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Number of stews who have the time to help you figure out the pairing rigamarole or why the radio on this unit is fucked: ZERO.
Number of issues with regular fucking headphones: zero.
Cases where the tinniness will impact your enjoyment of visual spooge: zero
People stopping you from buying some $15 apple 3.5mm pods for your earballs: zero
I'm thinking you'll be fine. Leave the air safety officers alone so they can do their job.
3.5mm earphones don't block 85db of plane noise
The ones that seal do provide sound isolation
And they're lots of fun when there's a cabin announcement.
I don't care about them, the seatbelt light is either on or off, don't bother me with what the temperature is at our destination
It doesn't work that way. They're piped through all audio channels at maximum volume.
Don't care, gaming on my steam deck
Most over-ear noise cancelling headphones I've seen have a 3.5mm input that works with the noise cancelling.
Yet I haven't heard of an earphone with this functionality
What? My 20 years of flying regularly with 3.5mm headphones must have been a very long hallucination.
I said earphones and you're talking about headphones
They make both.
edit: insult was unnecessary.
I haven't found a single model of wired noise canceling earphones in existence
@iopq @threshold_dweller There's been quite a few wired earbuds with ANC over the years. Not many now though. I would imagine they sound like a dreadful compromise.
I wouldn't call it quite a few, you can count them on one hand
On the other hand, there's thousands of TWS
And because you haven't found them, they must not exist?
By earphones I mean in-ear models. Maybe there is some weird over-ear model with that feature, but when IEMs add the Bluetooth feature, the cord gets cut from the design
Damn, you're right. For many years I used the Bose Quiet Comfort 20, but those aren't made anymore. There are still some options but none of them look great. The major brands just stopped making them. Ironically the first pair I found was USB-C with an adapter.
I didn't want that model because you can't switch the cable. I'm not paying $100 for something that breaks when the cable breaks (which is always the first thing to go)
I mean, those are your own arbitrary limits. That's fine, more power to ya, but it means you'll do without it. Meanwhile i used mine for 15 years of travel and the only thing wrong with it is the rubbery outside of the ANC block has come off, is purely cosmetic. Still works as good as new.
The Sony Linkbuds S are more repairable because you can just replace the battery (it's not soldered)
I have wired Sennheiser headphones I can't use because the cable is not modular and it's snapped somewhere
@corsicanguppy @ramjambamalam I'd happily use my own entertainment if it meant cheaper fares. The in-flight systems are so slow and crappy it's the worst bit about flying. Apart from when a crew member says "I think you've had enough, sir"
No help necessary. Leave it as an advanced option and provide those who request assistance a cheap pair of 3.5 mm headphones. SOLVED.
Wire gets caught in my limbs because the seating area is so tight.
Wire jack is tucked up from people pulling headphones at odd angles. Wortsst case scenario (has happened to me): the jack is inoperable, incapable of holding headphones without continuous, upwards pressure.
No active noise canceling (you might still be able to find ANC wired headphones but they are a niche product if they still exist).
An extra item to pack, since my phone requires a dangle to use 3.5 mm headphones, so I either pack a dangle, or another pair of headphones for using with my phone.
I'm sorry you're not able to appreciate hifi sound but that's a a you problem.
Those sound like shit compared to the expensive pair of wireless ear buds that I already own.
Of course I'm fine. But what's this nonsense about bothering air safety officers? Nobody is berating airline employees about bluetooth headphones lol.