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Bose QuietComfort 20 Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

For $300 that's a little steep.

I use the Apple Noise Cancelling Ear Buds. They were $79 and are probably the best ear buds I have ever had, even best headphones I've ever had, including some $100+ dollar gaming headsets with Dolby 7.1.

On the motorcycle they are great. The only noise that really comes through is the deeper part of the exhaust note, and most of the engine note is muted. I still hear the pops from my GP exhaust but its' hardly noticeable.

The only issue on the bike is that the silicone tips will become unsettled and at higher speed I can get whistling noise or just general too much bike noise and not enough music.

I have never tried the Bose, but at that price tag, it's out of my league. Maybe one of the guys with deeper pockets will try them out.



I have fun sometimes when I'm walking through the outdoor mall by the movie theater I go to and I put the ear buds in. Then I will have my music on and it's almost like I'm still in a move during a cut/montage/music scene.
 
Take it from a musician/audio nerd that Shure definitely makes the best noise isolating earphones. They range from about 100-500. I've used all of the Bose QC series headphones, and their isolation doesn't even compare to the Shure's I've owned. Not to mention the highlight of it all, Shure's sound so clean and crisp, although they're not very bassy. The bass is there, but it's clean, not boomy bass. If you want to hear the pure tone of an acoustic guitar or a singer's voice, the Shure's are for you. Etymotic is also another big name in sound isolating earphones. Brands like Bose and Beats definitely don't sound good enough for what they cost. I also have the Apple in ear buds that Sky is talking about, and they're probably the best dual balanced armature earphones you can get at that price.
 
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Dr. Amar Bose started with honest scientific work in acoustics back in the '60's and '70's, but eventually sold out to mass marketing with a general decline in the quality to price ratio of their products. I don't think anything Bose has made in the last 25 years has been good at the prices charged.....as the old saying goes, "no highs, no lows, it's Bose", or more directly, "if it's Bose, it blows". There is far better stuff out there......I've used Shure products for many years and they make a good audio product at fair, but not cheap, prices.
 
i have the regular in ear bose headphones (non noise cancelling model) and the main benifit i see is that thay stay in your ears better than any other headphone that i have owned and they are really slim so they fit in a helmet easily without putting uncomfortable pressure on your ears
 
reignman said:
i have the regular in ear bose headphones (non noise cancelling model) and the main benifit i see is that thay stay in your ears better than any other headphone that i have owned and they are really slim so they fit in a helmet easily without putting uncomfortable pressure on your ears
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Professional in ear monitors (IEM's) like Shure's stay in even better because they wrap around the top of your ears, so even if you yank on the cord, they won't pull out.
 
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