Bose On-Ear Stereo Headphones
by BOSE
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Customer Review: Another over priced Bose offering
Summary: 4 Stars
But I'll still give them 4 stars! All Bose gear is ridiculously expensive, but Bose does deliver the goods. I have been eying these headphones for about a year trying to justify the hefty price. Finally, completely fed up with the standard offering for iPod/Discman headphones I plunked down the $179.00.
These headphones are impressive. They are comfortable. They weigh less than five ounces. Their earcups are padded with memory foam that conforms to the shape of your ears. They work well with an iPod, the computer, the stereo - well just about everything. They deliver excellent bass response. It's a frequency spectrum that begins challenge the big speakers!
In the recording studio the AKG K240 along with the Sennheiser 2xx series have been considered the standards for years and I can safely say these Bose sound richer and enhance the listening experience better than both. The AKG K240 offers the most comfortable headphone bar none, but the older version operates at 500 ohms requiring a more powerful amp to drive them, no matter, the Bose are still more pleasing to listen to.
They do have very decent noise suppression qualities - a big plus. They come with a nice carrying case and 2 cords that detach up near the unit, however for $179.00 you'd think Bose could have thrown in a 1/4 inch adapter for use with the stereo or in the recording studio.
Durability is a question. My AKG's have been with me for 10 years and have held up perfectly. They cost about 1/2 what the Bose cost. I guess we'll wait and see. Right now I'm happy with my purchase.
Customer Review: worth the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I finally bought an ipod Classic( which everyone said I had to have, as I have a tremendous amount of cd's due to my love of music ) So after hours of up loading, downloading and syncing, I put on the headphones's that came with the ipod and I can't tell you how dissapointed I was with them. So, I went on a search ( felt like it was the search for the Holy Grail ) I purchased and returned.....alot. Some fell out of my ear, some were delivering so much treble my ear drum's were aching, and then there were some that were just uncomfortable :-( Well, after decieding that maybe the ipod may not be the " thing I needed to have " I was walking in the mall thinking about what I should do......yeah I dwell, anyway I came across an Apple store and explaind my situation, then after more buying and returning,( I decieded to stay to listen to my purchase in case I needed to find another pairI) saw the Bose headphones on the wall ( like writing on the wall I guess ) There must have been a choir of angels singing, I bought them......attached them to my ipod and ahhhhhhh this was it !And the Apple store people lived happily ever after.
I'm also quit a bit happier since buying the right headphones, all is right in ipod world. The sound is rich and the music sounds amazing. I would reccomend this set to anyone who asks. I dont use them to excerise ( o k but I use these headphones when I do cardio at home ) to sit back and relax or when I'm on the computer or when I travel, and they are so enjoyed. Please, if you looking for a good sound that are not noise cancelling, go out and buy these.
Customer Review: Bad Ergonomics, So so sound, Should cost a lot less
Summary: 1 Stars
The bose OE has very bad ergonomics, the sound is just a bit better than senheisser PX 100 but not as good as any sennheiser over 60 (the third part from the retail price for these BOSE OE).
Ergonomics, difficult to fold difficult to extend, don't know why but they have an angle when they are over your ears imposible to accommodate what make them even more uncomfortable, the size is huge in comparision with the PX 100 which are a truth portable, and as you can see from the pictures i have uploaded the BOSE OE make you look ... very strange.
Sound, the sound is good if you compare them with a US 10 dollars headphones or the ones that came with your mp3 player or phone, the sound is just a bit better if you compare them with sennheiser px 100 (much much more comfortale and portable and at US35 they rock) and the BOSE OE are bad sounding if compared to any sennheiser over US60 (Like HD 457, HD 497 which are basic headphones but with amazing sound).
From the pictures and video i hope to be able to upload next you can see how portable and easy to fold are the sennheiser while the Bose are bulky, hard to fold and not as portable.
CONCLUSION : The BOSE OE definitively don't worth the price payed. Just go and buy yourself a PX100, believe me, you will be more than happy with that great portables.
Greetings from Peru :)
Upgrade: It was difficult to upload a video diretly in amazon so i uploaded one in the tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSYZP5GhqM
Take care
Customer Review: AUDIOPHILES ONLY!
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, this product is $179. And if you are the average or a casual music listener you do not want to buy these headphones because it is not worth your money.
For those who really pay attention to every sound and dynamic in the music and respect a clean sound void of artificial boosters, this is the product for you and worth your money. The frequency range of these headphones is EXCELLENT. I heard things in my favorite songs I'd never heard before. The bass response in these headphones in the hardest of rap songs is effortless. The clarity and crispness of every note on a blues guitar sounds remarkable. The design of the headphones is for frequent listeners. You are also paying for functionality with this device. There is a short cable and a long cable included that are both detachable from the headphone plug on the bottom of the left cup. I use the short one for my shirt pocket when I'm doing a lot of walking around campus and dont want a cable interfering with my laptop bag and books in my hands. The cable quality is excellent too. i used another cable just to compare and there was a disturbing difference in sound quality. Made me question the type of cables i buy from now on. The headphones are very comfortable and well made. These headphones look very well crafted and are medium sized so you dont have to buy HUGE DJ headphones to enjoy good sounding music. I'd recommend turning off all EQ settings on your device when using these. You will really hear what you are supposed to hear.
Customer Review: They are decent...
Summary: 3 Stars
They are comfortable, not the BEST sounding headphones for what you pay.
I have the in-ear version of these as well that I use at work and they sound much better and very comfortable. The OE (On-Ear) version is ok, great comfort, although my ears get hot since they squished against my head, you think this is not a big deal but it matters because you sweat and just for overall comfort. The sound is nothing to rave about with these, need more detail. I also tried the noise canceling version of the OE and they put some very weird pressure on your ear-drums which made me very uncomfortable, felt terrible. Noise Cancel is awesome, but they put that pressure on your ears to achieve it, so make sure and ask about this if you consider them, you WILL feel it.
Overall, I would say good build quality, good comfort, sound is just ok, nothing stands out. Not enough detail for me. Worth the money? Probably not, look into Sennheiser or the Bose in ear version of these if you are looking for sound quality and detail and comfort. For on ear comfort these are nice, but they don't hit all the marks and they are in fact pricier.
I am glad I knew someone at Bose and got these for $80 (still overpaid if you ask me) otherwise I would have been a little disappointed at $179. Not worth more than $50 or $60 if you ask me. But thats Bose, they think they are more than they are....Until you hear real audio, like Krell, VTL, B&W etc...C'mon Bose.