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1593 of 1611 people found the following review helpful.
Half the price but better than Bose? Heh.. think we found a winner!
By Canis Majoris
As everyone I’m sure, I debated amidst these and the Bose Quiet comforts. I have listened to all 3 and I myself like the over the ear better basi of all, so the QC 3 were out ( and they gorgeous much compare evenly with the QC2 ). Now for the review of this product versus the QC2, my two remaining choices.
QC 2 – Excellent noise canceling, overall magnificent remainder in music tone. Good Highs, Good Mid-range but EXCELLENT bass. Downside is 300 dollars and very flimsy (cheaply made)
ATH-ANC7 –
1.SUPERB Noise canceling: Plane: W/O music – everything is muffled as if you were in a room by yourself but you could listen persons outside the door. With Music: I had trouble hearing ANY Noise outside the music, It was almost wholly silent…I could turn my Ipod down to around 25% of max volume and could listen each instrument and then some. These are BETTER than Bose as far as Noise canceling.
2. The High and Mid-range on these things are a heap of of the best I’ve heard, and I am now comparing with the Bose as well as a good deal of Grado’s. These destruct Bose in that area, you almost may FEEL the snare drums and the breath of the singer…honestly.
3. Bass – This is kind of the downside. The bass is there, but unquestionably is not as evident as with the Bose. It has a nice muffled thumping sound, but is kind of back shadowed by the highs, but after adjusting the EQ you could listen it more, and it was reasonably decent with no distortion. There was,however, a good deal of distortion with the very deep punchy bass on a lot of songs, which is kind of annoying. You can’t listen it that much sufficient to mess with the song, but it is there sometimes, I’m attempting to guess whether it is my headphones or it just does this, but all in all the bass is a 5.5/10.
4. Comfort – Excellent comfort, more so than the QC 2. Has a more padded cushion, and it fits nicely over my ears.
5. Construction – Doesn’t feel as flimsy as the QC 2′s, and has a nice solid feel.
+++ Added Bonus – The Noise Canceling option runs off of AAA batteries ( one to be precise ) versus charging with the QC3s. This is SOOO much having little impact than charging, and the battery lasts for around 40 hours. I perfectly love this feature.
All in all I think you recognise which one i recommend. I purchased these new for half the price of Bose, and I can’t tell you sufficient how much these are actually better than the Bose. You will be saving cash and getting better features along with it. If it sounds to good to be unfeigned – it isn’t. I am the basi reviewer of these and I went out on a limb buying these, now I come to you to let you recognise that you don’t have ONE choice when it comes to noise canceling headphones. So I thank you for reading my review, and happy listening!
326 of 331 persons found the following review helpful.
Audio-Technica Kicks Bose Butt
By Bruce R. Cordell
I owned a set of Bose Quietcomfort2 headphones for in regards to 2 years. I genuinely loved them, and they lasted about… 2 years. Within months of purchasing them, the plastic arms tardily crumbled, until each sidearm of the set was thickly wrapped in electrician’s tape to keep the thing together.
Last week, one headphone cup broke off, and no amount of tape would any longer keep them together. I’ve never traveled with these, I applied them only at my desk, I’ve never dropped them.
Even with such care, the plastic tardily crumbled away.
Is this planned obsolescence? For something that cost me $350 dollars, I’m very upset.
So, I ordered a set of these Audio Technica headphones. So far, they cancel noise more or less better than the Bose, and in fact concede me to go to a lower volume on music while I’m working at my desk.
I guess to genuinely compare to the Bose, I’ll have to give them a little time and see if they get started crumbling away after just 6 months as the Quietcomfort2 did. So, if that happens, I’ll give another review. But for now, I’m happy.
UPDATE 09/05/08: I’ve fixed a few editorial errors on my review pointed out in comments. Also, I wanted to follow through on my promise to give another review: After more than a year of use, these headphones are still going strong without any of the degradation troubles I encountered with the Bose set. I still highly commend these.
308 of 315 persons found the following review helpful.
Best Noise Cancelling Headset for the $
By W. Stohler
Maybe I ought to have left off…’for the $’. I’ve tried the QC2 and QC3, and in my opinion, the ATH-ANC7s beat them both!
If you’re looking for near-audiophile balanced sound (bass, mid and high-frequencies), I think you won’t be disappointed. Great design, great noise cancelling, great battery life, detachable cord, very comfortable, and less than half the price of th QC2. They look better in real life than in the picures.
High quality product, reasonable price. Highly recommended.
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