Wireless noise cancelling Headphones

Doogles

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?

YellowSnow

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.

2001400ex

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/

PurpleThrobber

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?

Doogles

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.

phineas

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.

Doogles

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.

HuskyJW

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.

doogie

Me too. I thought his OCD was prettier clear to everyone

UWhuskytskeet

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.

topdawgnc

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

section8

I have QC 35's and routinely walk around the office without losing connection to my phone. Probably 35-45' away from my desk.

Have you updated firmware?

RaceBannon

section8 said:

I have QC 35's and routinely walk around the office without losing connection to my phone. Probably 35-45' away from my desk.

Have you updated firmware?

Doogles

section8 said:

I have QC 35's and routinely walk around the office without losing connection to my phone. Probably 35-45' away from my desk.

Have you updated firmware?

This actually helped enough I'll keep them. Still not even close to the Plantronics in range, but everything else makes up for it.

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