Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones, Over-Ear Headphones with Microphone, Personalized Noise Cancellation and Sound, Triple Black

My top 3 reasons for picking QC45s. I realize the QC45s have some slight shortcomings in certain areas but their strengths are why I chose them. I have watched so many reviews on the top N/C headphones it irritates my wife, but here is what you can learn from my OCD (hopefully). First the competition and why I didn’t select these.Airpod Max – Cost, weight and the stupid, stupid, stupid case.Sony XM4/XM5 – Bulky and didn’t want gesture controls (just my preference).Bose NC700 – Didn’t like the style and band adjustment, didn’t fold up small enough and gesture control.There are other headphones in the consumer space but these are the big players and my top 3 reasons for picking QC45s were,1. Space, these fold up into a small case, big, big plus. My main use will be for travel and I wanted the smallest footprint for my carryon.2. Noise cancelling, I tried and compared these to Sony and the NC700 at an electronic shop in an airport and I thought these were the best. This was before the XM5s, from reviews they might have a slight advantage but not significant.3. Comfort, all the reviews said the weight, clamping force, cabin pressure, cavity size and breathability were the best of any of the N/C top picks. Smart move by Bose to have another iteration of the QC35s, the comfort is unrivaled.I will use these mostly for travel, I had QC15s I bought for a wedding anniversary for my wife and I when we were flying for a cruise. They served us well, even bought a Bluetooth adapter for them, still working great and gave them to a family couple. That was 10 years ago, so another anniversary seemed like a reasonable purchase. The other players have features that surpass the QC45s, better sound, more bass, more adjustments but none of these were that important to me. For me comfort was very high on the list and I just like physical buttons and the sound is very good so no complaints there.UpdateComfort – After almost 1 month I can confirm the comfort of these headphones. My wife’s sleep schedule is different than mine so I have been using these connected to our Apple TV while she is sleeping. 2 or more hours with no fatigue, pain or any discomfort at all. As I stated in my original review, comfort was probably my top priority and I am so happy with them.Noise Cancelling – I give the noise cancelling 5 out of 5, absolutely amazing and no hissing or cabin pressure. Adjustable NC just isn’t that important to me, I just want it on or off. In this case it would be ambient, it would be nice to have the option to just turn NC off. Hoping a firmware will be coming to give that option but not a big deal.Sound – EQ’d the sound in the app and I am very happy with how they sound. I’m not a bass junkie or a audiophile but I like upper scale speakers (2 Sonos 5s in my living room for example) and these headphones do not disappoint.Battery – I haven’t measured the actual time but the claimed 24 hours seems pretty close and that is more than adequate.2nd UpdateMy adult daughter flew home for Christmas and she had replaced her Bose QC 25s that had stopped working with the Sony XM4s. So I got to spend some time with the XM4s, played with the app, listened to music, tried the noise cancelling and wore them for a while to test the comfort. I was very impressed, not surprising given the reputation of the XM4s but my personal opinion is the sound was very comparable to my Bose QC45s. I didn’t A/B switch the headphones but I have been listening to the QC45s for a couple of months now so that gave a good reference point. Noise cancelling of the XM4s was excellent, I still think the Bose have the edge but only a very slight advantage, it was cool to have the ability to turn off NC and get better battery life and still wish the Bose had this feature (still holding out hope a firmware will come to give this) but it isn’t a big disappointment for me. The comfort was again excellent, the ear cushions were super supple and gave a great seal. The Sony app had a lot more options than the Bose, if your an app nerd you could geek out on it, if your not it could seem complicated, for me I wouldn’t spend time in it so it’s not a significant advantage but that’s me. As I said in my original review adjustable NC isn’t something I would use so that feature isn’t for me but the Sony’s have it if you would like it.Summary of the XM4s from my perspective is they are comparable to the Bose in many ways, comfort, sound, noise cancelling, case size and better in some aspects like the app and the ability to turn NC off. It comes down to personal preferences and I like physical buttons but wow if you like the features of the Sony they are a top of the line headphones and you would love them. I still would choose the Bose but it was fun playing with the Sony XM4s.3rd UpdateThere were some references to wind noise with the QC45s in comments and reviews because the 45s don’t have the ability to turn off NC (if I remember correctly). I was letting the dog out the other day and had my QC45s on and there was a mild wind. Yes you do get wind noise, so if you are going to use headphones outside consider this. I don’t see this being an issue for me, guess only when I let the dog out, yeah first world problem. I keep mentioning the firmware update that could fix this (and added battery when not needed) with some hopes that a Bose rep will take notice (might have a better chance of winning the lottery) but for now this is a narrow circumstantial issue. For me it’s the comfort that trumps the advantages that the competition has over the QC45s.

