Bose QuietComfort SE Bluetooth wireless noise cancelling headphones with microphone for phone calls, with Soft Case -Triple Black

If you're considering buying the Bose QC45, you're probably also considering the Sony 1000XM4 headphones too. They're both priced about the same currently and are both getting great reviews.Yet I was torn between the two so I decided to buy both and keep the one I liked the most. At least that was the plan.The Sony XM4s have been a runaway success only recently replaced by the XM5 which are £100 more, so I left these out as they were just a bit more then I wanted to spen.Here's what I liked and disliked about them both.Build quality and comfortThe Bose QC45 feel light in the hand and well made. However I did not like the exposed screws. The Sony XM4s are better sealed at the joints and feel better well built in the hand. The Sony is a fraction heavier but there's nothing in it between the two.The ear pads are better on the Sony. They just feel more cushioned than the Bose. The Bose feel cheaper. I also noticed that the headband on the Sony is slightly more comfortable. I found the Bose headband would dig in to the top of my head slightly. You notice you're wearing them after a while.The Sony cups feel they have more space in them for your ears. I felt my ears were touching the inside of the cups on the Bose.Noise cancelling/transparacy modeI like the way you can switch the Bose between transparent and noise cancelling. It's just a single press of the button on the left cup. Simple. Both modes work brilliatly. I've used the transparency mode while walking so I can still hear some traffic, and the NC mode in my local noisy coffee shop. Both modes work very well.The call quality is excellent. The other person on the call could hear me very well during a walk outside on a rather windy day. No issues with calls.ControlsThe Bose has physical buttons for the volume controls and to pause play. The Sony has touch sensitive controls which are getting some bad reviews online. This is totally wrong in my opinion. The touch controls work very well on the Sony. I found with the Bose that when I wanted to adjust the volume, I had to place several fingures on the right cup before pressing down on the volume with my index finger. I found that otherwise the cup would slightly move from my ear which became anoying having to reposition it again for comfort. The Sony is just a one finger swipe and very easy to do without disturbing the cup position.The Bose buttons don't feel that high quality. They don't have that satisfiying click or feel.You get a nice satisfying confirmation sound when toggling the on/off button, again a phyical switch that does feel it will break at some point. You get a voice confirmation that you are connected and the battery power remaining. The Bose has a very old computer generated voice which is terrible. The Sony voice is much more modern and clear making the Sony feel more up to date.The Sony has a press and hold button to power on/off. This also gives you a confimation that your Bluetooth has connected.SoundSo the important stuff. I've played several tracks over and over on both headphones switching between the two and repeating the track.There are some differencs and it is all subjective.I found the Bose was clearer in the midrange and higher tones. I also felt there was a little more clarity in the words of the song then in the Sony.But the Sony came across more powerful lower down with base. You just feel the Sony has more capacity and power. The music sounds stronger.The Bose is very good but just lacks the real strong base of a track.AppI tried both with no EQ straight out of the box. When I adjusted the EQ on both, I got even stronger sound from both. The Sony still feels more punchy. The Bose is very good for podcasts, super clear and great noise cancelling.The EQ on the Bose is very simple with very little adjustments. The Sony is more comprehensive.The Sony has a much better App with more ajustments. It can even learn your regular locations and adjust the sound and NC accordingly. The Bose does none of this.The Sony has a great feature that pauses the music if you simply start to talk to someone. It also switches to transparent mode so you can hear them. Great when ordering a coffee! The Bose doesn't do this.The Sony pauses the music if you lift the headphones off your head, resumes play when you place them back on. The Bose doesn't do this.You can cover the right cup with your hand on the Sony to temparaliy switch to transparancy mode to listen to someone speak. The Bose doesn't do this.ConclusionOverall, both headpones are brilliant in their own way and in isolation.I just feel I keep leaning over to the Sony for some reason. They just feel better quality, sound stronger and have better controls and features. They just feel more expensive.I feel you're paying for the Bose branding and would truly price the Bose QC45 between £150-£200 max. The Sony on the other hand feel a bargain at £240 currently.Both have a nice small case yet the Sony case seems more thought out with better internals. The Sony case has a canvas feel, the Bose a hard shell feel. Both very protable in your bag.One final thought which has been overlooked by online reviewers. The Bose branding on the side of the cups stands out. This made me feel concious of wearing them while walking in the street letting others know I have a pair of expensive headphones on. The Sony are much more discreet and can be mistaken at a distance for their cheaper £50 headphones. I just felt more relaxed wearing the Sony out in public.Yet it felt the opposite while sitting in a coffee shop wearing the Bose. I felt good wearing a quality product and brand everyone knows. It's a small thing but I noticed how it made me feel.I'm reluctant to return the Bose QC45s but between the two, I feel the Sony XM4s are just better.

