Customer Ratings & Reviews

Sound is terrific and headset very comfortable. A breeze to set up and operate. I don't know why I waited to long to get these.

These are so good! My favorites!! battery last longs and sound is great/

As the title says, these headphones are the all-around best pair of ANC headphones available (for my personal use cases) at the time of writing this review. Read on for details. Background/Use Case: I've owned several pair of headphones spanning the bracket of Audiophile to budget (HD800S, LCD-2, LCD-X, DT770, HD650, HD600, M50x, WH-1000XM4, WH-1000XM3, etc.) and my sound quality comparison to these is with reference to many of those listed, see the sound quality section of the review. I work in an office environment and use headphones as a near constant part of my job. It's fair to say that I spend ~12+ hours a day (between work and home) with a pair of headphones on. With that background/use case in mind, I'll get into the details. Comfort: This is, in my opinion, the most important category for any pair of headphones. Headphones in this price range typically have drivers of similar quality, sound profile can be EQ'd to fit personal preference (Wavelet, Poweramp EQ, Equalizer APO/Peace, etc.) No amount of software update or EQ can make a pair of headphones feel better. For this categories, the QC45 are the second most comfortable pair of headphones I've personally worn, second only to the HD800S. Before these, my go-to office headphones were the XM3/XM4's, which I could only wear for 3 - 4 hours at a time before I could feel the padding pressing up against the back/top of my ears uncomfortably. These headphones are a joy to wear, incredibly comfortable to the point I look forward to putting them on and can forget I'm wearing them through the day. This factor alone has made them my pick for office use without a doubt over any others. Your personal experience may vary, I'd suggest trying them out in the store. Compared to their closest competition, I find the XM3/XM4 have far shallower earcups that are painful for myself after extended time. The NC700's are close, but have a tighter clamping force that makes them less comfortable than these. Sound Quality: These aren't an audiophile quality pair of open-back headphones, but nobody is buying these expecting that. Coming from listening to a pair of HD800S as my daily use headphone to compare to this, I find the QC45 incredibly enjoyable to listen to. Compared to the XM3/XM4, I find these are closer to a harman target curve out of the box, which I enjoy. I personally use EQ on all of my headphones, and comparing both these and the XM3/XM4 (with all three pairs AutoEQ'd to the harman curve) I find these slightly more enjoyable, due to the larger space in the ear cup giving a slightly larger feeling soundstage, while the XM3/XM4 sound more intimate. ANC: Truthfully, I can't discern a large difference here. I've worn the QC45 against the XM3/XM4 and NC700 and find it hard to pick out large differences. Each seems to have a slightly different sound to their ANC, and different sounds may be better cut down by one vs. the other. In my experience, they all work superb at cutting out the noise of an office, plane, train, bus, etc. to make listening to music more enjoyable at a lower volume. Battery: I don't find a problem with it. I've worn them easily for several days without needing a charge. I don't find this nearly as important as the comfort of the headphones, so for me it's a lower priority item. They have plenty of longevity to last many days without a charge, though. Interface: Physical. Buttons. Gone are the annoyances of cold weather mucking up a touch control's responsiveness. The physical buttons are easy to feel and discern, they work every time, they're a fantastic addition that puts the usability of these much higher. Look/Feel/Quality: They look fantastic, easily preferring the looks (subjective!) to the likes of the NC700, XM3, XM4. Their build is equally great, particularly lacking the "creaking" sound my XM3's made after wearing for a few weeks. Overall: Comfort is key. These exceed in that category in every way. While some headphones may surpass it with ANC/Sound Quality either now or in the future, the ability to have them disappear on my head is truly something I cannot overstate the importance of. I highly recommend.

Great sound and ANC works well. Haven't tested call quality as I mainly use for music. Battery life is amazing I do hear a clicking noise with nothing playing but doesn't really bother me.

I work in a cubicle area where a few of the co workers talk loud all day. There is also a person who for some reason thinks the harder he types means the harder he is working. So I had to either wear earplugs or noise cancellation. I am familiar with Bose and asked what is the best top of the line boise camcellatiom and this was it. I can work in peace so to speak. There also is a feature I didnt consider which is you can turn off the noise cancellation and hear what is going on outside as your music is playing. This is probably good for females who want to hear their surroundings. This is a Five stars product. Sounds and music sound great.

These Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones are wonderful! Exactly what I was looking for. The noise cancelling feature is great. The headphones also paired easily with my iMac and my iPad. It even remembered both devices after initial set-up. My last pair of headphones didn’t have that Bluetooth memory feature so I had to set up the headphones every time I used them. Booooo. But these Bose headphones have been a pleasure to use. The sound is perfect. I’ve been using them daily for 6 months and am totally pleased with my purchase.

Bought this as a replacement for my daughter's older Bose. The sound is great as expected from Bose. Comfortable for all day listening too.

Fantastic comfort and sound! So glad that some brands still use physical buttons rather than touch sensitive tech.

Best noise cancellation of all models we tested. Needed a pair a headphones, and the Bose were comfortable, performed well, a d competitively priced when on sale.

Great headphones! Sound is great and have not had any trouble at all!

I'm an avid Bose fan and these headphones more than meet my expectations. Unbelievable sound quality and comfortable.

Sounds amazing! Clear and loud, however not quite noise canceling in my opinion. You can still here slight noise if headphones are no up enough. Light weight, good battery life. Can’t wait to take on first International flight.

First time trying bose head phones. Very impressed with the sound quality and the Bluetooth connection. The battery also gets me through the week in one charge.

Bose has the best sound ever. The bass is smooth . I love Bose and though I couldn’t afford it I saved my Pennys until I could afford. No other headphones are as good sounding as Bose

This was my first pair of actual headphones mainly bought for the gym. I think they are very comfortable and good sound when using. They do not fall off only when laying back doing certain exercises. I would recommend and I really liked them.

These headphones are so comfortable and nice. Amazing sound quality!

Best headphones better than AirPods, would recommend buying these Bose headphones. the sound quality and the battery life are worth the price.

You can't find anything better than the Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over the Ear Headphones. I wear them all the time. They have great sounds quality and sound amazing. Never had a problem and will never be disappointed in using them. Best purchase I ever made .

Really blocks noise. Superb on an airplane. Doesn't hurt my ears after a while like some do

These are amazing. Light weight and comfortable. Sound is outstanding. Noise cancelation is awesome. Use to watch TV without bothering anyone late at night and to of course listen to my favorite jams.