Great noise cancelling and comfort (Bose QC2 Noise Cancelling)

Member Name: jboho

Product:	Bose QC2 Noise Cancelling
Date:	19/05/09 (70 review reads)
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Advantages: Great Bose sound quality, comfort, noise cancelling

Disadvantages: Battery powered, price

I was admittedly excited when Bose released their new premium noise cancelling headphones, so I thought I'd give them a go.

Sound Quality:
As with all speakers, I tested them over five tracks of varying audio: classical, spoken word, pop, metal and electronic- these provide a good range of pitch types and dynamic changes. These headphones were exception, as I expected from Bose. The classical track gave the great bass and treble response I expected and I was delighted with the quality of the spoken word track. The other tracks were good as well.

Design and Noise Cancelling:
The first thing I noticed when I put these on was the extraordinary comfort they provided, it almost felt like there was nothing on my ears at all! So if you are looking for the most comfortable headphones on the market, look no further than here.
The second thing I noticed when I put these headphones on was the isolation from the outside noises. "Wow", I thought, "This is great noise cancelling". Then I realised that I had not even turned noise cancelling on! Then, I really did have a shock. The best sound came to my ears- silence, absolute silence. Then I played the music while only hearing the audio- this is much more pleasant than without noise cancelling.

Sadly, this technology comes with two downfalls:
1) This requires a lot of power to cancel out noise, so batteries are used. Bose say the total battery life (per AAA battery) is 35 hours, so this is long enough.
2) The price. At £115 this isn't too cheap either, but it is cheaper than some other similar headphones- so don't be too put off.

Summary: I would recommend these, even considering the price, you won't regret it!

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