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Bose - QuietComfort® 20i Headphones (iOS) - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.1
Rating breakdown 370 reviews
5 Stars
221
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
30
1 Star
24
Customer Reviews for Bose - QuietComfort® 20i Headphones (iOS) - Black
Customer Rating
2
Bose is number one in noise cancellatio technology
on December 8, 2015
Posted by: Keuzy
Gender:Male
If you are looking for the best in noise cancellation technology, look no further. You have come to right place.
If you are looking for the best in sound, comfort, build quality, and value, I suggest you look elsewhere.
2 stars, because its a 3-star product that is priced as a 4-star product.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
4
Noise cancelling not as good as the QC25
on December 22, 2015
Posted by: DavidTenser
Gender:Male
The noise cancelling in these in-ear headphones is great, but I'm not sure if they're class leading - it depends on what you prioritize. I find that the QC25 offers the very best noise cancellation throughout the range from deep rumbling bass of e.g. an aircraft engine, to the high pitch noise of e.g. air turbulence, fans, etc. The QC20 is just as good as the QC25 from ca 50 Hz and above, but, crucially, it doesn't do a great job of cancelling out the lowest frequency rumble from engines. As a result, you still "feel" the sound from the engines of e.g. a car or an aircraft, whereas with the QC25, it feels like you literally turned the engine off.
If I could choose, on a long-distance flight, I would rather cancel out the lowest bass sounds of the engine than the high pitch noise from the air condition system, and unfortunately with the QC20, I get the opposite. I would still pick the QC20 though because of comfort and style.
Before owning the QC20, I owned a pair of Sony noise cancelling in-ear headphones, and interestingly they had no problem cancelling out even the lowest frequency rumble in a cabin of an aircraft. That was a very nice feeling because it made it feel like you were free floating in the air like an astronaut. :) The Sony struggled more with the higher frequencies in comparison.
All in all, I'm still happy with the QC25, but I don't feel like the upgrade from the Sony headphones was really worth it. If Bose could manage to cancel out also the low frequency (50 Hz and below), I wouldn't hesitate to give this a 5 star rating.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
3
Average Headphones, High Price
on March 18, 2018
Posted by: moorem6
Gender:Male
I purchased the headphones about a year ago. The mic picks up background noise, which makes it difficult to use these headphones for phone calls. The person on the other end can only hear random noises, and not me.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
3
I can still hear the babies cry
on September 28, 2018
Posted by: The Flying Wahine
Gender:Female
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I have owned my pair for more than 3 years. I’ve been an owner of the Boise noise cancelling head sets since the first generation. Unfortunately the recent generations don’t do as well with noise canceling. I use them all the time on my flights. I can still hear babies crying on my flights which I’ve not had that problem with the older generations versions. I appreciate that these are much easier to pack but now the batteries don’t lasts that long. I’m having to recharge them after an 8 hour flight.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
1
UNREASONABLY EXPENSIVE
on July 22, 2015
Posted by: Tired
Great conceptual ideal and quality execution without much complaint.
But I’m getting tired of paying extreme prices for peripherals.
But I’m getting tired of paying extreme prices for peripherals.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
1
Painful
on March 20, 2019
Posted by: jewels
Gender:Female
Length of ownership:1 week
Pros: not wireless (safe), good noise cancellation
Cons: 1) earbuds too big for my ears and difficult to insert and caused a lot of pain in just a few hours. 2) wire twists up to your chin and impossible to untwist it. 3) don't like the color (black/blue), very masculine looking, I wanted white which is not available anymore.
Overall: Due to pain will definitely return ASAP and I'm disappointed that it wasn't designed for females in mind.
Cons: 1) earbuds too big for my ears and difficult to insert and caused a lot of pain in just a few hours. 2) wire twists up to your chin and impossible to untwist it. 3) don't like the color (black/blue), very masculine looking, I wanted white which is not available anymore.
Overall: Due to pain will definitely return ASAP and I'm disappointed that it wasn't designed for females in mind.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
One Star Isn't Fair
on April 16, 2016
Posted by: Melih
Gender:Male
I bought these fancy stuff 2 days ago,it is absolutely amazing,I'm telling you guys I used expensive earphones before but there is no quality to discuss of any earphone or headphone when in a noisy situation,you don't even understand what you listen,lets discuss about qc20 or qc25,there is no noise cancel with this price can better than these on earth,less people notice but they are very light weight,so where you can but battery thing people ask a lot ? The answer is ; where you put your phone ,you can put battery on..Peace..
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
1
Can't get a good fit
on July 30, 2015
Posted by: Viq
Earbuds don't seem to fit my ears well enough to get a good seal. I can't find a way to contact Bose
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