Bose QuietComfort 45 Bluetooth Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Triple Black

I am trying to give here the kind of info I would have wanted while shopping. In addition to looking for headphones that meet my audio needs, I am also blind and wanted a good description since I could not see the photos. I have been a Bose user for many years, first wired headphones, then SoundLink,, then bought the QC 35 for my stepdaughter and then the NC700 for myself. I replaced my NC 700 headphones with QuietComfort 45 and I am quite happy. The QC 45 are over-ear headphones (cups that fit over the entire ear). The band goes over your head and the part that touches your head is rubbery in texture, not slick like the NC 700. This is a definite improvement. It retains the noise cancelling ability but the headset won't fly off your head if you move quickly. The controls for the QC45 are all buttons and switches--a huge plus! I won't be accidentally hanging up on people or anything else. Also, blind people hate the touch controls. Thank you, Bose, for bringing back the buttons! The Bose Music app is also much improved! There are no more unlabeled buttons! In the app, the tips are very descriptive and will provide all the help one needs to know which controls do what. If you have owned the old Soundlink model, the controls are exactly the same. These headphones fold just like the old Soundlink model. This is also a major advantage for me over the NC700. I have found the sound quality to be improved over the NC 700. I should say that I have a hearing loss and I may simply prefer this headset to the other. I think the NC 700 may be better at producing base, so keep this in mind if you have a strong preference for particular sound quality. On the other hand it is also possible to change the settings via the EQ in the music app. Some reviews are mentioning a radio-type sound. This happened when I tried to pair with a PC, specifically if I tried connecting to "headset" instead of "headphones". I have paired with my phone through the music app first, then had the music app place the headphones in pairing mode and set my PC to search for devices. I am having no trouble with sound quality. The only thing I personally wish is that these were on-ear headphones. I don't actually like over-ear products but I also don't like earbuds. It's not something to mark them down for, just a personal preference.

I got these because they supposedly had decent noise canceling, and they were light weight. The noise cancelling is pretty good, and you can't really hear much at all if you have music on, but you can still hear everything (just muffled) with no sound playing. Which is ideal for me, and something I really like about this product. They are also not that heavy, and don't give me awful headaches like a lot of headphones do. The sound quality is also GREAT. The only downsides are that the mic is a little quiet, and you won't be able to be heard over the phone on a windy day. And they aren't super tight on my head, so they do fall off easy if you're doing even light jogging. They also connect to your devices pretty quickly, especially if you use the same device over and over. The only problem is when someone decides to borrow them, and then it has to test that connection first the next time you pick them up. Even WORSE if they're in the room because they will constantly connect to that device haha. That being said, I use these at my desk, and to walk to class all the time. The battery lasts ages (although it does take a little while to charge), and they're super comfortable. The case also keeps them nicely packed, and they are much sturdier than they look. I usually just put them around my neck to leave the house, and honestly I have had no problems with that in terms of wear. I've had them for a little over a year now, and I use them just about every day, and they are showing ZERO signs of wear or tear. I would HIGHLY recommend these.

4 things I like about these headphones: Super comfortable, great sound quality, great noise cancellation and great battery life. I’m an ups driver and I wear these sometimes when delivering so I can stay up to date on my favorite podcasts/music etc. My truck is typically really loud so the noise cancellation feature is really helpful with these. One underrated thing about noise cancellation is it allows me to listen at what I call a healthy volume, not to the max like AirPods. Battery life will typically last me 2-3 days without charging but I charge them daily. I’d say playing time on a full charge is at least 20hrs maybe more. Comfortability is great. I’ve worn these for 10hrs straight before while hopping in and out of my truck all day and never experienced any discomfort whatsoever. My girlfriend also wore them while running a 10k and said they were excellent. All in all I’m fully satisfied with my purchase and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a quality pair of noise cancelling headphones. I’ll probably never go back to using regular headphones again lol

