Bose SoundLink Around Ear Wireless Headphones II - Black

Something I hadn't read (or noticed) when narrowing down my options, is that this pair of headphones can listen to 2 sources simultaneously. So while I'm listening to my computer for work, it's still connected to my phone, and I can hear when someone is calling, and can even take the call while still listening to my computer. This is something I didn't know was possible, and is 100% what I needed. I'm SO happy with this purchase. Aside from that feature, which may not apply to anyone else, these are the MOST comfortable headphones I have ever purchased. I have a pair of wired Bose at home, that have lasted for several years. They are super comfortable as well, but these really take the cake. Somewhere in their product description, they say you never want to take them off, and it's true. I'm also very impressed by the battery life. I leave them charging on Friday night, so Monday morning, they are at 100% (she tells you every time you turn them on what the percentage of battery life is!), and by Friday afternoon, they're usually around 30-40%, and I wear them 10 hours a day! They also get the best reception of any wireless headphones I've ever used. I can walk around my building and still hear my computer, and they don't cut out like my old Bluetooth ones did. I also have only had very slight sound delay. But then I turned them off and back on, and the delay was gone. But it wasn't even a full second of sound delay- just a fraction of a second, so it might not be noticeable to anyone just listening to music without using visuals. I don't know what else to say about these headphones. They are perfect. I'm so very glad I splurged. I know they are THE ONES and will last me a very long time. Bose knows, man. Bose knows.

I had a pair of Skullcandy Hesh-2 Bluetooth headphones prior to buying the Bose. The Hest-2 were a $100 pair of headphones and were definitely worth the price, though the battery only lasted a year. The sound fidelity between the Bose and Hesh-2 is night and day. The Hesh-2 were boomy and pushed the mids a bit too much. The Bose have an excellent sound curve with tight and low bass, flat mids, and crisp highs. The sound replication is very accurate and these will reveal the quality in music that you've been missing. You'll want to crack out your EQ (whether on your phone or home stereo) as you'll find you can push a lot of different frequencies through these. When it comes to home theater and movies, you'll need to switch from surround sound to 2-ch stereo...if you don't, you'll get a bit of a distant, tin-can-spacey-feel to the surround sound. Switching to 2-channel stereo gets you close to where you want to be with an excellent representation of the soundstage. In the beginning of Star Trek Beyond, when the Enterprise is being attacked by Krall swarm, you'll hear the attacks sweep across from the rear-left to the right, giving you a good impression of a larger soundstage. Sadly, the mids and vocals in today's movies requires separate channels and you'll lose a bit here with the Bose. Thus, while they're good for movies and surround sound, they're not great unless you tweak the equalizer to push these a bit. Bluetooth Latency: as with almost all Bluetooth headphones, there is a bit of signal lag based on the distance you sit from the TV and the amount of time it takes to process that sound through the various CODECS between the devices. The Bose are no different and the only way I've ever found to bypass that is to tweak the speaker delay on the receiver or just use the analog cable. My experience of sitting 8' away from the television using an MPOW bluetooth transmitter plugged into my receiver's headphone output to the Bose Headphones incurs a delay of about 22ms; just enough to be noticeable after a minute or two. YMMV. Pairing was a snap as the headphones have voice prompts to tell you what Bluetooth profile they're connected to. This is fantastic feature when switching from your mobile phone to your desktop, or from your laptop and to your home stereo, etc. Just flip the head phones to the middle "on" position, then push the slider up to cycle through the different bluetooth connections until you hear the one you want. Less fiddling in the dark and messing with the profiles on your phone or other devices to get them to connect to the right source. Brilliant! There is a nice carrying case and a very short analog cable to use without bluetooth or for regular stereo/headphone connections.

Please Read My in depth review of the Bose Around Ear wireless Headphone (White Colour): I did not purchase the product from amazon but directly from Bose Store in Delhi. The product was initially not in stock but a single unit was kept unsold in one of the other bose store in Delhi itself. Therefore, I received the product with delay and the waiting was worth. The product was a seal pack and I personally went and got it myself. Now here I write in depth review of the BOSE around ear wireless headphones: PROS: 1. Comfort: Super Comfy, Adjustable length, very light weight, can be worn for long hours and extended sessions. This will never cause fatigue on your ears or make your head uncomfortable. The headphones wont come off your ears even during workouts in gym, jogging, running and brisk walking. They stay perfect on your ears all the time. 100/100 for comfort. 2. Presentation and accessories: The BOSE headphones are neatly packed in a single box and comes with headphones, carry case, 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm AUX cable. The AUX cable is used when you die out of battery and still headphones work without battery. The carry case is very classy and is made up of durable material that wont wear out after years of use. 3. Battery: The battery on the wireless headphones is awesome. On a single charge, the battery will last upto 15 hrs and in my actual test it died early since I use the headphones heavily on full volume in the gym. That's not an issue but, it gives 2 hours of playback time just by charging it 15 minutes, very nice feature. 100/100 in battery 4. Sound Quality: The headphones are perfect for all kind of music that you listen be hindi or english. Be it a EDM, hip-hop etc, the headphones work perfectly fine with any kind of music genre. The bass on the headphones are just perfect and not over powered like beats headphones. The base levels are easily adjustable with equalizer settings on your device. On 100% volumes, the sound is that much that you wont be able hear the outside world and will be completely in your own world. Even the heavy music played in the gym, I was not able to hear even a bit of it, just was able to listen what was being played on headphones. The sound quality is really really awesome. 100/100 in sound section. CONS: 1. It does not have active noise cancellation, but has passive noise cancellation which works perfect. 2. Little over-priced, but if it is solving your purpose, investing in it is a huge plus and you won't regret buying the product.

