But now to the point deduction: The - initially comfortable to wear, soft - earpads dissolve after three years. The shell crumbles in small black particles that stick to the ear and clothes, and finally bursts, so that the foam is sichbar - mind when using predominantly at home sitting on a sofa, not in the Muckibude during sports or in the woods while jogging , This phenomenon apparently occurs by default at various Bose headphones on, see. Eg critical Amazon reviews for QC 3. The Bose Customer Service, I have contacted to remains silent.
After all: the cushions are replaceable. I now have time Ersatzpolster installed by a third party, which cost about half the price of original replacement cushions Bose. Of the latter, I would advise against by my experiences mentioned, they are certainly not worth their money.
You have to know that you have to take into account every three years appropriate maintenance costs with this product easy. I can live with, in the face of pricing and quality standards of the Bose you can also find not so good.