I purchased the headphones about a month ago. I have never had noise cancelling headphones before. They are amazing. I use them for watching tv and while using my iPad, and listening to books on Audible.. I bought them in anticipation of a long plane flight. I can't wait. Slight learning curve.
I have been using these headphones for a week. Without any doubts, they give great sound with a rich bass. Also, they are very comfortable to use throughout the working day.
Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks. You can't use them via a cable when turned off, and the ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) can't be turned off either. The application on the phone often fails to connect to the headphones, even though I can currently hear music through them. The battery life is average, lasting about 2-3 working days without the immersion mode. Their competitors provide an additional 2 days of battery life for me.
They shouldn't cost that much money!!
Response from bose.comBy Global Customer Service, March 14, 2024
Hello, it's fantastic to hear that you feel these give a great sound with a rich Bass. We always aim for the highest quality products, so it's really good to hear you find these to be very comfortable too. At a normal listening level these headphones can get up to 24 hours of battery life you can follow the steps here to ensure you get the best battery life https://support.bose.com/s/display-articles?productId=01t8c00000QEpaxAAD&articleId=ka08c000001bue0AAA&language=en_US If the app is not able to find the headphones, you can follow the steps here to resolve this https://support.bose.com/s/display-articles?productId=01t8c00000QEpaxAAD&articleId=ka08c000001brKuAAI&language=en_US Thanks Matt - Bose Customer Support
Got this about 2 months ago now, and I have to say I was super impressed. From the low power/sleep mode to the music pausing when I remove them automatically, they've been nothing but a delight. My one and only gripe is that occasionally on startup my music will pause and play randomly before the headphones begin operating smoothly.
Got these about three weeks ago. Mostly for light music background during office work and for endless Teams meetings. For about 4 years i used to use MS Surface and Surface 2 phone. So far - very good impression from these Bose phones. Sound is very pleasant and rich. Calls are very clear and voice pickup from the noisy background is very good. Look is modern, classy and stylish. And they weigh less than Surface 2 pones.
The negative aspects so far:
1) these Bose phones are not as comfortable as Surface 2 . I usually spend 6-10 hours wearing them daily and this discomfort is noticeable. I think it's a combination of two things - the overhead band spring is rather tight and also the over-the-ear cups are a bit smaller, so with my mid-size ears I can't put them on in such a way that the cup is not touching the ear. So it does. And it tires me in about 2 hours, so i need to take a break and take phones off for like 30 mins to rest every now and then.
2) controls are not as intuitive/robust and versatile as in Surface 2 (those round physical dials for volume and level of noise cancellation were really awesome!) even after three weeks i'm still making mistakes when accepting/rejecting calls and switching between noise cancelling modes.
But i think i should get used to the phones cups and controls eventually. So i don't think these complains of mine are anywhere close to a deal breaker.
Of course all of the above is for the folks who don't really care if headphones cost 100$, 200$ or 500$.
Three weeks in and these headphones are nothing short of incredible! I love how the headphones have three different modes - Quiet, Aware, and Immersion to cater to different settings I am in. The headphones themselves are very comfortable and the battery lasts an incredibly long time.
Receiving calls on the headphones is a great experience. I like the noise that pops up when someone answers the phone and when the call ends. The quality of the calls is great.
My only critique is the headphone case where the headphones have to be folded in to fit.