[shadow04]

I haven't seen/tried the 1000x, but can confirm that they don't fold up like the QC35.

They don't fold into a 'football' shape, like the Sonys, Bose or Senn Momentum.

But they do, in fact, fold flat. The earcups rotate so that they provide a relatively small footprint.

Great for backpacks or laptop cases.

Thanks guys. Am debating between these and the Sony 1000x. Leaning towards these at the moment, especially if the SQ gap is as large as this thread suggests. Guess I can live with a slight lack of compactness and ANC...

 

[buzzlulu]

I have been testing ANC cans for use strictly on an airplane and ended up with the P7 wireless, Sony 1000X and B&O H9.  I played with these quite a bit at home however the ultimate test was on the airplane and I have just finished taking two flights with them.  The P7, although the best sounding of the bunch, was useless on an airplane.  Between the Sony and B&O - the B&O is significantly better when it comes to sound quality - there really is no comparison in my opinion.
 
When it comes to ANC I found that the B&O, while not as good as the Sony, definitely did the job.  I have no issues at all using these on an airline flight.
 
The B&O are keepers for me (and a second pair for my wife) who also preferred them to the Sony.
 
 
PS - the H9's are also significantly better constructed than the Sony's - beautiful metal and leather compared to creaky Sony plastic.  They are also more comfortable.
 
PSS - Bose QC35 - they did not even make it to the testing stage on an airline flight.  They were immediately ruled out in the comfort of my own home - atrocious sound quality
 
 
B&O H9 - game set and match, imho, when it comes to ANC cans for the airplane
B&W P7 wireless - the best wireless cans at the moment (imho)

 

[Aischilos]

No dents here. It may have to do with rushing to zip it up and accidentally catching part of the pad.

 

[jramskov]

No dents here. It may have to do with rushing to zip it up and accidentally catching part of the pad.

Is your comment about the UltraShell case? I read the review I quoted as the case being slightly too small for the headphones.

 

[Aischilos]

I was talking about the GoCase.The H9 is a bit squeezed in the GoCase as well, and as a consequence there is a small chance that when zipping the case up the earpad could be scratched or caught. Till now I had no such problem.

 

[jramskov]

Thanks for the quick reply, I didn't think it would be a problem either.

 

[shadow04]

Can I check if the circular ear cup ever touches your ear when you wear them? Bit skeptical about the circular cups, heh.

 

[jramskov]

That would likely depend on the size of your ears. I believe they touch my ears. Is it a problem? Not at all.

 

[Aischilos]

I have average-size ears. The top part of my ears in in the earpad, the lower lobe of the ears is covered by the leather part of the ear pad therefore staying out of the inner case of the earpad.

 

[shadow04]

Okay, great. As long as there is no discomfort that will be fine. Thanks all, will be ordering one soon!

 

[buzzlulu]

  I was talking about the GoCase.The H9 is a bit squeezed in the GoCase as well, and as a consequence there is a small chance that when zipping the case up the earpad could be scratched or caught. Till now I had no such problem.

Yes - I find the GoCase a bit tight.
We need to find an alternative

 

[dbdynsty25]

I use this one from Amazon...fits my H7s perfectly (which are the same size as the H9s).
 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EHC1WDK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

 

[pilotISguy]

In case anyone was curious about the auto off function.. This is B&O's response. I had it where my headphones drained overnight. But per their explanation it shouldn't have drained as my headphones weren't connected to any bluetooth source overnight. (phone bluetooth was disabled)

 

[woodmannes]

What about the sound / ANC while riding a bicycle? Is there a lot of noise present because of the wind?

 

[Tryminator]

Well, I think the GoCase is great. It fits perfect, doesn't smell and its high quality. The best case I have ever tried