^If you've owned or listened to a whole bunch of earphones with different ear tips you'll know that's certainly not the case
The last 2 pairs of IEMs I've owned came with tens of different size/type ear tips and it's crucial that the tips create a perfect seal
^If you've owned or listened to a whole bunch of earphones with different ear tips you'll know that's certainly not the case
The last 2 pairs of IEMs I've owned came with tens of different size/type ear tips and it's crucial that the tips create a perfect seal in order to block out stuff like vehicles and footsteps. Many people assume if the tip fits without falling out then it's fine when it's actually not. Big tips that fit snugly still might not create a perfect seal and you will lose some sound blocking abilities.
I walk ~5 miles a day to and from work and that's what I base my experience on. I can tell you that because of that my earphones that aren't advertised as active noise cancelling do block out outside noise when playing music and anything that's up to the volume of a bus driving by isn't a problem let alone ambient noises like footsteps or other people.
Thing is with the bose noise cancelling range is that whilst the sq isn't anything special they are very good at noise cancelling.
For those who travel a lot that can be a godsend, I finally bought some QC20s whilst in the US a while ago (so cost me less) and wish I'd got some sooner.
Previously been using some cheap over the ear noise cancellers and whilst they were good the Bose are better and also a lot comfier on long journeys due to the combination of how they fit and my sticky out ears
Over the ear phones just hurt me after a while whereas I can wear these for 8 hours with no issues at all, plus the reduction in background noise they offer is very welcome.
The bose don't actually go in your ear canal, they sit just at the opening, plus point is the comfort, negative is no tight seal so bass doesn't feel as good.
Overall the comfort they provide to me is worth my money, but again sq wise they seem pretty average and prefer my Nocs, but even then having in ear buds in for 8 hours can be uncomfortable so the Bose win when travelling.
The bliss of sliding the power switch when you have plane engines roaring, which then just turn into a light rush of air
Buy
Other
Sound
Equipment
...or so they say
About to drop £250 on some new earphones myself, going with JVC FX850s though.
Easter is coming.
Well, it must be, the snow is starting to melt.
So to celebrate, carrot cake flavoured M&Ms.
Expensive month nice new fridge freezer.
Shiny new monitor
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