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Wearing the QC3s the announcements seem ridiculously loud. But, most enthusiastic reviewers here on Amazon review within days of purchasing the product. Thus, with the Skullcandy I end up listening to music at a much lower, safer volume. Side by side, they are like an Accord (the Bose) next to a Rolls Royce (the Nakamichi).> On the airplane they cancel some noise.
When I get off of an airplane I am left marked up by the headphones, especially if I ever put them around my neck and they touch my stubbly face. And from what I read online from the thousands of people with this same problem, Bose gives you the choice of buying new earpieces for $30, or if you want the top to be replaced too, they sell you a new headset for $150.I absolutely will not buy a new headset from them every 16 months just to compensate for their defective materials.When I bought the QC3 there was little competition for them. Well, experience tells a different story:> The sound quality in a quiet room is significantly lower than my last headset from Nakamichi. The babies seem louder. I would like to see reviews classified based upon ownership duration.
And this faux leather flakes and flakes and flakes. Also, when the background noise gets blocked (the low frequencies) then the other external sounds come through more loudly. The conversations around me hard to tune out. If I were to buy one again, I absolutely wouldn't buy a Bose model.
Ah, the magnificently marketed QC3- portrayed by advertising as the headphones to have. Only then would the long-term problems be reflected in the overall ratings. The earpieces and the headband on Bose headphones is made of a faux leather. This began after the warranty finished. For the record, the $15 Skullcandy earphones suck in a quiet space, although they outperform the QC3 on a noisy plane.> The Bose QC3 crumbles over time. But, I think I would go for an in-ear model instead for airplane use, such as a Shure Hi-Def Sound Isolating Earphone, such as the Shure SCL5 (formerly known as the E5).Just feel cheated by Bose's hype and decay. But, my $15 Skullcandy Earphones do a far better job of keeping the noise out.
No on-the-ear headset is ideal for airplanes. If I am not listening to music or a movie, I have to remove the headphones and put in earplugs or earphones. Everyone has this problem eventually. Now everyone makes a noise cancellation headset. And, Bose's faux leather is a short-term usage material for what I believed was a long-term product.
I have not recieved the product and I've contacted the seller 3 times and never got a response.Deeply disappointed. I was going to use these for a trip which now I can't do since they never came.
Perhaps I should have tried some cheaper ones before jumping to these. Are they worth the $300+ dollars.
They blow most little ear buds out of the water and do a good job of canceling background noise. A few little annoyances about them include:-After being on your ear for a while they can get a little hot with the leather acting as a small blanket.
Overall I am rather pleased with my headphones. On higher level it sounds great though.
Perhaps most people don't have this problem but it annoys me when my ears get hot. -On lower volume levels they sound becomes somewhat murky, especially the base.
Hard to say. Still worthy of 4 stars though.
I elected to purchase the used version of this product from the seller who advertised in this section. The seller did not deliver the product nor did he bother to reply to the repeated email requests I send to him asking for the status of my order.
In my offtime, the sound of the generators always humming is an annoyance, but in my hooch I put on the headphones, and was able to drift thousands of miles away. Great for flying, great for everywhere.
I was at the airport, and the BOSE stand offered the 30 day free, give it back if you don't like it trial. Though I had the demo and assumed I would like the phones, I choked at the price.
That was two years ago, and I still have them, and if I ever lost them -- I would replace them immediately. I figured I'd travel with it, and then dump it back off on my return trip.
What the heck. In fact, I took them with me when I deployed to Iraq.
Strongly recommend.
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