Bose earphones - target to get robbed?

[WestyCarl]

OK, sort of on topic.

I'm after a pair of NC headphones primarily for aircraft travel. Priority is NC over sound as I mostly listen to podcasts, budget is up to £300 (for the right pair)

Any recommendations?

[knk]

Bose QC35

[steve-5snwi]

I've never been a Bose fan however since I spend lots of time on the train I picked up a pair of qc25's and they have been great, they cut out the noise but you can still hear sounds with them on and no music playing (handy if wearing them down the street) they don't hurt your head or get hot.

Mine broke and Bose sent out a brand new pair with no fuss or drama, if buying them again I would go with the wc35's for being wireless and sounding better. If sound quality is your thing then there are others out there, both cheaper and also more expensive.

I've just got the wife a pair of wireless sbose sound sport because she didn't want the over ear type and she really likes them.

[Max5476]

Interested that a lot of people are recommending isolating in-ear headphones not active noise cancellation. In my own experience I found a pair of Bose QC 15s (borrowed) much more effective than isolating ear phones. However, my isolating ear phones are in the £20 price range, is it that you get what you pay for and get massively increased noise isolation with the ear phones recommended above? The external general construction looks very similar to the ear phones I already own.

[johnwilliams77]

knk said:

Bose QC35

I coughed up for these, seriously good IMO. Was never a fan of over ears until these.

[WestyCarl]

So I took the advice and got some QC35.

They are superb at the nc and have pretty good sound as well

[richatnort]

Sounds like i have a winner when I upgrade to the iphone 7 next year!

[dugsud]

Get some Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC...about the same price, better reviews and the thieves wont have heard of them!

http://www.johnlewis.com/audio-technica-ath-msr7nc...

[richatnort]

dugsud said:

Get some Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC...about the same price, better reviews and the thieves wont have heard of them!

http://www.johnlewis.com/audio-technica-ath-msr7nc...

Thanks but slight issue is that cable thing coming down from the headphones.

After bluetooth!

[dugsud]

richatnort said:

Thanks but slight issue is that cable thing coming down from the headphones.

After bluetooth!

Ah! sorry...didn't spot that!

Don't think AT do bluetooth and noise cancelling together.

[Sy1441]

Got the QC25's and have never been robbed. I am a 6'3" Glaswegian right enough. Can pick them up used for a shade over £100 now that the QC35's are out.

[craigjm]

I have a set of qc20 in ear and they are st
Depends what you want out of them. The Bose units are good at cancelling constant noise like airplane engines but are not amazing.
If you're going to spend that kind of money get some Etymotic ER4 and change the cable to a lightening one when you get the IP7