I just took a long trip to Australia, 20 hours on an airplane roughly, both ways, and numerous 30-120 minute cab rides. Before my trip I decided I was going to bring a pair of nice headphones, and a portable travel speaker. I also brought along my iphone 4, which I loaded up with music, since wireless internet would not be available during the flight, and who else knows where & when; I couldn’t rely on streaming my music through Pandora.

For this particular trip my weapons of choice, the Sony MDR-V6 headphones from Sony, and the Ihome IHM60 travel speaker.

The Sony MDR-V6s are one of Sony’s most popular model lines, especially amongst professional audio engineers. The MDR-V6 features a sealed ear design, with very comfortable ear pads, which I knew would be great for blocking out all that airplane ambient noise. The comfort ability of these earphones would also be instrumental, since I would be using them for long durations of time during the flight, and beyond. Another great feature of these headphones is that they fold up very compactly, and come with a nice carrying pouch, which makes them great for traveling. Something else I bought before the flight was an adapter, that I could plug my 3.5mm headphones into, that would then be able to plug into the two prong airplane audio jack on the airplane arm rest. This worked out great, because I could then watch the on-board movies, and television shows using my headphones, instead of the ones they pass out for usage. Let’s just say the audio quality of these headphones blows away the little freebies they hand out for you to use during the flight. The audio quality of these headphones in general is excellent, and I would recommend them to anyone who doesn’t already have a pair of traveling headphones.

The iHome IHM60 speaker did not play a big role during my flight, or while I was in transit, but was instrumental when I arrived at my destinations. This speaker can compress, and un-compress with a simple twist in order to give your music a deeper, and richer sound. The fact that this speaker roughly fits inside the palm of your hand makes it ideal for traveling as well, and it also comes with a nice cloth traveling pouch. This speaker is also great because it has a rechargeable battery that seems to last forever. If in fact it does need to be charged, the IHM60 can easily be charged through USB, through the computer, or in my case using my iphone charger. I found myself constantly using this little portable speaker when I was in the shower, or getting ready to go out for the night, and then also when I would get back to the room at the end of the day, or night. Instead of flipping on the television, I would just play some music, and relax. Although this speaker is small in size, don’t be fooled, it is large in sound, and sound quality.

In conclusion, I’m not saying you need these particular models (music headphones & portable travel speakers). However, I am saying both of these items made for a much more manageable, and enjoyable trip. As always these two items have been, and remain to be necessities for myself when traveling. If you don’t already own some headphones, and a traveling speaker, I would highly recommend considering getting some for your next big trip.

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