Impressive noise reduction - good sound there's somewhere else!

Impressive noise reduction - good sound there's somewhere else!

Bose ® QuietComfort ® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling ® headphones, silver / black (Electronics)

Customer Review

Yes, I have to admit: the Bose QC 15 are the headphones with the currently best performing noise-canceling. In coach, train and probably also on the plane (for the test have not specially want to book a flight) They offer an immense comfort by reducing the low-frequency noise and thus also a wonderful base for mobile music enjoyment. To this end, I do not have probably a lot of writing. Alone the passive damping by means of circumaural leather upholstery is already great.

This base is but unfortunately not used at all, because the actual sound quality is quite frankly mediocre maximum fine and is surpassed by some headphones of 30 Euro class. The bass range is completely artificially thickened and the ups also increases unpleasant. The center illustration is suffering enormously and thus of HiFi, so the sound-neutral reproduction of the source material, can not be here in the slightest mention.
With these well-intended distortions Bose sound true but probably exactly the expectations of many inexperienced listener - namely "fat" sound. Too bad, because here Less would have been more effectively. Who has gotten used to a neutral, magnification, no longer feel the need for such artificial "sound effect".

In addition to the poor sound quality I have also often noticed distortions at high frequencies while listening. Presumably, these are zurückzurühren to the internal signal processing of headphones that sometimes reaches its limits. This was sent back for me the real main reason the headphones then finally.

The processing of the headphones is okay. They act reasonably stable. The haptics and material quality are rather meager for the asking price. For my taste too much plastic. The travel case is but class. Extremely practical and beautifully stable. There is nothing to complain about. Even the cable with remote control for Apple products is practical. Even if the cable sheath somehow thin and not really stable effect.

all in all:

- In terms of quality mediocre sounding headphones with mediocre sound
- Impressive well functioning noise reduction that would have provided the basis for a great travel headphones.
- Practical accessories
- Not really for the asking price so a fair value. Would the headphones cost 150 euros, I would recommend to all frequent travelers, given the really good noise suppression. Priced at 300 euros I expect personally but a much better sound quality.

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