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On 08/13/2011 09:19 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:23:10 -0400, the renowned Phil Hobbs
wrote:


It isn't _my_ music that justifies the earplugs. Properly fitted
earplug headphones are far safer than ordinary ear buds in noisy
environments such as airplanes (I just got to gold frequent-flyer
status, so I care about that. If business continues to be good, I may
make platinum this year.)

You have to crank up the volume so high to get any S/N ratio that you
can easily damage your hearing. Give me the occasional case of diver's
ear any day.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs


Bose noise-cancelling headphones. Well worth the cost if you spend
more than 20 hours a year in aircraft.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany



Are they the around-the-ear or the mash-the-ear-flat kind? I have some
Panasonic ones that work fine but squash my ears hard enough that they
hurt after an hour or so.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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