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I'm returning my pair of Bose QC35 today. The built in mic is terrible to the point I couldn't use it for video conferencing. Had to switch to the mic on my MB

by iddqd 10y ago

I'm returning my pair of Bose QC35 today. The built in mic is terrible to the point I couldn't use it for video conferencing. Had to switch to the mic on my MBP to be intelligible. I haven't figured out if I like the noise cancellation or not. It leaks voices a lot, and when it's quiet there's a very faint constant background noise. Feels like I just replaced one noise with another. It also gives an illusion of a change in pressure in your ears when you put them on, but maybe that's something you get used to. Sound quality is ok at low volume but it's very uninteresting overall. Maybe I've been spoiled by my other headphones. Also, my head is really big, and they aren't really comfortable for me longer than and hour or two. I'll agree that the bluetooth handoff implementation works great though. Overall, if they were < $200 I'd kept them around, but $330 is just to pricey for what you get. I'll be keeping a close eye on this space in the future though. I'm expecting some great innovation in the coming years.

makomk 10y ago
Some people like them because they leak voices a lot, so they cut out annoying background noises without getting in the way of conversations. Depends on your application, I guess.
rconti 10y ago
I haven't heard what my own voice sounds like on the built-in mic, so I can't disagree with you there-- however, I've been able to use them without (apparent) problem in loud datacenters, which frankly surprised me. My 'main' headphones are Audiotechnica M50s which are, of course, cheaper, but damn well should be without noise cancelling or BT. I use them with an external DAC+headphone amp, but I prefer the QC35 at all volumes (short of ear-splitt, which the Bose won't do-- but at least they don't clip, ever!) I sorta agree on noise cancelling tech. Of course voices leak, that's normal. But I, too, sometimes wonder if I'm just replacing one set of sounds with another. Where I really like them is in addition to music. Just by itself, meh.

by iddqd 10y ago

makomk 10y ago

Some people like them because they leak voices a lot, so they cut out annoying background noises without getting in the way of conversations. Depends on your application, I guess.

rconti 10y ago

I haven't heard what my own voice sounds like on the built-in mic, so I can't disagree with you there-- however, I've been able to use them without (apparent) problem in loud datacenters, which frankly surprised me. My 'main' headphones are Audiotechnica M50s which are, of course, cheaper, but damn well should be without noise cancelling or BT. I use them with an external DAC+headphone amp, but I prefer the QC35 at all volumes (short of ear-splitt, which the Bose won't do-- but at least they don't clip, ever!) I sorta agree on noise cancelling tech. Of course voices leak, that's normal. But I, too, sometimes wonder if I'm just replacing one set of sounds with another. Where I really like them is in addition to music. Just by itself, meh.