On Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:21:33 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 08/11/2011 11:00 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Indeed.  I've got a pair of full-sized Bose headphones that I quite
>> like,
>> especially for traveling.  If I look like a dork wearing them, so be it
>> -
>> I'll still be able to hear after flying on planes for a few years, even
>> if I'm next to the engine.
> 
> It is not just reducing the noise level but cutting out the frequencies
> that irritate. You can feel the peace and quiet descending when you
> switch them on. And the sound quality is good too. What does annoy me
> about Bose is that my ear pads are wearing out as my glasses rubbing off
> the surface. Bose does not sell replacements. Grrr!

I'm on my second pair of these (the QC2 over-the-ear model).  The first 
ones had a manufacturing defect that caused the plastic to break over one 
of the ear cups.  They were old enough that I had to pay for replacments 
(about 50% of the cost).

But yes, they're great.  I use them to drown out the cats (with suitable 
music) while working/writing.

One thing I found with them on planes, though, is that if I just plug 
them in, they reduce the ambient noise to the point where I can actually 
hear the flight attendant.  Some frequencies they make it easier to hear 
by reducing the lower-end noise in the cabin.

Jim

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>>> Anything that you can install Rockbox on supports Ogg Vorbis just fine.
>>
>> Sure. But installing Rockbox isn't exactly a trivial operation. And it's
>> not supported on every player on the market, only some of them.
>> (Fortunately, mine is supported.)
>
> That's the only thing that matters, then.
>
> Oh, and installation?  Yes, it's trivial.  Download the current release,
> run the app, plug the player in - and the installer takes care of it for
> you.

There's an installer now? Damn... when I put RockBox on my player, it 
was a major operation! (Or maybe my player is just less supported than 
some of the others...)

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