Wireless headphones for plane use

[schmalex]

Kenty said:

SlackBladder said:

Following on from all the recommendations in a previous thread I'm thinking of getting a pair of Bose QC35 II's, but can't get my head round spending the extra when their main use would be when watching in flight films and therefore would have to be plugged in. Might as well buy a decent set of standard wired headphones if that's their main purpose?
Alternatively would this set up work:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Transmitter-Rec...

combined with the headphone adaptors that come with the QC35's, although I may need a separate adaptor as Emirates have a 3 pin socket rather than the standard 2.

If you fly Emirates Business you don't need any as they supply noise cancelling headphones......

Unequivocally, you can use a standard 2 pin adapter on Emirates First and Business with absolutely no problems whatsoever (the 3rd pin is only for the ANC function of the EK supplied cans, which are a bit crap). However, in Business on the first gen A380, the headphone socket is below the screen and is quite a stretch with a normal headphone cable (such that when eating, you struggle to watch TV as the cable has to go below the table or stretch over your food) so I always carry an extra 6” cable and adapter to lengthen it if it in case I get one of the older A380s (the newer ones are fine as the power and headphone sockets are in the side table next to you).

[JulianHJ]

shirt said:

2 pin fits fine into the top 2 of an emirates 3 pin.

B&W’s new noise cancelling effort (px) is worth a look if you are considering a £300 spend. 5 star reviews and definitely a cut above bose in terms of fit, feel and sound quality.

I bought some PXs last month, they're excellent.