On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 03:58:13 -0700 (PDT), fred
wrote:

I'm looking for a set of these with REPLACEABLE batteries. The last Sony set of bluetooth headphones didn't have replaceable batteries and had to be thrown away after just over a year. All suggestions / recommendations gladly received.

I bought a pair of Bose Quietcomfort 2 about ten years ago, as I used
to do a lot of long haul flying and the fleet at the time were old
747-400s which were quite noisy in the cabin.

These are powered by a single AAA battery, which lasts quite a long
time and is easy to replace.

The noise cancelling is about the best I've found. The sound quality
is good, but not the best, and not what you'd expect for the price: I
prefer my Audio Technica ATH-M50 when listening at home, and they were
about half the price.

My big dissapointment with the bose QC is the quality of the plastic.
After a few flights the covering on the foam started to flake off, but
that's just cosmetic really. But after a few more flights, the
plastic started to crack, and needed to be glued up. They were end of
life after maybe a dozen return trips.

Thankfully the 747-400 fleet was retired a few years ago and replaced
with A380, which is much quieter in the cabin. I don't use noise
cancelling headphones now, as I can't justify spending something like
300 pounds for a new pair.