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Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bose
Category: CE
Buy Used: $145.99
New (5) from $269.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  194 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Model: 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling
UPC: 017817377218
EAN: 0017817377218
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Used, great condition. Comes with Headphone and cable with hi/low switch. No case and no airplane adapter. Fast shipping. There are minor cosmetic scratch and dent. Please contact this seller if you have any questions.
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| Features:
| • | Offers unmatched combination of noise reduction technology, audio performance and comfortable fit | | • | Patented Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphone technology fades background distractions | | • | Now with enhanced audio performance and styling | | • | Lightweight and comfortable; convenient fold-flat design |
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Product Description
Slip on a pair of QuietComfort 2 headphones and hear your music come alive. Decades of Bose research combine with our Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphone technology for outstanding audio performance. This award-winning technology electronically identifies and dramatically reduces noise while faithfully preserving the music, movie dialogue or tranquility you desire. The TriPort acoustic headphone structure also delivers our best headphone audio performance in a compact and lightweight design. Listening to your favorite music, you may even forget you have them on. QuietComfort headphones were specifically designed for airline travel, but owners soon told us how much they enjoy using them to listen to music in other places: on buses and trains, in the office, even at home. We enhanced the convenience and portability features of QC2 headphones, making them even easier to enjoy in a variety of environments, without disturbing others.Whether you take them on a trip or to the office, today's QC2 headphones fold flat and store easily in their slim carrying case. To fade background distractions and enjoy peace and tranquility, simply turn the headphones on. To add Bose quality sound, attach the included audio cord and connect the headphones to a portable MP3, CD or DVD player, laptop computer, in-flight audio system or home stereo. The latest generation of Bose QC2 headphones provides even better audio performance with greater clarity of high-frequency sounds. We've also refreshed the color with silver and chrome accents. Experience a pair of QC2 headphones for yourself. We think you'll be delighted by the way they diminish noise, provide audio that's clear, full and detailed, and by how comfortably they fit.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 189 more reviews...
 Better stuff out there for $300 August 21, 2005
409 out of 523 found this review helpful
with regards to sound, this is a very good headset
The noise cancelling features are very good ---- unfortunately, the 'phones suffer from discomfort and price
I compared these headphones, head to head, on an airplane, against the Sony MDR NC20, and there was no difference in sound - both performed excellently, and equally, within the airplane environment ---- however, the Sony ones were more comfortable and MUCH cheaper
Don't even waster your time with the Bose Quite Comfort ---- grab a pair of the Sony's and you'll fall in love!
Stay away from these headsets at all cost! November 18, 2005
292 out of 327 found this review helpful
A few years back I became a huge
advocate for the Bose QuietComfort
headphones that have been selling for $299.
Based on my original experience with these
headphones I posted a rather lengthy, positive
review concerning their quality in both sound
and workmanship.
I'd now like to take those words back.
It seems there is a defect in materials used
in these headphones that could plague other
owners in the years to come.
3-4 years after purchasing my QuiteComfort
headphones I noticed that the rubber earpiece
material is flaking away like mad.
Every time I wear the headset and take it
off, my face and ears are covered with black
residue from the shedding of the earpiece.
My face looks like it is covered with black ants.
Though these headsets are nearly 4 years old,
I haven't worn them much outside of travel.
Additionally, they have been kept in the
travel accessory bag included in the package.
What bothers me most about this is the fact
that despite countless mails I have sent to
Customer Service, Bose will not address this
problem.
While I understand the headsets are probably
out of warranty, this is a pretty major defect
in materials that most owners probably will not
realize until after the warranty expires.
As far as Bose is concerned, once your warranty
is up with them they could be concerned less with
what happens with their headsets.
For the price that Bose charges for these headsets,
I would expect this company to at least reply
to consumers who are reporting this problem and
offer suggestions on what can be done.
Many users across the Internet have warned members
about quality issues concerning Bose. I should have
stayed away from these headsets based on those
recommendations, but for some reason, the
QuietComfort still remains at the top of most
reviews dealing with noise-cancelling headsets.
All I can do at this point is warn people
to stay away from purchasing these headsets until
Bose shows that they have some sort of concern
towards complaints when their products go bad.
My apologies for recommending these headsets
to anyone that may experience the same problems
I am experiencing now or in the near future.
Excellent sound as expected from Bose.. bulky August 12, 2005
272 out of 291 found this review helpful
I have owned a pai of the Quietcomfort headphones for more than a year now. They are absolutely great on intercontinental flights.
Pros:
- The sound is fabulous, bass reproduction is great.
- Needs one AAA battery, but it goes for between 24 - 30 hrs of use so this is great.
- Noise cancellation works great, great cushioning.
