Bose noise cancelling headphones

[onlynik]

HoHoHo said:

surveyor said:

nyt said:

lionelf said:

How do the Bose QC35 wireless work on a plane if you want to watch an on-board film? The output sockets in the arm rest are the dual socket type and I'm puzzled as to how it would work. What would I plug into the sockets? How does this connect with the wireless headphone?

Thanks.

The headphones have a cable option (cable is supplied I think)

And you need an adapter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Airplane-Headphone-Adapto...

I suspect you will find an adapter comes with the phones, although mine has yet to leave the case..

My cabled Bose had an adaptor however it didn't fit into the BA Business class seat last month so I simply plugged into one socket and the headphones worked fine

Second socket on BA is used for their internal noise cancelling. Stereo comes out of the socket you used.

[HoHoHo]

onlynik said:

Second socket on BA is used for their internal noise cancelling. Stereo comes out of the socket you used.

That would make sense

[Puggit]

swerni said:

I have QC25 and also the in ear ones.
Love them, I fly most weeks and they make the trips bearable.

I thought that was Dave's job?

[Sheepshanks]

Bone Rat said:

Each time one of the earpieces has failed, always the L one, usually about 2.5 years into their use - just out of warranty!

If anyone you work with travels to the US they do an upgrade programme there so you can change old headphones for new ones at much reduced cost.

[Ari]

onlynik said:

Second socket on BA is used for their internal noise cancelling. Stereo comes out of the socket you used.

That's interesting!!

[craigjm]

I have just chucked my QC20 in the bin! ive had them 2.5 years of light use and the cable has deteriorated around the battery box which is not a surprise based on the st design. Contacted Bose and all they are willing is a £15 goodwill discount on a new set that they dont even sell anymore but are just producing to replace warranty items. Im off to buy a set of Etymotic ER-4XR instead as I have finally realised how much of a price you pay sound quality wise for the "noise cancellation" which only really works on monotonous sounds like airplane engines. Time to try deep isolation.

[cavey76]

My QC20s died in the last few months, same as others in this thread have commented. LHS earbud stopped working, including a really irritating clicking. Generally too busy to deal with and i got them in LHR T2 which i rarely travel through. Went through tonight, initially met with scepticism by the chap running the Dixons shop. "Outside of warranty innit!" was the first response. I asked him to check for my receipt on his system as long since gone from my records. Turns out 20 months and with a bit more digging on his part he finds out they have a 24 month warranty. Promptly offers me a replacement. I now use an iPhone 7 so went for the wireless QC35s rather than faff with adaptor cables.

QC35s are a step up again from the 20s. I had to fess up the 40 quid difference....but wow, worth it! Feels like sensory deprivation. Great bit of kit and made my flight home all the more enjoyable. Kudos to the chap (Govinder) in Terminal 2 Dixons for implementing the return/replacement policy so simply

A happy customer!

[sealtt]

TheGuru said:

cho said:

Tried several brands of nc headphones recently and actually disappointed that they didn't cut everything out. Could hear people talking more clearly than without the nc on!

It's a common misconception with noise cancelling headphones, they don't cancel out all noise, only consistent noise. They listen and then create a wave 180 degrees out of phase to cancel the noise. This obviously doesn't work well with sounds that are varying, like human voices, babies crying etc.

Active acoustic noise cancellation cancels out low frequency sounds, it has nothing to do with consistency. It cannot cancel out high frequency sounds as the physical positioning of mic to capture the sound is not possible.

As such you have active noise cancelling for the low frequency bassy sounds which works amazing, but just a bit of passive noise cancelling (the physical insulation of having that material over your ears) for the trebly high frequency sounds which doesn't work so well.

[Cotty]

Do you think these would work well on a train or are they more suited to planes with a constant hum?
Fancy going wireless but its a chunk of money
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bose-QuietComfort-35-Wire...

[mikef]

I'd say yes, given the number of sets I see on my daily commute

I use my QC20s daily on the train and they make a huge difference, even just turning them on without any music to cut out babble and background train noise

[craigjm]

The problems with all the quiet comforts is that for the noise reduction, which is good only really for constant noise which is why they are great on a plane, is that the sound is rather flat. Add in the flattening of the sound through Bluetooth and you have to really want the noise reduction.

Bose noise reduction isn't great on trains because of the varying noise and the likelihood that people will be walking around you and is even worse on the tube. The positive of the over ears is that you also get some passive reduction. You really need to try a set because what people will put up with is different for everyone

[Cotty]

swerni said:

Do you have to have wireless?

I suppose that stems from wearing in ear headphones, which is really annoying when you snag the wire on something. I suppose it would not be so bad with over ear headphones. Mind you the wired version is still nearly £300

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bose-QuietComfort-Acousti...

[MX51ROD]

I have had NC phones by Panasonic for a few years now and always thought them to be good ,got a pair of QC25s for Christmas,and the difference is outstanding ,put them on without sound input but switched on and all the droning and other noises from air travel are totally suppressed.and linked to my kindle watching a video or listening to music can be done without background noise spoiling.
As an aside I am a bit of a Bose fan ,and last year bought a mini sound dock which links to any Bluetooth enabled device,the sound from a box approx 8x1.5x1.5 ins has to be heard to be believed.

[Cybertronian]

Regular bus, train and tram commuter here, and my Quiet Comfort 35s work beautifully. Yes, I can still hear the occasional bit of random noise (school kids, babies crying etc), but they do the job they're intended to do and admirably block out the engine noise. Occasionally, I'll power them up without any music piped through if I want a quick nap.

[mudster]

Just ordered a bluetooth adapter for my QC25's which may be of interest.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maceton-Bluetooth-Microph...

Edit: Just be aware the above comes from China and takes 4 weeks delivery.

Amazon also sell another bluetooth adapter specifically designed for QC25.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reytid%C2%AE-Bluetooth-Ad...

There is a 3rd adapter on amazon, but it's £100 so probably less popular.

Edited by mudster on Tuesday 28th February 08:11

[Cotty]

I forgot we have people at work going though Heathrow on a weekly basis, that quite a saving (Aprox £50) on the Bose quiet comfort 25's wired version.

http://boutique.heathrow.com/bose

[dterry]

Cotty said:

I forgot we have people at work going though Heathrow on a weekly basis, that quite a saving (Aprox £50) on the Bose quiet comfort 25's wired version.

http://boutique.heathrow.com/bose

At £309 for the QC35 you'd be better off with Amazon, Mine were £258 and available next day on Prime

[WestyCarl]

Cotty said:

I forgot we have people at work going though Heathrow on a weekly basis, that quite a saving (Aprox £50) on the Bose quiet comfort 25's wired version.

http://boutique.heathrow.com/bose

I got the QC35's. For noise cancelling they are superb.
Go for the wireless (I previously had wired), so much easier / nicer being able to leave the phone in your pocket / bag.

[HoHoHo]

WestyCarl said:

Cotty said:

I forgot we have people at work going though Heathrow on a weekly basis, that quite a saving (Aprox £50) on the Bose quiet comfort 25's wired version.

http://boutique.heathrow.com/bose

I got the QC35's. For noise cancelling they are superb.
Go for the wireless (I previously had wired), so much easier / nicer being able to leave the phone in your pocket / bag.

The wireless are bloody brilliant

Do not buy wired!

[craigjm]

The noise cancelling may be superb but you pay a huge price in the sound quality stakes. Fine if you like bass heavy music music but treble control is awful and the neckband is horrible. The battery is a step back from 16 hours to ten and they don't work when the battery is dead unlike the old model.