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title: "Bose Headphones 700, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Over-Ear Wireless Headphones with Built-in Microphone for Clear Calls and Alexa Voice Control, Black"
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price: "$733"
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# 11 noise cancelling levels 20 hours battery life 4-mic crystal-clear calls Bose Headphones 700, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Over-Ear Wireless Headphones with Built-in Microphone for Clear Calls and Alexa Voice Control, Black

**Brand:** bose
**Price:** $733
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎧 Elevate your focus, calls, and vibe — silence the noise, amplify your world.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Bose Headphones 700, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Over-Ear Wireless Headphones with Built-in Microphone for Clear Calls and Alexa Voice Control, Black by bose
- **How much does it cost?** $733 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/130601234-bose-headphones-700-noise-cancelling-bluetooth-over-ear-wireless-headphones)

## Best For

- bose enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted bose brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Comfort Meets Style:** Lightweight stainless steel design with ergonomic earcups for all-day wearability and sleek, modern aesthetics.
- • **Tailor Your Silence:** 11 levels of active noise cancellation let you control your soundscape like a pro.
- • **Seamless Smart Control:** Touch-sensitive earcups and Alexa/Google Assistant integration keep you connected hands-free and effortlessly.
- • **Endurance for the Hustle:** Up to 20 hours of wireless battery life keeps you powered through long workdays and flights.
- • **Voice Clarity, Everywhere:** Revolutionary 4-mic system ensures your voice cuts through noisy environments with crystal precision.

## Overview

Bose Headphones 700 deliver industry-leading noise cancellation with 11 adjustable levels, a 4-microphone system for crystal-clear calls, and up to 20 hours of wireless battery life. Designed with premium stainless steel and ergonomic comfort, these Bluetooth over-ear headphones integrate Alexa and Google Assistant for hands-free control, making them the ultimate companion for professionals who demand style, comfort, and cutting-edge audio technology.

## Description

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have redefined what wireless headphones can do. Keep your head up to the world with easy access to voice assistants — perfect for music, navigation, weather, and more. Confidently take calls or speak to Alexa anywhere. An unrivaled four-microphone system picks up and isolates your voice while cancelling the noise around you. With these Bluetooth headphones, Bose has even improved on what it’s most known for. 11 levels of noise cancellation let you truly personalize your environment. Set it low to let more of the world In, somewhere in the middle, or turn it all the way up to block out the noisy world around you. Signature active EQ promises an immersive listening experience at any volume. Whether you’re relaxing with quiet music or really cranking it, your music sounds like it should. These touch-sensitive wireless headphones are also designed with a streamlined stainless steel headband, and a lightweight, comfortable fit. The intuitive controls keep everything simple — manage volume, calls, and music just by touching the earcup. One touch is all you need to reach Spotify — instantly open your last session by tapping and holding the right earcup. You can repeat this step to discover brand new content. The Bose app gives you even more control. The Bluetooth headphones feature up to 20 hours of wireless battery life. Includes Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, USB charging cable, audio cable, and carrying case. Available in Black or Silver.

