Bose Headphones 700, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Over-Ear Wireless Headphones with Built-in Microphone for Clear Calls and Alexa Voice Control, Black

I decided to buy 4 sets of Noise Cancelling headphones and then send back the 3 loser (with the intention of giving objective feedback). ***My primary priorities were noise cancellation and comfort. My secondary priorities were sound quality and user friendliness. And finally style. The four headphones that I compared were... Bose 700’s Sony WH1000XM4’s Bose 350’s Sony WH1000XM3’s In short, I ended up keeping the Bose 700s (and that was an easy decision based on my priorities). I have a little bit of bigger head and found the 700s much more comfortable than any of the others...by far! My wife has a smaller head and she tried the 700s and found that they didn’t fit her head well and preferred the Sony XM4s. However I can wear the Bose 700s for multiple hours and they feel great!!! I found the noise Cancellation to be equal in quality with the Bose 700s and the Sony XM4s. But I found the Sony XM4s to create a slight uncomfortable noise/feeling. Some people could find this troubling but it wasn’t a big deal for me. I found the Bose 700s and Sony XM4s have slightly better ability for noise cancellation than the Bose 350s and the Sony XM 3’s. However the Bose 700’s allow me to push a button to 3 different noise cancelling settings which is kind of nice. When it comes to sound quality the Sony XM4’s win by a long shot. And if I were only going to wear these for a few hours I would probably have bought the Sony XM4s. However I tend to travel internationally on flights that are 8+ hours long and so the comfort was more significant than the sound quality because the Bose 700s are still very good in their sound quality and I can adjust the EQ to my preference. The final decision maker for me was the user friendliness. The Bose 700s were so easy to set up and use. (This is also why I prefer apple products...simplicity). I found the Sony’s to be much more complicated, confusing and the touch sensors to be a bit clumsy and less responsive. I also found the Bose 700’s very easy to quickly put away in their storage case (which is a nice hard case for travel). The Bose 350s were also very simple to use and the sound quality was decent. But their comfort and noise cancelling was lesser than the Sony XM4S and the Bose 700s. The Sony XM3s are once again better in sound quality and between the Sony XM3s and the Bose 350s I would go with the Sony XM3s. Both fit on my head similarly...so equally uncomfortable for long term wear (great for my wife with a smaller head but not me with a bigger head). Obviously I’m not considering price in any of these comparisons. Because comfort was a much bigger priority to me than price...I needed something that would be worn comfortably for multiple hours despite the cost. If you’re looking for cost effectiveness the Sony XM3s or Bose 350s are the way to go (so long as they fit your head like they do my wife’s) For perspective my head is 23 inches round. My wife’s head is 20 inches. Our ears are average/not big so our ears fit just fine in all of the headphones listed above. When it comes to style the Bose 700s are incredibly sleek and modern...very stylish...especially the grey ones (which is what I bought). We found the grey Bose 700’s and Bose 350’s are much better looking than the Sony XM4 or XM3s. In fact I found the black Sony’s the only color I’d consider. So if color is something you’re considering and you want something besides black then both sets of the Bose are the way to go. But the 700’s take it to a whole new stratosphere and my teenage daughter wants to wear them (but they’re not leaving my head and I don’t think they would fit her very well as she has a similar size head as my wife). If I were buying some for her, I’d buy the grey Bose 350’s. Finally all of these have relatively strong batteries. The Sony’s are probably better overall but the Bose 700’s charge quickly and I can easily get 20+ hours of listening out of them before needing to charge them. Fifteen minutes of charging will get me a few hours. Let me be clear, all 4 of these headphones are REALLY nice! And so you need to consider your priorities and then choose accordingly and I think you will then be happy with whatever route you go.

I have owned/used the Jabra Evolve 75 for 4 years. I have owned and used this Bose product exclusively for ~2 months. I bought it to replace my Evolve when the boom mic stopped muting the headset. I work from home full time and use them 3-6 hours a day. I'll compare the two products a bit here for people who might be familiar with that one. In short: It's a really nice headset, albeit one with some quirks. If you want a single headset for work and music, get the Bose NC 700 (with UC if you also use a supported team meeting product, like MS Teams). If you want a headset for work only then you should also consider/compare the Jabra Evolve 75 PROS: - Extremely comfortable when the room you are in is at a comfortable temperature, - Quite comfortable for people who wear glasses. The Evolve 75 was less comfortable with glasses due, I believe, because of the design: the Bose fits around your ear and the Evolve 75 sits on top of your ear, which would push it into the glasses and your head. Never a huge deal, but one thing I noticed with them after hours of use wear - With UC connector (sold separately or as a bundle with headphone), the controls work with a couple of the leading video conferencing products - Noise canceling is incredible...absolutely fantastic. - A pleasant voice and sounds telling you what is going on when you hit most of the controls. The Evolve 75 has voice feedback as well - Charges very quickly...30 minutes will get me through my work day - Music sounds wonderful on them. I would not use the Evolve 75 for music if I had other options around like this CONS: - When your room is hot the Bose is not as comfortable as the Evolve 75. I think this is because the Bose encases your ears while the Evolve sits more on top of the ear - I find the touchpad controls much less accurate than physical button. Hold the touchpad for the right amount of time to mute/unmute means I'm wrong some amount of the time. The Evolve 75 was way more simple...move the mic boom up and you are muted, move it down and you are not - The manual is not very good. Did you know that the UC USB nub has a button to set bluetooth to discovery mode? The manual doesn't tell you that and the button is so well placed and designed that it doesn't look like a button at all - The software to update/use the Bose it is awkward at best. Jabra's software updater is much cleaner - Does not come with a stand to put it when not in use. The Evolve 75 - If you want Unified Communications you need to buy a $75 USB nub, or buy the NC 700 UC package. The Evolve 75 has it all in one package/price - When paired to your phone and your computer (via UC nub) it gets confused when you get a phone call while on a work meeting. I tend to disconnect it from my phone during working hours for this reason...the Evolve 75 handled two devices better - Uses a very different cable to charge...sort of like a hollowed-out USB-C...and the supplied cable is so short you cannot charge and use the headset at the same time. The Evolve 75 can be charged and used a the same time easily...if you ever even had to do this, as the stand it comes with will charge the phone as well if its plugged into a USB port NEUTRAL: - Battery life is satisfactory...I go a couple days between charges - A bit higher price than the Evolve 75 - I found the Evolve 75 to have better signal range

