Feature: Headphones
therefore avoiding any potential risk of damage to a young child’s hearing.
“For First passengers, our new ANC models NC-2012 and ID-655 can be produced in all ANC plug variations. These headsets offer 50MM speaker elements produced in Neodymium and provide ‘incredible sound that rivals many of the retail brand headphones’. The earpads can be in either a faux leather or foam and can be produced with a variety of colour accents, to closely reflect an airline’s colour scheme and marketing preferences.”
Linstol
Company bio: Established in 1993, Linstol opened a second office in 2005. The company has always specialised in headsets and initially this was its sole product. Linstol now offers a full range of onboard products but its most important offering is still its headsets.
Comments and trends: “Five years ago the trend was for airlines to look for the cheapest possible option for their Economy headphones – such as disposable earphones. In the last two years this trend has been changing, and airlines are now looking for a higher-quality product which supports their inflight entertainment systems and that can be re-used.
“Noise cancellation is still a growing business. What started as a first class only product is now first class and business class, premium economy for some airlines, and I don’t think it will be long before premier airlines offer it to their economy class customers.”
Ole Bek, president and ceo, Linstol Associates Ltd Product news: ‘We have developed three new noise cancellation headsets,” Bek told us. “One was launched in Hamburg and the other two will launch at APEX in Long Beach, California in September. These headsets do not differ very
much in terms of technology, but their unique design using separate elements allows airlines to customise the headset to their own brand, using different colours for different elements. Many airlines now use the same headsets so customisation is another big trend to look out for in headphones.” •
Above: Linstol comfort
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