Originally Posted by
Kraftstoffvondesibel
i see the discussion has turned to speakers.
I have enjoyed my ATC 100s for home listening for a long time. I get to enjoy a lot of really nice speakers while working as well.
But for general headphone recommendations: while I know Bose has a foothold in the cockpit for reasons uknown, maybe because they where early out with decent active noise cancellation, in the audio world however, we are looking quite differently at it. I have never met an audio engineer or musician wearing Bose Headphones. To be honest, the audio quality is quite appalling.
i would recommend Sony, Sennheiser, B&W for mid price audio quality.
I think pilots have a different set of requirements, Air communication is in AM (Amplitude Modulation, which us radio amateurs call Antique Mode) and has a restricted bandwidth of 50-3300 Hz, so audio quality is less of a priority, They have to wear headphones for very extended periods, they can't just slip them off if they're getting uncomfortable, so comfort and weight are more important than a good flat frequency response and no distortion. 10% distortion is considered acceptable for radio communications, as against 0.1% or better for listening to music. I've always gone for Sennheisers in the past (wired, not Bluetooth, not noise-cancelling) but I went for B&W this time thanks to recommendations in this sub-forum. I've been very pleased with them, once I was guided to where I could download the manual (which isn't included) but they are a bit heavy because of the long-life batteries, and I imagine that if you had to wear them continuously for a 14-hour flight they could get a bit uncomfy.