[urbaindk]

Being trapped in a cramped aluminum tube with 200+ people all talking on cell phones...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/12/21/wired.airlines/index.html

What are your thoughts? What would be more annoying?

 

[LordOpie]

that's gonna be annoying.

 

[Westy]

I already come very close to flipping out on airplanes. That could possibly be what would push me over the edge.

 

[binary visions]

When that applies to domestic flights, that will drive me to buying an expensive set of noise reduction headphones and a high capacity MP3 player.

Otherwise I'd have to figure out how to make a bomb out of Ritz crackers and Sprite, and blow up the plane to silence the chatter of idiots.

 

[narlus]

A majority of business travelers (61 percent) oppose the idea of being able to use their phones in the sky, according to a global survey conducted by travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel early this year.

why don't they listen to their customers?

 

[Westy]

Give people broadband, let them hack away at emails and blackberries, let them text their thumbs off. Do not let them speak.

 

[urbaindk]

why don't they listen to their customers?

Because the other 39% are whiney loud mouth bastards, that's why.

 

[LordOpie]

Because the other 39% are whiney loud mouth bastards, that's why.

exactly why...

Do not let them speak.

 

[N8 v2.0]

More...

http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061218/full/061218-7.html

 

[Westy]

More...

http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061218/full/061218-7.html

I certainly hope they don't start letting dragons on planes.

 

[LordOpie]

I am sick of these mutha fvckin' dragons on my mutha fvckin' plane!

 

[N8 v2.0]

lesbo lizards on a plane!!!!

 

[InsideMan]

Man Bear Pigs on a plane!

 

[urbaindk]

I don't mind drag queens, though. They can be pretty funny. Sister Pah-lease! (snap snap)

 

[Da Peach]

Give people broadband, let them hack away at emails and blackberries, let them text their thumbs off. Do not let them speak.

I agree.

And BV, those noise cancelling earphones are a little disappointing... Even the Bose QCIIs...

 

[narlus]

I agree.

And BV, those noise cancelling earphones are a little disappointing... Even the Bose QCIIs...

 

[binary visions]

And BV, those noise cancelling earphones are a little disappointing... Even the Bose QCIIs...

Nah, I meant more akin to what narlus posted - some high quality ear buds that go into your ear canal.

I have to agree with the majority of audio people in their assessment of Bose products being teh suck. My girlfriend's dad has a set of speakers from them which, upon first listen seemed fine but the more I listened, the less I liked them... speakers were too small to product even modest bass, so half the voices were coming out of the subwoofer in the corner, stuff like that. I tried a set of earphones from them that were also underwhelming.

 

[dan-o]

the bose mini-cubes are over-rated (got a set) but my bose 901 series 2 speakers kick ass.

 

[Da Peach]

Cool, what are those? I've got a pair of SHUREs that I got off the Apple site. Similar to those, but with no noise cancelling...

 

[binary visions]

http://www.desktopassist.nl/images/[B]shure-e2c[/B].jpg

 

[ohio]

Cool, what are those? I've got a pair of SHUREs that I got off the Apple site. Similar to those, but with no noise cancelling...

Those aren't noise cancelling either, they're noise isolating... basically they plug your ears.

Works like a charm. I just have the sony ones (something-82 if I remember) and they work great on planes.

 

[Binaural]

I have to agree with the majority of audio people in their assessment of Bose products being teh suck. My girlfriend's dad has a set of speakers from them which, upon first listen seemed fine but the more I listened, the less I liked them... speakers were too small to product even modest bass, so half the voices were coming out of the subwoofer in the corner, stuff like that. I tried a set of earphones from them that were also underwhelming.

"Better sound through marketing"

 

[binary visions]

"Bilking gullible consumers out of their money through marketing"

Fixed that for you

 

[Da Peach]

Sorta diverged from the "political" part of this discussion, but, these are the ones I've got:

http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Earphones/ESeries/us_pa_E3c_content

They're great. But the foamy earpiece sleeve gets kinda gross after a while...

 

[Westy]

Those aren't noise cancelling either, they're noise isolating... basically they plug your ears.

Works like a charm. I just have the sony ones (something-82 if I remember) and they work great on planes.

I have the sony ones too. They are nice and small and no hard plastic so I can lay my head on something without feeling like I am getting stabbed in the ear.

 

[lugnuts]

I've got an El Cheapo set of noise cancelling headphones. I think they work just fine. They certainly reduce the amount of noticable ambient background noise (plane's engines for example) to allow me to concentrate on the music. However, I never expected them to turn off that schmuck gabbing right next to me so I only hear the music. I think that is expecting too much.

 

[urbaindk]

I love this board, post something serious and it diverges into something inane. Post something inane and it turns into a serious discussion of headphones or something similar. Awesome. Keep up the good work! :biggrin:

 

[Westy]

I love this board, post something serious and it diverges into something inane. Post something inane and it turns into a serious discussion of headphones or something similar. Awesome. Keep up the good work! :biggrin:

Worlds best execution of short attentions spans. Hey look, something shiny.

 

[urbaindk]

Hey look, something shiny.

Did you hear about that virgin lizard?

 

[Westy]

Did you hear about that virgin lizard?

Did you PIIHB?

 

[urbaindk]

Did you PIIHB?

Is this a greek lizard? Well I didn't PIIBC...











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