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Reviews For: Bose QC25

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Review Summary For : Bose QC25
Reviews: 4MSRP: $250.00
Description:
Around ear noise cancelling headphones
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.bose.com
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4X1ST Rating: 2020-09-23
Absolutely fantastic Time Owned: more than 12 months.
A couple of years back my employer was doing really well, and presented everyone with a QC35 headphones.

I was extremely lucky as I'd only just started a month before. Anyway, the cans proved their worth on long flights. Fantastic sound quality, almost total removal of outside noise, supremely comfortable, and they work wired or Bluetooth.

I never really considered them for ham radio work, until my regular headphones fell apart. It turns out they are great when working DX too. I don't have a separate shack, and operate from the family space. With the Bose, they can watch TV and I can happily work CW without any background noise.

One minor thing: after 2.5 years of almost daily use the earpads are starting to get a little flaky. Bose charge silly amounts of money for replacement, and don't ship them to every country. If I could buy them in my country, or get them shipped from the US I would do, despite the cost. But it's possible to buy excellent quality replicas from elsewhere...
K7FD Rating: 2019-08-30
$129 Bargain Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just picked up a wired QC25 Bose Quiet Comfort headphone for the shack. Excellent quality, superb noise cancellation. I had looked at these several years ago but couldn't justify the premium price. Now they are reasonably priced at $129, a real bargain in my book. Agree, the noise cancellation completely removes fan noise. Also tempted to puchase another QC25 as a spare. They are very comfortable.

John K7FD
AJ9C Rating: 2016-09-02
Top Notch Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I had a QC15 plus headset buddy and loved the combination except for the limpness of the mic. Headset was the best. I sold the QC15 when I got the 25. I like it even better since you can use them as regular old headphones when the battery goes kaput. I matched this with the Antlion ModMic and couldn't be happier.
WC3O Rating: 2016-07-28
Great Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have owned the earlier Bose QC15 for a long time. They work very well. I decided to get a pair of QC25s to try out. The 25s leave the 15s in the dust.
What I like:
- The noise cancelling is outstanding. The world goes away. It’s so quiet you get lonely!
- They are light
- They are comfortable
- They use a single AAA battery so if the batt goes dead during a contest you can switch-out in a minute.
- They still work without the battery just fine, sans the noise cancelling.
- I liked it some much I bought a second set! My older headphones are now for sale.

What I don’t like:
- If you look over the Bose web site you will be BOMBARDED with advertisements as you cruise the internet
- Did I say BOMBARDED? Every web page you look at there’s a Bose ad. That really POs me.
- If these are like my other Bose headphones after a while you will find yourself replacing the ear pads. They are not leather but something synthetic that body oils tend to deteriorate. If you buy the OE Bose ear pads they are expensive.
Not much else.

They look great, come in different colors (if that matters to you). They come with cords for Apple or Android. Needless to say they are great for music. Not the best, but quite good. But the noise cancelling really is outstanding. Fan/blower and ambient noise is absolutely GONE. Notably better than the earlier QC15s. I bought both mine off of ebay for a reduced price.
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