Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great headphones!! I was nervous since this was my first big purchase on headphones but glad I made the right choice

Excellent graduation gift. Great value for price. Grandson has had these before and loves them

I bought this for someone else, but she really likes it.

I bought it for my brother in-law as a birthday gift and he's enjoying it

Bought it for my girlfriend for her birthday and she says the sound is not loud enough for her so she cannot enjoy this product

Best of quality headphones. When it comes to gym might fall off your head when laying on a bench

My daughter loves her new headphones. Comfortable and the noise cancellation helps her to keep the focus on her studies. Perfect for travel

So happy with this purchase Love ❤️ them they came on sale and they gave me the sale price great job Best Buy .

The fact that Bose is still selling 2021's QC45 at $329 on their website is a testament to the staying power of their products. The QuietComfort series has been good for a very long time, and up until Sony released the WH1000MX3 headphones, Bose was the leader in over-ear noise-canceling headphones. I'm a long time fan of the QuietComfort series from Bose but also a daily user for the last several years of Sony's Mark3 and Mark4 headphones...so, that is to some degree a point of comparison. There are a lot of things that Bose got right with this next generation of QC headphones. I've become more impressed over the last few years when companies provide good unboxing experiences in sustainable packaging (or at least, far more sustainable than it once was). As a person who keeps the original packaging for many of my tech products, I appreciate durable packaging that isn't too flashy or overproduced. It's just right. Bose also still provides a hard clamshell case for transporting your headphones. They fold up to about as small as they can to remain flat. Also in the case is an auxiliary cable with inline microphone and a USB-C charging cable; both cables are on the shorter side but they definitely do the trick. It's also worth mentioning that the aux cable can be used without using any power--so a dead battery doesn't have to stop the music. The design of these new QCs are what I would consider 'classic' Bose, the sort of Ford F-150 of headphone designs. It's a good design that continues to look great despite not changing substantially over previous generations. There are no touch controls, which is wonderful. Physical buttons on the right cup control volume and track/call actions, and a separate physical switch powers the headphones and enables pairing. On the left cup is a single button that can be used to enable noise canceling, as well as provide battery levels OR trigger a Spotify shortcut. It would have been nice if that button could be used to alternatively trigger a digital assistant. They are very comfortable, as QCs have been for generations. They are about 20 grams lighter than my Sony WH1000XM4 headphones, which isn't particularly noticeable. The clamping pressure at my jaw line is a little more than I like, but it's not so much that it's an issue. Most notably, the ear cups have slightly more room than my XM4s, so my ears don't come into contact with the mesh backing. The foam cups feel great and are easily removed (so presumably replaceable). The only minor discomfort comes by way of material that doesn't breath particularly well, so sometimes my ears get a little sweaty. The sound on the QCs is excellent, but not excellent for every type of music. Bose has been strong for middle frequencies for a long time, and that is the case here as well. You're not going to get a booming bass experience, but there's enough bass to satisfy. Middle and higher range vocals shine brightly; audio is crisp provided the volume isn't at maximum. Classic rock sounds great, as would most modern pop music, but bass heavy tracks lack a little bit of depth (it's in this department that the XM4 continues to be a great alternative). Noise canceling is stellar. I remember when noise canceling first came to the QC product line, it was so good it made me motion sick. I've since adjusted as ANC has become pretty ubiquitous in consumer high-end headphones, but the new QCs are just as good as any other noise canceling I've experienced. There have been some updates to the Bose companion app since I last used it, and I'm liking what is available there. Custom levels of ANC can be configured based on your preference, as well as custom EQ settings. The headphones also support multi-point connection, allowing for handoff between devices somewhat seamlessly. These headphones retail at $349, which is about as much as the latest-generation QC headphones have always been. Despite the fact that everything seems to be getting more expensive, these QCs are right in line with previous generations. If you don't already have a pair of consumer-level high end headphones, these are most certainly worth the investment and will probably last easily for several years. Even after the battery doesn't hold a charge (and, it's worth pointing out, I don't know how many hours the battery is rated for), they can still be used wired.

Performed as expected at the price.,It is not as easy to hook up as I would like....My family are more tech savvy.

Sound was nice until i got on a plane. Every take off and landing resulted in loud cracks in the ear

These head phones have become a staple to my day to day study and personal use

These have been great. They were a gift for my wife and she absolutely loves them.

Great product! Would highly recommend this product.

Sound quality is solid and microphone is decent. Unfortunately the bluetooth signal isn't consistent and will drop audio randomly (I have an iPhone 13 Pro and it continues to have issues)

I love these headphones. I forget I’m wearing them at times, and the aware feature is arguably better than Apple’s.

Great product great price would buy again easy purchase picked up curbside transaction

I purchased these for extended air travel. The sound quality is as expected from a Bose product. Unfortunately, on two separate occasions, while in flight, the headphones put out a deafening crackling noise that seemed to sync with the engine power fluctuations of the plane. I literally ripped them off my ears due to the incredibly loud crackling in the headset.

Headphones sound was great but they were too big for my ear.

They are okay, maybe i’m spoiled by my air pod pro’s. But I was expecting serious better sound. They are a little tight on my head. Sound is good, but not amazing. I have a little bose speaker 10+ years ago that has amazing sound so I trusted the brand. My mistake, should have tried out all the options.