How do these compare to my Bose 401's?
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Can't really relate to performance of Bose 401's. I do know that for price paid for a pair of floor speakers these are decent sounding.
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By no means definitive here, since I went through the same questions before I bought these. These are open, vs. closed on the 170's. So the 170's will keep out more of the ambient noise in your environment than these will. These also will be audible easier to other people in the area, depending on the volume that can be VERY much so. Even at low volume you can hear it fine four or five feet away. I preferred the open though since I am a single parent with a 9 year old son, so I like hearing if he hollers out during the night when I'm doing something else. But for me the clincher was the far more comfortable velour ear pieces. They breathe, so your skull around your ears won't get as sweaty and wet like the fake leather stuff on the 170's will do. Now, you CAN buy the velour ear covers for the 170's, but they ran like $45 and I only found them overseas so the price difference would've been lost by the time I went that route anyway. Spec-wise, they're pretty identical with a similar feature set. I could find nothing that would push me for one over the other on a purely sound level aspect.
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Ok. First off, these have memory foam cushions for ear paddings, second these do not require batteries, third the sound on these blows Bose out of the water. It feels as if the sound is 3D Bose is more accoustic. I just want to say once you put then on you won't be able to take them off, the sound is that good. For noise cancelation, it's better than Bose.
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Yeah, I bought a pair of these and brought them to the office. My boss has a pair of QC2's and we compared them side by side. The ANC's do leak noise considerably more than the Bose. You can test them on your head with a partner, or you can turn the cups down on a table and listen for the leakage. I decided to send mine back and get the Bose instead. I also had issues with some very mild static on the ANC's on a flight last week - very slight, but it was there none-the-less.
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I spoke with Sennheiser I asked them what the difference was and they said they were very Similar. I guess that means no difference besides the color, and of course the price. I would get the green ones I love mine.
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I tried both. The Bose QC20 is definitely better, but it is also 2 1/2 times the price.
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Hi Joe, In terms of sound quality there are pretty much the same. If you using the Etymotic in plane/train or outdoors then the quality suffers alittle. These are not noise canceling or noise softening. But as far as comfort. I prefer the Etymotic.
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not having tried the bose i cannot compare but can say the sennheiser earfins do everything they say they do. i jog outside as well as workout in a gym and the fins stay in place, are comfy, clear sound and i hear only my music (no background gym stuff). hope that helps.
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If all you want is the highest quality regardless of price, Bose is usually the way to go. That said, these are very good in their own right and when you factor in the price difference you'll probably soon not really notice the difference unless you are constantly switching between the two. I bought these as a gift for my father who had these second to the Bose on his wish list due to the spec sheet (better high freq. suppression in Bose) - until I pointed out to him that according to his doctor's hearing tests for the past decade neither he nor his hearing aid are able to hear/replicate those frequencies - so the quality difference for him really is NOT noticeable. I have never used Beats nor know any who has, but reviews still rate the Bose higher - and for the money that the Beats cost - I'd probably stick with the Bose.
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Bose may be the top seller, but if you consider the Bose QCS "standard", this product is "superior". Having owned both this like comparing a Ferrari to a Ford. Klipsch Audio has always ben better at speakers than Bose in my book. The noise cancelling is terrific, as good or better than Bose. I assume you might use these to listen to music also? These will knock your scoks off....and turn heads with the style factor.
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I don't know how they compare with the ones that you're asking about but I do know that I was not happy at all with them when I compared them to the Bose AR-15 headphones. Hope this helps.
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They are cheaper than Bose, but Bose are better on IPhone. You can make a decision .
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I installed some in a 911 Turbo. One of the 4 blew within a few days.Aside from that, they sound okay and are in fact brighter than the factory Bose speakers. The entire car are now filled with CDT. They were a rather a large step up from the JBLs.
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I have older Bose speakers, high end. Quite satisfied with them. So far I haven't gotten into spending on fancy cables of any brand. Penny stocks might be a better bet!
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They are both great, but the 315's are better sounding. I have a pair of 535's that sound good, but I use these more often than most all my earbuds. If I am listening through my home system, I use Beyerdynamic's either mt T-70's or my T-90's. Also as with all speakers and headphones there is going to be a break in period. They will sound different in a few weeks than right out of the box.
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I have a Bose 5.1 system, and the Monoprice sounds just as good. I paid 100.00 for the Monoprice a few years ago.
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this is the only ive tried , beside jbl , i reallly like the sound quality on bose but it is much expensier tan jbl, so it depends on budget