Business Traveler, April 2020
A P R I L 2 0 2 0 b u s i n e s s t r a v e l e r u s a c o m D E S T I N AT I O N S W O R D S D A V I D P H E L A N The latest headphones combine superb sound with sleek looks D ecent headphones are invaluable for travelers Whether youre on a train or plane noise canceling is essential While some airlines provide headphones in premium cabins you almost certainly wont have them if youre further back and even in business they are rarely anything special Note that noise isolating whereby the headphones merely form a seal between you and the outside world is different from noisecanceling The latter is a clever electronic system that uses a microphone to measure ambient noise This noise is then reversed in phase and fed back into the earpieces The out of phase antinoise cancels the real noise Sounds weird but it does the trick The latest trendiest headphones on the market feature rechargeable batteries that can easily last the longest haul flight so sit back tune in and chill out High fidelity EXTREME PHOTOGRAPHER ISTOCK 2 6
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