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"Good headphones, but if you're looking for nice headphones for your mp3 player, try Sennheiser 280s."
2.0 starson by saxplaya13Pros: These headphones have a great new battery feature along with a sleek new design for those who don't like the over-the-ear headphones.
Cons: Price is outrageous. Basically, the only thing new is the design.
Summary: The new Bose design (which is pretty much the only new feature) has the price raised to $350. Bose is absolutly crazy asking for this price. I personally have tried these headphones, and they aren't much different from the Sennheiser 280 Pro's. Bose goes through tons and tons of experiments and advertising to promote and create these headphones. That's why the price is so high. They overcharge you about $200, which is a waste of your money. As an added downside, these headphones feel cheap. They're very flimsy and bendable, so they feel as though they could break. I'm not a critic of Bose, because they do make wonderful audio equipment. In this case, this product is NOT worth your money. Don't listen to people promoting these. Most of them have never tried some of the other cheaper headphones out there in the market. So no wonder they think that these things are great. They've never tried any others!!! I have Sennheiser 280 Pro's and they are at the top of my list. They cover my ears, which I like. They are also sturdier than the Bose QC3, but are nonetheless foldable. The 280 Pro has noise cancelling also. They are about $200-$250 but worth your money IF you buy them from the right place. DON'T buy them from bestbuy or from Sennheiser directly. I got mine from shipdog.com and they were $72 plus about $20 for 3-day shipping. It's a great buy. I love shipdog and I wouldn't recommend going anywhere else. (By the way, shipdog doesn't carry Bose QC3 - I already checked.) Even those who frequently ride on airplanes wouldn't really need these. You can get 32dB of ambient noise reduction on the 280 Pro's, which is WAY more than anyone needs. So if you are looking for some inexpensive and durable heaphones for your iPod or mp3 player, go with the Sennheiser 280 Pro's. The new Bose QC3 are not worth your hard-earned 350 bucks.
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To get premium sound quality out of a pair of headphones they need to be connected to a DAC and an amplifier. You can't do that with these or any other pair of wireless headphones. The sound quality will always be just ...OK. The limiting factor is not the headphone speakers but the lack of an amp, making cheap ones sound just as good. So where is that $350 going into? I guess the Bose name.
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Unfortunately, this reviewer is wrong about the Sennheiser HD 280 PRO headphones. They are not noise cancelling headphones, but a passive design, with rather good isolation for the type. They do have very good sound quality, suitable for use in professional audio situations, with especially impressive bass extension (right down to about 20 Hz--no kidding!). However, they are not the best for using on an airplane, as they do not attenuate the low frequency engine noise very well (my own experience from actual in flight use). But they were not designed for that purpose--they are for use in recording studios by musicians and voice-over talent, by recording engineers on location, etc. In those applications, the HD 280 PROs shine, and are a good alternative to the Sony MDR-7506, which is also used by a great many location sound recordists. I can't comment on the Bose QC3 as I have not tried them. However, I agree that Bose products, while well engineered, tend to be overpriced.
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first of all, HD 280 is ugly like balls!
you know why it's sturdy? because it's freaken huge!
i won't argue on the price. HD 280 is a great value. but you get what you paid for.
These headphones are by far the MOST comfortable ones i have tried. so light you can barely feel them. i have a big head so most headphones end up being too tight and uncomfortable. These fit amazingly well.
if you have the cash, get these. if you don't what can you do other than use ugly stuff. -
Fact: Bose Quiet Comfort 3 headphones are of an "On-the-Ear" design.<br>Fact: saxplaya13 prefers "Over-the-Ear" style headphones.<br>Fact: Bose makes an "Over-the-Ear" headphone called the Quiest Comfort 2.<br><br>Question: Why is saxplaya13 commenting on a headphone that is not even in his style category? <br>Question: What does 32dB of ambient noise sound like and what are your qualifications in stating that,<br><br>"You can get 32dB of ambient noise reduction on the 280 Pro's, which is WAY more than anyone needs."?
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just bought a Bq3 for $260.00 (Factory Renewed) at outlet store.<br><br>I am happy with the Bq3. <br><br>1 to 10 (10 is the best)<br>Sound quality: 8 (with ipod)<br>Noise cancelling: 10<br>headphone size: 7<br>comfort on my ear for 4hours: 9<br>style: 7<br>price: 6($349), 8($260)<br><br><br>hope this will help!<br>thanks
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Look in case you really travel more than 130K milles/year in the air, buy it, because it is the best. Price really does not matter. I used a cheap Panasonic for 2 years, and I regret I did not buy my QC3 before! It is much better than QC2. I tested everything around the world including some weird brands made in Japan... really not bad, but nothing as good as QC3.<br><br>But if you want a headphone only for Ipod and MP3.... yes buy a cheap one then... do not waste your money.
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Lets stick to the facts:<br><br>The Sennheiser 280 Pro is NOT an active noise cancellation headphone, its a HiFi headphone.<br>The Sennheiser 280 Pro does NOT use an active noise cancellation, instead uses a passive strategy to reduce ambient noise.<br>There's no way a unit with ambient noise reduction can reduce noise by 32db. Only an noise isolating earphone such as Shure E4c that employs an ear-plug like design can reduce noise by more than 30db.<br><br>With these facts in-mind, you are not only comparing apples to oranges, some of your facts are also highly exagerrated, such as your claim of 32db noise reduction with the Sennheiser 280 Pro. This leads me to highly doubt the credibility of your review.<br><br>If I had to suggest an alternative, it would be the Sennheiser PCX250/300. In my mind, this would be a fairer comparison and true alternative to the Bose QC3. If you can afford the price tag from Bose, go with the Bose QC3, otherwise if you are on a budget, you can't go wrong with the Sennheiser PCX250/300. Check out the cnet.com reviews on it.
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If you are even thinking of spending this kind of cash on the Bose QC3 headphones, run, run far, run fast. I have made many good and many bad audio purchases over the last decade, spending thousands of dollars in the process. To be fair, the Bose QC3 is not complete garbage. However, at $350, it is in my opinion the worst deal I have ever seen for headphones, ever. If you don't know what good headphones are, check out the Shure E5C, which can be had on the internet for less than $400. They are several orders of magnitude ahead of Bose in every way imaginable. Anyone who defends Bose QC3 either a) does not know what they are talking about b) just blew $350 bucks on them and is too proud to admit that they got suckered by the marketing.
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This Bose headphone is not worth $349.00 by any mean. I would not pay anything over $40.00 for such flimsy made headphone. Ask any audiophile will tell you the same thing.
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Telling the reader that you should go with the Sennheisers are telling me that you are an Anti-Bose Troller. I really don't like hearing reviews like that. Apparently, you haven't done too much homework and I feel that your review is just a front to get pro-Bose people angry. I don't find your review useful because it's of extremely trollish nature, and I find you to be an Anti-Bose Troller. Too much Anti-Bose bias here.
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