Easily the best headphones I have used, and I have used them all. The original Bose AE2w were really comfortable and the BT connection was solid. Noise cancelation was not an option and battery life on the little BT dongle was awful. Beats Studio Wireless headphones entered the scene and they were really good. Sound was excellent. Noise cancelation was solid. Overall I liked them but they were uncomfortable to wear for longer periods. Enter these QC35s. They are simply the best. The angled driver allows the cup to fit around the ear better (even for those with ears that don't stick out). Where others (Beats, TurtleBeach) use a snug fit to achieve some passive noise cancelation Bose seems to forgo most of that and rely on the active noise cancelation. The sound is great, fit is great, and they can be worn for hours without discomfort. Noise cancelation is on par with every other Bose and competitor so no issues there. Companion app makes it easier to sync the headphones with multiple devices (although I wish there was an app for my Macbook). Added bonus these fold into a more flat configuration rather than the bubble that the Beats do. Easier fit into travel bags.

I needed some new bluetooth headphones for studying in the library and for use when traveling. These Bose headphones are awesome. I did not realize they were noise cancelling when I bought them, but when I wear them at home while doing homework, I am unable to even hear my husband or kids calling for me, so that is awesome! They don't think so though... I did hear some noise coming through at the library the other day, but I think that was because it was a group of like 4 people talking very loud and they walked right behind me, and I was only listening quietly to classical music. I got these black Friday weekend, and they were $20 off, But let me say I would have gotten them even if they were not on sale. I did not get the second generation of these, because I have an iPhone and I don't use google assist. I believe if you LOVE MUSIC, you have to give Bose headphones, speakers a try. You will be very pleased!!

I generally haven't liked anything Bose has made in years, except for their vintage audio gear. These headphones come with a USB cable to charge them, a 3.5mm cable to use if you don't want to use bluetooth in a nice semi-hard carrying case. These headphones are the most comfortable ones that I've been able to wear all day without hurting after just an hour or so. I've been able to use them for several days without needing to charge them. The noise-cancelling works well without completely blocking out someone next you talking. I'm very surprised how much noise I've been having to tune out when I've switched the noise-canceling off. I can't wait to use these headphones on my next flight.

Being an owner of the Bose SoundLink 2 wireless headphones for close to a year now, I wanted to give my 1st impressions after picking this up from Best Buy a day ago. I've ALWAYS wanted Bose's active noise-canceling (ANC) headphones, but they only had the QC25 wired at the time, and I had to have a wireless headphone, so I picked up the SoundLink 2 (as I use my headphone to drown out the traffic-noise and noisy neighbors all around my apartment). I already have a Sony MDR-10RNC ANC headphone, but I'm tethered to wires, and their ANC isn't that great (I can still hear a majority of the traffic outside, and there's that signature noticeable hissing sound found in almost all ANC headphones I've tried). When I heard news of the QC35, I was super excited. After using it to watch two horror movies with tons of bass, YouTube videos, and music; I'm confident to say I like this better than my SoundLink 2. I expected the sound to be the same, but the bass on the QC35 is "tighter" - as if I had my 300W Boston Acoustic subwoofer running on low-volume. The SoundLink's bass is pretty weak and flat. The high's and mid's are just as crisp, and I have no pairing issues like my SoundLink 2 (I gave the SoundLink 2 a not-so-favorable review because of the pairing issues). I was also surprised by the construction because it's not all plastic like the SoundLink 2 - surprised because I was expecting the $70 premium over the SoundLink 2 only adds ANC inside. The QC35 has metal (such as the ear-cup plate where the "Bose" logo sits on). The QC35 is only $70 more than the SoundLink 2, but you get much more than ANC - better materials, almost 2x battery life over SoundLink2, a full headband, better case, and ANC. The ANC is really NICE because as I'm writing this at 3 PM Sunday sitting next to my windows (tons of traffic outside my apartment since I live next to a large mall) with the QC35 on my head without any sound playing through it, the traffic noise is almost non-existent - can only hear the occasional Harley Davidson that whizzes by. Is the $350 price-tag worth it? It depends. In my situation, a definite YES because it feels fantastic to be able to relax in my apartment on a lazy Sunday without my eardrums being bombarded by traffic noise and the noisy neighbors. I'm also not destroying my eardrums or getting music-fatigue by playing my music loud or watching Youtube for hours on end to drown out the outside noise - so the long-term health benefits of my hearing are priceless. Lastly, a reviewer mentioned that the QC35 weighs ~60% more than the SoundLink2 wireless - which may make some people hesitate on the purchase if they're keen on comfort. Either he doesn't know basic math, his scale is messed up, or he is just purely throwing out random numbers. My digital scale shows the SoundLink2 wireless as being 200 grams, and the QC35 at 235 grams. The QC35 weighs 18% more, but if I didn't have a digital scale to measure the weight, I could've sworn they considered the same. Other physical differences - on the SoundLink 2, the battery and Bluetooth icon lights up - something I found refreshing (SoundLink 2 is on the left). On the QC35, there is merely an LED light shining next to the battery and Bluetooth indicator - just something I wanted to point out.

I've been researching headphones since I had a pair or wireless headphones that was a gift for me back in 2014 and they lasted about a year and a half till they started to go out, they were Bluetooth headphones by Vivitar from Sears and I bought a pair of wired Kraken headphones by Razer from BestBuy but since I recently rented an iPhone 7 Plus I couldn't use it naturally since it doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack and I didn't wanna be carrying the adapter that connected to the Lightning port that came with the phone and this was the pair of Headphones since I actually saw the QC 25 but I waited and didn't buy these till February and ever since I have been using them I've been extremely satisfied knowing I use them a lot and well pleased by the sound, quality, durability (I even sleep with them) comfort and portability; my only wish was this used USB Type-C and a reversible 3.5mm connector on both sides instead of using a smaller one on the headphones themselves. Besides those two things, I have very satisfied with it and only issue I've had was when I connect them to my Apple TV gen 4 which I also recently bought; the sound seems to break but not sure if they are the headphones, the Apple TV or even my tv which I've had since 2013 and bought it from Walmart (worst store to buy tech) but over all these are the best headphones I have used (only wish they had more color pontoons besides the boring black and grumbling grey) but still nice headphones and I do recommend them for anyone looking for durable, comfortable and quality headphones.