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Wireless noise cancelling Headphones

Doogles
Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,880 Founders Club
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I travel a lot and recently purchased some Plantronic SE wireless headphones. They sounded great but the noise cancelling was practically non existent and at 250 I needed more.

So I returned them for the Bose QC35 ($350) and while the noise cancelling is much improved, the range seems to be laughably bad. Like take a shit 10 feet down the hall and it gets all wonky bad.

I'm thinking I need to do another return (god bless Amazon prime) and want to know from the bored of any success stories because I don't trust the online specs/reviews anymore.

Sennheiser Momentum
Sony MDR 1000

Is it possible I just got a lemon with the Bose?
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 38,081 Founders Club
    edited March 2017
    Does Audeze make a wireless headphone by chance? That's a pretty respected headphone brand in hi-fi circles. But Sennheiser has a good rep too I believe.
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    I'm still on my cheap marshmallow headphones. I tried a set of LG BT ones that suck. I've looked at these but haven't bought them yet.

    https://www.plugfones.com/hearing-protection/travel-earplugs/

    https://www.plugfones.com/product-category/accessories/
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,880 Founders Club
    PurpleThrobber said:

    If you want noise cancelling headphones, why would you need wireless capability?

    Unless you want to hear noise from some device - in which case, you really don't want noise cancelling headphones. Or am I just too OCD/literal for my own good?

    I hate wires and things that tangle, makes me claustrophobic. I also walk when I talk so it's nice to wander while on the phone. I also have an iPhone 7+ that doesn't have a headphone jack so it was a perfect excuse.

    Both headphones did sound better when I used the adapter, but the Bose still sounds pretty damn clean wireless.
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  • phineas
    phineas Member Posts: 4,732
    I don't know about noise cancelling (I'm paranoid so I need to see and hear around me at all times) but I can say, the Powerbeats 2 by Dre Beats or whatever they're called were some of the best headphones I've ever used. I don't know if those are even still a thing (been like 2 years?) But I'm sure whatever they've come out with since have to be just as good if not better.

    Don't let the name/marketing turn you off. They're quality.
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,880 Founders Club
    phineas said:

    I don't know about noise cancelling (I'm paranoid so I need to see and hear around me at all times) but I can say, the Powerbeats 2 by Dre Beats or whatever they're called were some of the best headphones I've ever used. I don't know if those are even still a thing (been like 2 years?) But I'm sure whatever they've come out with since have to be just as good if not better.

    Don't let the name/marketing turn you off. They're quality.

    That was my issue with the beats, I feel like they are a gimmick, but I'll give them a listen.
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  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,609 Founders Club
    PurpleThrobber said:

    If you want noise cancelling headphones, why would you need wireless capability?

    Unless you want to hear noise from some device - in which case, you really don't want noise cancelling headphones. Or am I just too OCD/literal for my own good?

    I was totally confused by this also but thought I was the only one.
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  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    Me too. I thought his OCD was prettier clear to everyone
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  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113
    phineas said:

    I don't know about noise cancelling (I'm paranoid so I need to see and hear around me at all times) but I can say, the Powerbeats 2 by Dre Beats or whatever they're called were some of the best headphones I've ever used. I don't know if those are even still a thing (been like 2 years?) But I'm sure whatever they've come out with since have to be just as good if not better.

    Don't let the name/marketing turn you off. They're quality.

    Noise cancelling just drowns out white noise like plane engines. You're able to hear people clearly in most cases.
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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,842
    I travel a shit ton, and got tired of all the wires, so I used my Marriott points to buy the noise canceling Dre Beats.

    I'm pretty happy, when on the plane I don't get the slow beat down of the droning. And I can pretend I don't hear assholes if they try and talk to me.

    When I work from home I sometimes go to the library and work, where I will put them on to listen to music. When I get a call the headphones with built in microphone work great.

    Very happy, but to someone's point the wireless isn't the best for noise canceling.

    Sincerely,

    Headphone superiority guy
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