Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones, Samsung and Android Devices, White

Bose QuietComfort 20 ear buds noise cancellation is as good as QuietComfort 25 over the ears headset. I highly recommend it for noisy environments when you try to get rest or need to focus. It is a must for long flights, noisy subway rides, phone calls in a noisy public spaces. Cuts out noisy A/C and noisy neighbors. You don't get a complete silence but the remaining sound is no longer disturbing. When there is very little noise around, you can hear a slight white noise from the headset. It's not annoying. Don't use it for phone calls in quiet settings because you will lose sense of people around you and talk too loud. In my opinion, batteries keep charge sufficiently long and recharge fast. Can be recharged while using them. Love the button that can disable noise cancellation and feed outside sounds so you can have quick chat with someone without taking off the earbuds. It should be used when riding a bike or driving. Can be worn for a long time because ears don't overheat like they do with over the ear headsets. It is even possible to sleep with them because there is no bulky hardware on your head. Can rest the head on a side when sitting in an airline seat. Can sleep with head resting on a side of a pillow as long as the bottom edge of the pillow aligns with the ear or above it. I don't like the fact the LED lights can be seen only from one side of the control module. Light should wrap around. The earbuds should shut off when not in the ear to conserve battery. Yes, it is pricey. Don't have any opinion on quality of sound when listening to music, except that any music without noise sounds much better than from a good headset but without noise cancellation.

I would give it 5 starts except for two issues: 1) The wire from the unit used to plug into my phone is about 2 inches long from the base of the plug to the base of the wire where it's connects to the unit. This isn't long enough to handle the unit and my phone easily. 2) The carrying case is barely big enough to squeeze everything in the. I have to leave my extra ear buds because there isn't enough room for it even after I fold up the wires nicely and place the ear bugs so it doesn't snag on anything (instructions said it can easily tear). It takes up more time than it should to store the unit. Other than these issues, the product is great! I don't even have to turn on the noise cancellation switch to block out 75% of the noise around me. When it's turned on, it's like I'm in a insulated room and I can only hear the music. Even my own voice is muffled when I sing along, with the noise cancellation turned on.

I had really high expectations for this headset; especially considering the very high price. I am disappointed with them. I do a lot of flying, and I had hoped for the noise cancellation to be as good as many reviews said it would be. It isn't. It does reduce the jet engine roar somewhat, but it seems to be less than half. The sound quality isn't that great either. Perhaps it's the earbuds. I wish I had gotten the headset instead. Just a lot of money for not very much.

These earbuds do not fit my ears. I have tried the smallest size provided and they are still too large. I am not a small guy at 6 feet 190 lbs. so was shocked the smallest size is way too large. They will not stay in my ears no matter how I position them with the ear. Also, there is no way to evaluate the sound cancellation of these because they don't fit properly. Beware!

Great sound but not noise cancelling at all.

Between the noise canceling, the crisp sounds and my sleep sounds application I can finally get to sleep. I had to find something that could stay in my ears, block the incredible snore of my husband and feel comfy. I got that and excellent sound in these headphones. Are they worth the price? For me, Yes, they are as long as they last. Wish me luck. I love them so!

Fantastic headphones. The noise canceling is not perfect, you can definitely hear background noise if you're not listening to music. But they cut enough to not bother you too bad. I use them a lot for studying and they are very useful, definitely worth the money.

I was looking for a pair of molded ear plugs for when I ride my motorcycle, to cut down on the wind reverberation that can get very loud despite wearing a helmet. I came across these and saw the opportunity to have the best of both worlds - noise canceling to reduce the wind noise, and music to pass the time on long rides! (before any comments about headphones and motorcycles, all of the states I ride in allow motorcyclists to wear headphones) The best part, specifically when riding, is that I could still hear sirens on emergency vehicles, which is clearly a safety requirement. Anytime this did happen, and anytime we stopped, activating the Aware mode was very helpful and worked better than I expected. Having the ability to easily control my music and activate Aware mode with the inline remote makes these ear buds go from great to excellent.

Muy cómodos, buen sonido, tal vez esperaba algo más espectacular, pero aún así es muy buen sonido con la reducción de ruido. El único inconveniente en color blanco es que tienden a macharse muy fácil, fuera de esto el producto es recomendable.