Review: Incredibly More Comfortable and User Friendly than all the Sony’s - I decided to buy 4 sets of Noise Cancelling headphones and then send back the 3 loser (with the intention of giving objective feedback). ***My primary priorities were noise cancellation and comfort. My secondary priorities were sound quality and user friendliness. And finally style. The four headphones that I compared were... Bose 700’s Sony WH1000XM4’s Bose 350’s Sony WH1000XM3’s In short, I ended up keeping the Bose 700s (and that was an easy decision based on my priorities). I have a little bit of bigger head and found the 700s much more comfortable than any of the others...by far! My wife has a smaller head and she tried the 700s and found that they didn’t fit her head well and preferred the Sony XM4s. However I can wear the Bose 700s for multiple hours and they feel great!!! I found the noise Cancellation to be equal in quality with the Bose 700s and the Sony XM4s. But I found the Sony XM4s to create a slight uncomfortable noise/feeling. Some people could find this troubling but it wasn’t a big deal for me. I found the Bose 700s and Sony XM4s have slightly better ability for noise cancellation than the Bose 350s and the Sony XM 3’s. However the Bose 700’s allow me to push a button to 3 different noise cancelling settings which is kind of nice. When it comes to sound quality the Sony XM4’s win by a long shot. And if I were only going to wear these for a few hours I would probably have bought the Sony XM4s. However I tend to travel internationally on flights that are 8+ hours long and so the comfort was more significant than the sound quality because the Bose 700s are still very good in their sound quality and I can adjust the EQ to my preference. The final decision maker for me was the user friendliness. The Bose 700s were so easy to set up and use. (This is also why I prefer apple products...simplicity). I found the Sony’s to be much more complicated, confusing and the touch sensors to be a bit clumsy and less responsive. I also found the Bose 700’s very easy to quickly put away in their storage case (which is a nice hard case for travel). The Bose 350s were also very simple to use and the sound quality was decent. But their comfort and noise cancelling was lesser than the Sony XM4S and the Bose 700s. The Sony XM3s are once again better in sound quality and between the Sony XM3s and the Bose 350s I would go with the Sony XM3s. Both fit on my head similarly...so equally uncomfortable for long term wear (great for my wife with a smaller head but not me with a bigger head). Obviously I’m not considering price in any of these comparisons. Because comfort was a much bigger priority to me than price...I needed something that would be worn comfortably for multiple hours despite the cost. If you’re looking for cost effectiveness the Sony XM3s or Bose 350s are the way to go (so long as they fit your head like they do my wife’s) For perspective my head is 23 inches round. My wife’s head is 20 inches. Our ears are average/not big so our ears fit just fine in all of the headphones listed above. When it comes to style the Bose 700s are incredibly sleek and modern...very stylish...especially the grey ones (which is what I bought). We found the grey Bose 700’s and Bose 350’s are much better looking than the Sony XM4 or XM3s. In fact I found the black Sony’s the only color I’d consider. So if color is something you’re considering and you want something besides black then both sets of the Bose are the way to go. But the 700’s take it to a whole new stratosphere and my teenage daughter wants to wear them (but they’re not leaving my head and I don’t think they would fit her very well as she has a similar size head as my wife). If I were buying some for her, I’d buy the grey Bose 350’s. Finally all of these have relatively strong batteries. The Sony’s are probably better overall but the Bose 700’s charge quickly and I can easily get 20+ hours of listening out of them before needing to charge them. Fifteen minutes of charging will get me a few hours. Let me be clear, all 4 of these headphones are REALLY nice! And so you need to consider your priorities and then choose accordingly and I think you will then be happy with whatever route you go.
Review: Good headphones option for remote workers with Unified Communication USB connector - I have owned/used the Jabra Evolve 75 for 4 years. I have owned and used this Bose product exclusively for ~2 months. I bought it to replace my Evolve when the boom mic stopped muting the headset. I work from home full time and use them 3-6 hours a day. I'll compare the two products a bit here for people who might be familiar with that one. In short: It's a really nice headset, albeit one with some quirks. If you want a single headset for work and music, get the Bose NC 700 (with UC if you also use a supported team meeting product, like MS Teams). If you want a headset for work only then you should also consider/compare the Jabra Evolve 75 PROS: - Extremely comfortable when the room you are in is at a comfortable temperature, - Quite comfortable for people who wear glasses. The Evolve 75 was less comfortable with glasses due, I believe, because of the design: the Bose fits around your ear and the Evolve 75 sits on top of your ear, which would push it into the glasses and your head. Never a huge deal, but one thing I noticed with them after hours of use wear - With UC connector (sold separately or as a bundle with headphone), the controls work with a couple of the leading video conferencing products - Noise canceling is incredible...absolutely fantastic. - A pleasant voice and sounds telling you what is going on when you hit most of the controls. The Evolve 75 has voice feedback as well - Charges very quickly...30 minutes will get me through my work day - Music sounds wonderful on them. I would not use the Evolve 75 for music if I had other options around like this CONS: - When your room is hot the Bose is not as comfortable as the Evolve 75. I think this is because the Bose encases your ears while the Evolve sits more on top of the ear - I find the touchpad controls much less accurate than physical button. Hold the touchpad for the right amount of time to mute/unmute means I'm wrong some amount of the time. The Evolve 75 was way more simple...move the mic boom up and you are muted, move it down and you are not - The manual is not very good. Did you know that the UC USB nub has a button to set bluetooth to discovery mode? The manual doesn't tell you that and the button is so well placed and designed that it doesn't look like a button at all - The software to update/use the Bose it is awkward at best. Jabra's software updater is much cleaner - Does not come with a stand to put it when not in use. The Evolve 75 - If you want Unified Communications you need to buy a $75 USB nub, or buy the NC 700 UC package. The Evolve 75 has it all in one package/price - When paired to your phone and your computer (via UC nub) it gets confused when you get a phone call while on a work meeting. I tend to disconnect it from my phone during working hours for this reason...the Evolve 75 handled two devices better - Uses a very different cable to charge...sort of like a hollowed-out USB-C...and the supplied cable is so short you cannot charge and use the headset at the same time. The Evolve 75 can be charged and used a the same time easily...if you ever even had to do this, as the stand it comes with will charge the phone as well if its plugged into a USB port NEUTRAL: - Battery life is satisfactory...I go a couple days between charges - A bit higher price than the Evolve 75 - I found the Evolve 75 to have better signal range

