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Able Planet NC200 Headphones

Gear Up Properly For The Airplane Snorer By my reckoning, headphones can be categorized as either inexpensive/expensive, in-ear/on-ear/shit-ugly. Sure, there are plenty of options available for men of all walks, but recently I found myself in need of gear to stave off the crying baby or snorer that I inevitably find seated next to me on flight after bloody flight.

By Eric Yang

Jan 12, 2009

Gear Up Properly For The Airplane Snorer

By my reckoning, headphones can be categorized as either inexpensive/expensive, in-ear/on-ear/shit-ugly. Sure, there are plenty of options available for men of all walks, but recently I found myself in need of gear to stave off the crying baby or snorer that I inevitably find seated next to me on flight after bloody flight.

Wanting not wanting to invest hundreds of dollars, I got equipped with a pair of Able Planet Noise Canceling headphones, the NC200’s. The sound is warm (if not a touch soft) but robust, build quality is nice, and the fit is comfortable. About all you can ask for at a sub $50 price tag. FYI: I rock the Klipsch Image headphones for daily use.

The Able Planet NC200’s packability is top-rate with a folding design, single AAA battery operation (included), and its own felt carrying bag. Sure, they’re not audiophile grade units, but when you’re stuck for three hours on a connection out of Atlanta, it’s nice to sit back and drown out the gab with Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue.

Cost: $45