Typical price: £275
What is it: Top quality noise-cancelling headphones with a rechargeable battery
What we think: Small with an impressive sound quality, but they don't come cheap
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 8 September 2006
Tags: bose, noise, models, travel
We like:
Smaller and compact design; extracomfortable cushy foam earpieces; rechargeable battery; effective noise-cancelling circuitry; they fold up for storage in the included carrying case
We don't like:
More expensive than predecessors; when the battery dies, so does the music
CNET.co.uk judgement:
With the QuietComfort 3s, Bose has done a remarkable job of shrinking its popular noise-cancelling headphones while achieving similarly impressive sound quality -- but that engineering feat doesn't come cheap
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