Bose QC-15 vs Beats Has anyone done a test comparison?? THANKS
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I have the Bose QC15, IMHO, not worth the money. More hype than anything. At least with the Beats, you get bass.
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Beats isn't really good. They sound muddy and is not worth $300. When you buy the beats, you're pretty much paying for the brand, not the sound quality. But the beats do have good bass. And they do look great.On the other hand, the bose 15 has better sound quality, clarity, and amazing noise cancellation. The bose are smaller and weight less then the beats. You can wear bose for hours. That's how comfy they are. The beats start to hurt your ears after about an hour. In my opinion I kinda like how the bose 15 look. It all comes done to this: looks or sound quality.
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I own both and the Bose absolutely blow the beats out of the water in every way. Much better noise cancellation. the build quality is so much better and so is the sound. the beats sound so muddled out and the bass in them is way to overpowering and it is lagging. in upbeat tracks the beats bass falls way behind while the Bose sound much more tight. and if you ask me i think that the Bose actually look better, there is no douche B on the side of them screaming out hey look at me i paid to much for headphones that sound like crap. really if you want good headphones go for the Bose. or for cheaper and almost better sound quality go for the Audio Technica ATH-M50 I own both and the Bose absolutely blow the beats out of the water in every way. Much better noise cancellation. the build quality is so much better and so is the sound. the beats sound so muddled out and the bass in them is way to overpowering and it is lagging. in upbeat tracks the beats bass falls way behind while the Bose sound much more tight. and if you ask me i think that the Bose actually look better, there is no douche B on the side of them screaming out hey look at me i paid to much for headphones that sound like crap. really if you want good headphones go for the Bose. or for... » Read More I own both and the Bose absolutely blow the beats out of the water in every way. Much better noise cancellation. the build quality is so much better and so is the sound. the beats sound so muddled out and the bass in them is way to overpowering and it is lagging. in upbeat tracks the beats bass falls way behind while the Bose sound much more tight. and if you ask me i think that the Bose actually look better, there is no douche B on the side of them screaming out hey look at me i paid to much for headphones that sound like crap. really if you want good headphones go for the Bose. or for cheaper and almost better sound quality go for the Audio Technica ATH-M50 « Show Less
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About cable comunications I just bought mine Bose from Bose website and they do come with the cables. People think buying from amazon is better because is cheaper if you buy them through the company that actually makes them they comes with a case, headphone cable, iPhone cable, airplane connection and battery for 299. I own Bose iPod dock and these amazing headphones both great quality I can't wait to get my hometheather speakers from Bose.
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Sometimes my husband has the opportunity to fly in business class where AA loans out QC15 for free. He raves about how comfortably they fit over his ears and the best noise reduction he has every experienced. He has tried several brands, including previous Bose versions. When considering all aspects, Bose is the best. We are purchasing our own sets because of his experience.
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i wonder if the average consumer knows that much better sounding headphones without any noise canceling can be bought for under $100?
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I bought mine from Amazon and they did come with the case as well as the iPod cord with volume control, button to answer phone, and mic. I have compared the beats and the Bose side by side as I have the qc 15 and a friend of mine has the beats. Without a doubt the ONLY advantage to the beats is more bass. The noise canceling and sound quality on the Bose is far better than that of the beats, even my friend who owns the beats agrees. Bottom line is, the only reason you should get the Beats over the Bose QC 15 is if you want the extra bass. Otherwise if you enjoy the noise canceling and great sound quality, get the Bose! I bought mine from Amazon and they did come with the case as well as the iPod cord with volume control, button to answer phone, and mic. I have compared the beats and the Bose side by side as I have the qc 15 and a friend of mine has the beats. Without a doubt the ONLY advantage to the beats is more bass. The noise canceling and sound quality on the Bose is far better than that of the beats, even my friend who owns the beats agrees. Bottom line is, the only reason you should get the Beats over the Bose QC 15 is if you want the extra bass. Otherwise if you enjoy the noise canceling and great... » Read More I bought mine from Amazon and they did come with the case as well as the iPod cord with volume control, button to answer phone, and mic. I have compared the beats and the Bose side by side as I have the qc 15 and a friend of mine has the beats. Without a doubt the ONLY advantage to the beats is more bass. The noise canceling and sound quality on the Bose is far better than that of the beats, even my friend who owns the beats agrees. Bottom line is, the only reason you should get the Beats over the Bose QC 15 is if you want the extra bass. Otherwise if you enjoy the noise canceling and great sound quality, get the Bose! « Show Less
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Hi "Scruffy",I have seen the Beats headset in stores, but haven't compared it with mine. I can say, I really like Purity Pro. The battery performance is so good that I forget to charge it as it goes weeks on a charge. I did get a chance to compare the set to a Bose headset in their store with their generated airplane noise. The Purity Pro came second, but I am not complaining. The one issue I have is that my callers complain about the microphone catching noise on the street when things seem calm to me.Hope I provided some useful details for you.
