I'm pleasantly surprised with them. I use Bose QC35 for travel, but I'm a sweaty individual, and the over the ear sets get pretty uncomfortable after a few hours(I hate earbuds, so they aren't an option). Even if the ANC isn't as good as the Bose, it's still not too bad, so the better comfort may be worth the losing a bit of ANC. Heading to Malaysia next week, so will plan to use the AKG with the Bose as a backup. Now, I just need to find a good travel pillow that doesn't make me sweat. At 6'4", the long-hauls are starting to make me feel crippled.