Hi, i've been using the Bose QC 35 II for a long time now and they have been my favorite headphones.
Now they are sadly finally reaching a state where i need to replace them. (General intense wear and tear, screws lost during travel...)
The hard part right now is to find new headphones matching the qualities of the QC35II, since they are not being sold anymore.
I heard some split opinions on the new QC(2023) versions, some saying they are slight downgrades in sound quality and comfort.
Some of the points i am particular about is:
Comfort
The comfort of the QC 35 II is incredible. Wearing them on a multi hour flight is great.
ANC
I hear the ANC is often times improved on newer models, but the QC35II do a fine enough job for me. Especially cancelling out deep humming in trains and planes.
Though its sad seeing that you can't turn it off anymore on newer QC models.
Audio Quality
I feel like a lot of headphones audio profile is too intense. I do like having strong bass but it often ends up overpowering the other instruments.
Unpowered wireless performance
I often times like to use the headphone for gaming or amateur music production. So they should sound decent unpowered and without App-EQ changes.
I currently also own the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless, which i don't enjoy. The comfort is terrible, pressing against my ears.
The lower basses feel a bit overpowering while the more punchy upper basses lack power. Kick drums end up sounding quite weak depending on the mix of the song.
Using them unpowered via cable sounds unpleasant to me. There seem to be some nasty sounding peaks. And using them powered via cable introduces a noticable audio delay when dealing with low latency audio. I am looking to selling them.
My search has been fruitless so far, thus i am attempting my luck here
Maybe someone here has owned the QC35II and has suggestions as to which headphones might compare?
Now they are sadly finally reaching a state where i need to replace them. (General intense wear and tear, screws lost during travel...)
The hard part right now is to find new headphones matching the qualities of the QC35II, since they are not being sold anymore.
I heard some split opinions on the new QC(2023) versions, some saying they are slight downgrades in sound quality and comfort.
Some of the points i am particular about is:
Comfort
The comfort of the QC 35 II is incredible. Wearing them on a multi hour flight is great.
ANC
I hear the ANC is often times improved on newer models, but the QC35II do a fine enough job for me. Especially cancelling out deep humming in trains and planes.
Though its sad seeing that you can't turn it off anymore on newer QC models.
Audio Quality
I feel like a lot of headphones audio profile is too intense. I do like having strong bass but it often ends up overpowering the other instruments.
Unpowered wireless performance
I often times like to use the headphone for gaming or amateur music production. So they should sound decent unpowered and without App-EQ changes.
I currently also own the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless, which i don't enjoy. The comfort is terrible, pressing against my ears.
The lower basses feel a bit overpowering while the more punchy upper basses lack power. Kick drums end up sounding quite weak depending on the mix of the song.
Using them unpowered via cable sounds unpleasant to me. There seem to be some nasty sounding peaks. And using them powered via cable introduces a noticable audio delay when dealing with low latency audio. I am looking to selling them.
My search has been fruitless so far, thus i am attempting my luck here
Maybe someone here has owned the QC35II and has suggestions as to which headphones might compare?