La cancellazione del rumore e' ottima, anche se non totale. Alle basse frequenze la cancellazione e' ottima. Alle medie frequenze comincia a perdere un po' di efficacia. Si sentono debolmente le voci delle persone con alte frequenze (le voci si sentono molto metalliche). L'algoritmo di cancellazione funziona meglio con suoni periodici (rumori di motori, ventole di PC) piuttosto che con rumori ad impulso (come una porta che sbatte). La cancellazione quindi e' ancora da migliorare secondo me, ma e' anche vero che comunque rimane la migliore fra quelle disponibili in commercio, soprattutto per delle in-ear che non hanno un ulteriore filtro del padigione. La qualita' audio e' buona. Timbrica Bose ovviamente, quindi con una leggera enfasi sui bassi. Per me non e' un difetto perche' rispetta le mie preferenze. Il circuito di riduzione comunque impedisce a questi auricolari di raggiungere una qualita' audio pari ad altri della stessa fascia di prezzo. Consigliatissimi se state spesso in ambienti rumorosi, come uffici con molti PC, aerei, luoghi affollati e cosi via. In questo caso l'esperienza audio e' comunque migliore perche' nonostante la qualita' audio sia piu' bassa di altri auricolari sullo stesso prezzo, si sentono meglio perche' isolano i rumori esterni. Per ambienti silenziosi o per audiofili che ascoltano musica in ambienti adatti consiglio di guardare altro.

Ich habe schon seit Jahren einen Bose QC2 der mich auf sehr vielen Geschäftsreisen begleitet hat. Wer viel im Flieger sitzt weiss, wie laut die Umgebung ist und wie sehr die Ohren leiden müssen. Bose's QC20 ist eine deutliche Weiterentwicklung und bietet einen Komfort den ich bisher nicht kannte. Man muss allerdings dazusagen, dass nicht jeder gerne In-Ear trägt. Ich war zuerst skeptisch, da ich von anderen In-Ear immerwieder enttäuscht wurde was das übliche "sich selbst hören" betrifft. Bei einem Telefonat mit den QC20 hört man sich aber selbst kaum noch reden und kann somit wesentlich besser telefonieren. Über den Klang und dessen Autentizität kann man sich streiten, mir passt es genau richtig. Ich trage den Kopfhörer jeden Tag etwa 2-3 Stunden, telefoniere, häre Musik oder unterdrücke damit einfach nur Flugzeuggeräusche oder Umgebungsgeäusche. In ruhigen Umgebungen kann man das Rauschen (white noise) hören, es stört aber nicht. Auch in sehr lauten Umgebungen beweist der QC20 dass er sein Geld Wert ist. Pluspunkte für mich: + Sehr gute Passform im Ohr + Tragekomfort von Ohrstecker, Kabel etc. ist wirklich gut + Sehr gutes Ausblenden von Umgebungsgeräuschen wie Auto, Flugzeug, Zug - Aber auch Tischnachbarn, Bürogeräusche etc. + Durchschschleifen von Musik wenn QC20 ausgeschaltet ist. + Akkulaufzeit sehr gut Minuspunkte für mich - Kleine Box am Ende des Kabels ist schwer zu verstauen, das Kabel zum Kopfhörer könnte noch 20 cm länger sein um das Handy und die kleine Box flexibler unterzubringen - Akkutausch? Möglicherweise eine kostenintensive Reparatur durch Bose? Wer ein kompromissloses In-Ear Noise Reduction Headset sucht ist hier sehr gut bedient!

Noise Canceling 4.5/5 Love the noise cancelling these provide. They're not at quiet as the QC30 or QC35 (simply because they are a different type, in ear vs over ear) but they are very comfortable to wear in the long run. I was used to listening to my music at over 60% volume but with the noise cancelling on I'm listening to my music at less than 15%, which is of course very helpful in the long term for the health of my ears. The switching on of the noise cancellation does take some getting used to, it gives a phantom feeling of the kind of pop that your ears experience when you're in an airplane but it's not actually there. Do keep in mind that they won't cancel out all the noise, they're best at cancelling out low frequency constant sounds like engine noise and it does that very well. Sound Quality 4/5 The sound quality is the same as you get in any of the Bose systems or headphones. It's a beautiful flat response with no amplification in any frequency, which means that you hear the audio as is, the way the musician intended it to be. If you prefer higher bass then you will need to adjust your equalizer for that and it still sounds very good. Comfort 5/5 These aren't exactly in ear, they sit firmly, just on the outside of you ear canal and the design of the tip makes it very comfortable even for extended use. I've used them for 5 hrs + at a stretch and they've been very comfortable.

J'avais acheté des ça sortie le même en noir que j'ai malheureusement perdu à l'aéroport de new York. ces écouteurs sont géniaux pour le train, l'avion et le bureau. J'ai perçu franchement la différence entre cette version et la 1er. Il me semble qu'il y a eu des ajustements, cette version est meilleur en haute fréquence en revanche fait des bruits bizarre en le mettant dans le oreilles comme des bip à 5 ou 6KHz peut agréable que ne faisait pas la 1er version. ce qui me fait penser qu'ils ont fait quelques petit changement de techno entre les 2.