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iPod BOSE headphones
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Which ones?
I think Shure makes a better set of phones, if you don't mind in-ear models. I love my E3C's.
I think Shure makes a better set of phones, if you don't mind in-ear models. I love my E3C's.
DO NOT buy the $150 Tri-Port model. While the sound is fine [for me...not looking for BoseBashers to come out of the woodwork
], there are better to be found for less money, but the main reason to avoid these is that the headband has a cheap plastic component that splits with minimal torquing. Bose has happily sent me two replacement pairs so far, but this latest set is also cracked (the ear piece will slide completely off). They seem to last about 6 months or so.
I think I'm going to buy something else. Even though I can get them replaced again, it just isn't worth the hassle. These things never leave the bedroom. I only use them while watching DVD's on my PowerBook so I do not disturb my wife while she reads. It's not like I'm wearing them while I'm moshing, for cripes' sake.
], there are better to be found for less money, but the main reason to avoid these is that the headband has a cheap plastic component that splits with minimal torquing. Bose has happily sent me two replacement pairs so far, but this latest set is also cracked (the ear piece will slide completely off). They seem to last about 6 months or so.I think I'm going to buy something else. Even though I can get them replaced again, it just isn't worth the hassle. These things never leave the bedroom. I only use them while watching DVD's on my PowerBook so I do not disturb my wife while she reads. It's not like I'm wearing them while I'm moshing, for cripes' sake.
zelmo said:
He speaks the truth. Same thing happened to mine.
Portability is an issue, too. Are you going to be carrying these around? You can't exactly wrap them around your pod...
Hey iGary, were the ones you have the $300 model? I tried a pair, I don't know which model they were-just that they were $300-and they hissed and cracked something fierce. I really want a pair of these and I'm hoping it was just a defective set that I tried, but I can't drop $300 without knowing for sure that I'll get the most bang for my buck.iGary said:
Bose tends to be *way* over-priced for the money.
If you have a budget and musical style (in general) in mind, head over to head-fi.org and ask the audio geeks that lurk around there.
If you have a budget and musical style (in general) in mind, head over to head-fi.org and ask the audio geeks that lurk around there.
yeah, the triports have quite a flimsy build. mine broke after a couple of weeks without excessive use. however, the quietcomfort2s are a better pair. i've owned the QC2 rev. A (champagne gold color) and now the rev. B (silver color) and i noticed that the newer ones had a higher frequency range. i like the fact that they can cancel out noise without having something in your ear.