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I use the Bose quiet comfort 3 and attached an antlion microphone to it. It’s great because it’s magnetic, so I just take it off when I’m done at home and take it with me if I’d like to bring some headphones
I have both Bose QC3 and Sony XM4 They're both years old, I've replaced the ear pads on the Bose's 3 times so far. The Sound quality on the Sony's is FAR superior to that on the Bose, but the ANR sucks donkey balls. The sound quality on the Bose's is pretty good and the ANR is top notch. I would also look at the Apple Pro whatevers. Not what you asked, but I have switched to the latest Airpod pro's as daily drivers. Sound quality is good, ANR is really good, and they play SO well with my phone and are so portable and comfortable that they easily beat out any over ears for daily out and about use. The Sony's get pulled out when I want to listen to music and the Bose have taken over shop duty.
I have the same model pictured in Black. I bought them in 2014. Over 11 years of daily use, first used at school then at work and they’re still working great. I’ve only had to replace the cups once. Not sure what you do with your stuff but they sure as hell don’t owe me anything anymore.
LET ME TELL YOU GIRL!!! I’ve put all my other sound sensitive friends on these after a friend put me on them. BOSE quiet comfort 3 over the ear they’re fantastic you can even customize the noise cancelling. They emit a frequency that actually cancels out the noise
same. Ive replaced the cushions twice, and they are still powering along just fine. If they were bluetooth, I honestly would not look to upgrade. Alas, Im tired of wires.
No, they work for about a couple years then the button that is used as the power off button and the bluetooth paring, will no longer allow you to turn them off (it will instead offer the bluetooth connection). Ive had two pairs of these headphones (the second being a replacement sent from bose for this problem) and its happened again. They know this is a problem bc they process replacements for them frequently. Its a pain bc they are really nice headphones other than that. You can get the older version which has a switch instead and doesn’t have this problem.
Bose Quiet Comfort…I stim in them ALL DAY
Bose Quiet Comfort. But the NC is not that good, honestly. Bose earbuds are way better.
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