I did a lot of research looking into bluetooth headphones; as someone with hearing damage and is very picky about how their headphones rest on their ears, I knew I couldn't settle. I bought various other pairs before trying Bose Quiet Comfort, such as KVIDIO (Not tight to head/sound leaking, bassy sound), Sennheiser 350BT (Pinched my ears, quieter than other sets, could hear myself in calls and couldn't turn off in app), and Soundcore Q35 (Entirely different sound depending on the device and if plugged in, couldn't listen to music and be in voice call at same time without plugging in), all of which had their dilemmas. I really wanted a nice pair of bluetooth headphones for cheap, but in my search I recognized that wasn't possible, so I saved up what I had and thankfully snagged this on discount (bought for $180). The sound is absolutely immersive; my worries about these headphones was that the bass was going to be too heavy, as SONY bluetooth headphones and other sets in this price range are usually very bass heavy. Fortunately, that wasn't the case with Quiet Comfort; it's strong, but it doesn't overpower. The mids and treble sound great too, and I can't say I've had any issues with listening to music, calls with friends, etc, other than those friends having shoddy microphones (No problem though). The fit on this set is also solid; I have noticed in warmer weather that my ears get sweaty, but that's to be expected with any headset that's over-ear. My only note is that I noticed the inside of the headphones have molded to my ear. When I first got them, the meshy material with the L and R was flat, but now it's slightly caved in. I'm not sure if it's impacted anything, because I haven't heard a difference in sound, and they don't feel different. I will keep an eye on it for when I update this review. The controls are simple, a switch on button and three buttons to turn up, down, pause, and skip music (and if on mobile, to use your voice assistant) on the right cuff. On the left, the only button is the noise cancelling (two settings; aware and noise-cancel). I enjoy that this headset has two ports, one for charging, and another to plug them into the device to use instead of bluetooth. However, I will note to anyone that uses these headphones plugged in; when the set is in wired mode, it disables bluetooth, and when still on it sounds incredibly quiet. And, when turned off and plugged in, the EQ and Stereo Sound disable, so using the headphones without them being on is really rough. These doesn't steer me away from using them though, as I mainly use them on and via bluetooth. I mean, to be honest, who uses bluetooth headphones with a wire anyway unless they're dead? I'm also actually pretty impressed by the battery on these. They last me all day and night, and I plug them in when I sleep. They charge really fast, and I've only had two occasions of low battery, mainly due to me forgetting to charge em. Overall, my only worry onward is the deterioration, if there is any, and possible connection issues. Haven't had those yet, and hopefully I won't in a year.

I purchased this specifically to use on long flights and for that purpose it works very well. The noise canceling is very good at eliminating outside noise. These have an "aware mode" which allows you to hear outside noise while you have them on but, you have to click it manually (which to be clear is not that big of a deal for me but some other headphones can do so automatically when it detects you speaking) My one dislike would be that it does not automatically pause whatever you're listening to automatically when you remove the headphones, which is a feature I've found common from others, especially at this price point. Sound is decent, they are bose so you should expect clean, crisp and quality sound. My personal preference is bass heavy sound for my headphones, while these do have some pep to them, it is not even comparable to my Sony xm4. Overall I really love how comfortable these are, I've always disliked over ear headphones as they would often (and quickly) get uncomfortable on your ears/head. I've been pleasantly surprised to have worn these for 10 + hour flights non stop and I've never felt any discomfort. Battery life is amazing, do these even die on standby? The headphones tell you how much charge is left every time you put them on. As I mentioned before, I've worn these on 10+ hour flights and they've lasted throughout the entire trip with constant noise canceling active. When not in use, I feel like this battery does not even deplete at all. These headphones come with a wired option as well as Bluetooth. I personally never had to use the wired since i've never had them die on me. The case it comes in is really nice. This is usually one of the things I would ditch but I've found myself using them all the time. It is a hard cover case and provides some nice protection for your headphones. I always store them in there now whenever I'm not using it. Bottom line? Pros VERY comfortable Long battery life with quick charging Excellent Noise canceling Can use with wire or Bluetooth Cons Does not automatically pause music when you take them off. Does not have a feature to disable noise canceling when it detects you talking Final thoughts: Every review on here regarding sound quality would be subjective to the user as everyone has different preferences, with that said here is my opinion. They can get nice and loud but I've found them to be very trebble heavy even when you adjust the settings in app to lower it. My personal preference is bass heavy music and these do not give me that crisp boom that I crave when listening even when bass boost is selected on the eq in-app. Overall sound quality is fairly balanced with highs being more dominant. I use them all the time but really wish I could squeeze more bass out of them.

