Corded headphones are making an unexpected return

Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by fy20 on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:14AM (#29224675)

I should note I have no issues with the WH-1000X (headphones, not earbuds) from Sony. Audio quality is great [0], battery needs to be charged maybe once a week, pairing works perfectly and they are pretty comfortable to wear all afternoon in the office.

[0] Unless you try to make a call using the microphone, when it switches to a low quality codec, but are there any Bluetooth headsets that don't have this issue?

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by imposterr on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:33AM (#29224790)

>are there any Bluetooth headsets that don't have this issue?

Yes. The recently released Bose QC45 headphones do not have this issue. I don’t know what they did to stop it, but it’s not present.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by Hamuko on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:15AM (#29225000)

Too bad the reviews I've read about the QC45 have not been too flattering.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by sails on Monday November 15, 2021 @04:49AM (#29225603)

Any chance you have a summary on the key criticism?

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by imposterr on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:08PM (#29236275)

I actually ended up returning the pair for some of the exact reasons the sibling mentioned. The biggest one for me was how mushy some of the buttons were. It was very difficult to tell if I had pressed the buttons or not. The noise cancelling was alright, but not good enough to be almost 2x as expensive as the 35 II’s. Overall very disappointed in Bose.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by Hamuko on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:28AM (#29226557)

I've seen user reviews complain about build quality, UX (like buttons being harder to find by feel and harder to press), buggy app, and active noise cancellation issues compared to the QC35s (static, loud bangs). Apparently they might also work worse in windy conditions than the previous ones.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by sails on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @06:06AM (#29239181)

Thanks. I have Bose 700 and sad to hear that the QC45 isn't an obvious improvement.

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