Tras tener de compañeros durante 5 años a los QC35 II, la batería ya se resentía mucho y empezaban a hacer cosas raras con la conectividad de algunos dispositivos. Aprovechando que los necesitaba y bajaron de precio, compré los QC45 y aunque pasadas unas semanas escribiré en más detalle, tras las primeras horas sí creo que tengo ya una imagen clara de lo que ofrecen en comparación a sus predecesores.En primer lugar, claramente es un modelo hipercontinuista. No esperes nada nuevo, es el mismo modelo que nos enamoró durante años, pero con unos mínimos cambios que pretenden hacerlo nuevo. La pregunta ahora es ¿Esos cambios lo han hecho mejor producto? para mi la respuesta es clara, no.Lo primero que me llamó la atención es que la calidad de los auriculares no parece la misma, parece inferior. A mi los botones me dan la sensación de ser menos resistentes que antes, como algo de gama media. También he de decir que aunque siguen siendo muy cómodos, los QC35 me lo parecían más. Aunque esto puede deberse a que las almohadillas ya estaban hechas a mi.En cuanto al sonido, nada que mejorar, lo que ya era perfecto no puede ser mejorable, sigue teniendo el mismo sonido plano y limpio de siempre. Si te venden unos auriculares como tiene unos bajos muy fuertes, te están vendiendo distorsión, algo que me encanta de Bose es que no venden distorsión. Para mi este es el aspecto más continuista.Sobre la cancelación, no puedo juzgarla mucho porque mis Bose QC35 yo creo que tenían ya los micrófonos algo tocados y no era ya muy efectiva, pero al ponerme estos tampoco me he quedado impresionado, seguramente esté al mismo nivel que antes, nada diferente.Para mi, la gran GRAN pega. La conexión falla constantemente con el Google Chromecast con Android TV. Siempre tuve los QC35 conectados al Chromecast para poder escuchar la TV con ellos, mi sorpresa ha sido mayúscula al ver que con los QC45 el sonido se va constantemente, incluso estando al lado y sin otro dispositivo conectado. Sinceramente esto ha sido un jarro de agua fría, porque aunque con el móvil y el portátil van bien, y de hecho siento que puedo moverme a bastante más distancia que antes sin perder la señal, lo del Chromecast los deja inservibles para aproximadamente el 25% de uso que hago de los cascos.En resumen, un modelo muy continuista que no mejora prácticamente nada, que a mi parecer estéticamente da la sensación de ser un producto de menor calidad, con un sonido espectacular como siempre y una cancelación de ruido muy efectiva, con una gran pega, no parece estar listo para trabajar con algunos dispositivos. Esperemos que próximas actualizaciones puedan solventar esto, aunque por lo que he visto, la última fue hace más de medio año, lo cual me ha dejado frío. Si los QC35 no estuvieran descatalogados, para mí serían una mejor opción, pero dado que ya no es posible comprarlos, a falta de que arreglen el tema de la compatibilidad, es un sucesor aceptable, pero no digno.Actualizado tras un mes de uso:Definitivamente los QC35 II eran mejores cascos. Al final no he conseguido solventar el problema con el Chromecast, por lo que estoy usando los viejos para la Televisión y los 45 para el PC y móvil. En ambos dispositivos estoy teniendo problemas para iniciar la conectividad con demasiada frecuencia, forzándome a reiniciar en varias ocasiones hasta que se conectan correctamente. En líneas generales, estoy muy descontento con como se comporta el bluetooth del nuevo modelo.Algo que también he notado, es que la batería dura menos que en los QC35 II en sus inicios, esto creo que puede deberse a que los 45 no dan la opción de desactivar del todo la cancelación de ruido, solo de mitigarla, y por lo tanto el gasto de batería es mayor. Pero en cualquier caso, la autonomía sigue siendo suficiente para olvidarte de cargarlos en dos días incluso con un uso intensivo.Respecto a la comodidad, tras varios días usándolos se me han adaptado bien y están al mismo nivel. Mis sospechas de que era más una cuestión de que las almohadillas se hicieran a mi, fueros correctas.Del sonido nada que añadir respecto a lo inicial, sigue pareciéndome un sonido impecablemente limpio y uno de los mejores activos de Bose.En resumen, mantengo totalmente mi postura de los primeros días, son unos cascos que no mejoran para nada sus predecesores y que tienen unos problemas de conectividad que no son tolerables en un dispositivo con un coste de 250 euros.Editado a Agosto de 2023:Quería ampliar un par de cosas que he notado tras más de 10 meses de uso.Primero de todo, debido a la imposibilidad de anular de todo la cancelación de ruido, es imposible utilizar los auriculares por la calle en caso de viento. Al impactar el viento contra los micrófonos se genera un sonido extremadamente fuerte y de forma continuada. Si tienes pensado usarlos para llevar por la calle, a no ser que en futuras actualizaciones de software permitan deshabilitar totalmente la cancelación, no los recomendaría.Por otro lado, aunque es verdad que no ha sido en muchas ocasiones, especialmente cuando los tengo conectados al ordenador, hay ocasiones en las que los cascos se reinician solos sin razón aparente. Se corta el sonido de golpe y lo siguiente que escucho es el audio de inicio. Me habrá pasado unas 5 veces en estos meses.Tras ya camino de un año, me mantengo en que los 35 eran mejores. Sí, el audio y la cancelación es impecable como antes, pero tiene demasiadas cosas que parecen estar poco pulidas y generan una experiencia de usuario bastante negativa.

