Comments on: Are Bose QC3 Headphones rain safe?

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:47:14 +0000

You said they’re worth saving for, but are they really? If you can’t turn off the noise-canceling bit, they may not be waterproof, and the battery dying kills the music as well…..275 seems a bit much for a set of headphones that aren’t truly multipurpose.

I think the cables breaking away at both ends would drive me crazy, too, but it makes sense why it’d be a good thing for some people.

By: Rogers Starks

Rogers Starks — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:23:33 +0000

Here again, you have Bose taking the lead with the new Bose QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones. Everyone should have a pair of these.

By: Rogers Starks

Rogers Starks — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:48:59 +0000

Bose QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones sound like a mouthful. Or better yet an ear full! Bose is by far the leader in the field here and with their innovations and new products clearly will stary there. Their audio quality is second to none.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:04:00 +0000

I have to say that these are amazing, but i have a problem with not being able to turn off he noise canceling feature. Also i could not think of spending that much money on them.

By: mel

mel — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:51:42 +0000

That doesn’t seem like too intelligent of a decision on Bose’s part to not offer the option to turn noise canceling off. Personally, I couldn’t justify spending that much money on a pair of headphones that don’t let me toggle that, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. What if a bus is announcing stops and you can’t hear it? Hopefully Bose will take a hint.

By: Rory

Rory — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:29:20 +0000

I imagine that a) they’d be mostly fine in rain, but b) there’s a small chance they may short, however c) you’re unlikely to get electrocuted.
That said, I’ve never actually had a pair of this model in my hands to investigate closer. Most noise-cancelling headphones I’ve seen seem to suffer in terms of sound quality (which is why I prefer closed cans, e.g. Sennheiser HD280), but I’ve heard that the QuietComfort series doesn’t. Although you pay for that quality, I guess.

By: Dad

Dad — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:33:51 +0000

save up for them like you did?!!!
I think not.