As an update to this thread for airplane flights, I can report that I did upgrade to the Sennheisers, and have just really enjoyed them on an 8.5 hour return flight from Zurich to New York.
I was also thrilled with a new Lenovo netbook S10. The keyboard is a bit cramped and the screen is small and the processor slow, but it looks great and the overall build quality is better than many notebooks. Lenovo now stocks the long life battery, so with the long life as a spare, I was able to work and/or listen to music for the entire long haul flight.
Most importantly, every pound saved when traveling is critical - so I dont think I will travel with a full sized laptop again. Mainly I am editing docs or spreadsheets etc while listening to music so can otherwise leave the processing power at home.
For the next level, I want to use the Grado headphone amp.
Could anyone suggest other ideas for "best practice"?
Are there any USB powered or battery powered DACs with RCA out which would then go into the headphone amp?
Thanks for this and any other ideas from airplane travelers.
cwlondon
I was also thrilled with a new Lenovo netbook S10. The keyboard is a bit cramped and the screen is small and the processor slow, but it looks great and the overall build quality is better than many notebooks. Lenovo now stocks the long life battery, so with the long life as a spare, I was able to work and/or listen to music for the entire long haul flight.
Most importantly, every pound saved when traveling is critical - so I dont think I will travel with a full sized laptop again. Mainly I am editing docs or spreadsheets etc while listening to music so can otherwise leave the processing power at home.
For the next level, I want to use the Grado headphone amp.
Could anyone suggest other ideas for "best practice"?
Are there any USB powered or battery powered DACs with RCA out which would then go into the headphone amp?
Thanks for this and any other ideas from airplane travelers.
cwlondon