Customer Ratings & Reviews

Pros: EXCELLENT battery life and EXCELLENT bluetooth range. Cons: Build quality is poor. I have owned MANY bluetooth speakers and headphones including the Bose AE2w. Directly comparing the Bose Soundlink II headphones to the Bose AE2w: AE2w superior in earpad comfort. Soundlink II superior in battery life, bluetooth range and has slightly better sound quality. The build quality is a massive disappointment, though. The extending metal piece that allows the headphones to extend/contract to fit various head sizes doesn't exactly fit within its housing so that when I turn my head sometimes it clicks. To restate: there's "slop" in the sliding mechanism on the headband.

The bluetooth connectivity works great, good is good. The material is crap. Today is one year since I bought them and the head piece is falling apart, the ear cups are disintegrating. It may just be the white model that was so poorly made. There wont be much left to them after this summer.

The sound and Bluetooth connection is good. I hate that the microphone will pickup all sounds nearby and will make it horrible for phone calls. Also, the plastic will not last more than two years. I don't think i will but another Bose headphones ever.

Bought these because they were the most comfortable over ear head phones. They felt great and sounded good. But for the money... they felt flimsy and not enough bass. Ended up returning them for a less expensive pair of beats that sounded way better, feel more solid but were just slightly less comfortable.

Sounds good little to no base good highs and mids can listen to long periods of time and extremely comfortable my only problem and its a common problems with all BT headphones max volume isn't loud enough

First off - I loved the white color, but exchanged it for the black color to mask any stains etc. the might appear with regular use. The sound quality was good - not great, better than most other (Sony, Beats and an older wired set of Bose headphones that I've owned). What really was a downer was just the cheapness in terms of the overall quality look and feel of this set of headphones. The plastic materials used to make this really take away from the overall sound quality. So after a while, I decided to upgrade. The noise cancelling ones from Bose, albeit higher priced seemed to appear a lot more classy and sturdy. Even the sound quality was fantastic (Bass was fabulous) incl. while flying on an airplane seated right by the exit. If you can spend for those (approx. $100+ more), I'd recommend the higher end Bose, just not these.

For the same price point, the Beats Solo 3 has much better sound -- deeper base, crisper altogether. I am a little surprised that a Bose would compare so averagely against its competition. The Bose does feel more comfortable because the Solo 3 grips tighter. I use my Solo 3 for international air travel so a tighter fit is better for after you fall asleep. Will try the Sony WH-CH700N next in my quest to find good sound AND comfort around the head. Not willing to pay $349 because international travel is rough and it's less heartbreaking to break something costing $200 than $350. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The headphones are light and very comfortable. I was annoyed by the constant Bluetooth connection issues with the iPod. The volume also maxed out in a low place. Returned them to the store for another brand and I am very happy with the replacement.

Great Bose sound - not noise cancelling, but used them on plane and didn't hear the crying baby. Went Bluetooth as Apple will be moving away from headphone jacks and others will probably follow suit. The top of the headpiece hurts my head a bit- even though there is foam. That is my only complaint- but for $300- I shouldn't have pain on top of my head from 45 minutes of use- even after adjusting the tightness.

Never paid this kind of money for a pair of headphones. I'm slightly disappointed as when I think/hear Bose I expect superb quality in sound. Not the case with these. Sound is mediocre, build of headphones is actually quite well, sturdy, hopefully they hold up. The range is great and have yet to get any drop calls and music interruptions due to range or frequency. Another downfall is that it picks up everything which can make it very difficult for the other caller to hear it. Blessing and a curse. Very easy to set up and the app works quite fine. I guess for a few more bucks maybe I should have gotten another line of Bose headphones with better sound quality, but at $199, you think it would be there.

