Bose QuietComfort 3 review

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

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Reviewed by: David Carnoy, Steve Guttenberg

Reviewed on: 8 September 2006

Tags: Bose, Bose QuietComfort 3, performance, travel, phones

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 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

Full review:

Whether or not you think they're overpriced, Bose's luxuriously designed QuietComfort models have set the standard for premium noise-cancelling headphones. As their model number indicates, the £275 QuietComfort 3s are the third iteration of these popular headphones, and this time around, Bose set out to make a smaller pair of headphones that would sound just as good as the QuietComfort 2s, which remain on the market at £225. Continue Reading...