Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence

Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence by wenc on Monday December 14, 2020 @10:23PM (#25426600)

Out of curiosity, what noise cancelling headphones do you have that lets you sleep through the night on a long haul?

My Airpods Pro are great but they only have a battery life of 4-5 hours per charge (20 hours in case, but you have to wake up to charge them).

My Bose QC 15 over ear headphones can stay on much longer (> 20 hours of battery life) and have great noise cancellation, but as soon as I lean my head to either of the side headrests on the seat, the noise cancellation "leaks". I've never been able to sleep on a plane with my Bose QCs.

The best solution I've found so far have been plain-old ear plugs ($5).

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence by kenny11 on Monday December 14, 2020 @10:57PM (#25426813)

I have the same problem with sleeping in over-the-ear headsets. The best I've found for sleeping on long flights are the Bose QC20 - the noise cancelling is as good as their over-the-ear headsets but the in-ear design makes them much more comfortable if you happen to rest your head on one side while sleeping, and doing so doesn't interrupt the noise cancellation.

Since they're cabled to an external battery box they can easily last through any flight, and you can leave the USB charge cable connected to an in-flight power socket while you use them to keep the battery full.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence by wenc on Monday December 14, 2020 @11:08PM (#25426902)

Thanks for the tip! Maybe I'll try the QC20 next time I'm at Best Buy -- the noise cancellation interruption might be a design limitation of the QC15.

[ Parent | on HN ]