I absolutely love these headphones. I previously owned the QC15 version, and I could not be happier that I decided to upgrade to this pair. First off, I love that these special edition ones are monochromatic in black, including the Bose logo. They are a bit lighter in weight, the sound quality is great, and the noise canceling is even better than before. These make airline travel much quieter. They also make studying in noisy environments bearable and help me to keep my concentration. One other convenience is you are able to answer calls and speak through the attached microphone with volume control. Overall, I am very satisfied and would recommend them to anyone looking for a quality pair of noise canceling headphones.

If you are looking for headphone that completely blocks out the outside world, then these are for you. They do so while allowing the rich sound of whatever music you're listening to envelop your ears. These headphones are not big on bass, instead you get a natural rich sound that won't disappoint. Buy them!

First think I have to say is...get a warranty. Headphones stop working way to easily (for me anyways since I work in a busy place and they get bumped around a little) and best buy has stopped trying to fix them so they simply replace them. Besides that, I love these headphones. The sound quality is good in the loud busy place I work in and I love how you don't have to always have them turned on (using the battery) to hear sound unlike the last pair of Bose I had. I still wish this was a rechargeable headphone instead of using batteries because if you use them everyday like I do, you will go through a lot of batteries but with the option to just use normal sound quality without using the battery for everyday use at home is nice. Its not heavy but if your working in warm conditions, the ear cushions do get a little warm against your head (not due to the device itself just due to your own body heat) and sweat likes to collect around them. The last Bose headphones I owned had a longer cord then this one so I kind of miss that but the cord on this is long enough for most people, just not for me. I'm happy with the headphones, I just hope it last longer then a year unlike my last pair.

In the past year I finally found some behind the ear hearing aids (Oticon Nera Pro) which were comfortable to wear at about the same time I decided to finally replace my original Bose Quiet Comfort headphones (because the foam padding was falling apart after years of use). I was pleased to discover that wearing the QC 25's over my hearing aids did not cause *uncorrectable* feedback, thanks to both the shape of the headphones and the noise cancellation capabilities of my hearing aids (and probably the shape of my ears). The noise cancellation aspect of the QC 25s during air travel is a definite improvement over that of the original QCs (amazing that this is even possible!), and the sound reproduction is remarkable (as usual)! I haven't tried using the QC 25 telephone capability, but I can see how it would be a nifty perk for those who don't have the super powers that come with my hearing aids. The QC 25s come with fewer adapters and no extension cord, which came with my original QC, but several of those adapters were for old technology, and extension cords are probably easy to come by (I haven't looked b/c the one that came with my original QCs still works fine for letting me stand up and walk around a bit during webinars viewed in my cubicle at work). Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase!

Prior use of an earlier model led me to choose the Bose headphones. These headphones work for noise-cancellation delivering crisp audio and significantly reducing external noise. I fly a fair amount and they reduce cabin noise creating a more pleasant flight. They are pricey but perform well.