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Around the holidays, I decided to treat myself to a pair of high quality headphones. I live in the central area of a major US city, and to be frank the noise pollution was driving me a little crazy. I was interested in a pair of headphones that would give me some peace and quiet, so I spent a lot of time looking at ANC (active noise-Cancelling) options and the Sony WH1000MX3 and Bose QuietComfort 35 II were easily the top picks among reviews.
However, there were a lot of different opinions about which was better. The split was about 50/50 between the Sony and Bose, so I was pretty torn. Even though they were heavily discounted for the holidays ($280 each), that's a lot of money considering I generally never spend more than $50 for headphones. So I bought them both as an experiment, with the plan to return one after I made a decision.
Let me get this out of the way now, because I'm going to get pretty detailed below. Ultimately, I understand why there's such a debate about whether the Sony or Bose is better. They are both fantastic headphones. I loved them so much that I made the probably financially irresponsible decision to keep them both! They were both so good, but better than the other in completely unique ways. For that reason, there was no dealbreaker for me that makes one superior than the other -- It really comes down completely to personal preference and that's why there is so much debate.
The TL;DR of this review is that you should buy the Sony if you value sound quality most, and don't plan to wear them for long periods of time (i.e. over 5-6 hours per session). You should buy the Bose if you value comfort the most, and if you're planning to use them for phone calls.
If you're interested in a bit more detail, I'll give my opinions on these aspects: ANC, Sound, Comfort, Versatility
ANC
The noise-cancelling on both of these is phenomenal. I had assumed Bose would do better at this since it's what they're known for, but I'm surprised to say the Sony's ANC is slightly better. It does a bit better blocking out non-drone sounds (i.e. people talking, sharp noises, etc) compared to the Bose. With that said, they both are practically equal and I don't think the Sony ANC is so much better than the Bose that it would justify buying them on that factor alone. When wearing either pair, I sometimes feel like a spaceman walking around my apartment because everything is so quiet.
SOUND
This is a clear winner for Sony. No questions asked, the sound is clearer, crisper, and deeper. This is especially noticeable when watching movies/TV shows or playing video games. With the Sony, I feel like I can hear each individual sound clearly, whereas with the Bose everything is a little more muddled together. With that being said, the Bose sound is perfectly acceptable and even 'good'. It's just that for a $300 pair of headphones I'd expect a more premium quality where I am amazed at how clear the sound is. The Sony does that; the Bose are a tier below.
COMFORT
Hands down, the Bose are better. I can literally wear them for 14 hours and they don't bother me except for needing to give my ears a little air every once in a while. I have never, ever worn a pair of headphones this comfortable before. I'm especially grateful for this comfort now that I'm working from home all day because of COVID-19. The Sony headphones are a bit heavier and clamp on your head a little bit more tightly. They also press down on your ears, whereas the Bose are deep enough that my ears don't even touch the inside of the cans. The Sony are still definitely comfortable, but a tier below the Bose. I can still wear them for about 6 hours before they bother me, so if you don't wear headphones that long it might not be a problem for you.
VERSATILITY
This is just a catch-all for all the other aspects of the headphones. Nothing here I would consider a selling point strong enough for most people to make a final decision, but if you have specific needs then this might be helpful.
1. I like the physical buttons on the Bose more than the touch buttons on the Sony. They just work better, and I make mistakes with them less often.
2. Sony has better technology. They use USB-C so the headphones charge faster than the Bose mini-hdmi. They also have better bluetooth connection technology, which lets a higher bitrate of audio transfer wirelessly. Without getting too technical, I think this is a major reason why the sound quality on the Sony is better.
3. Bose is better if you want to connect to multiple devices. Bose can connect to two devices simultaneously, but Sony can connect to only 1 device at a time. For example, if I am listening to music on my computer and I get a phone call, if I'm wearing the Bose, I can answer and talk on the call through my headset, and when I hang up music will resume. With the Sony, I'd either have to disconnect from my computer, then reconnect to my phone before the call ended, or take off the headphones completely and answer the phone separately.
