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Review 5 of 44
Price Paid:
$299.00
from Bose Store Summary:
I was first introduced to these headphones during a layover in Denver. I thought that they were amazing but who needed to spend $300.00 on something like that. I was told I'd have 30 days to check them out and if I didn't like them I could return them or if I wanted the new QC3 units, I could trade up for full value. I passed.
By the time I got into St. Louis I was already second guessing my decision and wished I had succumbed to the impulse buy. I set up the laptop and went to Bose.com where I discovered that there was a Bose store in St. Louis at the galleria. After a good night's sleep I was off to the galleria where I tried 4 other brands of noise cancelling headsets. I purchased the Bose content knowing I could return them if they were less than satisfactory. While at the store I realized I wanted the available cell phone acessories ($39.00). I actually love the headphones at work and when the top in down on my car, the sound of the music is outstanding and the noise cancellation is first rate. I was having trouble however with the cell phone accessory and started thinking about dumping the whole shebang. The I discovered another brand of headphone that claims noise cancellation and excellent cell phone ability when driving in a convertible. I called to ask if they offered a 30 day money back trial period and they did. I recieved the other brand in less than a week. In less than 48 hours they were on the way back to the OEM for refund. They had less noise cancelling ability and the sound quality for music was noticeably less accurate. In addition, the microphone had problems of its own and was less understandable to people I spoke with than were the Bose's. The one thing I did like was that they included a wind screen for the microphone, something Bose forgot. Once I rigged up a windscreen for the Bose's mic, I had no further complaints.
All in all $300 skins is a bunch of money, but if you want noise cancellation and good quality (not excellent or exceptional just good) music reproduction AND cellular communication in a convertible....you get what you pay for Strengths:
Noise cancellation is better than any of the 5 competitors tested.
Light weight
comfortable
long battery life on a single AAA battery (about 30-40) hours
nice carrying case
Weaknesses:
Cost
too much bass boost Similar Products Used:
5 ANR competitors ranging in price fro $160 - $300.
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