Bose - QuietComfort 35 II Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black

Several years ago I’d purchase a Bose QuietComfort 35 Noise Canceling Headphones and was very happy with them! Time and use however took their toll and I sought out another pair this time getting wireless as that was now available. I expected them to be as good as the previous set. Boy was I in for a surprise. This version was so much better had I known I wouldn’t have waited a single moment to purchase them. The noise cancelling works so much better in both directions; I can listen to anything in the middle of the night in bed without disturbing my my wife’s sleeping! I can listen to any music riding on my zero turn lawn mower and enjoy every beat! Beyoncé in the sun is sublime. I can link tunes from just about any Bluetooth source even my Apple Watch! I find this headset fantastic!!!

Had these headphones for two years and they are still as good as the day I got them. I got them as an Open-Box item but I haven't had any issues whatsoever. The sound quality is great and the noise cancelling is really good as well.

I wear them all day at work and they are both comfortable and sound great. I have it connected to my laptop and my iPad. I watch tv on my iPad, but when I get an IM or email on my laptop, it switches to the laptop playing the sound from there. They reach about 30 feet without disconnecting. Originally, I bought the Sony headphones that were priced the same. The Sony has better noise cancelling and cooler features, but the sound was terrible. The only comparison I can think of between the sound of the two is like the Sony is an AM radio while these are a CD player. I tried to adjust the settings of the Sony, but could not get them to sound anywhere near as good as these, but that is my impression. I ended up taking the Sony back after a couple of days to get these and have not regretted it a bit.

By all accounts I’m not a headphone junkie. I’ve generally just used earbuds. But recently I’ve been having to travel to California for work and ear buds on a 5 hour flight weren’t cutting it. I could barely hear my media with the roar of the engine. So I figured it was time to get a decent pair of headphones. Enter the limited edition midnight blue Bose QC 35 II. Worked perfectly on my next flight. Engine noise severely reduced. Headphones were comfortable. Used them with my Nintendo switch and literally forgot I was flying at times. Bluetooth and wired mode both worked well. Even used these for pc gaming and it was relaxing to hear only the game and not external noise. They come with a high quality hard shell case as well. Definitely recommend. Oh and the midnight blue is sick. It’s a very dark blue.

Issue #1: They aren’t great for people with a small head, an issue not unique to just these headphones. They are better than others I’ve tried, though. Issue #2: The noise cancellation is good, but nothing compared to Apple’s Earpod Pro. For the price, it should be. Overall: Sound quality is great. Between these, the new Sony headphones, a couple other Bose headphones, and Beats, these are the most resistant to slipping off your head. So you could take these to the gym for lifting weights or something (warning: NOT sweat proof). They are easy to use, and comfortable.

I use these headphones only for gaming. Although sound quality is great, there are two annoyances when using these for gaming: 1. Wireless connection has some latency issues, which means you will be using a wired connection if you don't want 200ms+ of audio lag. Indeed, wired connection has no lag but the sound quality (especially bass levels) are inferuior on the wired connection. 2. The built-in microphone isn't too great in terms of sound quality, but what makes it worse is that it only works when connected wirelessly. You can't use the mic at all when it's connected via wire, even if you have all the proper wires/settings etc. A strange issue that caused me to spend extra money on a third party boom mic. Overall have been using these for over a year and a half and very happy with them. Just keep in mind that if you want to use them for gaming there are better alternatives out there.

I gifted myself this noise cancelling headphones and it didn’t disappoint. It’s comfortable and fits well. Sound is real crisp and its bass is very good. You will need to download the app to pair it with your bluetooth device. I got this on sale last Dec2018 for $289.

If this didn't have a microphone feature, this would be an okay wireless headset... MICROPHONE I purchased this for video conferencing purposes. The microphone doesn't seem to be quality because my voice comes through very faint. I tried this for a video recording and played the video back to hear how I sounded. I also attempted to connect to my phone to speak to someone and they had a hard time hearing me. I wish there was a little mouthpiece that extended out from one of the cups. Or, they should think of adding a microphone to the cable that you can connect from the headset to your device in order to make it a wired experience. That might have worked really well. SILENCE The headset did a good job of blocking out outside noise. The only problem I had was that it actually produces its own white noise, static-like sound when the headset is turned on with no audio coming through, like if a video that I was listening to stopped playing. It was like a very faint skreeching noise. When I turned them off, the static sound stopped and it was truly scilent at that point. This was annoying because I don't want to have to turn off the headset everytime there is no audio for me to listen to and reboot it when I'm ready to hear audio again. COMFORT Oooh the headset ear cups felt sooo good in my hands. The material used felt very soft, so soft that I'll say that it was the best part of my experience. CONNECTIVITY I liked being able to switch from my ipod touch to my Mac to my Android phone. However, I was unable to connect to my Chromebook which was a major dissapointment. There is an app that needs to be downloaded to each of these devies for connectivity, and the app on my Chromebook never connected with the headset. Overall, I absolutely loved the design of the headset. The cups were perfectly designed. The Google Assistant worked. The sound quality was good. However, the microphone and connectifity needs some work to match the pricepoint.