Bose QC35 vs Sennheiser PXC 550

[nicklmg]

Buy Bose QC35 on Amazon: http://geni.us/X7tt
 
Buy Sennheiser PXC 550 on Amazon: http://geni.us/L8Iy9R

 

Bose has been on top of the noise cancellation game for a long time now.. Can they hold their position?

 

 

[ThinkWithPortals]

Thank you!

[Daniel644]

#OutOfMyPriceRange

 

personally I like the Sennheiser look better, that silver crap on the bose feels to early 2000's attempt to look futuristic to me.

[atrash]

I have the PXC 550 and have been using it for almost a month now. Linus forgot to highlight the brilliant Captune app for the PXC 550 where you can adjust how strong you want the ANC,turn the Voice prompt on and off or even change the spoken language,adjust the EQ (plenty other options under this),and even play your songs through its dedicated music player.

 

Also since these headphones are usually paired with a phone, why is there no mic test? You're missing so many things that could make this review a bit more in depth. 

[DLex]

I wish this video was posted to floatplane. That's how I get around my company's youtube block.

[nicklmg]

7 minutes ago, DLex said:

I wish this video was posted to floatplane. That's how I get around my company's youtube block.

It was! It was just posted like... a month ago lol. We've had a lot of Wednesday simultaneous releases recently, which pushed this video out by a long while...

[DLex]

1 minute ago, nicklmg said:

It was! It was just posted like... a month ago lol. We've had a lot of Wednesday simultaneous releases recently, which pushed this video out by a long while...

I take it back! haha

[KaminKevCrew]

I have to say, I wish that this video had a disclaimer about the fact that you guys missed the Sony MDR1000X on this video. From everything I've heard, it's the better headphone for sound, AND ANC. I think it definitely would have been a good look.

 

(I assume that this video was made before those headphones came out though, as that's a pretty new headphone. I just feel like there should be a disclaimer in there about that...)

[idmb]

What about the RYOBI TEK4 headphones? They're a blast.  

[captain_to_fire]

I'm looking forward to owning a QC35 especially when a lot of tech reviews considered it as the benchmark for active noise cancellation for headphones. Very good comparison although I'm a little bit bummed that Linus didn't declared a winner.

[Kwicked]

2 hours ago, KaminKevCrew said:

I have to say, I wish that this video had a disclaimer about the fact that you guys missed the Sony MDR1000X on this video. From everything I've heard, it's the better headphone for sound, AND ANC. I think it definitely would have been a good look.

 

(I assume that this video was made before those headphones came out though, as that's a pretty new headphone. I just feel like there should be a disclaimer in there about that...)

I'm going to 2nd this. This video feels incomplete without the Sony MDR1000X

[Surplus]

You guys should do a video on the best budget wireless headphones.

[ConiferousJelly]

Made separate post about what I asked in the first comment, so I just took it out.

[Energycore]

7 hours ago, atrash said:

Linus forgot to highlight [insert relevant feature]

Seems like that's just standard Linus these days

[jomojomo95]

The German Tech Website Golem.de just published an article about active noise cancellation Headphones.

Including Sennheiser MB 660 / PXC 550, Bose QC 35, Sony MDR-1000X, Teufel Mute, Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC and Plantronics Backbeat Pro 2.

It's quite a read but i can recommend it.

 

German:

http://www.golem.de/news/anc-kopfhoerer-im-praxistest-mit-der-schnoeseltaste-seine-ruhe-finden-1612-125072.html

 

Google Translate:

https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.golem.de%2Fnews%2Fanc-kopfhoerer-im-praxistest-mit-der-schnoeseltaste-seine-ruhe-finden-1612-125072.html

 

 

Model overview from Golem.de :

Model	Sennheiser MB 660/PXC 550	Sony MDR 1000X	Bose QC 35	Teufel Mute	Audio Technica	Plantronics Backbeat Pro 2
Price (€)	from 369	399	from 329	130	270	250
Weight	225 g	275 g	234 g	240 g	305 g	289 g
Bluetooth	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Battery life according to manufacturer	up to 30 h	up to 30 h	20 without, 40 with cable	bis 40 h	30 h	up to 24 h
Charging time	3 h	up to 3 h	2,25 h	external charging	4 h	up to 3 h
languages	6	only English	11	no statement	no statement	12
active damping	30 dB	up to 30 dB	no statement	no statement	14 dB at 50-500 Hz	no statement
Can be used when loading?	yes	only with cable	no		yes	yes
operation	Switches and touch panel	Switches and touch panel	Switches	Switches	Switches	Switches
Multipoint	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
NFC	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
Instructions	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
Specifications	PDF	Webseite	Webseite	PDF	Webseite	PDF

[ryanthomp]

On 12/14/2016 at 0:46 PM, atrash said:

I have the PXC 550 and have been using it for almost a month now. Linus forgot to highlight the brilliant Captune app for the PXC 550 where you can adjust how strong you want the ANC,turn the Voice prompt on and off or even change the spoken language,adjust the EQ (plenty other options under this),and even play your songs through its dedicated music player.

 

Also since these headphones are usually paired with a phone, why is there no mic test? You're missing so many things that could make this review a bit more in depth. 

I am looking for a pair of headphones right now, will you mind to give me some input? I am debating on 4 with the Sony 1000x, Sennheiser Momentum Wireless, Sennheiser PXC 550, and the Bose QC 35. I've basically pretty much eliminated the QC 35 as of right now. I am aware that the Sennheiser Momentum Wireless does has the best audio quality but I am willing to sacrifice that little audio quality for other features. What do you think? Is there a reason why you chose the PXC 550 when the Momentum Wireless and the 1000x are in the same price range? Your advice would help me a lot.

Thank you!

[CheatCode88]

I have been a big bose fan for while now and i am super happy with these headphones. I think they sound great I couldn’t ask for more though I would love to try the PXC550 where could I try them?

[Hi.im.lotso]

Hello everyone. I just bought the PXC550 and Linus was right, the caring case that comes with the headphones doesn't protect the headphones that much. I will like to buy an extra caring case, any options?

 

An apology for the orthographic errors, English is not my native language. Thank you!

[shelwyn]

The Bose QC 35 has a new model the Bose QC 35 II.

https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/over_ear_headphones/quietcomfort-35-wireless-ii.html

I'd say not worth the upgrade if you have the original but if your looking for a new one buy the newest model instead.