[tgunner]

I know that BOSE is a highly respected Home Audio Company, but how are their headphones?? I'm not really taliking about Noise-Cancelling ones, just plain headphones, like the BOSE Triport. I never hear anyone around here talking about them. For the price, they'd better soung good!!

 

[greenhorn]

A search with "bose" as keyword might surprise you...

 

[Kirosia]

Bose = overpriced

Bose headphones = bad build and highly overpriced, i.e triports are often considered worse than certain $20 headphones . . .

 

[Jmmmmm]

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Originally Posted by tgunner I know that BOSE is a highly respected Home Audio Company...

only by those who fall for the marketing...bose is largely regarded as Crap by audiophiles. search the headphone forum for reviews

 

[tgunner]

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Originally Posted by greenhorn A search with "bose" as keyword might surprise you...

The search came up with 5 million, seven hundred, and ninety thousand ( 5,790,000 ) results!! I just wanted to see what the pros around here say.

 

[greenhorn]

Sorry, I meant you should do a search here in the "head-fi" forum, in its "headphones" section, not on google

You will see that the consensus among the "pros around here" is that Bose are tremendously overpriced or, the other way 'round, a very poor value for the money (you can buy much better for the same $).

 

[EdipisReks]

the only thing that Bose makes that is even vaguely well priced are the 901 speakers. they sound ok for the money.

 

[bLue_oNioN]

BOSE r-r-r-r0x0rzZzz

 

[fr4c]

they do warm up your ear quite well during the winter....

 

[sahwnfras]

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Originally Posted by fr4c they do warm up your ear quite well during the winter....

Yah but eggos can do that and sound good at teh same time, for an even cheaper price.

 

[Cyclone]

the only things they do well are: 1. they are comfortable (the triports) 2. They are light (triports) 3 They look decent. 4. They block out a good bit of noise (QC2's)

and thats it.

 

[viator122]

come on guys, everyone knows that Bose gets Better Sound because they do lots of Research.

 

[overlunge]

As a formal owner of QC2, I suggest you try it or even compare them with headphones of the same price range, and you will be surprised by the sound quality or the lack of.

One good thing that my QC2 done for me is led me to this forum and I found 'the way', lol, so to speak.

best of luck

overlunge

 

[DigDub]

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Originally Posted by tgunner I know that BOSE is a highly respected Home Audio Company,

i'm not sure about that statement. i went to a home theater forum and they also commented that bose is anything but 'audiophile'. the general impression i get from pros are that bose products are mediocre for the price they sell.

 

[Eagle_Driver]

BOSE headphones sound no better than mediocre on an absolute scale - and especially turderrific for the high prices which they sell for.