Bose qc15 how does it work

Best of all, Bose's active noise-cancelling technology effectively blocks outside noise, creating a peaceful oasis in loud chaotic settings. The QC 15s won't set the world on fire with their default look. See below for customization options. The outer headband and inner earcups are made of a matte black plastic. The top of the headband is wrapped in memory foam covered with supple pleather. The exterior of the ear cups is made of matte silver plastic with a hint of pearlescence accentuated by a shiny chrome oval in the center.

A small round port at the bottom of the oval draws in air to enhance the bass. A small power switch resides on the front of the right earcup below a green status light. Hidden at the top of the right cup sits the compartment for the single AAA battery used to power the headphones.

There's a large port along the bottom of the left earcup where the audio jack fits. Pulling down on the outer headband reveals the QC 15's stainless steel frame. Pulling on the ends of the outer band adjusts the cans' fit. When it's time to travel, the earcups can rotate 90 degrees, allowing the headphones to fit into a hard case that's about the thickness of six CD cases.

The QC 15 is not particularly slim or compact compared with other headphones capable of stow-and-go, but you can still shove it in a backpack or purse.

Music lovers looking to brighten up the QC 15s while asserting their individuality will want to check out the design tool on Bose's website. Partnered with Colorware, Bose offers fashion-forward audiophiles 46 colors of custom paint in either gloss or matte finish. The custom colors can be added to eight different parts of the headphones, including the outer and inner headband and earcups.

The primary use for the QuietComfort 15 headphones is business travel, so they have to be comfortable for those long flights. Thankfully, the QC15 are up to the task, wrapping your ears with Bose's slow-response foam and proprietary ear cushion technology. We wore the headphones for a little more than two hours without any pinching or pressure. The QC 15 weighs 6. The QuietComfort 15 come with a inch audio cable with a three-button, in-line remote.

The cups swivel 90 degrees for easier storage. The accessory package is also good. Inside the case is a business card holder jammed full of business cards to give admiring onlookers, telling them where to find out more about your amazing headphones — because apparently all QuietComfort 15 owners are that smug. Never one to dump scores of products on its fans, Bose is yet to produce a li-on powered over-ears model.

In the past few years, headphones have upped their gadget status. However, noise cancellation remains something of a niche, limited to expensive on- and over-ears pairs like the Bose QuietComfort 15 and a smattering of relatively unpopular in-ear alternatives.

In the QuietComfort 15, microphones behind little grilles on the back of each earcup monitor ambient noise. Then, an inverse wave of this noise is passed through the headphones speakers, rendering background noise inert — or cancelling it out. Apple earbuds blasting out tinny fuzz these are not.

The Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones decimate all low-end noise. Engine growls and the droney buzz of air conditioning units disappear, making them perfect for use on trains, buses and planes. Just walking along a road, the extent to which they dampen the din of passing cars is quite remarkable. Noise cancellation is less effective at scrubbing-out sound higher-up the frequency spectrum, though. Due to the simple physics involved, the QuietComfort 15 increase pressure in your ear, a sensation that some people find uncomfortable, leading to headaches and nausea.

The Bose QuietComfort 15 only output music when noise cancelling is on. Flip the switch on the back of the right ear cup and they go dead completely. They are about comfort, after all. Up against other popular pairs like the Beats Solo HD, though, the QuietComfort 15 demonstrate much better balance and an altogether more grown-up sound.

I appreciate good sound, but I have never really chased the latest greatest sound system out there and my iPod has been collecting some serious dust for quite some time. Therefore, it had to be other reasons that dragged me into getting myself the Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones.

To be accurate, I purchased the Limited Edition , which only differs by its blue color from the original silver one. I heard about the noise cancelling technology before and the principle behind it is rather simple, applying an opposite signal to the one of the surrounding noise to simply cancel it out, so to speak.

For more details there is a pretty good self explanatory video on the Bose website. I was definitely curious about the benefits of this technology, having struggled myself with easily distracting surroundings. I had to give it a try and stopped by the Bose shop. Therefore as a rather "ungifted" musician, I had never really planned to invest in expensive music gears.

But this was before the tryout The headphones are really easy to use, a single toggle button sets the noise cancelling on and off, simple though quite life-changing. Once the noise cancelling is on, the feeling is quite amazing; simply nearly every surrounding noise out there is removed, even those which you had never really noticed, making the feeling even more surprising