Bose Quiet Comfort 35 headphones

killbillvol2

MaceFace wrote: »

I have used these on lots of flights and they are excellent if you plan on staying awake and listen/watch something but they are impractical for sleeping unless you sleep without resting your head on anything. If any part touches the plane, the vibrations ruin them.
Also beware that some airlines don't allow Bluetooth and others like Aer Lingus don't allow overhead headphones until after takeoff.

Could you enlighten us as to the airlines that don't allow Bluetooth? That's a new one for me.

killbillvol2

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Could you enlighten us as to the airlines that don't allow Bluetooth? That's a new one for me.

Even if they say they don't the chances of them spotting you using them is very slim anyway.

MaceFace

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Could you enlighten us as to the airlines that don't allow Bluetooth? That's a new one for me.

Aer Lingus that had it listed in their mag last September.

Tazium

MaceFace wrote: »

Aer Lingus that had it listed in their mag last September.

No mention of Bluetooth restrictions in the new magazine.

Creamy Goodness

Laptops with built in WLAN e.g. Centrino. **** sake Aer Lingus, it's not the 90's.

(Yes I know Wlan wasn't a thing in the 90's)

Tazium

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Laptops with built in WLAN e.g. Centrino. **** sake Aer Lingus, it's not the 90's.

(Yes I know Wlan wasn't a thing in the 90's)

2 mins after taking that photo the crew told me to remove the headphones for takeoff and landing. 😠FFS that's core to the reasons for buying them!

MaceFace

Tazium wrote: »

2 mins after taking that photo the crew told me to remove the headphones for takeoff and landing. 😠FFS that's core to the reasons for buying them!

It really is crazy. I flew three different airlines this week and not a problem on any!

blackbox

Tazium wrote: »

2 mins after taking that photo the crew told me to remove the headphones for takeoff and landing. 😠FFS that's core to the reasons for buying them!

That could be a safety requirement so that you can hear instructions from the crew during the highest risk part of the flight - nothing to do with the BT.

I see some people even seem reluctant to take them off for the safety instructions.

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MaceFace

blackbox wrote: »

That could be a safety requirement so that you can hear instructions from the crew during the highest risk part of the flight - nothing to do with the BT.

I see some people even seem reluctant to take them off for the safety instructions.

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No it's they Aer Lingus don't allow head phones during take off or landing. I switched mine for ear buds until in air.

acquiescefc

But thats changed on most airlines, even Ryanair. You can use your mp3 player Ipad etc at any time just not during safety demo. Aer lingus needs to change that.

bk

MaceFace wrote: »

I have used these on lots of flights and they are excellent if you plan on staying awake and listen/watch something but they are impractical for sleeping unless you sleep without resting your head on anything. If any part touches the plane, the vibrations ruin them.
Also beware that some airlines don't allow Bluetooth and others like Aer Lingus don't allow overhead headphones until after takeoff.

Yup both reasons (along with size and glasses) that I use the in-ear QC20's instead.

I have no difficulty sleeping with the in-ear ones in.

Strictly speaking they could still tell you to take the in-ears out for take off and landing, but they never have for me, while I've seen them tell other people with big on ear ones to take them off. I guess they are just less noticeable.

The Sparrow

Anyone know any shops in Dublin that are selling the Sony MDR 100X headphones?

a clanger

Prices in Dublin yesterday still €259/309 for QC 25/35
Dixon's in UK airport today £209/279 respectively

Marklark

Prices going up now in the UK (£289 for QC25/ £329 for QC35) so for anyone considering buying, the price on Amazon.es may not last long

AmberGold

Price well up now in Dixon's Airport for QC 35, up to €359 or so. No where near €309.

noclee

Sony MDR-1000x 289 sterling Dixons Heathrow currently

BArra

Upgrade of qc35 software via bose connect, seems there are a lot of unhappy users with previous firmware, with minimal improvements in the latest

I have reverted back to firmware 1.0.6!