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I have had problem on airplanes with people next to me hearing my music - likely because the are a closed earphone design. Batteries aren't rechargeable but seem to last for 20hrs of listening. Audio quality is much better the Bose however Bose has slight better noise canx
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Id need to know which AT cans you were talking about. The cheap AT cans I take with me to monitor ENG interviews are just as good as my BeatsPro for that application. They fall apart when compared in a studio mixing setting where I expect to hear all of the frequencies with no distortion. Beats are known for low end response so they rock for hip-hop/rap/funk. I listen to a lot of film score and jazz on them too. Again, its tough for me to say with certainty that BeatsPros are superior to AT headphones as my AT's cost less than $50 and are for a very specific use. I am btw an AT user for microphones and am a fan of their quality. Id need to know which AT cans you were talking about. The cheap AT cans I take with me to monitor ENG interviews are just as good as my BeatsPro for that application. They fall apart when compared in a studio mixing setting where I expect to hear all of the frequencies with no distortion. Beats are known for low end response so they rock for hip-hop/rap/funk. I listen to a lot of film score and jazz on them too. Again, its tough for me to say with certainty that BeatsPros are superior to AT headphones as my AT's cost less than $50 and are for a very specific use. I am btw an AT user for... » Read More Id need to know which AT cans you were talking about. The cheap AT cans I take with me to monitor ENG interviews are just as good as my BeatsPro for that application. They fall apart when compared in a studio mixing setting where I expect to hear all of the frequencies with no distortion. Beats are known for low end response so they rock for hip-hop/rap/funk. I listen to a lot of film score and jazz on them too. Again, its tough for me to say with certainty that BeatsPros are superior to AT headphones as my AT's cost less than $50 and are for a very specific use. I am btw an AT user for microphones and am a fan of their quality. « Show Less
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I own both the QC-15 and the A20. Sound quality from both very similar, however the A20 is better at reducing outside aircraft noise. A microphone adaptor from Ufly Mike allows the QC-15 to be used as an aviation headset.
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I assume I'm getting this question because I reviewed Beats. My review was definitely not good. They were expensive, broken within less than 10 days after purchase, the break occurred in a place that couldn't really be fixed and in my opinion was due to bad design and cheap construction. So I wouldn't recommend you buy any Beats products. I've bought 2 other brands since, which were less costly, much better made and sounded better too, so Beats pretty much can't really win me back unless something drastic was to happen.
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I bought these for my son and this is what he has to say, hope it helps... I am not familiar with the new model by Beats, however I do own a pair of the Beats studios. I like both of them, but for exercising and working out the Combats by SOUL are far superior. They compress to my head and never slip, which I would never get from the Beats. I have no second thoughts about taking my SOUL headphones out for a run, but I would never wear my Beats for anything but sitting around.
657861
These are definitely closer to - if not the exact same size as - the Solo Beats. Skip them. I'm currently using the Bose AE2w Bluetooth headphones. Best headphones I've ever owned.
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I have both and I used the new 20i last week in the plane. In my opinion QC 15 is better in noise cancelling but I like the 20i to carry around. I used 20i in the bus and in the car with IPHONE listing music and I like it. Quality QC 15 is better in the plane but to carry around I like 20i
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Thanks for your question. First of all, I do not have a Bose QC 15, but am using a Beats by Dr. Dre which has the single connection 3.55mm jack and has in line microphone. I purposely purchased this Woodees for the sole purpose to be able to use the Beats and its inline microphone with my laptop and it performs great. I also like the quality of this Woodees version. While more expensive, it is made of high quality.
637136
Don't bump keep trying off brands..try the "oontz" , much better then the beats to me..actually I'm sure anything else wld be as well as cheaper
367088
beats are fragile and break often. Razer forged has about the same bass and is very well build. I tried beats , bose and razer. other than it being a bit heavy at the beginning, razer is the best one i tried so far. after a month or so i got used to the weight and don't even notice it. definitely go for it. Pluse, youtube it.
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Yeah, I bought a pair of these and brought them to the office. My boss has a pair of QC2's and we compared them side by side. The ANC's do leak noise considerably more than the Bose. You can test them on your head with a partner, or you can turn the cups down on a table and listen for the leakage. I decided to send mine back and get the Bose instead. I also had issues with some very mild static on the ANC's on a flight last week - very slight, but it was there none-the-less.
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Hello Tuna,I really cant Compare the two do to the fact I have never owned beats,but I can tell you that, for the price they make great headphone for the gym. I hope I was helpful.
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Yes. Beats, Bose, etc are all overpriced consumer grade. If you want high quality get something pro audio techs use like Sennheiser, AKG, Audio-Technica, etc.
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Really not impressed with them, I bought them to support dre'. The BOSE are better and you can control the bass.
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i haven't try the bose QC (new ones) but i can recommend this Bose QC 15 Acoustic noise because the sounds was awesome, especially the acoustic sounds.......it's really beautiful. i didn't regret when i bought this stuff it's pretty cool and it's worth it !!!