4. Sony looks a little more stylish and futuristic. The Bose look like an ordinary pair of headphones. Build quality is identical though
CONCLUSION
5 months after buying these, do I regret keeping them both? NO! They are absolutely worth the money if you have it. Generally, I find that I wear the Bose throughout the day as I'm working from home. They're really comfortable to wear all day long, if I get a call from a co-worker I don't need to take them off, and I'm just listening to music as background noise while I work so sound quality isn't important. After dinner, it's always the Sony. When I'm focusing on a new album, watching a movie, or playing a video game, I really value how good the sound is. And generally I only wear them for 3-4 hours at this point so discomfort is never an issue.
If you twist my arm about it and made me pick only one pair to own the rest of my life? I'd probably take the Bose just because I wear them so much while working from home. But that's not a fair metric, and each individual will have a different primary purpose for these and that should be your guiding principal when making the choice.
Good luck! (longest review over)
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QC35 headphones II
Renowned noise cancelling headphones
Clear away the distractions of the world, and focus on what matters most. Go deeper into your music, work, and passions — with no noise in the way. Plus with Amazon Alexa, you can enjoy entertainment, get information, and manage your day. Just ask.
One app. Complete control.
Use the Bose Connect app to adjust the level of noise cancellation, enable music sharing, manage Bluetooth connections, and access software updates.
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Alexa. Anywhere. With the push of a button.
A few icebreakers… Alexa, play ’90s pop. Alexa, turn up the volume. Alexa, what’s the weather? Alexa, add milk to my shopping list. Alexa, how late is Starbucks open? Alexa, lock the doors.
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Customers praise the headphones' sound quality, noise cancellation, and comfort, with one noting they can wear them for hours. The battery life is impressive, staying charged and recharging quickly, and they work well for music playback. While some customers find them worth the price, others disagree, and connectivity issues are common, with reports of Bluetooth connection drops and pairing problems. Reliability is mixed, with some customers reporting that the headphones stop working.
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3080 customers mention sound quality, 2521 positive, 559 negative
...But for the most part I like these headphones. Great sound, good bass, very comfortable, holds battery charge well. Overall, I enjoy these headphones.Read more
...I have really noticed the Bluetooth, noise cancellation/sound quality, durability, and some other miscellaneous items. Bluetooth...Read more
Absolutely amazing. Great sound quality. I use them every day for hours to talk on the phone.. battery lasts forever... everyone can hear me clearly....Read more
The noise cancellation is second to none. The sound quality is great and the battery lasts quite a while and charges incredibly quickly from 0 to 100...Read more
2642 customers mention noise cancellation, 2250 positive, 392 negative
These are absolutely amazing when it comes to noise cancellation and sound quality. But I couldn't connect to bluetooth on my smart TV so I returned.Read more
...of headphones, but it checked off everything I was looking for: noise cancelling, over-ear fit, good audio quality, an audio jack so I can use them...Read more
...I didn’t find anything interesting other than great noise cancellation and battery life ... maybe for audiobook lovers intellects it will do the job...Read more
I bought these for noise canceling and using with iPad to watch movies while traveling on long cross-country flights. They easily pair with my iPad....Read more
2303 customers mention quality, 2085 positive, 218 negative
Great headphones with a high quality microphone. When I am walking people will comment on how loud the birds are. Long lasting battery life helps too.Read more
Great product, except something must have got jarred and broken inside because now 1 ear hums/vibrates randomly louder than having nothing on my head...Read more
Love these! Great quality, look good, and the sound is incredible. Truly noise cancelling - can't hear a thing other than the music. Highly recommendRead more
...don't know that you need better headphones yet, so these are the best headphones you can currently appreciate, and a great way to step into the...Read more
1746 customers mention comfort, 1473 positive, 273 negative
Love these headphones; they are comfortable and simple to use. I did not bother to download the app after reading reviews about it. KEEP IT SIMPLE!...Read more
...rings my movie will pause and give me the option to answer.... very comfortable. I have even been known to put on music and go to sleep with them on.Read more
I liked the comfort and light weight design the nose cancelling is Awsome.. I waited a long time to get these and I am not disappointed in any way...Read more
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790 customers mention battery life, 662 positive, 128 negative
...Great audio quality, noise cancellation, and battery life. I do wish it had a USB-C charge port instead of micro-USB, but that's my only complaint.Read more
