Strong performing all around over ear headphones
The Bose QC25 are a nice step up
from my previous Bose QC15’s and prior to that my QC3’s. I do not feel they are
overwhelmingly better or worth an upgrade if you were happy with QC15. The QC25
sound a little better, are better built, and a little more convenient. These headphones
are a smaller and more compact follow-up in the QuietComfort series. They offer
a more compact design, comfortable cushy foam earpieces, a rechargeable
battery, full sound, and effective noise-canceling circuitry and they fold up
for storage in the included carrying case.
A number of years ago I had a problem with my pair of Bose QC3’s ‘squealing’ in my ear with an ear piercing feedback
sound. I reviewed the problem with Bose
who did not offer much in the way of a solution other than to offer me a
discount on a replacement. Through some
research I found that when the foam weakens or deteriorates over time it’s best
to replace the ear cushion which helped immensely. However based on that experience I was fairly
turned off to Bose for a number of years.
About four years ago I purchased
the QC15 (predecessor to these headphones) and have not looked back. The design of these headphones includes a
microphone on the outside and on the inside of each earcup. The outside
microphone detects outside noise. The inside microphone monitors what you are
hearing and when it detects that the outside noise is present inside, the
active noise-canceling circuits remove that noise. I also like that the earcups pivot and fold flat into a compact case so
your headphones are well-protected during travel. In all these QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise
Cancelling headphones are the perform really well as an all around-ear
headphone.
Amazon Product Link: Bose QuietComfort 25 (QC25 )Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones