August 20, 2009 Comparison chart

It is perhaps a bit awkward, but the sound quality outweighs that most of the time. QuietComfort 15 has the best sound I've heard from any noise-cancelling headphone, and I've tried almost everything. Voices are spot on and the noise reduction makes it almost feel as if the one you are talking to is right by your ear.

The headphones won't work without batteries. That's annoying, since you'll hvae to replace the battery every so often. The QC15 might have really effective active cancellation, but it's implemented much more poorly here than other active-cancellers.

The Bose® QuietComfort® 15 headphones come with a small in-line remote with an integrated microphone for convenient control of select Apple products. Easily control volume, track selection and voice applications, plus switch between your calls and music.

The frequency response measurements for the QC15 is typical of that of a neutral-sounding headphone, with bass response rising to a peak at 70 to 80 Hz, and treble response rising between 2 and 3 kHz and in additional peaks at 4 and 6 kHz.

The wireless adapter is custom designed for seamless compatibility with the Bose® QC15 model. The adapter instantly upgrades your existing pair of Bose® (QC15) headphones using Bluetooth 4.1 for an ultimate, wire-free listening experience.

The Bose QuietComfort 45/QC45 Wireless are the best Bose headphones we've tested. They're the predecessor of the Bose QuietComfort Headphones Wireless (which we're testing!) and are very well-built, lightweight, and amazingly comfortable. They have a very well-balanced sound profile suitable for most genres.

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The wireless adapter is custom designed for seamless compatibility with the Bose® QC15 model. The adapter instantly upgrades your existing pair of Bose® (QC15) headphones using Bluetooth 4.1 for an ultimate, wire-free listening experience.

The Action button is located on the back of the left earcup. FUNCTION WHAT TO DO Answer/End a call Press the Multi-function button. Press and hold the Multi-function button for 1 second. While on a call and a second incoming call is ringing, press the Multi-function button.

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