...They have good sound quality, ok bass, and great battery life. But they lack in volume, and the noise canceling is more annoying than useful....Read more
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...Pros: - Comfortable - Long Battery Life, I have used them for several hours over several days without needing to recharge them -...Read more
1128 customers mention value for money, 730 positive, 398 negative
...Pulling the trigger on purchasing these expensive headphones was worth every penny and I feel like I wasted so much money on other cheaper garbage...Read more
They’re expensive but I’d buy another set in a heartbeat. The sound quality of Bose is unmatched in my opinion (at least I haven’t heard better YET)....Read more
...I love these headphones, definitely worth the money. (and the google assistant is pretty convenient whenever you get notifications, which is a plus.)Read more
...Are they worth $350? who knows. But they're deff worth the price I paid for them. When I first got them I had to download the bose connect app....Read more
780 customers mention connectivity, 411 positive, 369 negative
...I feel like I’m at a concert everytime I put them on. Easy to pair and easy to use. They are expensive but I got them on sale and saved quite a bit....Read more
...Couple of cons I found; - need firmware updated - has connectivity issues when paired with the multiple devicesRead more
...They connect easily, I wish they didn’t connect to multiple devices at once because that only makes things more complicated- you can only really be...Read more
Sound quality is great, however it has terrible connectivity issues. When connecting to the computer always fails....Read more
764 customers mention reliability, 480 positive, 284 negative
I purchased this item for its noise cancelation. That works great but my ears start to get hurt if wearing it longer than 35 minutes....Read more
I have had these a little over a month and they have stopped working and I can no longer return them. Spent a lot of money on these. Very disappointedRead more
Love these headphones!! They work great & are easy to use. The battery lasts a long time as well which is nice! I’m very pleased with this purchase.Read more
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5 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG!
I’m writing this review 5 YEARS after continuous use of these headphones! These are without a doubt the absolute best headphones on the market. The sound quality is incredible. The noise cancellation is great! I wear them at night to cancel out my husbands snoring and they are at 100% battery and in the morning the battery is at 80% and that’s with 8 hours straights (I know I shouldn’t be wearing them that long at night but…..). They perform as if I just got them out of the box. You will have to replace the ear pads but that’s a very tiny price to pay. Before buying these I had the older version that had smaller ear pads and the only reason why I bought these headphones was because one of my children ripped off one side of the ears. If that didn’t happen I would still be using those because they too were excellent quality sounding. Bose for the win!!!!
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RolphReviewed in Spain on December 1, 2017
Espectaculares, y para mi, los más equilibrados
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Tras varios dias comparando los auriculares bluetooth, me decanté por los modelos que incorporabanRolphEspectaculares, y para mi, los más equilibrados
Reviewed in Spain on December 1, 2017
una tecnología que aún no conocia: " la cancelación de ruido ".
Basándome en la puntuacíon de varias reviews, estos fueron mis tres finalistas :
los Sony MDR-1000X, los Sennheiser PXC 550, y los Bose QuietComfort 35.
Los elegí tambien por su estética, ya que ninguno de los tres me parecia "feo".
Con mucho entusiasmo, me puse el abrigo y fuí a un par de tiendas a probarlos, o al menos a verlos.
Pues bien, los unicos expuestos y que pude tocar fueron los Sony.
Al acercarme, el acabado me pareció irreprochable, pero ya en mano, cambié inmediatamente de opinion.
El material, sobretodo el de la diadema, no me gustó nada, pero nada de nada.
Similar a un producto frágil, de gama baja. En serio Sony ? :(
En fin, me puse los cascos y aquello fue toda una revelación. No había oido nada parecido en mi vida.
El silencio ! Me sentí solo en la tienda, sin musica, sin aire acondicionado, sin sonido, na-da.
Como si lo hubieran desenchufado todo.
Me quedé una buena media hora trasteando con el auricular y mi móvil.
Una pasada, la verdad. Pero...
Al volver a casa, seguí leyendo las reviews, y al fin descubrí cuales iban a ser mis futuros cascos .
- No compré los Sony porque al parecer, la diadema se fisuraba con el paso del tiempo.
Un defecto de fabricación, o de diseño, que la marca japonesa no quiso admitir durante meses.
Además, se dice que tampoco se pueden conectar varios dispositivos a la vez. Pero eso es menos grave.
- No compré los Sennheiser porque:
En algunas ocasiones, el volumen máximo puede que sea demasiado bajo. Devolví unos hace años por esa razón.
Dicen que el panel táctil es super "senn-sible". Y que un simple y desafortunado toque con la almohada
podría provocar una acción indeseable. Sería insoportable más de 2 o 3 veces al dia ...GGGGRRRRR !!!!