These are great headphones. Sound is nice and crisp as you would expect from Bose. Wireless is nice and easy to set up and use. The price point is just a little to high for a regular wireless headphone setup though. If your going in for this kind of money go a little further and get the Quietcomfort 35 with noise cancelling. Its a night and day difference. I had these for about a week before I exchanged and upgraded tot the QC35.

i liked the sound of this, the weight of the headphones and the swiveling ear pieces but just couldn't do with the fact that it didn't have active noise cancellation.

I bought these for work since my job involves being on the phone all day. I know they were built more for music but since Bose has always had a great reputation for quality as a whole, I figured I'd give it a shot. They're incredibly comfortable, amazing audio/sound and they cancel out about 90% of background noise...BUT they are not made for quality phone calls. I work and speak with physicians everyday so I need a pair with consistent performance. Sometimes they work perfectly but 50%-60% of the time, I get comments or complaints on an echo or I sound as if I'm underwater. I also noticed that if I turn my volume down, then the person on the other line can't hear me either. Volume controls both audio input and output?? Please help me if I'm missing something. Everyone seems to have an app these days to help with audio settings on your headphones (ie - Jabra). If not, I'd happily exchange or return for a pair that better suits my needs. Final Conclusion? - Hindsight is 20/20...Only buy for listening to music

These headphones are very lightweight and comfortable but the noise cancellation and overall quality of the sound is lacking for Bose. The volume on both my computer and iPad have to be almost fully turned up and even then, it's not that great. Beats Studio headphones were the surprisingly better choice.

Reasonable sound and convenient wireless feature. Mine work fine and battery seems to last forever. The main cons is that they are very large and cumbersome, not noise cancelling and pretty expensive for what you get. If they were noise cancelling or cost about $100 less they would be keepers.

First thing I'll say is that the marketing saying that these have a good microphone is a flat out LIE. The built in mic on these headphones pics up the sound of me typing better than it picks up my actual voice so it is effectively useless in any conceivable scenario for me. With that said, I still give this three stars since the headphones are great for use multitasking and my daily use aside from calls. I really like that I can have it connected to my phone and computer at the same time and just switch audio sources without pressing any buttons. The range on these is also pretty good and I can walk around my whole apartment without losing connection. They are also comfortable and I have no problem wearing them for 6 hours. Battery life is also good and I can go a few days without charging them since I'm not using them constantly and they charge up pretty quickly. I do not think these are worth the $230 price tag.

Okay, not very loud. I think there are better options out there for the money. Very clear sound. Major failure, the microphone in the headphones is very very weak. People struggle to hear you while trying to have a conversation. Battery life was excellent

These are not as nice as the Models they replaced. I have sets of Quiet Comfort 35 and Quiet Comfort QC 35 II both are more comfortable than these new ones. I wish I would not have purchased them. I do think they are better than the more expensive 700 series which are quite annoying to use in practice. The 700's shut of every time you rub them on something while working and I MUCH prefer the tactile feel of buttons to turn volume up etc. At least the new Soundlinks have buttons but they are smaller and more difficult to use than the older better Quiet Comfort models. The new ones are lighter but they feel less well made than the older ones.

Only had these for a few days and returned them as the primary reason I purchased them was to use with my Bluetooth enabled Samsung TV. They failed at that as no matter what I (or the Bose CS rep) did, I couldn't eliminate the 500-600ms of audio lag. And before anyone chimes in and says that "all BT has lag", you're right however there are lots of headphones that don't lag nearly as badly (Sony, HyperX, etc). Couldn't watch tv, movie or games at all because of the awful lag. They absolutely sounded fantastic when listening to music though and to be fair, the sound quality on the tv, movies, games was stunning. Bose audio processing is fantastic (but I think it's what contributes to the excessive lag). Light and really good battery life.

I was disappointed with the sound. I expected more as far as the sound for the price. I took the beats solo 2 wireless headphones back because when played loud the base became distorted so I bought these. The Bose set was like listening through a cheap set. I know beats and Bose have different sounds but beats sound is much more rich and of better quality as far as I'm concerned.