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Noise Canceling Headphones

One thing to watch out for with any noise cancelling headphone is they might make you feel sick or nauseous.

http://gizmodo.com/355678/noise-canceling-headphones-might-make-you-motion-sick

I can't use noise cancelling headphones because they make me feel uneasy after a couple minutes. You should check that out before you blow a wad of cash on something you can't really use.

You might also want to check out some of Audio Technica's noise cancelling headphones. They are priced a lot cheaper than Bose stuff (some under $100) and still get good reviews.

I'd just use ear plugs or get some decent in ear monitors that passively block sound with a good seal in your ears. That way you could sleep on your side and not have to remove your headphones, as well as being able to travel/pack them easier.
 
BOSE are not studio grade headphones and most people don't need that anyway. The noise cancelling works great and makes sleeping or just not having your ears hurt after 15 hours on a plane possible. If I was concerned about having the highest quality audio, I wouldn't even consider noise cancelling.

If ear plugs/in ear work for you, more power to you. But I've tried a bunch and never found them to work as well as a pair of cans. The BOSE are also very comfortable to wear. I have some very nice studio quality cans, but the BOSE work best on the plane. I've tried the Parrots for airline travel, which also come highly recommended, and find the BOSE better overall.

If dropping $300 is a burden, there are other options. But $300 is well worth the peace and comfort they've provided for me. If high quality audio is needed, stop listening to MP3s, watching downloaded movies or anything provided on the plane.
 
I got the QC15s about 6yrs ago when I was doing a lot of traveling for work and even though it was a chunk of change I feel they were worth it. I've thought about the in-ear QC20s for riding but I don't think they'll fit under the helmet very well.

Anyway, my older QC15s work great, and with a tiny Bluetooth adapter I can listen to whatever's on my phone without the encumberment of wires.
 
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