Pues nada, lo habeis adivinado.
Compré los QC35 II de Bose. No porque los otros fueran malos, sino que estos eran, para mi gusto,
los más completos y equilibrados del mercado.
Buenos materiales, gran autonomía de la bateria, ligeros, comodos, con buena conectividad, y un sonido ALUCINANTE.
Caros si que son, incluso con el descuento del Cyber Monday.
Pero merecen realmente la pena y los recomiendo.
PS: Dos detalles que no me han gustado de este modelo:
1- La latencia que existe en bluetooth viendo una pelicula en el pc.
No se si es un problema de software o de hardware. Veré si desaparece usando el cable que viene incluido en la caja.
2- El programa Bose Connect.
Para poder usarlo, tienes que activar, si o si, la localización de tu móvil.
Eso si que no lo entiendo, la verdad.
En fin, saludos y gracias por haberme leido ;)
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- Anubhav RajputReviewed in India on October 2, 2019
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Reviewed in India on October 2, 2019
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We'll talk about the pros and cons in a while till then let me tell you about my views only interested people read this other skip it till pros and cons.
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in terms of "Sound quality", there is a fight going on like sony is better or bose is better,
Some go for sony some go for bose and others go for any other company.
It's there choice and preference so chill and enjoy what you got. both are awesome brands every product is good in there own terms and conditions
"I was so much confused between Sony MDR-1000XM3 and these Bose QC 35 ii, spend hours on youtube watching reviews, some famous YouTubers such as MKBHD, UNBOXTHERAPY,
both recommended Sony over Bose because they are like value for money in features and sound quality but not in comfort and build. I bought bose QC 35 ii as comfort was my first priority. yours can be different.
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"I tried these Bose QC 35 ii on Reliance digital and I was shocked it was funny feeling for me it's like when a plane takes off or lands the pressure on ears was similar to the pressure that you feel in an aeroplane.--"
Finally ordered these from amazon on 29 September at 20000rs and got it on 1st October as there's some offer is going on till 4th October.
It took 2 days to get used to noise cancellation it's something you'll know once you feel it.
don't google it just go to a store and try them out and try any active noise-cancelling headphones and decide for your self that you need ANC(Active Noise Cancellation ) headphones or NON - ANC(Active Noise Cancellation) i.e. Normal ones
It's a good pair of headphones with the solid build quality you can check the pics they are not bad, comfort is the priority here the sound is not bad either it's cool though it will take some time to get used to bose signature sound like it took me some time to fully enjoy sound from these.
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1. Awesome Build Quality loved it😍😍😍😍😍.
2. Black Color is a treat to eyes👌👌👌, It's quiet and comfortable as the Name sound.
3. Sound it's Loud and Clear with soft bass, bose did a good job with a balanced sound.
4. Good Quality Carry is provided so no need to buy an aftermarket case.
5. Premium Headphones you'll feel there worth when you put them on.
6. Good battery life battery was 70% when I got them on 1st October 4:00 pm approx.
and today it's 60% date 3 October time 12:48 am. used around 3-4 hours.
7. Charging cable is provided in the box.
8. You can use them wired as 2.5 to 3.5 jack cable is provided in the box.
ANC will work in wired mode just turn the headphone on as usual and use it in wired mode.
9. The sound quality in wired and wireless is similar not much of a difference.
10. Used for hours found them comfortable and loved them.
11. Noise cancellation is great it shuts the world for you up to Extreme level. it's great you can almost 90%.
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1. Using bose connect app is a pain sometimes it detects you're headphone and sometimes not then you have to restart your headphones and app as well and it works good after that.
2. Sound quality can be better not that great, it's not bad either but not justify the price.
3.Not for a workout as they are not water-resistant.
4. Active Noise cancellation can be irritating at first but after getting used to it's a worthy feature more like an important reason to buy these headphones.
5. Can't adjust noise cancellation in wired, but you can adjust anc on Bluetooth mode in bose connect mobile app.
maybe I'm missing something here I will inform you if I found some way to do it in the wired mode.
I'll update this review after sometime.
Thanks for reading this review, Have a good day
#Peace.
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Tomasz L.Reviewed in Poland on June 25, 2023
Dobre słuchawki ale mało trwałe
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Block out the outside world
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