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Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
Leave it to Bose® to make a great thing even better! They've taken their incredibly popular QuietComfort® headphones, the result of two decades of research, and improved on their impressive sound quality and classic design. Like the original QuietComfort® headphones, the QuietComfort® 2 boasts patented Acoustic Noise Cancelling® technology, which minimizes unwanted sounds like engine roar and background chatter, while delivering crisp audio from portable music players or in-flight films. But the QuietComfort® 2 employs circuitry that's even more advanced than that used in the original QuietComfort® 'phones. As a result, your music sounds more lifelike, and less noise reaches your ears!Bose's innovative TriPort design produces earcups that are lightweight, making these 'phones especially comfortable for long hours of listening. Plus, the QuietComfort® 2 offers convenient portability, with a single-sided cord (it's less likely to get tangled!), earcups that fold flat for easy storage in the included case, and a battery compartment located inside the headset. Since there's no separate battery box, you can disconnect the cord altogether to enjoy noise cancelling without audio playback.Read a hands-on review of the Bose® QuietComfort® 2 headphones at CrutchfieldAdvisor.com
Manufacturer: Bose
Price: $399.99
 Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
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| User Reviews |  | Excellent Audio, Poor Physical Construction
rating: 2
I've owned my pair for close to four years now and they are starting to physically deteriorate. The sound quality is excellent, as is the noise canceling. I used these in an office cubicle environment and later in a computer room, and the performance on my iPod is outstanding. But at this point the plastic upright on each earphone has broken and needs to be held together with wire ties, and the rubber cover on one of the ear pieces has worn through. Granted, I use them almost every day, but they don't see rough use - and this isn't the type of endurance I'd expect from a $300 product. The two year warranty isn't long enough to address these issues.
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Fragile - suitable only for the Bubble-Boy, not frequent flyers
rating: 2
I am on my second pair of Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones - and like so many in the other reviews here both mine broke. The first time they broke I paid $100 for a replacement pair, and the replacement then started to crack in the same place as my first pair! So I quickly pulled out the black electrical tape and effected a repair before they completely broke again. My self-back-patting was shortlived however when they broke completely at the swivel joint, while I was wearing them. I treated these headphones with the utmost care and they still broke. I fly a lot and the noise cancelling really helps reduce the fatigue from the engine roar so I will try another manufacturer, probably Sennheiser. I always found the sound quality to fine, not great but when you're on an aircraft you don't expect much. But I do expect something that costs $300 to be able to stand up to the rigours of everyday life.
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Great !!!!
rating: 5
I have had many style headphone over the years and these are bar none the best ones I have ever owned. I use them for travel,mowing and with My
Ipod. I would however not buy them on Amazon you can buy them cheaper
at the Bose web sight.
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QC2 beats QC3
rating: 5
I have tried both the QC2 and QC3 on American Airlines flights (they lend them to you in business or first class on overseas flights) and the QC2 is more comfortable for sure. Also, the QC3 has a weird tendency to make a screeching noise if you put pressure on it at the wrong angle, as can happen when you are situating yourself on oh-so-comfortable airline seats. This has happened to me on multiple flights, so it is a design issue and not from a defective pair of headphones. Although the QC2s are larger, when either pair is in its carrying case, they take up the same amount of space. Lastly, the ability to swap out AAA batteries instead of having to recharge a battery with only 12 hours of life (not enough for many itineraries) also makes the QC2 a winner. Where in-the-ear headphones may block out more sound, you can't beat the comfort of the QC2 vs. having something stuck in your ear for hours on end.
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No contest if you are a frequent flyer
rating: 4
I have owned a Bose QC2 for a couple of years and I can assure you that your money is well spent if you are a frequent long haul flyer. As a business traveller who takes more than 100 flights a year, I have tried various types of phones (noise cancel/regular type of various designs - over the ear, in-ear, behind the ear, etc. from Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Grado) and this one comes out winner hands down. If you are an audiophile and do not have requirements for noise cancellation, go for a Grado. But don't leave home without a Bose QC2 if you are a road warrior.
P.S. 1) I find QC2 more comfortable than QC3 on long flights.
2) Most airlines now offer decent noise cancellation phones on business and first class, but they come with proprietary connectors...so, if you want to listen to your own stuff, stick with the QC2.
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