BoseNoise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones 700, with Alexa Voice Control, Soapstone

I have had these for 4 years. I just replaced the ear cushions and it was an easy process. If you want quality headphones that will actually last. I recommend these. 100%

Bose headphones are noise suppression first, sound fidelity second. If it’s sound fidelity you want, buy a comparably priced studio monitor headphone without noise suppression.I’ve owned and worn out every iteration of the Bose noise-canceling headphones over the last 20 years for jet cabin noise suppression. Commercial airplane cabin noise is a proven travel fatigue-inducing component. A 2-17 hour flight with noise reduction headphones delivers noticeably less flight fatigue.The QC-35’s are nearly worn out after another ‘million miles.’ They got 5 stars for the Bose attention to long-wear comfort. They’ve been beaten about, dinged, I’ve replaced the ear and head cushions twice. I suspect I have a wiring failure that’s about to reveal itself fully. I use the Bose most frequently without music for just the noise suppression. They work great as a sleep aid in hotels with and without music. Noise suppression is my #1 priority in this category. I have tested 2 of the latest Bose noise suppression headphone competitors. For several reasons, mostly head comfort and suppression extent, they still have a way to go to meet the Bose total experience.The ambient noise suppression that these new 700 headphones provide is a significant improvement over the QC-35’s. The bass quality of Bose has always been a question mark easily revealed in a sales counter testing for comparison. Honestly, after an hour, the bass issue disappears in the Bose sound ambiance.As to music reproduction, Bose does not represent the product as a monitor grade headphone. I happen to have a pair of Blue Ella monitor grade headphones. It is an error to compare the Bose work-horse noise suppression headphones that the 700 series represent with studio monitor grade fidelity. There is no question that studio monitor grade headphones deliver superior fidelity for the time they are worn.Can I comfortably wear the Blue Ella’s on a trans-con flight? No (plus they are prone to a five-finger discount). They simply aren’t designed for hours of head comfort. The Blue Ella’s are fantastic for a couple of hours but are no way suitably head comfortable for a 17-hour flight to Australia.The Bose 700’s are a clear step up for the QC-35 users. These are lighter on the head, and though they don’t have hingey elements of the QC-35, I’ve not experienced a flexibility problem from this lighter weight and flexible design. They are an improvement in the Bose reputation for the best designed, long-wear consideration.

I purchased these Bose headphones for use on Teams meetings for work. I decided on these even though I saw negative feedback that they didn't work well for Teams/Zoom calls - my reasoning was that I am a former software developer, and having worked in IT for 15 years I would be able to find some way to make them function, right?Well, not so much. The good news is, once you get these to work, They. Are. FANTASTIC. I mean that. They have an EQ app that allows you to set the level at which you hear your own voice, and you can adjust the level of noise cancellation on a scale from 1-10 - important for me, because the super-noise cancellation makes me dizzy and I need to dial it back.Now the bad - there is a Bose dongle which is sold separately. It's not cheap, but it instantly resolves any and all issues with Teams/Zoom. (I do Teams meetings daily and Zoom about 1x per week). I did not try any of the off-brand dongles, as I didn't really have time to mess with it. My main gripe about this is: this is a known issue for Bose, and it seems to me that after they released the dongle to resolve the issue, perhaps for $400 you could include the dongle with the freaking headphones. Still a little peeved about this, but they honestly work so well and sound so good I'm [almost] over it. almost. Slight annoying: long battery life but they cannot be used while charging; just remember to plug them in when the battery is getting low and they're great.The Ugly: Amazon will not sell you the dongle unless you purchase through a "business account". I understand that Amazon has built it's business around marketing, etc. but this is just gross. C'mon Amazon - you already get constant business from me, I've been a prime member from the first year it was an option, I buy all my music from you, books, kindles, on and on. You DO NOT need my work email. I am a busy professional receiving hundreds of emails a day and I get enough spam and phishing emails to choke a horse. I am so sick of promotional emails and on my work email they are borderline infuriating. This was a cheap shot and I refused to go there. So not that it makes a dent, but I purchased from a competitor who was happy to send the receipt to my personal email no problems. Honestly, this irritated me more than Bose selling the dongle separately.But I digress, these are very high quality headphones that work seamlessly [with dongle]; one charge gets me through at least 3 days of heavy use and the EQ app is a great way to customize your sound preferences. Overall very happy with this purchase.