Has anyone used these on a plane? Do they block out the noise?
580047
Yes I have used it and no they do not - I used both my Bose QC-15 and this one. This one does not block off the constant engine noise. It however does a good job of blocking out other ambient noise. However Bose QC-15 is active noise cancellation technology and costs more than twice as much, while this one does not have active noise cancellation. What I can vouch for is it's sound quality. A word of caution - if you are a Beats - by Dr. Dre type of headphone fan, do not buy this - it is not designed to add artificial bass to your song
580048
These are not *ACTIVE* noise cancelling headphones, but they do a pretty good job of blocking out ambient noise as long as you don't rest your head against the wall of the plane (window seat). [In that case the direct physical sound conduction is noticeable]. I use them on airplanes and I can run my audio volume at half and listen quite comfortably. By comparison, my ear buds require nearly full-blast volume on a plane and the audio still isn't clear.
580049
I have not had a chance yet to use them on a plane, but when you can do I will.
1434489
They are pretty good at isolating outside noise because they are a complete over the ear design, and unless you have dumbo ears, they should fit over your ears to seal out most ambient noise. The sound in the headphones is exceptionally loud too, and the bass is pretty deep and thumpy (if there is such a word). I like them because it still allows me to hear stuff going on around me if for example, cars horns, or someone calling my name, etc. I have not tried them on an airplane per se, so in terms of drowning out engine noise, i cannot say, but in a car, the road noise is non existent.
1117822
I bought these in April and have flown from Houston to New York and back twice with them. They cancel the noise very well. Last night, I slept on the plane with them in my ears but no music on and even that cut down the noise. The cables don't get in the way of sunglasses. Zero problems with prolific use.
523413
My son said they would be great! He used them on the airplane to go home to Germany and they blocked out 95 percent of the noise. He could also hook up to his ipod and switch over to phone. Great product!!
1816097
I don't think they are specifically designed for use on airplanes without music, however I do use them sometimes without music to quiet down the background noise of my 5 children.
242378
From my experience, these would be about same effectiveness of any passive closed headphones. The noise cancellation is not very effective. I fly frequently with Bose Quietcomfort series headphones which are the best for planes.
134567
no! do any block out ALL the noise of a gun? They reduce the noise to a comfortable level. For the money, they are excellent!
1082484
I haven't used these on a plane, but I used to fly quite a bit and based on that past experience, I would say these would be OK, but they aren't going to beat Etymotics or a similar in the ear headphone for blocking flight noise. Despite what you read about the noise cancelling headphones, those were the best I ever found for quieting the ride. If that's your goal, and you fly a lot, look to the in-ear.
273656
Airplanes use the standard 1/8" mini plug, which is what these headphones come with. They are not noise reducing (with white noise) but they cover your ears. Highly recommended
319163
They completely drowned out airplane noise. It is my belief that there is effective as your standard foam earplugs
1913082
I wore them on airplane sitting next to jets, and let me tell you, it was PHENOMENAL. I barely heard the roar, and it was very comfortable listening to music on LOW volume....So i would say they're noise-canceling.
874622
I suppose it depends on what types of noise you are trying to not hear.. I wear them to bed and I don't hear anything but the audio book I am listening to.. I took them on my recent flight and I didn't hear the hum of the plane while in flight.. so I personally find they are pretty good at blocking out outside noises.. But I don't use them for any high end work or need to use them for any such, I am purely a casual user (over age 35), I don't have to turn the volume way up to reduce outside noise either. I hope this helped!
1021190
Yes.. Cos I did use them on the plane and they did mask out probably 90% of the noises made by human beings too
394128
These are great but I would not recommend them for use on a plane because sound will leak in and out. So you will hear both the noise of the plane and your neighbors will be able to hear what you are listening to. Instead I would recommend in-ear buds, noise canceling headphones, or closed back headphones.
220059
They don't totally block jet noise but they certainly take the edge off it. They're far better than ordinary headphones / earphones - I'm quite happy with mine.
323519
They are terrible for airplane use. I suggest the cheapest noise cancelling headphones you can find for this purpose. My kids could barely hear using an iphone playing a movie on a plane.
2178958
Noise cancelling, which actively cancels out incoming sounds, is not found on this headset. Noise isolating, which passively blocks incoming sounds, is what this set of headphone does, and it does a descent job. You can still hear external sound, but it's muffled. I used these on a plane recently and they worked just fine. I would give these a 7 or 8 on a scale of 1 (hear all external noise) to 10 (hear no external noise).