## Features

- POWERFUL NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES: 11 levels of active noise cancelling let you enjoy music, podcasts, videos and calls without distractions
- ASTONISHING SOUND: Crisp, clear details. Deep, full bass. These wireless headphones produce exciting, lifelike sound that’s full and balanced at every volume level
- UNRIVALED VOICE PICKUP: A revolutionary microphone system adapts to noisy and windy environments so your voice always sounds crystal clear on calls
- KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND HANDS FREE: With easy access to voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant for music, navigation, weather, and more, and intuitive touch control on the earcups — you can stay connected without reaching for your phone
- PREMIUM DESIGN AND COMFORT: With a lightweight stainless steel headband and earcups tilted for the perfect fit, you can comfortably wear these bluetooth headphones for hours
- BATTERY LIFE: Get up to 20 hours of wireless battery life on a single charge
- ONE TOUCH TO LISTEN TO SPOTIFY: Instantly listen to your last Spotify session or discover new music by tapping and holding the right earcup. Currently only available when using iOS devices with your headphones
- ALEXA CALLING: Use these wireless noise cancelling headphones to place a call to a Bose smart device or the desertcart Echo device with the Alexa mobile app
- BOSE SIMPLESYNC TECHNOLOGY: SimpleSync pairs your Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 with select Bose smart soundbars for a personal TV listening experience. Independent volume controls allow you to lower or mute your soundbar while keeping your headphones as loud as you like.Away from your phone Press and hold the Bluetooth button on each device to sync their sound. Already got a group going Link by pressing the Action button to connect at a moment’s notice. Bluetooth range: Up to 33 ft (10 m)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07Q9MJKBV |
| Additional Features | Microphone Included, Noise Cancellation, Volume Control, Water Resistant |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Antenna Location | Audio monitoring, sports, cycling, calls, listening to music, watching videos |
| Audio Driver Type | Dynamic Driver |
| Battery Average Life | 20 Hours |
| Battery Charge Time | 2.25 Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | #28,330 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #819 in Over-Ear Headphones |
| Bluetooth Range | 10 Meters |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 |
| Brand | Bose |
| Brand Name | Bose |
| Built-In Media | Headphones 700, USB charging cable, audio cable, and carrying case |
| Cable Features | Without Cable |
| Carrying Case Color | Black |
| Carrying Case Material | Hard Shell |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Cellphones |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth |
| Control Method | Touch, Voice |
| Control Type | Voice Control |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 44,589 Reviews |
| EU Spare Part Availability Duration | 2 Years |
| Ear Placement | Over Ear |
| Earpiece Shape | Rounded tips |
| Enclosure Material | Stainless Steel |
| Form Factor | Over Ear |
| Frequency Range | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz |
| Frequency Response | 20000 Hz |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00017817796163 |
| Headphone Folding Features | Over Ear |
| Headphone Jack | 2.5 mm Jack |
| Headphones Ear Placement | Over Ear |
| Impedance | 4 Ohms |
| Is Autographed | No |
| Item Type Name | Noise- Cancelling Headphones |
| Item Weight | 0.25 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Bose |
| Model Name | Headphones 700 |
| Model Number | 794297-0100 |
| Noise Control | Active Noise Cancellation |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Power Levels | 11 |
| Sensitivity | 113 dB |
| Series Number | 794297 |
| Specific Uses For Product | Personal |
| Style Name | Headphones |
| Subject Character | no character |
| Theme | Video Game |
| UPC | 017817796163 641094006211 017817827959 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
| Wireless Technology | Bluetooth |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Bose
- **Color:** Black
- **Ear Placement:** Over Ear
- **Form Factor:** Over Ear
- **Impedance:** 4 Ohms

## Images

![Bose Headphones 700, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Over-Ear Wireless Headphones with Built-in Microphone for Clear Calls and Alexa Voice Control, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ovuAC+fML.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will it be possible to get these without Alexa?**
A: You can decide to not enable Alexa when you get the headset! This isn't something that comes enabled when you receive the headphones.