Cons:
- Pricey
- bulky to transport, cant be substituted for "workout" phones.
- Too much insulation on the earpiece. My ears start to sweat if i wear constantly for more than a couple of hrs.
- Not great to sleep in (on flights) as you tend to block the noise cancellation ports.
Don't make the "Bosetake" December 5, 2005
93 out of 111 found this review helpful
I have done some extensive research on Bose product, including this headphone, it is a ok headphone, not much better than what you can pick up at local Target for under $30.
Let's start by the original "tri-port" headphone, what is triport? you might ask, after opening the can up, it was a paper driver with three holes in it, does it make the sound better? we don't know, does it make it worse, we don't know, maybe the same??? this lead me to doing some research on the specifications on this headphone: this is exactly quoted on Bose's website:
Overall headphone dimensions: 7 3/4"H x 6 1/2"W
Ear cushion outside dimensions: 3 4/5"H x 3"W
Weight with cables: 6.9 oz.
Let's not talk about the best cans money can buy (Grado etc.http://www.goodcans.com/), but aren't you curious what you are buying for 300 of them big boys? things such as the range and clarity of sound?
So for comparison, how about something simular? (in price, not performance) A German designed and engineered Sennheiser offer far greater performance at a lower price. if you talk to any (i really mean ANY) audiophiles, he will tell you that he would not even consider Bose as a high end headphone. this is what Senn HD600 says about their product which is $30 cheaper than Bose.
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Technical Data
Nominal impedance 300 Ohm
Contact pressure ca. 2,5 N
Weight w/o cable 260 g
Jack plug 3,5/6,3 mm stereo
Transducer principle open, dynamic
Ear coupling circumaural
Cable length 3 m
Frequency response (headphones) 12.....39000 Hz
Sound pressure level (SPL) 97 dB(SPL)
THD, total harmonic distortion 0,1 %
Frequency response
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If anyone has a technical specification of Bose headphones, or any Bose products, please pose it or leave a review so we can all see them. I have tried numerous of Bose products, but none of them you can find any technical specifications. Or you can do a little self test; try any product on audio companies' product websites: either Klipsch or Sennheiser, and check out their product's specification. Some may say: how come we never even heard of the other brands if they are so good? The answer is simple, when you own a company that produces top products, you rather spend your limited assets on R&D and make your products better and word of mouth will spread out faster than speeding arrow. I was introduced to Sennheiser and I can personally recommend those to you and you won't be disappointed. Bose spend millions of dollar in advertising, that's why it is so well known and you even can see them in USA weekly included in your Sunday paper. Just think about it, every place we see the Bose ad is every dollar that will be incurred and added to the cost of the product. Essentially, we are paying for seeing the ads?!?! Do a little research, you can find some Bose replacement part (none Bose branded) but with the same specs for about 20-30 dollar. This headphone, with no exception will cost about 30-40 dollar to make. Now they are throwing in some CD player that's probably mass made in a third world country and you will never use since CD is getting out of style (ipod? wink ;) ), it cost about 30-50 dollar in general for a CD player, even good SONY or Panasonic ones. Did Bose say anything about their CD player or anywhere you can buy them and compare? We have all fall victim of mass marketing and you will not get a good product at the end.
Check out this website for a comprehensive review for Bose products, I know it's not for the headphone, it might just give a new fresh idea for what to purchase in the future or in this case, what not to purchase.
http://intellexual.net/bose.html
Quotation from that website:
Few magazines are now willing to give honest reviews of Bose products due to a Consumer Reports review a few years back that gave a bose product embarrassingly bad ratings (score of 62 out of 100). Consumer Reports allegedly used a double-blind comparison test, which is in fact the ideal way to compare speakers. That particular review ended up in a lawsuit over "unscientific testing methods". Thankfully, Bose lost that lawsuit, but since then, Consumer Reports and various other magazines give neutral-to-rave reviews that tip-toe around the actual sound quality and focus more on ergonomics and style. More prestigious publications like Fi and What HiFi? ignore Bose products completely.
I am writing this review neither in hope that you will change your attitude toward Bose nor your decision to purchase this product, it's just interesting for me to discover a lot of less known about Bose and I would like to share them with you. You have the choice to get what's right for you.
Peace
Headsets Fall Apart November 18, 2005
57 out of 58 found this review helpful
The sound was awesome - no question about it - but the headphones fell apart after 8 months. The cheap plastic used to connect the ear pieces to the head piece cracked and eventually broke, and now a sharp piece of metal sticks into my head if I ever wear them. I needed to tape them with hockey tape to hold them together.....I expect better for $300!
[Look in the product images for pictures of where they broke]
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