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Bose Quietcomfort 15(Is it that bad?)

post #1 of 10
5/18/10 at 2:52pm
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Today at my local store, I had a chance to test this full-size headphone from BOSE. My first impression - I was totally shocked by how bad it sound. Vocal and treble is bordering on shrillness and, sometimes, makes me cringe. I didn't get to test bass though, because they had only one song uploaded on the pmp. The only good thing I have, to say about this phone is soundstage which seems to be big. Other than that, I would never guess this phone is priced at $350. However, this price tag got me wonder if it is the phone that actually producing abysmal sound quality or is it cause of poorly encoded file. It would be great to hear thoughts of members who actually have experience with this phone.

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post #2 of 10
5/18/10 at 2:58pm

I had the same experience as you do with the Quitecomfort 15 from BOSE. Yes, you might consider its soundstage is huge, but it just lack the depth and dimension. It's just there and does not interpretable as a stage of the sound dimension ... sadly.

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post #3 of 10
5/18/10 at 4:29pm

I don't so NC. you want NC buy the Sennheiser HD25-1's, best NC headphones i've tried ... but without all that gubbins. 

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post #4 of 10
5/18/10 at 5:36pm

IMHO......the Bose QC2 are great, they can be had used for way less than $300. I have them, I wouldn't get on a plane without them. For listening just they're not the way to go. There are a lot better phones for way less money that sound better. depending on your ears, Grado SR225, Denon D2000, Byer 880....etc. There are a lot of choices, ya' just got to listen to them before buying. CanJam would be a great opportunity if you could make it.

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post #5 of 10
5/18/10 at 5:46pm

Actually the QC15s are quite impressive for their NC capabilities. Soundwise, they are better than the QC2s. BUT, IEMs tend to isolate better and for the same price will give you much better sound.

 

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post #6 of 10
5/18/10 at 6:06pm
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I had the same experience as you do with the Quitecomfort 15 from BOSE. Yes, you might consider its soundstage is huge, but it just lack the depth and dimension. It's just there and does not interpretable as a stage of the sound dimension ... sadly.

You put it nicely. I could feel the soundstage but something was missing which I don't know how to describe in english because of my limited capacity of it. Sort of like lacking weight in sound(I'm not sure that's the correct way to describe). I spot the difference right away cuz I was on my ie7 before I tried it on and it was in your face difference. :p


 

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Actually the QC15s are quite impressive for their NC capabilities. Soundwise, they are better than the QC2s. BUT, IEMs tend to isolate better and for the same price will give you much better sound.

 

My ie7, half of that price, has much better sound quality than that. Frankly, I was expecting great sound quality from this phone as it is from well-known phone maker and having the price tag of $350. It was huge let down in the end.
 

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post #7 of 10
5/18/10 at 6:09pm
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My ie7, half of that price, has much better sound quality than that. Frankly, I was expecting great sound quality from this phone as it is from well-known phone maker and having the price tag of $350. It was huge let down in the end.


Well known != good. Depends on what sort of demographic knows it. Bose, in this case, is known mostly by people with no experience listening to high end audio. We can't expect them to know what's best if they don't know any other company.

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post #8 of 10
5/18/10 at 6:11pm
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My ie7, half of that price, has much better sound quality than that. Frankly, I was expecting great sound quality from this phone as it is from well-known phone maker and having the price tag of $350. It was huge let down in the end.
 

 

Why were you let down? It's BOSE!!!

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post #9 of 10
5/18/10 at 6:25pm
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Well known != good. Depends on what sort of demographic knows it. Bose, in this case, is known mostly by people with no experience listening to high end audio. We can't expect them to know what's best if they don't know any other company.


Well, I was in the same boat as they are, before head-fiers spoiled my ears and burned my wallet good. Sometimes, it's better not to know what the good taste like.

 

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Why were you let down? It's BOSE!!!

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Other

Sound

Equipment
 


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post #10 of 10
4/13/12 at 6:04am
Hi. When you have the Bose on and you click play for the first time do you hear a click sound from the left speaker where the cable is located? This sound disappears as you click next etc but when you pause the song for a long time and then play it again the click sound reappears.
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