Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling

Pros: Great customer service, nice noise blocking, comfortable

Cons: very expensive. Could have better sound

The Bottom Line: If you have the money get this.

Review: I've been using the QC3 for over a year now and I love them. Great build quality. It's built MUCH better than the terrible Tri-Port headphones which I believe are discontinued. The main benefit of these are the passive (noises from trains and...

Pros: The Headphones work great, they block out most noise and are very comfortable

Cons: Cheaply made, all eight of the Headphones broke one way or another, for 300 bucks?

Review: The Bose quiet comfort work great, they block out ambient noises to create a comfortable atmosphere no matter where you are. They can be plugged into a portable device making music crisp and enjoyable. But and a big but, the quality of the way they...

Pros: Comfortable enough, acceptable sound noise-canceling DOES work Cordless operation is great(just noise dampening)

Cons: VERY Expensive The cellphone chirp is VERY Annoying Kind of bulky

The Bottom Line: Buy only if you're not planning on using it near any cellphones.

Review:

I received the Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones last christmas. I would not be one to spend so much on a pair of headphones myself, but was thrilled to have such an exquisite set of headphones for commuting via train.

I have since...

Pros: Great for flying.

Cons: Not practical product with one exception; flying.

The Bottom Line: Get it only if you fly often. Otherwise, it will probably end up in a closet corner.

Review: Initially worried about the price, I had settled with a cheaper unit made by Sony (Sony makes a few models and I had chosen the cheapest one). Although it cancelled some of the humming noise especially while flying, it did not work too well and a...