Used these headpones a few times and they are awesome!! The sound is amazing!! They have two modes, Quiet and Aware. Aware allows you to hear your surroundings while you have music playing, which is nice when you are out in public and need to be aware of your surroundings. Quiet mutes all surrounding noises. And Quiet works wonders!! I have been looking for true noise canceling headphones and these are best. I can't hear Anything! Someone next to me had to actually yell almost at the top of their lungs before I finally heard them. Finally blissful quiet. I'm in heaven. Used the phone call feature and heard the other person fine. One issue i did find was that all of a sudden there was static noise in the right ear phone. It wasn't interference or anything like that. I could still hear music, there was just loud static when it was on Aware. I troubleshooted and nothing helped - turned it on/off, disabled features, changes settings, turned off Bluetooth and multi point access, everything, nothing worked and I was still hearing static during Aware mode. Finally, not having anything else to lose, I took a page of age old advice from my parents/grandparents era and gave it the old tried and true light smack to the outside cover and it fixed itself. I can't believe it actually worked! No more static. Go figure! So glad I didn't have to return these.

Bought in July 2023 and although I didn’t use them very frequently the first couple years (average of 1 hour a week), I was happy with their performance and had no issues. I now use them 20+ hours a week and they are still going strong.

I love these headphones you can't even hear yourself talking period when your jamming out to any music even in aware mode lol the comfort is unreal no pressure on your ears I had the beats solo 3 love them so much but the head phones sit on the ear and cause me pain vs these do not at all the only draw back is I miss the bass of my beats as these are amazing headphones noise cancellation is there but the bass beats wins that vs the Bose and yes I used the app to try to enhance bass still not as much bass as the beats I know these are a older version possibly and the new ones probably do but man if beats solos had the comfort of the Bose they would of never lost me any way I give it 5 stars it's loud when I want it to be actually louder then the beats they could do better with bass but over all I gave my beats to my daughter and kept these yes I chose Bose over beats solo 3 by dre hope this helps making decisions it definitely loud huge noise cancellation. And freaking comfortable

If you're considering buying the Bose QC45, you're probably also considering the Sony 1000XM4 headphones too. They're both priced about the same currently and are both getting great reviews. Yet I was torn between the two so I decided to buy both and keep the one I liked the most. At least that was the plan. The Sony XM4s have been a runaway success only recently replaced by the XM5 which are £100 more, so I left these out as they were just a bit more then I wanted to spen. Here's what I liked and disliked about them both. Build quality and comfort The Bose QC45 feel light in the hand and well made. However I did not like the exposed screws. The Sony XM4s are better sealed at the joints and feel better well built in the hand. The Sony is a fraction heavier but there's nothing in it between the two. The ear pads are better on the Sony. They just feel more cushioned than the Bose. The Bose feel cheaper. I also noticed that the headband on the Sony is slightly more comfortable. I found the Bose headband would dig in to the top of my head slightly. You notice you're wearing them after a while. The Sony cups feel they have more space in them for your ears. I felt my ears were touching the inside of the cups on the Bose. Noise cancelling/transparacy mode I like the way you can switch the Bose between transparent and noise cancelling. It's just a single press of the button on the left cup. Simple. Both modes work brilliatly. I've used the transparency mode while walking so I can still hear some traffic, and the NC mode in my local noisy coffee shop. Both modes work very well. The call quality is excellent. The other person on the call could hear me very well during a walk outside on a rather windy day. No issues with calls. Controls The Bose has physical buttons for the volume controls and to pause play. The Sony has touch sensitive controls which are getting some bad reviews online. This is totally wrong in my opinion. The touch controls work very well on the Sony. I found with the Bose that when I wanted to adjust the volume, I had to place several fingures on the right cup before pressing down on the volume with my index finger. I found that otherwise the cup would slightly move from my ear which became anoying having to reposition it again for comfort. The Sony is just a one finger swipe and very easy to do without disturbing the cup position. The Bose buttons don't feel that high quality. They don't have that satisfiying click or feel. You get a nice satisfying confirmation sound when toggling the on/off button, again a phyical switch that does feel it will break at some point. You get a voice confirmation that you are connected and the battery power remaining. The Bose has a very old computer generated voice which is terrible. The Sony voice is much more modern and clear making the Sony feel more up to date. The Sony has a press and hold button to power on/off. This also gives you a confimation that your Bluetooth has connected. Sound So the important stuff. I've played several tracks over and over on both headphones switching between the two and repeating the track. There are some differencs and it is all subjective. I found the Bose was clearer in the midrange and higher tones. I also felt there was a little more clarity in the words of the song then in the Sony. But the Sony came across more powerful lower down with base. You just feel the Sony has more capacity and power. The music sounds stronger. The Bose is very good but just lacks the real strong base of a track. App I tried both with no EQ straight out of the box. When I adjusted the EQ on both, I got even stronger sound from both. The Sony still feels more punchy. The Bose is very good for podcasts, super clear and great noise cancelling. The EQ on the Bose is very simple with very little adjustments. The Sony is more comprehensive. The Sony has a much better App with more ajustments. It can even learn your regular locations and adjust the sound and NC accordingly. The Bose does none of this. The Sony has a great feature that pauses the music if you simply start to talk to someone. It also switches to transparent mode so you can hear them. Great when ordering a coffee! The Bose doesn't do this. The Sony pauses the music if you lift the headphones off your head, resumes play when you place them back on. The Bose doesn't do this. You can cover the right cup with your hand on the Sony to temparaliy switch to transparancy mode to listen to someone speak. The Bose doesn't do this. Conclusion Overall, both headpones are brilliant in their own way and in isolation. I just feel I keep leaning over to the Sony for some reason. They just feel better quality, sound stronger and have better controls and features. They just feel more expensive. I feel you're paying for the Bose branding and would truly price the Bose QC45 between £150-£200 max. The Sony on the other hand feel a bargain at £240 currently. Both have a nice small case yet the Sony case seems more thought out with better internals. The Sony case has a canvas feel, the Bose a hard shell feel. Both very protable in your bag. One final thought which has been overlooked by online reviewers. The Bose branding on the side of the cups stands out. This made me feel concious of wearing them while walking in the street letting others know I have a pair of expensive headphones on. The Sony are much more discreet and can be mistaken at a distance for their cheaper £50 headphones. I just felt more relaxed wearing the Sony out in public. Yet it felt the opposite while sitting in a coffee shop wearing the Bose. I felt good wearing a quality product and brand everyone knows. It's a small thing but I noticed how it made me feel. I'm reluctant to return the Bose QC45s but between the two, I feel the Sony XM4s are just better.