**Q: Are these going to be better than the QC35?**
A: I found these to sound better.  It may be because the Noise Reduction is slightly better.  I have the QC35's and the Sony wh-1000xm3's.  I find the Bose 700's to be superior to both even if you consider the sound quality of these to be equal due to the other features.  The multipoint bluetooth makes them more attractive than the Sony's.  The passthrough is simply amazing.  With the headphones on it sounds as if you're not wearing headphones.  I no longer use any other headphones.  If it's not raining I'll even take them outside because I can hear safely.  I just received the Echo Buds and love them.  They are my backup when it's raining (I live in Seattle).

**Q: Can these connecto to a pc at call center? to be used with voip?**
A: It will work, but probably not well. They have a problem that keeps them from working reliably on Zoom, Teams, or other video conferencing software when connected to Windows PCs or Macs. There is supposed to be a firmware update to fix this, but the first one that came out (1.4) caused worse problems, so they recalled it, and they have only promised a new version (1.5) but I haven't been able to actually find it anywhere as of Sept 13, 2020. Bose support is worse than useless. I'm giving up and returning them.

**Q: Is it as easy to switch between devices as the QC 35?**
A: You do not need to switch. I think people are trying to use these like the 35 headphones. Which is why the are getting frustrated. 
Unlike those, you are not forced to switch between devices. It will automatically remember the last 8 devices you paired with. And if the device you want to pair with is set up to connect with it, it will do so automatically. It even will stay connected with two devices at the same time. These are much “smarter” technology than the 35.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredibly More Comfortable and User Friendly than all the Sony’s
*by J***Y on October 7, 2020*

I decided to buy 4 sets of Noise Cancelling headphones and then send back the 3 loser (with the intention of giving objective feedback). ***My primary priorities were noise cancellation and comfort. My secondary priorities were sound quality and user friendliness. And finally style. The four headphones that I compared were... Bose 700’s Sony WH1000XM4’s Bose 350’s Sony WH1000XM3’s In short, I ended up keeping the Bose 700s (and that was an easy decision based on my priorities). I have a little bit of bigger head and found the 700s much more comfortable than any of the others...by far! My wife has a smaller head and she tried the 700s and found that they didn’t fit her head well and preferred the Sony XM4s. However I can wear the Bose 700s for multiple hours and they feel great!!! I found the noise Cancellation to be equal in quality with the Bose 700s and the Sony XM4s. But I found the Sony XM4s to create a slight uncomfortable noise/feeling. Some people could find this troubling but it wasn’t a big deal for me. I found the Bose 700s and Sony XM4s have slightly better ability for noise cancellation than the Bose 350s and the Sony XM 3’s. However the Bose 700’s allow me to push a button to 3 different noise cancelling settings which is kind of nice. When it comes to sound quality the Sony XM4’s win by a long shot. And if I were only going to wear these for a few hours I would probably have bought the Sony XM4s. However I tend to travel internationally on flights that are 8+ hours long and so the comfort was more significant than the sound quality because the Bose 700s are still very good in their sound quality and I can adjust the EQ to my preference. The final decision maker for me was the user friendliness. The Bose 700s were so easy to set up and use. (This is also why I prefer apple products...simplicity). I found the Sony’s to be much more complicated, confusing and the touch sensors to be a bit clumsy and less responsive. I also found the Bose 700’s very easy to quickly put away in their storage case (which is a nice hard case for travel). The Bose 350s were also very simple to use and the sound quality was decent. But their comfort and noise cancelling was lesser than the Sony XM4S and the Bose 700s. The Sony XM3s are once again better in sound quality and between the Sony XM3s and the Bose 350s I would go with the Sony XM3s. Both fit on my head similarly...so equally uncomfortable for long term wear (great for my wife with a smaller head but not me with a bigger head). Obviously I’m not considering price in any of these comparisons. Because comfort was a much bigger priority to me than price...I needed something that would be worn comfortably for multiple hours despite the cost. If you’re looking for cost effectiveness the Sony XM3s or Bose 350s are the way to go (so long as they fit your head like they do my wife’s) For perspective my head is 23 inches round. My wife’s head is 20 inches. Our ears are average/not big so our ears fit just fine in all of the headphones listed above. When it comes to style the Bose 700s are incredibly sleek and modern...very stylish...especially the grey ones (which is what I bought). We found the grey Bose 700’s and Bose 350’s are much better looking than the Sony XM4 or XM3s. In fact I found the black Sony’s the only color I’d consider. So if color is something you’re considering and you want something besides black then both sets of the Bose are the way to go. But the 700’s take it to a whole new stratosphere and my teenage daughter wants to wear them (but they’re not leaving my head and I don’t think they would fit her very well as she has a similar size head as my wife). If I were buying some for her, I’d buy the grey Bose 350’s. Finally all of these have relatively strong batteries. The Sony’s are probably better overall but the Bose 700’s charge quickly and I can easily get 20+ hours of listening out of them before needing to charge them. Fifteen minutes of charging will get me a few hours. Let me be clear, all 4 of these headphones are REALLY nice! And so you need to consider your priorities and then choose accordingly and I think you will then be happy with whatever route you go.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good headphones option for remote workers with Unified Communication USB connector
*by A***W on July 22, 2021*

