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Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones

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    8.0 8.0 from 330 reviewers
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    7.8 7.8 from 15 reviewers
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QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones deliver acclaimed Bose performance in an on-ear design. Just slip them on and experience the difference our proprietary technologies make. Enjoy full-spectrum noise reduction headphones that fade background distractions. Rich, clear audio that reveals nuances you might have missed. And a compact, lightweight, easy fit for hours of comfortable listening. It’s a unique combination of benefits available only from Bose…

Specifications

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    Overall headphone dimensions: 7 3/8" H x 5 1/4" W (19 cm x 13.5 cm)
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    Ear cushion outside dimensions: 2 7/8" H x 2 1/4" W (7.5 cm x 6 cm)
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    Weight with cable: 5.6 oz (159 g)
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    Battery output power: 3.7VDC, 200mAh
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    Battery life: Approximately 25 hours

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Pros & Cons

  • on ear design, most comfortable, the standard, in its third version, effective noise cancelling
  • hardware categories, but still above average, compared to the qc2s, software categories, don t fold
  1. Bose QuietComfort 3

    10 May 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Bose is at the leading edge of noise-canceling headphones and they have been for quite a while. Their earlier models of the QuietComfort were a huge success despite their costly price. Their latest model, the Bose QuietComfort 3, has some added improvements over previous models. It's a little smaller and has a few new adjustments, but it still has a rather costly price tag at around $350. In overview, the QuietComfort 3 is an on-ear headset that has soft, leather... Read more

  2. Reviewer: Tibesti
    19 March 2009

    The Bose brand has been synonymous with noise-cancelling headphones are have sonically been the standard by which everything else was measured. Until this slimmer third edition was released, however, it meant feeling like you were in someone’s 1970s basement when you had them on. Bowing to market pressure to get smaller, the QuitComfort 3 fits on the ear instead of over it, reducing a lot of bulk without much of a sacrifice in terms of sound quality. There is a... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Windows A to Z!
    21 January 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Bose is at the leading edge of noise-canceling headphones and they have been for quite a while. Their earlier models of the QuietComfort were a huge success despite their costly price. Their latest model, the Bose QuietComfort 3, has some added improvements over previous models. It's a little smaller and has a few new adjustments, but it still has a rather costly price tag at around $350. Read more

  4. Reviewer: Reviewed.com
    10 April 2008

    All in all, if you're looking for good audio playback on some nice-looking headphones, you might want to consider the Bose QuietComfort3 headphones. The only problem is, that unless you're particularly wooed by the looks and noise cancellation, the $349.00 will seem like a lot for what you're getting. Read more

  5. Bose QuietComfort 3

    04 April 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    The Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones are the on-ear sequel to the wildly popular QuietComfort 2s . And like many movie sequels, it's much of the same thing; good active noise cancellation, but only middling sound quality. Read more

  1. Worth the price

    Reviewer: Krykie, Amazon
    23 May 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Though I had the demo and assumed I would like the phones, I choked at the price. I was at the airport, and the BOSE stand offered the 30 day free, give it back if you don't like it trial. I figured I'd travel with it, and then dump it back off on my return trip. What the heck. That was two years ago, and I still have them, and if I ever lost them -- I would replace them immediately. Great for flying, great for everywhere. In fact, I took them with me when I deployed to... Read more

  2. QC3 is one of the best headphones i have had, like a geforce 8800 of headphones.

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    25 November 2006
    Overall 10
    10
     

    These are one of the best hp i ahev used.I always go for the best in class, you should use this while playing half life 2 or something.Feels the game. Noise cancelling is the best.I am waiting for the QC4 hopefully they introduce the 5.1 surround sound in those. Buy it if you can afford it,its the best out there. Shure 5's are very good as well, depends while ear plug you want. I bought it from Bose direct cost'd me Read more

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