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Bose Quitcomfort 15s vs OE2 for Music Listening

post #1 of 11
1/2/11 at 4:41pm
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Just for casual music listening in my room, besides noise canceling is there a sound quality difference between the 2?

Maybe there are other headphones better for around $150, let me know.

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post #2 of 11
1/2/11 at 5:24pm
There are many headphones better for $150 but you'd be much much better off searching for them on head-fi.org

Read up on the ATH-M50's, Denon D1100, D2000's (if you can make the jump to just over 200 these will amaze you), M Audio Q40, Grado's, Beyerdynamic DT770's..list goes on and on. I havent been in the headphone game for a while now that i have my perfect setup so there may be a few new models/brands to come around in the last year or two but you should really not opt for the bose unless you want to overpay.
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post #3 of 11
1/2/11 at 5:25pm
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Originally Posted by Tapiozona View Post

There are many headphones better for $150 but you'd be much much better off searching for them on head-fi.org

Read up on the ATH-M50's, Denon D1100, D2000's (if you can make the jump to just over 200 these will amaze you), M Audio Q40, Grado's, Beyerdynamic DT770's..list goes on and on. I havent been in the headphone game for a while now that i have my perfect setup so there may be a few new models/brands to come around in the last year or two but you should really not opt for the bose unless you want to overpay.

Ok thanks for the help, I'll look into those.
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post #4 of 11
1/2/11 at 5:33pm
I agree, head on over to head-fi.org and don't buy anything Bose, ever.
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post #5 of 11
1/2/11 at 7:46pm
Yes, Audio Techica ATH-M50, Shure SRH840, Denon D1100, Denon D2000 are all great headphones.
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post #6 of 11
1/2/11 at 7:58pm
The D1100, D1001, or the Creative Aurvana Live have a similar sound signature as the Bose, and are comfortable to wear.

The M50 is not as laid-back, but are great, detailed headphones. Might be a tad tight for relaxed listening, though.
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post #7 of 11
1/2/11 at 8:48pm
just make sure you try them on if you are going to do serious listening.
I once won a pair of bose triports (i'm not a bose fan) and I didn't use them for months because of how much I disliked bose as a brand. That being said, the $350 grado's I was using were awesome sounding but really hard to wear long term (over 30 mins). I sold them and tried out the triports. They weren't the same acoustically but I could play computer games in them for hours without any discomfort or ear fatigue. They still remain a great gaming headphone IMO and after they broke, I considered buying a second pair (the only bose product I would have ever bought in my life). I cheaped out a bit and ended up with a plantronics gaming setup because it fits but its not the same quality or comfort.
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post #8 of 11
1/2/11 at 11:10pm
As I understand it, noise cancelling works best for constant sounds like the noise on an airplane (the engines / "air noise"; not the other passengers) or road noise from driving. They'd probably work for trains or heavy machinery that pumps out constant noise as well.

Are you really interested in noise cancelling, or are you just interested in the Bose headphones and they happen to have noise cancelling?

-Max
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post #9 of 11
1/3/11 at 4:41am
I have the Denon D1100 and love them.
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post #10 of 11
1/3/11 at 9:33am
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just make sure you try them on if you are going to do serious listening.
I once won a pair of bose triports (i'm not a bose fan) and I didn't use them for months because of how much I disliked bose as a brand. That being said, the $350 grado's I was using were awesome sounding but really hard to wear long term (over 30 mins). I sold them and tried out the triports. They weren't the same acoustically but I could play computer games in them for hours without any discomfort or ear fatigue. They still remain a great gaming headphone IMO and after they broke, I considered buying a second pair (the only bose product I would have ever bought in my life). I cheaped out a bit and ended up with a plantronics gaming setup because it fits but its not the same quality or comfort.

Contact Bose http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/...vice/index.jsp, if your headphones aren't able to be repaired, Bose will most likely allow you to upgrade. I had an old pair of QC2 that were damaged. I called Bose. They asked for the Serial Number and offered the QC15 for $99 or the QC3 for $149. You have to send in the damaged pair and then they ship out a brand new pair.

I agree with Bose in general not being the best audio equipment and better at marketing BUT their customer service is great.
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post #11 of 11
1/3/11 at 10:03am
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just make sure you try them on if you are going to do serious listening.
The Denon D1xxx series is very comfy. I have a big head and most headphone clamp too hard, but the Denons have a nice light feel to them, very close to Bose.

If your ears get hot easily, the best headphone is the Sony MDR-F1. They are completely open.
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