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Bose Quietcomfort 2's great for music

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Smartazz

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I tried on a pair of the noise cancelling headphones in a Bose store, actually in the biggest mall in Asia. The QC3's cost $350 while the QC2's cost $300. I tried on an ipod with the headphones, they're amazing, does anyone have these headphones and tell me how they perform in gaming? Thanks.
 
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oh man, you are about to get flamed to a ridiculous extent. Bose products are terrible given their price. For 1/3 of that price you can get some sennheisers/AKG's that will absolutely blow that out of the water. Hell, for 10-20 dollars even the koss KSC 75's (aka mini grado's) will sink those. I'd recommend Sennheiser HD555/580/595 for inexpensive and well rounded headphones. I'd also recommend doing some research on head-fi.org if you are serious about spending 300 bucks on cans.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
BOSE products are overpriced and sound like sh!t.
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Originally posted by: touchmyichi
For 1/3 of that price you can get some sennheisers/AKG's that will absolutely blow that out of the water. Hell, for 10-20 dollars even the koss KSC 75's (aka mini grado's) will sink those. I'm recommend Sennheiser HD555/580/595 for inexpensive and well rounded headphones. I'd recommend doing some research on head-fi.org if you are serious about spending 300 bucks on cans.
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Meh, Sennheiser cans aren't for everyone - l don't like them much. What's important is his set-up and what he will be listening to.
 
So that's what "get ready" meant, well does anyone else offer noise cancelling headphones other than Sony and Bose, if not it's not that big of a deal.
 
look to sennheiser.

as for isolation, that requires sealing ur head off😛 cups that are big enough to go around your ears are better than the crush ur ear types. noise cancelation is unecessary unless u are on a plane. bang for buck is bose weak point, very weak. as for gaming, decent sound quality = good gaming. its not like they use sacd/dvda type super sampling for gaming fx sounds, hell i wonder if they don't cheat and use sub cd quality most of the time to save space.
 
If you actually want them solely for the noise cancelling on planes or something, then bose QCs will do. Since you claimed they were great for music I assumed this wasn't the case. Where do you plan to put the noise cancelling to use? A pair of good closed headphones will probably be better.
 
I don't believe in noise cancelling. If you want to block out the noise, get IEM. Ultimate Ears, Shure, Etymotic Research models in the $300-$350 price range are good, each with their own distinct sound signature.
 
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
look to sennheiser.

as for isolation, that requires sealing ur head off😛 cups that are big enough to go around your ears are better than the crush ur ear types. noise cancelation is unecessary unless u are on a plane. bang for buck is bose weak point, very weak. as for gaming, decent sound quality = good gaming. its not like they use sacd/dvda type super sampling for gaming fx sounds, hell i wonder if they don't cheat and use sub cd quality most of the time to save space.
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Actually it completely depends on sound signature, not quality. HD580s will be fairly poor gaming headphones, whereas dt770s with strong highs and lows, good seperation and soundstage, plus better isolation and comfort are the better choice.

edit: btw, most games will be 48khz sampling. CDs are 44.1khz/16 bit.
 
I was planning to get it for plane trips, I'm not sure I can justify the expense though, I might just look for pretty good headphones.
 
I can't stand crush your ear type headphones, either, I prefer larger headphones, I already have a pair of cheaper headphones that I use for portablility, this will mainly be for my computer, because I can't keep my speaker system for it anymore.
edit: I don't know much about all these sound terms, is there a guide someone made?
 
sennheisers are great. try some hd555s or hd595s (which are about half of what you'd pay for the Bose ones). I've got the HD555 and love them. They sound quality is incredible and they're the most comfortable headphones I've ever had 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Smartazz
I tried on a pair of the noise cancelling headphones in a Bose store, actually in the biggest mall in Asia. The QC3's cost $350 while the QC2's cost $300. I tried on an ipod with the headphones, they're amazing, does anyone have these headphones and tell me how they perform in gaming? Thanks.
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No they're not amazing, and no, they're not any better in gaming.

 
Originally posted by: Smartazz
So that's what "get ready" meant, well does anyone else offer noise cancelling headphones other than Sony and Bose, if not it's not that big of a deal.
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Get some IEMs.. like the Etymotic ER4P or Shure E4C. They will blow the socks off of bose's headphones in both sound quality and noise isolation.

I went to the apple store once with my Etymotic ER4P. They had a bunch of quiet comfort 3s there. The etymotic's just sounded night and day better.

Here's a site that did a comparison just to back up my claims
 
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Originally posted by: Baked
BOSE products are overpriced and sound like sh!t.
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Originally posted by: touchmyichi
For 1/3 of that price you can get some sennheisers/AKG's that will absolutely blow that out of the water. Hell, for 10-20 dollars even the koss KSC 75's (aka mini grado's) will sink those. I'm recommend Sennheiser HD555/580/595 for inexpensive and well rounded headphones. I'd recommend doing some research on head-fi.org if you are serious about spending 300 bucks on cans.
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Meh, Sennheiser cans aren't for everyone - l don't like them much. What's important is his set-up and what he will be listening to.
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I agree, after giving another brand a try (AudioTechnica) I no longer am as big of a fan of the Sennheiser sound. However, they will sound better for the price than the Bose, and will actually not break after two weeks as it seems a lot of people complain about the QC's do.

You can do a lot better for the price, in either full headphones or in ear monitors (IEMs), so do more research and check out places like Headfi.
 
Originally posted by: Smartazz
I was looking at the HD595 and HD650, is the diffrence that much diffrent between these two?
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There will be a lot of people who say yes. The HD 650 is basically their top of the line headphones (well excluding stuff like the $10,000 ones they made). However, to fully take advantage of the 650s you'll really need an amp (they have high impedence and so need a lot more power to sound loud than the 595s). Also, keep in mind that they have their own unique sound, so it doesn't mean its necessarily better than other headphones (especially in that price range), and so you might want to research and see if they sound good for what you listen to first. There's a lot of helpful advice at places like Headfi, that can help save you some money. I also recommend, if at all possible to demo a few different headphones in your price range before making a decision.
 
Would J and R music world have some of the Sennheisers to try in store? I forgot to ask if using noise isolating headphones would help protect your ears a bit, because you wouldn't need to keep the volume on your music as loud to hear it clearly. Thanks.
 
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Would J and R music world have some of the Sennheisers to try in store? I forgot to ask if using noise isolating headphones would help protect your ears a bit, because you wouldn't need to keep the volume on your music as loud to hear it clearly. Thanks.
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I don't know for sure, they might have a good return policy that if you don't like them you can return them not too long after for a refund though.

I don't think noise isolationg headphones would necessarily be any better for your ears, as all that sound is being directed right at them whereas some of the sound is leaking out otherwise. It'd be about a wash unless you really have to crank the volume. I don't notice that much difference between closed and open in my experience. Personally none of the closed ones really isolated as well as I hoped for, and the open ones didn't let in that much sound that it ever bothered me (although I can't say how much it bothered my roomate).
 
J&R does have some demo out. not sure if they have the exact models but you can try them out.

B&H photo also has some demo headphones.

i doubt either have a lax return policy. i forgot. you can check their websites.

and you're right: active noise cancelling headphones can be better for your ears since you don't have to turn up the volume to drown out the noise.
 
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