I have owned/used the Jabra Evolve 75 for 4 years. I have owned and used this Bose product exclusively for ~2 months. I bought it to replace my Evolve when the boom mic stopped muting the headset. I work from home full time and use them 3-6 hours a day. I'll compare the two products a bit here for people who might be familiar with that one. In short: It's a really nice headset, albeit one with some quirks. If you want a single headset for work and music, get the Bose NC 700 (with UC if you also use a supported team meeting product, like MS Teams). If you want a headset for work only then you should also consider/compare the Jabra Evolve 75 PROS: - Extremely comfortable when the room you are in is at a comfortable temperature, - Quite comfortable for people who wear glasses. The Evolve 75 was less comfortable with glasses due, I believe, because of the design: the Bose fits around your ear and the Evolve 75 sits on top of your ear, which would push it into the glasses and your head. Never a huge deal, but one thing I noticed with them after hours of use wear - With UC connector (sold separately or as a bundle with headphone), the controls work with a couple of the leading video conferencing products - Noise canceling is incredible...absolutely fantastic. - A pleasant voice and sounds telling you what is going on when you hit most of the controls. The Evolve 75 has voice feedback as well - Charges very quickly...30 minutes will get me through my work day - Music sounds wonderful on them. I would not use the Evolve 75 for music if I had other options around like this CONS: - When your room is hot the Bose is not as comfortable as the Evolve 75. I think this is because the Bose encases your ears while the Evolve sits more on top of the ear - I find the touchpad controls much less accurate than physical button. Hold the touchpad for the right amount of time to mute/unmute means I'm wrong some amount of the time. The Evolve 75 was way more simple...move the mic boom up and you are muted, move it down and you are not - The manual is not very good. Did you know that the UC USB nub has a button to set bluetooth to discovery mode? The manual doesn't tell you that and the button is so well placed and designed that it doesn't look like a button at all - The software to update/use the Bose it is awkward at best. Jabra's software updater is much cleaner - Does not come with a stand to put it when not in use. The Evolve 75 - If you want Unified Communications you need to buy a $75 USB nub, or buy the NC 700 UC package. The Evolve 75 has it all in one package/price - When paired to your phone and your computer (via UC nub) it gets confused when you get a phone call while on a work meeting. I tend to disconnect it from my phone during working hours for this reason...the Evolve 75 handled two devices better - Uses a very different cable to charge...sort of like a hollowed-out USB-C...and the supplied cable is so short you cannot charge and use the headset at the same time. The Evolve 75 can be charged and used a the same time easily...if you ever even had to do this, as the stand it comes with will charge the phone as well if its plugged into a USB port NEUTRAL: - Battery life is satisfactory...I go a couple days between charges - A bit higher price than the Evolve 75 - I found the Evolve 75 to have better signal range

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tons of great features which keep the headphones around your ears.... but for how long?
*by M***G on July 4, 2019*

