Bose - QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

I have used the Bose QC since the 25, then 35 and 45 - the Ultra is the absolute WORST. It has no on off button - so if it does not auto turn on when you put it on - you have the press the button about 16 times to get it to turn on. It is brutal. Definitely do not buy the Ultra

Find a pair of Bose QC 25. They use 1 AAA battery and do pretty good noise cancellation. All the new wireless headphones let you use a cable, but noise cancellation doesn’t work. Although, that may have changed with the newest headphones. EDIT, make sure you have an adapter for your iPhone, the QC 25 use old iPhone port.

I bought my Bose QC25s after I started working with a coworker I could not tolerate for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Worked great. My new QC26s are slightly better. Not cheap but worth it IMO

I have the Bose QC25. I'm on my 2nd pair. Good sound, very comfortable and great noise cancelling.

I use AirPods Pro for that for the convenience - they fit right in my pocket and the microphone is good for calls. I have Bose QC25s that sound better at home and cancel noise even better on a plane, but don't want to carry those around all the time.

The original version is best. I have the both the plastic and metal ones, surprisingly the plastics are my favorite…tactile buttons and noticeably lighter 

My good 'ol Bose QC25 folds up quite well, I use a dedicated audio to USB-C cable so no issues with Bluetooth and charging batteries.

Thank you , so I’ve had the Q25 over the years for flying and super impressed hence I upgraded to the QC over ear phones thought the ANC was really average sent two pairs back bought the ultras buds super Impressed due to the ear canals but not good for flying / sleeping and I bought the ultras over ear seem better anc but as you mentioned still hear people chatting where a the buds completely block everything .

Thank you , so I’ve had the Q25 over the years for flying and super impressed hence I upgraded to the QC over ear phones thought the ANC was really average sent two pairs back bought the ultras buds super Impressed due to the ear canals but not good for flying / sleeping and I bought the ultras over ear seem better anc but as you mentioned still hear people chatting where a the buds completely block everything .

If you can find them, the Bose QC25 is wired only with ANC. I still have my old pair for this reason.

I don't know about newer ones, but i would recommend getting a pair of refurbished Bose QuietComfort 25. They are extremely comfortable, sound great, have a slim profile and if their noise isolation isn't good enough, you could even use the active noise cancellation. Although, them being older, their anc is not as good as modern ones and is being powerden by a aaa battery.