Fair point rubik101, and the ANR side of things is not really the issue for me (and if you knew me you wouldn't use the word trendy
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Having flown the Airbus for 2 years I have an idea what I am after. The 2 main reasons that I would prefer my own personal headset is 1) hygiene and 2) sound clarity. Although my company provides antiseptic wipes, it is not possible in my view to thoroughly clean the headset prior to each flight, and the microphone in particular harbours germs that I don't really want just a few millimeteres from my mouth. As far as sound quality goes, I find that my Sennheiser 1410KA that I have now has to have a much higher volume than the HMEC25 when I used that because of the clarity of the reception. I am conscious of protecting my hearing and it concerns me having a high volume to compensate for clarity.
Thanks again for the replies
