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But, my $15 Skullcandy Earphones do a far better job of keeping the noise out. The conversations around me hard to tune out. Thus, with the Skullcandy I end up listening to music at a much lower, safer volume. Only then would the long-term problems be reflected in the overall ratings. Ah, the magnificently marketed QC3- portrayed by advertising as the headphones to have.
No on-the-ear headset is ideal for airplanes. If I were to buy one again, I absolutely wouldn't buy a Bose model. But, I think I would go for an in-ear model instead for airplane use, such as a Shure Hi-Def Sound Isolating Earphone, such as the Shure SCL5 (formerly known as the E5).Just feel cheated by Bose's hype and decay. Wearing the QC3s the announcements seem ridiculously loud.
The babies seem louder. Well, experience tells a different story:> The sound quality in a quiet room is significantly lower than my last headset from Nakamichi. When I get off of an airplane I am left marked up by the headphones, especially if I ever put them around my neck and they touch my stubbly face. The earpieces and the headband on Bose headphones is made of a faux leather. But, most enthusiastic reviewers here on Amazon review within days of purchasing the product. I would like to see reviews classified based upon ownership duration.
This began after the warranty finished. For the record, the $15 Skullcandy earphones suck in a quiet space, although they outperform the QC3 on a noisy plane.> The Bose QC3 crumbles over time.
Now everyone makes a noise cancellation headset. And, Bose's faux leather is a short-term usage material for what I believed was a long-term product.
And from what I read online from the thousands of people with this same problem, Bose gives you the choice of buying new earpieces for $30, or if you want the top to be replaced too, they sell you a new headset for $150.I absolutely will not buy a new headset from them every 16 months just to compensate for their defective materials.When I bought the QC3 there was little competition for them. Side by side, they are like an Accord (the Bose) next to a Rolls Royce (the Nakamichi).> On the airplane they cancel some noise.
And this faux leather flakes and flakes and flakes. Everyone has this problem eventually.
Also, when the background noise gets blocked (the low frequencies) then the other external sounds come through more loudly. If I am not listening to music or a movie, I have to remove the headphones and put in earplugs or earphones.
I was going to use these for a trip which now I can't do since they never came. I have not recieved the product and I've contacted the seller 3 times and never got a response.Deeply disappointed.
Perhaps I should have tried some cheaper ones before jumping to these. Hard to say. Are they worth the $300+ dollars.
They blow most little ear buds out of the water and do a good job of canceling background noise. -On lower volume levels they sound becomes somewhat murky, especially the base. Overall I am rather pleased with my headphones.
On higher level it sounds great though. Still worthy of 4 stars though. A few little annoyances about them include:-After being on your ear for a while they can get a little hot with the leather acting as a small blanket.
Perhaps most people don't have this problem but it annoys me when my ears get hot.
The seller did not deliver the product nor did he bother to reply to the repeated email requests I send to him asking for the status of my order. I elected to purchase the used version of this product from the seller who advertised in this section.
I figured I'd travel with it, and then dump it back off on my return trip. Great for flying, great for everywhere.
In my offtime, the sound of the generators always humming is an annoyance, but in my hooch I put on the headphones, and was able to drift thousands of miles away. In fact, I took them with me when I deployed to Iraq.
Though I had the demo and assumed I would like the phones, I choked at the price. That was two years ago, and I still have them, and if I ever lost them -- I would replace them immediately.
Strongly recommend. I was at the airport, and the BOSE stand offered the 30 day free, give it back if you don't like it trial.
What the heck.
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