Info here; https://community.bose.com/t5/Wireless-Headphones/Audio-Quality-Concerns-Since-Bose-Connect-QC35-1-2-9-Update/td-p/35518

Evil_g

noclee wrote: »

Sony MDR-1000x 289 sterling Dixons Heathrow currently

Having tried both on my last trip through Dublin Airport I'd actually prefer the Sony's. The ANC seemed better (to my great surprise) and I like the feature where you can cup the side to hear outside noise without taking them off.

Why all the love for the QC35s and no dedicated thread for the MD-1000x? Anyone want to try to change my mind? Or should I start a seperate thread?

CantGetNoSleep

Evil_g wrote: »

Having tried both on my last trip through Dublin Airport I'd actually prefer the Sony's. The ANC seemed better (to my great surprise) and I like the feature where you can cup the side to hear outside noise without taking them off.

Why all the love for the QC35s and no dedicated thread for the MD-1000x? Anyone want to try to change my mind? Or should I start a seperate thread?

If you find a bargain for them do

dubmick

would it be fair to say the sound on the QC25 is better than QC35? Tried them both last week and thought the QC25 was considerably better.

Aquos76

dubmick wrote: »

would it be fair to say the sound on the QC25 is better than QC35? Tried them both last week and thought the QC25 was considerably better.

Do you happen to know which firmware was on the Q35's the sound quality on the 1.29 firmware was awful and many of us have rolled back to previous firmware 1.06. Personally I haven't heard how the Q25's sound though, so you could indeed be right is what you are saying.

dubmick

No just tried them on in Harvey Norman's so would imagine they were not upgraded. The noise cancelling was very impressive in such a noisy store but I didn't expect there to be so much sound difference although I think wired over wireless will always be better on comparable headphones. Would be interested to know if the QC35's sound is better when wired.

BArra

Has anyone reverted back to 1.06 and still experiencing a degredation of ANC?

BArra

Multiple threads on the bose forum, lots have been locked by bose mods so arent on the main page of complaints

Bose mods are saying their tech team advised no ANC changes but the amount of complaints say different, they advise to do a warranty exchange if the customer wants.

I updated twice recently to .9 (sound was bad on this fw) and .10, rolled back to 1.06, to me also there seems to have been a change to ANC.

Id say i will hold tight for the next firmware and check reports before i update

https://community.bose.com/t5/Wireless-Headphones/QC35-Noise-Cancelling-Not-As-Good-As-Before/td-p/39183

Jofspring

Saw the Bose Q35's in Dubai Airport for €279 yesterday.

CantGetNoSleep

They are dropping on Amazon ES too, down to 283€ plus delivery now

ButtersSuki

AmberGold wrote: »

Price well up now in Dixon's Airport for QC 35, up to €359 or so. No where near €309.

I left Dublin on the 12th of Feb and specifically asked how long this price (the lower one) would hold as I was carrying my Sennheiser Momentums with me and didn't want to take 2 pairs of phones with me for one trip. I was told it would be for several more moths at least. i'm still in the states so really annoyed to hear this! Flying home Sat then out again in a couple of weeks and had planned to pick them up then.

unklerosco

Evil_g wrote: »

Having tried both on my last trip through Dublin Airport I'd actually prefer the Sony's. The ANC seemed better (to my great surprise) and I like the feature where you can cup the side to hear outside noise without taking them off.

Why all the love for the QC35s and no dedicated thread for the MD-1000x? Anyone want to try to change my mind? Or should I start a separate thread?

I've the Sony's also, ANC is great on them. Touch features are great, the cupping the ear function is one of the best features I've seen on a headphone, I use it all the time.. I use these in work a good bit so it's a really handy feature. Battery life on them is fantastic too

Rackstar

I haven't upgraded from 1.06, the ANC doesn't seem to be as good as it was previously. Not sure how that could be

higster

unklerosco wrote: »

I've the Sony's also, ANC is great on them. Touch features are great, the cupping the ear function is one of the best features I've seen on a headphone, I use it all the time.. I use these in work a good bit so it's a really handy feature. Battery life on them is fantastic too

Picked one up also. Agree with all above. Find call quality dodgy though.