QuietComfort 35 II

I’ve been thinking about this. Used qc35s for years as everyday headphones. Got some 700s and while they’re nice and my old qc35s had developed technical problems with age. The 35s seem to have better bass. In general louder and on another note better fitting on the head. I didn’t really find any noticeable difference in actual fidelity either.

As beautiful as the internals are, for over ear I want comfort. For the the AirPods Pro Max just aren’t comfortable, while Bose has been better in that regard. So for now I’m sticking with QC35II, which to me still is the king of Bose and for convenience I pair it with the small AirPods Pro series. I’d love to switch to APM, but they’d need a fully redesigned headband and reduced weight.

I’m so sorry I haven’t had a chance to reply to everybody, thank you all so much for your recommendations!!!! I’m going to let you know what I decide to invest in when I finally have enough money, but in the meantime I’m ditching my newer SONY pair for my older Bose (I think they are quiet comfort from like 2018 or thereabouts) which although they were falling apart when I replaced them were much less straining to my head.

I'll chime in with bose quality! I am still using my QC35 from 2017 and use them anywhere from 2-5 hours a work day and have no comfort issues at all (even with glasses on). Sound and noise cancelation is still super - had to change the pads and inner protection 2 times, but that's expected and there is a lot of solid and fairly priced 3rd party pads. 👍 🎧 And they are perfect for airplane trips. 🙏

I think this is the original (at least very early) model Bose QuietComfort! I had an early model (QC 35 or something like that) that worked great, eventually my teenage daughter “borrowed” it and I never saw it again.