I've owned these for half a day so far and have decided to keep them around. I'm an audiophile who spends money on kickstarter earbuds, custom-made preamps, and (in general) quality hardware which reduces my audio experience as little as possible. Trying these cans in-store at BestBuy allowed me to appreciate the hardware quality of the exterior... quality matte plastic moulding, amazing comfortable faux-leather surfaces on your skin, and a synthesized voice and audible feedback to assist with your navigation of the three hardware buttons and touch controls make these headphones easy to wear during work sessions, public transit commutes, or in a crowded home with loud kids. As a brand new product, the tension on the cans over your ears and on your head can become uncomfortable within an hour of use. Subjectively, I don't consider my head to be particularly large or larger-than-average and will need to play around with adjusting the cups to sit lower or higher on the band which also release/tighten the tension respectively to see if this becomes a long term problem with use. Taking short breaks with the headphones off (10-15 minutes) helps and gives a good excuse/reminder to take a break from work to relax the body/eyes/ears. The sound quality is reasonable for the headphones. When using the headphones with noise cancellation off, ambient noise seems to lack a very strong low end frequency response (sub ~250Hz, not measured) and might reduce your meatspace experience in some cases where mixed ambient and input audio are desired. That said, direct input still seems to perform quite well with solid frequency response all around which lets the very highs and very lows to be pretty well-balanced. A test using the headset for phone conversation over bluetooth yielded very nice results. The setup involved the cans paired with my laptop streaming music and my Project Fi Pixel 3 phone on standby. Using the Google voice assistant to start the call resulted in some clumsy voice detection/understanding problems ("I'm sorry, I didn't get that, who would you like to call? I don't know that name, who would you like to call? Ok, will that be mobile or home? Ok, will that be mobile or home? Dialing..." _sigh_) which I don't believe are the fault of the cans at all. The test included loud ambient music in the room with the person wearing the headphones and found the other user to experience practically none of the ambient noise through the call with a very clear bead on the callee's voice despite close proximity to the music source playing at a moderate volume (such that the ambient music was leaking through the room walls and making it hard to isolate whether the headphones were leaking the ambient noise into the call...which it seemed _not_ to do with this casual test setup). Noticeable was the (300-700ms) delay from the user on the headphones which seemed to not be present from the non-headphone user. It was hardly a concern and either due to the latency in the network transmitting the audio (which, again, was a local wifi call between handsets.... though I am unsure if the handsets route audio locally or not) or possibly in the audio processing from the headset. This latency was par for most mobile calls and should be completely unnoticeable in a remote environment when you're not there to hear to source before the transmitted audio through the headset. A few gripes about the design and ergonomics of the device: - the button placement: very easy to accidentally active these buttons which adjusting the placement of these cans if not aware/careful. - the direction of earcup rotation: when placing the cans around the neck/shoulders, the earcups rotate up (into the air) rather than down (onto your chest). Questionable choice here as it makes the headphones somewhat uncomfortable to hold there, but perhaps Bose never expects you to remove the phones... unsure if that's a reasonable expectation or not. - the synthetic leather matte black surface inside the top of the headset and on the earcups attract oil and will certainly show for those of us with that sort of skin. This may require some extra TLC and upkeep to keep as pristine as one might like. The white set might fair better in this regard. Overall summary: A pricey purchase that I would have trouble justifying as a personal expense (these were expensed by my employer and intended for daily voice conference usage and isolation during work hours in busy coffee shops) and really comes down to the longevity of the product over time. If these headphones end up lasting me longer than 5 years, I would be VERY satisfied with the purchase. At a price point closer to $250-300, this would be a much easier personal purchase to make. As a user which "babies" their hardware, I am eager to see whether this will stand the test of time. Direct input (from a bluetooth source that is not ambient noise) has a very solid frequency response which does not noticeably detract from the music experience. Longterm use may be uncomfortable depending on your head size. The noise cancellation works wonderfully and almost too well, leaving me at a "5" setting more often than a "10" as complete cancellation feels too isolating and uncomfortable to feeling the lack of "air" around me. BLE connection to multiple devices (two) at once allows for seemless transitions between either input. This is also a first time purchase of a Bose product. Looking forward to seeing how the device matures and support is handled over time. Firmware updates are provided automatically to the headset through their app. Battery life "appears" long but I have yet to complete a full discharge cycle to be sure. I was pleasantly surprised to find the phones report +5 hours of use remaining at 20% battery charge and +20 hours at full charge (the audio assistant delivers the charge level as "hours of use" remaining, not battery level...which is still viewable in the Bose Music app. Nice touch, Bose).

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*Store origin: NZ*
*Last updated: 2026-02-16*