Are these better then the more popular brands like BOSE or BEATS? I am a music listener and will use this to make phone calls to. Good Investment?
1285888
They don't sound as good to me. I haven't heard Beats, but I've heard many. I don't think Beats is advertised as noise-canceling. Bose Quietcomfort 15 are the best noise-canceling phones I've owned. Do not buy used old models. After many years, the ear cushions on my Bose phones were wearing out. I called them and they offered me the new model for $100 and said it was much improved. They were right. The new model sounds much better than the one I had.
1285889
I own a Bose noise canceling headset similar to the set in question (ATH-ANC27). Bose is by far the best. For the money and size the ATH-ANC23 (in the ear) that I bought has surprising abilities. I was very impressed.
1285890
I have not used the BOSEU and cannot compare. But the ANC27 is good for using while watching an inflight movie as it suppresses the outside noise, which is the mane reason tha I bought it and ha been great in this respect.
1285891
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.
1285892
They are cheaper than Bose, but Bose are better on IPhone. You can make a decision .
436869
Hello Tuna,I really cant Compare the two do to the fact I have never owned beats,but I can tell you that, for the price they make great headphone for the gym. I hope I was helpful.
2093996
It depends on what you are going to use them for. I live in the city which is pretty noisy, trains cars etc but I wanted headphones that I could hear around me. So their not noise cancelation. I haven't had a lot of headphones so, I can tell you this. They don't have more bass then the zik parrots or beats. Most likely they're like a low kind of bass headphones. I use it for my nexus 5 & they don't have a lot of bass but when I use them for my galaxy tab 3 they have bass. But with these I can say they changed my taste in music. I listen to more live bands now. Before it was a lot of hip hop
126808
I can't say that I think they are a ton better than others, but the unique design helps them stay in my ear better than any other in-ear headphone. I normally listen to TuneIn Radio so I'm not sure if the streaming quality is good enough to notice a big difference. I would probably buy them again.
2142005
Sure, these should work perfectly with your phone. I have an android phone too and they work great for calls. There is a call/ answer button that you can use to answer and hangup. There are definitely better headphones available out there, but your decision depends on what price you're willing to pay and what features are important to you. These are in the middle of the range and come with exceptional durability since they are strong and sweat resistant. Sound quality is ok and not the best, but thats what you get in the mid-tier price range.
284080
in my opinion, is better than beats and other brands. the headphone is comfortable and the look is very cool.
771560
Beats isn't really good. They sound muddy and is not worth $300. When you buy the beats, you're pretty much paying for the brand, not the sound quality. But the beats do have good bass. And they do look great.On the other hand, the bose 15 has better sound quality, clarity, and amazing noise cancellation. The bose are smaller and weight less then the beats. You can wear bose for hours. That's how comfy they are. The beats start to hurt your ears after about an hour. In my opinion I kinda like how the bose 15 look. It all comes done to this: looks or sound quality.
1111727
Are you listening to digital or analog recording? I have only listened to digital music with these, and they have had good response. Not having ever used say a $300 pair of headphones; I don't know how they would compare. They do beat the small earbuds by far; and are not too bad to sit for extended times on the head. You will have to sit up though, these are not that comfortable reclined or lying down.
1957971
Beats is better. I don't know apple EarPods in-line mice. I still think these are very good.
929966
Well, until you added the "stock Apple buds" (or any stock earbuds) I was going to say these are not quite as good (as higher end wired headphones), but they are every bit as good as the stock earbuds that come with most phones for music, and FAR superior to stock headset for phone calls. I don't think you'll be disappointed!
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These headphones have great quality sound, & for ON the ear phones are the best to me. Any background sound is not apparent if u turn the vol up by only 1/3 - 1/2. If u will be listening most of the time with a lot of or loud background noise, then OVER the ear phones will excel for that, but they typically will cost approx $100 more. Over the ear phones are built to block loud, and/or constant background noise, but the drawback to them is your ears will get hot, so by design they both have their benefits/limitations.
88591
I think they're pretty good at noise isolation. If I'm playing music at normal volume through my phone speaker and put the headphones on without plugging them in, I can't really hear the music at all. I do this every morning when I'm leaving for work, and I'm always surprised that it works so well.
1991834
Your question is too subjective. For the price, these headphones tend to work well enough for their intended purpose. I enjoy using them very much and are better than some I haved purchased in the past at a higher price. I do recommend these.
105576
The Bose head phones are for people with discerning tastes in music who don't want to blow their heads off with sound. The sound imaging is superb. Way better than Sennheiser. The Beats are for people like me who want to blow their heads off. They still have excellent sound clarity. Between the two it's like a bottle of fine wine compared to 4 bottles of Boone's Farm. The Bose have noise cancelling that will mask a locomotive. I know thru experience. The noise cancelling on beats is marginal but with the music that loud, does it matter?
767935
R. Cleveland, These are very light phones and are not at all noise canceling. You might want to consider the noise cancelling type of phones if you want to hear nothing but the music. Having said that, I listen at probably louder than average levels and for me, external noise is not objectionable with these phones.
1018264
The headphones are good for any phone...I have an android and they work fine I have also used on an iPhone they are great I just didn't get a great pair
1796382
Hello, I am about to purchase these for use in my cell phone (palm pre). I listen to music (streaming radio and mp3's) all day while at work. I work in a 10x10 cubicle with high walls. Is the sound leaking high enough that it may bother my co-workers? I do not listen to music very loud because I have tennitus which loud noises aggrivates. Also do you have any experience using these with 128kbps sound files? I know that is low, but it is what most streaming music is sent in. Thanks,