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ebiesterlast Thursday at 3:35 PM4 repliesview on HN

If only their sound signature was a bit better... they went all in on engineering tricks to make things small and cheap to produce, but it shows in their sound quality. Their QC headphones are the best in noise cancellation, and the sound quality is good enough that they're my pair of wireless headphones.


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scrlklast Thursday at 4:10 PM

I know sound signature is a matter of personal taste, but FWIW, Bose QCs track the Harman curve pretty well.

E.g.: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/b...

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bbminnerlast Thursday at 3:50 PM

A long while ago i heard something (that might have been a urban myth) about Bose putting useless weight into their headphones to make them appear more "substantially professional". Is that a myth or they have pivoted towards actual quality since early days?

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Jaxanlast Thursday at 5:30 PM

When I bought my Bose QC ten years ago, I tried a lot of brands and found Bose to have the most pleasant sound, very clear/neutral. I guess it’s personal taste.

treetalkerlast Thursday at 4:12 PM

no highs — no lows — just Bose