Quote: They were an xmas gift but I guess they were about $250? Which is about the ceiling of what I'd like to pay (and less would be better, of course...)   Re: the battery - Surely you don't mean the AA battery that normally powers the headphones? Obviously I've checked that...

Hi all,   After a good 5-year run with my Bose QuietComfort2 headphones, an x-mas gift, they seem to have finally died for good. Nothing happens when I try to turn the power on on the side, and they were pretty beat up already (one side held together with electrical tape). I am thinking now...