I initially ordered the Sony WH-1000XM4 but after receiving them I was not happy with the product. I have the WH-1000XM2's and was expecting better things from Sony. I do like the app features better but was disappointed in the sound quality. I kept listening to my 2's and I believe they have better sound quality then the 4's. I sent the 4's back and ordered the Bose and I was amazed at the audio sound quality with these headphones. They are also very comfortable and very stylish. I ordered the soapstone and was glad that the band is more gold then rose gold in color. To me the sound is the most important factor as I like to listen to my music a lot. The sound is very punchy, has enough bass, excellent mid's and high's and great separation. The noise cancelling is very good and I am hoping the app will soon have the ability to customize my sound more. These might be the best headphones I have ever owned and would highly recommend them.

You'd need those if you work in an open space. I love the style and the quality

Meu uso é estritamente para video conferências de trabalho. Fico em reunião por horas durante o dia. Eu usava os AirPods Pro da Apple e gostava bastante mas, infelizmente, meus ouvidos não aceitam fones intra auriculares, eu desenvolvi uma alergia bem séria, e tive que mudar para um headphone over ears. Li muitos reviews (inclusive aqui pela Amazon) até decidir por esse modelo. O que gostei: O cancelamento de ruído é maravilhoso, não apenas pra mim, mas para quem está no meu call. Meu marido divide o escritório em casa comigo e também fica muito tempo em reuniões. Antes, com os AirPods Pro, quem estava na minha reunião conseguia ouví-lo, mas com o Bose 700, não mais. O som é claro, e quem me ouve, alega que o microfone é ótimo (essa era minha maior preocupação). O design é lindo demais, o tom rosé com branco é muito chique, e ele é bem almofadado, inclusive na haste. A bateria dura bastante (umas 18 horas) e também carrega rápido (acho que duraria mais se usado apenas como fone para música). A conexão bluetooth é ótima, não tive problemas (eu tenho um MacBook Pro, conectou tranquilo). Não cheguei a parear com meu iPhone, então não sei se o recurso de mudança de um dispositivo para outro funciona bem. Eu usei em alguns momentos para ver uns videos de música no YouTube (depois de muitas reuniões, é bom pra espairecer!) e gostei bastante da qualidade do som. O que não gostei: Quando ele é ligado, toca um tone, fala quanto tem de bateria restante, e fala em qual dispositivo ele se conectou. É um recurso legal, mas quando a gente precisa entrar logo na reunião, irrita, pois ele não começa a funcionar até acabar essa introdução. Ele é um pouco pesado, depois de umas duas horas seguidas, começa a incomodar um pouco no topo da cabeça (apesar de bem almofadado). Eu uso óculos então, às vezes, aperta um pouco nas laterais também. Mas nada disso abala a minha satisfação com o produto. Super recomendo.

This is as expected... everything is superb and works excellent....! Software updates is like a gem and provides new experience in sound quality. Noise cancellation is superb and almost cancels everything near you and gives a lonely effect. About battery its also superb and gives exactly 20 hours and that's more than sufficient...Its pricy a bit but quality comfort comes on a price and feels like premium. So if u can spend this much amount then it's worth it.

Jestem bardzo zadowolona z zakupu. Słuchawki są bardzo ładne i lekkie. Bateria długo trzyma, a do tego również szybko się ładuje. ANC działa świetnie. Jest tylko jedna wada, która jednak doprowadza mnie do szału: przy każdym włączeniu słyszę komunikat informujący o stanie baterii i podłączonych urządzeniach. To pewnie normalne, ale tutaj robotyczny głos jest najbardziej irytujący ze wszystkich, jakie kiedykolwiek słyszałam w słuchawkach. Do tego recytuje swoją formułkę strasznie długo, więc jeśli chcemy się z kimś połączyć na wideorozmowę, to trzeba je włączyć *zanim* się połączymy - inaczej nie usłyszymy niczego, co rozmówca do nas mówi. W trakcie ważnej wideorozmowy warto też odłączyć je od telefonu - jeśli ktoś zadzwoni na telefon, to będziemy słyszeć komunikat o tym i odetnie nas to całkowicie od rozmowy.