Excelente. produto. envolve perfeitamente e com conforto as orelhas. entrega dentro do prazo

se conoscete il suono bose vi dico compratele, già sapete di cosa si parla. Per chi non lo conosce, cercherò di descrivere queste cuffie. Parto dicendo che avevo acquistato delle jbl live 650 btnc che ho restituito perchè difettse sostituendole con queste soundlink, perchè? Le JBL suonano bene ma non sono comodissime, dopo due ore avevo le orecchie in fiamme. Siccome appena ho richiesto il reso delle JBL ho comprato queste bose, mi sono arrivate prima che il corriere venisse a ritirare le JBL, ho avuto cosi la posssibilità di fare un confronto diretto fra le due cuffie. Partendo dalla costruzione: per me è ottima per entrambe, pur essendo in plastica danno una bella idea di solidità, ma la cosa che si nota subito è che le bose sono decisamente più leggere, e una volta indossate, qui non c'è paragone, le bose risultano da subito più comode e lo si nota ancora di più se ne si fa un uso prolungato. Per quanto rigurada l'insonorizzazione ovviamente vincono le JBL avento l'ANC che tuttavia taglia sicuramente i rumori bassi ma con le voci risulta quasi inefficiente. Una cosa che mi ha un po deluso in entrambe è che alzando il volume oltre un certo livello da fuori si sente TUTTO, si riesce proprio a riconoscere la canzone per farvi capire, da cuffie circumaurali mi sarei aspettato quantomeno di più. Ma passiamo ora alla cosa più importante, ovvero il suono di queste cuffie. Per testarle ho collegato simultaneamente le JBL al mio S10 e le bose al pc, entrambi fonti con un ottima resa audio, prima tramite spotify connect e poi da youtube ho ascoltato le stesse canzoni con le due cuffie e le mie modeste conclusioni non essendo un esperto ma solo un appassionato sono queste: il suono per me è ottimo in entrambe ma ci sono delle differenze a favore delle bose, il suono di queste ultime infatti ad un primo impatto può sembrare più piatto e carente di bassi ma ci si accorge presto che il dettaglio è incredibile e si scoprono strumenti mai sentiti all'interno delle canzoni, e i bassi sono rilasciati (anche decisi) solo dove veramente richiesti mentre nelle jbl sono sempre leggermente predominanti. Qui capisco che influiscono anche i gusti personali ma per un ascolto di ogni genere musicale secondo me le bose sono migliori. Provando la musica da 8Dtune mi sono reso conto che anche il soundstage ovvero il suono multidirezionale pur essendo ottimo in entrambe le cuffie è leggermente superiore nelle bose che riescono a rendere meglio la distanza da cui proviene il suono non facendo apparire tutto vicino a noi. Concludendo il suono secondo me è comunque paragonabile e ottimo in entrambe, a meno che non siate degli audiofili difficilmente noterete grandi differenze. Mi rendo conto che queste due cuffie non sono però uguali, se cercate infatti una grande qualità sonora, comfort e non vi interessa più di tanto l'insonorizzazione (come a me) vi consiglio le bose, se invece cercate delle cuffie teconologicamente più avanzate e complete con cancellazione attiva del rumore e assistente vocale senza rinunciare alla qualità audio allora vi consiglio le jbl, ma se volete l'eccellenza per quanto riguarda comfort e cancellazione del rumore dovrete spendere sicuramente di più optando per le bose QC-35 o per le sony.

I liked the texture, sound and smell.. however they are not noise cancelling and overheat so you are only able to use for a while before you have to put them down

These are made of High quality ,durable materials that combine to make them extremely comfortable to wear for as long as you need too and beyond. The cups are shaped to fit over you're ears , so i was surprised at how small they were. They fit really snugly around my pretty large flappers , to give good Noise reduction. As they do not have electronic ANC. Don't worry this wasn't an issue when i was travelling on the bus or walking down a busy high street. They are also really light to wear, and they don't squeeze you're head or give you a stiff jaw. The sound quality is really a step up from what i'm used to, (£50 models to be found all over Amazon) The best way to describe it is like watching HD TV when compared to standard definition, the quality of the sound makes you're favourite music or video's sound just like they are supposed to, as this high res. sound is quite neutral. This does mean those who love a ton of bass on everything, will have to use an equaliser yo boost it. But trust me when i say, it brings a whole new level to you're content. Connection is dead easy, the Bluetooth /power switch places the phones into pairing mode and then you just select from you're phone's Bluetooth menu, and that's it, you can even use NFC to connect them to you're phone, by tapping your phone against the right ear cup (its still connects via Bluetooth) or you can use the Bose Connect app from the 'Play store'. These Headphones have been out for a while and the original price was about £250 so you're getting £100 off. If you want some good Headphones but don't want to spend silly money m then you cant go wrong with these. I can highly recommend them for those who want to really make the most of their Music and other content.