After years of liking my QC35s, I bought a pair of Bose 700 noise canceling headphones on spec. 24 hours in, I do think they are better, and IMO they are the best coding and plane headphones! Thoughts ....https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/noise-cancelling-headphones-700.html …
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1. The noise cancelling is even more isolating. Sitting at my desk, these 700s basically lock out the outside world. Noticeably stronger than the QC35 II, which were the best I could find before.
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2. The controls are nice. I can temporarily quieten to hear someone speak. There's a touch sensor for play controls. Works great and doesn't accidentally pause play like the B&O headphones I've tried.
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3. The sound response is very even. I tried them on the mastering station in my recording studio this morning and I had no trouble EQing low or high ends and hearing compression settings I was messing with.
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4. Charges from USB-C now, which is a plug for me and one fewer cable to carry! Still won't let me listen while charging though, which is a bummer on long plane journeys.
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5. The 700s don't fold, unlike the 25s and 35s, so they take up a little more space, but so far it's no problem.
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6. The vocal microphones seem improved too. I used them to record some scratch vocals and they sounded surprisingly natural. Reminded me of DPA studio mics.
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7. When you turn them on, it tells you how many hours of battery are left, not percentage. This is a great change, much more human friendly.
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Overall: 4.5 stars. Best noise cancelling I've heard yet. Great sound. Excellent controls. Just wish I could charge and listen at the same time.
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Replying to @colmmacc
How is the Alexa integration, is this something you see yourself using?
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I doubt I will ever use this. Alexa helps me at home with my lights and audio, but I never use Alexa, or Siri, outside of that context. Feels insane to talk to an invisible robot out in the world.
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Replying to @colmmacc
I feel the same about it but still want to give it a try. There is a practical reason though - as of yesterday, you get fined €95 in The Netherlands if you are caught hold your phone while driving a bike;https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/fines-mobile-using-cyclists-soon-come-force-netherlands …
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I probably wouldn't pick a noise cancelling headphone for on the road, but integration in a headset could be helpful for this! "Alexa, which way is central station?"
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