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Bose On-Ear Headphones (black) comparison

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Product name	Bose On-Ear Headphones (black)	Bose TriPort In-Ear Headphones (black)	Bose QuietComfort 3	Bose QuietComfort 2	Klipsch Image S4 earphones
Price	$179.95 to $180.00	$99.95 to $100.00	$349.00 to $349.95	$399.99	$79.00 to $79.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.7 (2.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date		November 13, 2006	June 15, 2006	May 15, 2003
The Bottom Line	If you're looking for the best value in Bose headphones, the company's On-Ear models makes a strong case--even if they're not cheap.	The Bose In-Ear Headphones are a hybrid set, falling right between regular earbuds and canalphones. They don't block out noise, but they do provide much more bass than stock earbuds--almost too much, in fact.	With the QuietComfort 3s, Bose has done a remarkable job of shrinking its popular noise-canceling headphones while achieving similarly impressive sound quality--but that engineering feat doesn't come cheap.	Bose's standard-setting noise-canceling headphones have just upped the ante.	The Klipsch Image S4 earphones offer up sound quality on par with and better than sets that cost many times as much; they are a spectacular choice for anyone looking for new earbuds.
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Sound Output Mode	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo
Headphones Form Factor	Ear-cup	Ear-bud	Ear-cup	Ear-cup	In-ear canalphone
Color	Black	Black	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Connectivity Technology	Wired	Wired	Cable	Wired	Wired
Headphones Type	Headphones - Binaural	Headphones - Binaural	Headphones - Binaural	Headphones - Binaural	Headphone - Binaural
Active Noise Canceling	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Yes	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Product Type	Headphones - Wired	Headphones - Wired	Headphones - Cable	Headphones - Wired	Headphones - Wired
Recommended Use	Portable audio system	Portable audio system	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Product Description	Bose On-Ear Headphones - Headphones	Bose In-Ear Headphones - Headphones	Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling - Headphones	Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling - Headphones	Headphones
Remote Control	None	None	Info unavailable	None	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	J&R Music and Computer World $179.95 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $179.95 In stock: See Site Crutchfield $179.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 8 CNET Certified stores	Newegg.com $99.95 In stock: Yes Crutchfield $99.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $99.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 5 CNET Certified stores	Crutchfield $349.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $349.95 In stock: Yes Buy direct from Bose Corp. $349.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 3 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $399.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	J&R Music and Computer World $79.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $79.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $79.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 4 CNET Certified stores
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