upper Class

PostPosted: 15 Sep 2012, 10:55
by easygoingeezer
art200380 wrote:I find my Dr Dre Beats headphones also do the trick, and indeed they will be making an appearance in UC on the VS077 on Monday!



Thinking, yea cool dude y) oo)