✅ Points positifs : Réduction de bruit très efficace, idéal pour les transports ou environnements bruyants. Son clair et équilibré, bonne fidélité audio pour tous types de musique. Confortable pour de longues sessions grâce aux coussinets doux et légers. Connexion Bluetooth stable et rapide. Autonomie longue durée, pratique pour une utilisation quotidienne. ❌ Points négatifs : Prix élevé, mais justifié par la qualité et les fonctionnalités. Casque un peu encombrant à transporter si l'on a pas l'étui rigide. 👉 Résumé : Un casque Bluetooth haut de gamme offrant un confort optimal et une réduction de bruit très performante, parfait pour voyager ou travailler dans un environnement bruyant.

First of all and above anything else: all other NC headphones are performing less in dampening the background. In posession now for some 3 months. Very content about the sound quality, simplicity of use, duration of the USB rechargeable battery

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Premetto che è il mio primo paio di cuffie con noise cancelling. Convinto da amici e da alcune recensioni, ho acquistato queste Bose Qc45 e ne sono estremamente soddisfatto! Qualità costruttiva: possono sembrare "leggerine" e un pò troppo plasticose per il loro prezzo a primo impatto, ma con l'utilizzo prolungato si capisce quanta cura vi sia nell'assemblaggio che nella scelta dei materiali. Audio: Le cuffie sono decisamente "squillanti" -> mettono in risalto le frequenze medio-alte. Non sono cuffie con bassi "pompati" ma per il mio utilizzo ne sono soddisfattissimo: passo dalla musica classica fino al metal più spinto...con queste cuffie l'esperienza di ascolto è su un altro livello...si apprezzano nuove sfumature in canzoni ascoltate già 1000 volte...c'è da dire che non ho mai provato un top di gamma del genere prima, quindi sarei curioso di testare altre cuffie (come le Sony Xm4) prima di trarre conclusioni definitive. Noise cancelling: stupefacente, una volta abituati non se ne può fare a meno, taglia benissimo i rumori costanti e riduce molto anche quelli improvvisi e più difficili da sopprimere. Apprezzo molto anche (mentre tanti l'hanno criticato) lo switch esclusivamente tra modalità aware (rumori esterni udibili) e quiet: non avere tantissime modalità di riduzione di rumore ecc.. semplifica moltissimo l'utilizzo finale. Comfort: ...incredibili...leggere e con la giusta pressione per non risultare troppo mobili. Personalmente, per chi vuole una cuffia "all-rounder", da indossare ore e ore in movimento, sono il modello giusto! Update: Le ho utilizzate spesso con cablate per suonare la chitarra elettrica...risultano ottime anche per questo tipo di utilizzo. Inoltre le consiglio anche per la visione di film dalle colonne sonore "importanti". Purtroppo ho notato anche un difetto (non particolarmente rilevante per me): con il vento sono pressoché inutilizzabili con la modalità aware.