I had an older pair of Bose QC15s that I gifted on, and was looking for a new wireless replacement. I looked at the usual suspects in this arena - the SONY XM range, the Apple AirPod Max, and of course the Bose QC/NC range. I immediately discounted the SONY XM5 and Bose NC700 purely on the fact that they don't fold, nor do I care much for the looks. The touch controls put me off as well.To be clear, I'm no audiophile. In priority order, for me its:- Comfort- ANC- Audio qualityI don't like loads of bass that shakes my head, preferring a clean, balanced sound, and don't really care for having countless configuration options in an app either. Nor do I use my headphones that much around the house, their primary purchase being to reduce the constant drone when traveling on planes and trains. Beyond that they are there for when I need them.If you read up too much, like I did, you end up with a big list of reasons to support the purchase of any of those headphones I listed. You'll read good on all, and you'll read bad on all, although I will say that for most people, the XM4s are going to be a great buy for most people, being relatively cheap, USB-C, with variable ANC, and a good EQ. I tried them - just not for me. Too much bass, which sounded terrible when tuned out, not as comfy as my QC15s, and far too dependent on the companion app.These QC45s are, without doubt, the most comfortable pair of headphones I've ever owned. They sit perfectly over my ears and don't touch them anywhere. They are light, foldable, and you almost forget you are wearing them. That's the first requirement ticked.The ANC is significantly better in comparison to my QC15s, especially at reducing the higher frequencies. Given that I was happy with the QC15s in that regard, this was an easy tick in the box. Others may be "better", but I simply don't care about all the different aware modes or variable this and that. Just want to switch them on, drown out the outside world as much as possible, and immerse myself in the music or whatever it is I'm listening to.At this price point, you are not going to get a "bad" sounding pair of headphones. Any differences and nuances are down to personal preference. Some like a load of bass, some like a more neutral sound, some want absolutely perfect studio reproduction. For me, these fall somewhere in the middle. I will agree, without the recent firmware update that added the EQ, the QC45s did sound a little light on bass and heavy on treble. However, that's now fixed, so with a couple of notches up on the bass and a couple down on the treble, the sound is, for me, perfectly adequate to my ears. The bass is punchy enough to hear it without it shaking your head and causing fatigue.People can hate on Bose all they like, just as people will hate on Apple. At the end of the day I buy products based on my needs, and these just live up to their name - QuietComfort. Sure, trying headphones side-by-side it's easy to pick out differences, but in isolation, these are objectively a very good pair of wireless active noise cancelling headphones that, for me, do everything promised of them.As for battery life...given that I come from needing to use a AAA battery in my old headphones, 25 hours between charges is a huge amount of time. Yep, others last longer, but I'm sorry, if 25 hours isn't enough, you've got much bigger problems in life than this first world issue!

These are hands down the best headphones I have ever owned. They have an on/off switch which I didn’t realise when I purchased them but it’s so much better than having to hold a button down to turn them on and off, you switch the button on and they’re super fast to connect, they also connect immediately to two of your devices instead of one, so as soon as I switch them on they connect to my iphone and ipad, if I switch devices I don’t have to fiddle around switching with bluetooth settings it immediately works on the second device, this is so handy! Another plus is they’re super comfy to wear, usually I can’t keep headphones on for longer than 30-60 minutes as they become hot and uncomfortable and I need to take them off but these I can wear for hours. I also like that you can see how much battery percentage you have left in the Bose app and it also tells you by voice how much percentage you have when you switch them on. The sound quality from these headphones is excellent which you expect from Bose but they really are a pleasure to use, they are expensive and I wasn’t sure they would be worth the money (they’re the most expensive headphones I’ve purchased) but I feel they are and don’t regret my purchase, you can tell they’re a high end product from the comfort and sound quality, I’m so happy I brought them.The only negative I have to mention is the soft case, as they are so expensive I feel that they should come with a hard case to protect them. I purchased a hard case separately from Bose for £20 plus postage which is an added expense, other than this I’m very happy with my purchase.

The pair I received were defective and promptly replaceSee how the process the return

Son de gran calidad y tiene un muy buen sistema de cancelación de ruido

Great product and best value for $$

Produto excelente ,não a comparação com os demais. Você não tem barulho externo,não tem distorção no som.

Tem um som maravilhoso e qualidade excepcional.