All I am saying is that NC should not be seen as the holy grail. If you look at my original comment I just said 1. Buy a good pair of closed back headphones 2.

All I am saying is that NC should not be seen as the holy grail. If you look at my original comment I just said 1. Buy a good pair of closed back headphones 2. Take them on a flight 3. Make your choice If AFTER you have done this, you still prefer NC (and are willing to pay it) then fine by me.