Bose QuietComfort 2

Pros: Good symbol of Conspicuous Consumption ("I can afford to flush $300 down the toilet")

Cons: Time bomb due to latent defect in mechanical design

Review: I have recently joined the long list of Bose QC-2 buyers who now own a useless piece of junk -- due to the failure of a poorly designed plastic swivel that attaches the earcup to the headband. In addition to many identical QC-2 frame failures...

Pros: Excellent sound reproduction; quality manufacture.

Cons: Price; wires; lack of audio pass-through.

The Bottom Line: Excellent product for every day use; you'll never believe how much noise to which you were once subjected. But a bit pricey.

Review: I must admit that I'm still on the 30-day trial period (I've had them for almost three weeks now).

First of all, as a college student, plunking down 334 simoleons (including tax and S/H) for a pair of headphones seems like a lot. I was...

Pros: Adequate sound cancelling

Cons: Absolute the worst workmanship

Review: Overall the worst workmanship I have ever seen. The top (over the head) split is several places and has been held together by tape. The ear pads (both) separated from the body and were held back in place by superglue. The sound kept cutting out of...

Pros: Very light and comfortable

Cons: Super pricey - **no audio unless you have battery-draining noise canceling turned on**

Review: I bought these headphone and was immediately impressed by their light and compact design. However, about a half hour later, I was boxing them back and preparing to return them, and here's why: in order to listen to audio, you have to have the noise...

Pros: comfortable, noise reduction works well, single wire design, supports cell phones with mobile kit

Cons: must turn on for music listening, not wireless, not all noise reduced

The Bottom Line: Very comfortable headphones with great noise canceling which reduces noise not block it. I didn't like turning on headphones for music listening. Supports mobile phones with communications kit (extra).

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Pros: sound quality, comfortable

Cons: pricey

Review: The Bose QuietComfort 2 delivers optimal sound quality and comfort at the same time. These headphone block out a lot of other noise so that you can hear what you want to hear. This is good for your ears because it prevents you from cranking the...

Pros: Noise reduction, sound quality, battery life, built-in amp

Cons: Dead batteries prevent use

The Bottom Line: The combination of sound quality, noise reduction, battery life, and overall build quality make the Bose headset a "can't miss" product.

Review: I tried the Bose headset on faith. The concept of noise-reduction for my daily train commute was very intriguing. I had previously tried headphones up to ~$50 (Koss) that were much better than the open-ear crap that come with walkmans. You'd think...

Pros: Comfortable, functional

Cons: Bulkier than ear-buds, battery powered, $$$

Review: I bought a pair of Bose noise reducing headphones in November 2000. I fly a lot and they've allowed me to enjoy listening to music, DVD's, and even the occasional in-flight movie. (Now, if they could do something about airline food...)

It...

Pros: comfortable, credible noise cancellation for the most part....

Cons: sound quality, won't work without batteries

Review: These headphones are very comfortable, and do a credible job of electronically reducing noise while on an airplane.

Keep in mind that the noise reduction circuitry works well to reduce the loud engine groan and even the general cabin sound,...

Pros: light, effective

Cons: pricey, dangerous?

Review: I received the Bose QuietComfort Acoustic Noise Cancelling (their misspelling) headset as a gift from a friend who knows of my sensitivity to noise and of my satisfaction with other Bose products (though not with their prices).
The headset was...