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Bose QuietComfort Headphones: Airplane Quiet You Can Tune
Description
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The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are an over-ear pair built around one job. That job is making a cabin go quiet. Two modes, up to 24 hours of battery, and an EQ you can move in the Bose app. That last part matters more than it sounds, and the reviews explain why.
Two modes, 24 hours, and an EQ in the app
Bose lists up to 24 hours of playtime, charged over USB-C. Connection is Bluetooth, and the controls are physical buttons rather than touch swipes. There are two listening modes and no dial between them. Quiet is full cancellation, Aware lets the room back in. The cushions are plush over-ear pads on a padded band. Adjustable EQ lives in the Bose app, so bass and treble are yours to set. The pair comes in eight colours, from black and white smoke through petal pink and twilight blue.
The drone you stop noticing
Cabin noise is mostly low and constant, and that is exactly what active cancellation handles best. Put these on at the gate and the engine note drops away. Owners describe the same effect on a neighbour’s stereo, an open-plan office and a crying baby two rows over. Aware mode is there for the gate announcement. They pair naturally with a Trtl travel pillow for the long-haul kit.
What keeps coming up
The cancellation is what owners praise first, and they praise it hard. Comfort comes next, with the words light and soft repeating across long flights and long working days. Sound quality gets good marks too, with one recurring note. Several owners, happy ones included, say the bass runs lighter than they expected. That is exactly what the app EQ is for, and it takes about a minute to set.
The one thing worth knowing before you buy is the Bluetooth. A number of owners describe a lag before the headphones respond, and some crackling when they are paired to two devices at once. Sticking to one device at a time clears that up for most of them.
Why this one
- The cancellation is the reason to buy, and owners say so constantly
- Light enough to wear for a full long-haul flight
- EQ in the app, so you set the sound rather than accept it
- Up to 24 hours on a charge, over USB-C
Before you order
- Pairing to two devices at once can crackle, so use one at a time
- Quiet and Aware are the two modes, with no dial in between
Our take
Buy these for the quiet. It is the thing they do better than almost anything else you can wear on a plane, and the comfort holds up for as long as the flight does. Set the EQ once on the way to the airport and you are done thinking about them.
Ready for a quieter flight?
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