AWESOME noise cancellation and comfort. These are PERFECT for loud airplanes, offices or when you just need to ignore those pesky kids. They are ultra comfortable and the sound quality is top notch.My only real complaint is that the bass could be deeper/richer. I’m not an audiophile though, so these work JUST fine for me.I use them to listen to music, audio books and to watch the occasional movie when the background is just a bit too loud for my ear buds or when I just need some extra quite.My wife may also use hers to drown out the sounds of my snoring at night…

Literally one of my best purchases. I got these because they supposedly had decent noise canceling, and they were light weight.The noise cancelling is pretty good, and you can’t really hear much at all if you have music on, but you can still hear everything (just muffled) with no sound playing. Which is ideal for me, and something I really like about this product.They are also not that heavy, and don’t give me awful headaches like a lot of headphones do.The sound quality is also GREAT.The only downsides are that the mic is a little quiet, and you won’t be able to be heard over the phone on a windy day. And they aren’t super tight on my head, so they do fall off easy if you’re doing even light jogging.They also connect to your devices pretty quickly, especially if you use the same device over and over. The only problem is when someone decides to borrow them, and then it has to test that connection first the next time you pick them up. Even WORSE if they’re in the room because they will constantly connect to that device haha.That being said, I use these at my desk, and to walk to class all the time. The battery lasts ages (although it does take a little while to charge), and they’re super comfortable. The case also keeps them nicely packed, and they are much sturdier than they look. I usually just put them around my neck to leave the house, and honestly I have had no problems with that in terms of wear.I’ve had them for a little over a year now, and I use them just about every day, and they are showing ZERO signs of wear or tear. I would HIGHLY recommend these.

Vengo de tener unos beats studio 3 y beats studio pro. Sin duda estos son mejores en cálida de audio y comodidad. Los compre al 50% sin duda la mejor compra qué he echo. De ahora en adelante solo comprare BOSE. 😀