Build Quality
You cannot expect to pay 400 USD for a NC wireless headphones, then after a couple of uses you can hear creaks all over, thus defeating the NC itself.
I would avoid these because of quality issues.. I have Bose QC15 with years of use, I only had to change the earpads, the rest is working great. Again, don't buy these.
After extensive traveling with these I found the band to be very prone to be worn out when it had friction against my jeans. Also I found already scratches in the shinny finish part.
Sound Quality
Sound quality also is not that great as many reviewers state compared to my Shure 1840 and Denon MM400.
Functionality
You cannot disable the touch functionality, so when leaning against your arm with a thin t-shirt it just mutes the music. This is a problem as it's very common when traveling, for me at least, to lean on the right side.
Also, for a device this new, without spare batteries.. you cannot charge it while using it wireless -_-... plugging in the charger just disables radio and NC. Imagine your phone working this way...
Travel Case
Way to big and badly designed. You need to have the cable put in the external pocket. And as the cable is unnecessary thick.. along with the charging one, it makes it more bulky and you get marks in the cloth too from friction.
Take the case for the QC15 and the way it folds and you can at least hold the cables plus extra batteries inside it. Also quality is better.
I use them for flights.. so maybe other people just commute with them. The case is now taking space at home as it really clogs my bag otherwise.
Conclusions
I'm glad that at least I got mine for 215 USD in sealed box. But again, I think I wasted my money. The headset is annoying, mostly because of the creaks and functionality. It does sound decent.. but that's where it ends. Durability and construction are on the cheap side.
You cannot expect to pay 400 USD for a NC wireless headphones, then after a couple of uses you can hear creaks all over, thus defeating the NC itself.
I would avoid these because of quality issues.. I have Bose QC15 with years of use, I only had to change the earpads, the rest is working great. Again, don't buy these.
After extensive traveling with these I found the band to be very prone to be worn out when it had friction against my jeans. Also I found already scratches in the shinny finish part.
Sound Quality
Sound quality also is not that great as many reviewers state compared to my Shure 1840 and Denon MM400.
Functionality
You cannot disable the touch functionality, so when leaning against your arm with a thin t-shirt it just mutes the music. This is a problem as it's very common when traveling, for me at least, to lean on the right side.
Also, for a device this new, without spare batteries.. you cannot charge it while using it wireless -_-... plugging in the charger just disables radio and NC. Imagine your phone working this way...
Travel Case
Way to big and badly designed. You need to have the cable put in the external pocket. And as the cable is unnecessary thick.. along with the charging one, it makes it more bulky and you get marks in the cloth too from friction.
Take the case for the QC15 and the way it folds and you can at least hold the cables plus extra batteries inside it. Also quality is better.
I use them for flights.. so maybe other people just commute with them. The case is now taking space at home as it really clogs my bag otherwise.
Conclusions
I'm glad that at least I got mine for 215 USD in sealed box. But again, I think I wasted my money. The headset is annoying, mostly because of the creaks and functionality. It does sound decent.. but that's where it ends. Durability and construction are on the cheap side.