Solitude Design Plane Quiet Active Noise Canceling Headphone

I bought two pairs of these for my wife an I on a 4-hour plane ride. I had no idea how they would perform as I have tried a couple of "discount" noise cancelling systems and nothing ever came close to the premier Bose system you drool over in the store but cannot afford especially if you do not travel that often.NOISE CANCELLATIONThese? Oh they are good! Both of us were very impressed. The headphones are very comfortable, perhaps the most comfortable I own and a love the fact that you can detach the cord and use them just to eliminate noise. On the plane they cancel out about 80-90% of the engine roar, enough that you could go to sleep.SOUND QUALITYDeep base but not overwhelming. Like other noise cancellation phones I've used turning it on even in a quiet room seems to boost the treble and make them sound better. Without that they are not very "clear" sounding and I couldn't find an equalizer setting that compensated the way I wanted it to. So overall I'd give the sound quality above average but not great. These phones are best used for their purpose--on a plane.MISCThey fold up nicely and come with a sturdy zipper bag to carry them in. Travelling with them is a breeze. I would recommend that you always detach the cord prior to storing in the bag. I left the cord attached and I suspect I shorted it due to too much bending. I'm using another cord until I can get it replaced.

I bought this before going on a vacation with 8 hours of plane time. The headphones work well and have good sound. I even wore the headphones in the hotel room for better sound, instead of using my Zoom's speakers (not loud enough with air conditioning on).The only thing is they hurt the ears after an hour or so. The plush part around the speakers didn't seem big enough for my ears to fit comfortably. I'm a 5'6" 30 yr old woman. I think my ears are average. Also the head band has a lot of tension, it's pretty tight. My boyfriend tried them on and did not like them at all and won't wear them...since he has a larger head. He's 6'2". I'd prefer it if the band had less tension as well. But for me, they are okay.

I bought 2 sets of these and returned both due to them being defective. I used these in the work place.Pros:- The fit is comfortable. I was able to wear the headset comfortably for a couple hours at a time. Gave an extra star because the fit for me was comfortable, and I've worn headsets that get uncomfortable after a couple hours.- The Active Noise Cancelling works well when it works. See Cons below.- Being able to disconnect the cable is a plus. I was able to swap the stock cable with a higher quality 1/8" male/male audio cable.- Looks great.Cons:- For both of the sets that returned, had the same issue with both items. After a couple hours of use, the left ear piece starts to make a noticeable intermittent crackle/static sound. Swapped the cable and battery and made no difference. Removed the cable completely and only used the headset with ANC and still had the intermittent crackle/static sound. ANC would also cut in and out frequently only out of the left ear piece.- Sound quality is no good with ANC turned off. With ANC turned on, the sound quality is much better.This company makes 2 grades of headphones. The Plane Quiet version is their lower end headphone, and the XCS is their higher end headphone. I bought the XCS, and in comparison to the Plane Quiet Platinum, it is a night and day difference. The price difference is $30 between the two on Amazon, but there is a significant difference in quality in that the XCS is at least twice as good. Both from a sound quality, ANC, and comfort level from wearing the head phones.If you are considering getting these Plane Quiet headsets, I recommend that you consider their XCS headset.

I decided to take a chance on these even though worried from prior review with the swivel for the cups, the last thing I wanted to do was get an issue 2-3 months down the line. Instead I didn't make it near that far.First impressions:- Overall design is nice. I appreciate that they fold up pretty well for travel. A big plus.- The button to pop the battery cover is excessively tight. Had a couple of female coworker try, none of them could open it, so this might be an issue for some.- The cups are comfortable though they push down around the hears pretty hard. I'd be concerned that they would hurt after a while..- The noise canceling feature seems to work pretty well. It dos NOT filter everything though and I'm not talking about loud noise, seems like high frequency noises are not handled well. The building AC, that's not that loud, seeps through very clearly.- Noise canceling while listening to music definitely affects your music quality.Problems:After using the headphones for about 30 mins I put my head against my hand. I heard a crackle out of that ear cup. I then realized that by putting gentle ( I mean VERY gentle pressure, less than you would from having your head on a pillow) against the cup causes what I would describe as a short in the wiring in the cup. You get a lot of cutting in and out and crackling.. I understand that these are cheaper headphones but something like this just points to very bad manufacturing.Still haven't decided if I want to chance a replacement.