Are these good for watching movies on airplanes (i.e., do they make the engine noise less intrusive)? Thanks, Alan
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As "Amazon Customer" noted, they don't cancel noise, but they do block it quite well. As long as you have them inserted properly and are using correctly sized tips, they will absolutely make the engine noise less intrusive.
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Actually, yes because they are monitors they should work very well. You have to make sure you get a good seal and you won't hear the engines much with these. Um, they may not be the most comfortable for really long periods though. I can wear mine for an hour or two before my ear starts to fatigue a bit. You can't beat these for the price! I've owned several. Lot of bass and huge dynamic driver.
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These don't fit in everyone's ears the same way. For me they would not help on an airplane, since they don't rest snugly into my ears. (These are also not truly noise canceling, if that's what you're looking for.)
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From what I noticed, they did a pretty good job at blocking outside noise but I never tested them on an airplane.
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On a plane, nothing will beat noise-cancelling headphones, unless (like me) you're prone to getting a headache from noise cancellation. That said, the Koss Porta-Pros are very sensitive, meaning they give a lot more volume than many other headphones with the same input. If you're ok with simply cranking it up louder than the jet engines, these can do the job. (One more note -- if you're plugging into the plane's sound system, you need to keep in mind that the signal from the armrest is pretty weak -- but even there, PortaPros will still be louder than most).
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Hello -- Jeff's answer is spot on. I'd add that we limit these to 100db (not the standard 85db) for this reason. It seemed that the white noise of the airplane would drown out the audio in the headphones at 85db, making them less useful on the airplane. But with any noise or sound, please be safe and check to make sure it's not too loud and it isn't listened to for too long. Please email us at support@lil-gadgets.com if you have any other questions. Thank you!
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Never used them on a plane, but even though they are 'closed-back', they are not designed for noise cancellation. Nor will they completely prevent audio from being leaked to others around you at higher volumes. Although....one could humorously argue that the clarity of the high frequency range response may very well drown out high pitched engine noise. Honestly, for noise cancellation, you probably want any decent set of isolation headphones. These ones are solely designed for clarity and reference.Good Luck!
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I have had these for a couple months now and I love them. As far as canceling out noise, they do a pretty good job at it. I take public transit like the bus/BART and for the most part it blocks most, if not all, when the volume is about half way. I am certain they would perform well on a plane.
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Unfortunately I think it depends on the airline - some still use an odd two prong type of jack. And while these are good headphones for the price, they really are somewhat bass heavy and I don't think they would be ideal for a plane. If you are flying a lot, you seriously may want to consider decent noise cancellation headphones. Using headphones on planes really isn't ideal anyway because people wind up cranking the volume too much and it can damage your hearing. Decent noise cancellation headphones cut out some of the loud droning noise that you hear constantly while in a plane or pretty much any kind of vehicle.
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Hi Tony. My first pair were pretty good. Most constant background noise was filtered out (traffic noise, engine noise in aircraft etc.). I could still hear people speaking although at a lower volume. When friends tried them, they were all quite impressed by the noise cancelling.My second pair weren't as good as the first pair. That said, if you open the ear pieces (they are held together with small screws) you will see a small potentiometer (one in each ear piece) with an adjusting slot.I fiddled with this and noticed it increased/decreased the noise cancelling. If you turn it too far to increase noise cancelling, movement of the headphones causes a clicking sound. Hi Tony. My first pair were pretty good. Most constant background noise was filtered out (traffic noise, engine noise in aircraft etc.). I could still hear people speaking although at a lower volume. When friends tried them, they were all quite impressed by the noise cancelling.My second pair weren't as good as the first pair. That said, if you open the ear pieces (they are held together with small screws) you will see a small potentiometer (one in each ear piece) with an adjusting slot.I fiddled with this and noticed it increased/decreased the noise cancelling. If you turn it... » Read More Hi Tony. My first pair were pretty good. Most constant background noise was filtered out (traffic noise, engine noise in aircraft etc.). I could still hear people speaking although at a lower volume. When friends tried them, they were all quite impressed by the noise cancelling.My second pair weren't as good as the first pair. That said, if you open the ear pieces (they are held together with small screws) you will see a small potentiometer (one in each ear piece) with an adjusting slot.I fiddled with this and noticed it increased/decreased the noise cancelling. If you turn it too far to increase noise cancelling, movement of the headphones causes a clicking sound. « Show Less
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I've tried this on a 14 hour trans-oceanic flight. Your ears might start to ache after 4 hours of wearing them, and you can still hear the jet engines. Yeah, they're not noise-cancelling. But hey, I still love them -- besides, we don't go on a trans-atlantic flight every day, now, do we? lol
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We have only used ours at home and in the car, but we have no complaints. We love them! I believe these would work great in an airplane. One can be watching TV and the other sitting right there with his headphones I haven't gotten one complaint.
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Sorry for your noisy neighbors problem!!! I don't think that anything but industrial type earphones - like those worn in factories by heavy duty machine workers, by outdoor airport workers, etc. - would work in your case. These are very good and make it such that the noise around you is not intrusive. You will still be aware of the noises around you, but in a more mellow way. I find these great when on an airplane (the engine noise is muffled) or when in the neighborhood (the lawn mower noise, etc. is not interruptive to my listening). Good Luck!
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I really like my headphones, but honestly believe that a good set of earplugs would work better. They will work without music playing. I sometimes do this on a plane. They do an excellent job of blanking out the engine drone but I can still hear people talking (albeit at a much reduced volume)
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They do block out outside noise very well and the volume level seems to be good. I had them on while I was riding on my lawn mower and I did not hear the engine and I was able to listen to radio stations without having the volume turned up the whole way. My personal opinion about using them at a NASCAR race, they would block out the car noise and you would be able to hear the race.
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No they do not. They are very good @ reducing white noise of airplanes but they only muffle the sounds of voices around you.
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I used a pair like these, with passive noise cancellation, on a plane and they were actually pretty good. It will not stop the ear pressure due to altitude, but you wont hear a thing
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If by noise bleeding you mean is the sound audible while you're wearing them from the outside, then no. And yes I believe it would block out sounds from an airplane. I wear them in my college library which sometimes can get extremely loud and I don't hear anything.
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Haven't used them on a flight, but they'd probably be decent though they don't have any type of active noise suppression. While they do come with foam isolation tips, I use Comply isolation tips that seem to provide more privacy - they're another 20 bucks for 3 pair, but worth it IMO.
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Well just today I used them on a flight and they do pretty good job at isolating engine noise. It doesnt give you complete silence but it gets the job done.