Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I see that a lot of the reviewers here give these bad reviews simply because they bought something they were not informed about, and had unrealistic expectations. First of all: You can't EVER compare wired headphones to wireless bluetooth ones. The wired ones will ALWAYS sound better, especially if they're comparing them to other Bose products. Simply put, the technology just doesn't exist yet, to make a bluetooth headset sound equal or better than a wired one. Second of all: These headphones NEVER claim to be noise canceling. If you want complete noise canceling, then get wired ones and get some that specifically state that as a feature. These are NOT noise canceling. Third of all: The range and specs are readily available for anyone to see, so be an educated buyer and find out what the wireless range for this (and whatever model you're considering) is; find out how long the charge lasts; and find out any other things you are wondering about BEFORE plunking down $250 dollars on a set of headphones. If you're willing to spend that much money without doing enough research, then maybe you deserve to be disappointed. Now for the actual headphones: If you want wireless, these headphones are by far, the best out there. Trust me, I visited several stores and tried out Beats, Sonys, HK, Bose, and others. There were a few I did not try, but they were ridiculously priced (out in the $400 range) and if you want to compare these to some that cost $150 more, then you're comparing apples to oranges. They ARE NOT technically noise canceling headphones, but they do minimize noise quite a bit when you're listening to music. If you want noise canceling, get the other Bose that are wired but similar price as these and you will be blown away by the sound. As far as the sound itself, these sound great, these have no discernible hiss and the sound is super clean and crisp. If you want something that emphasizes bass, then look elsewhere. These are very versatile mid-range in tone and you can listen to everything from, classical to rock to electronic music and they sound very good. If all you listen to is hip hop and rap and want to sacrifice quality in other genres or spoken word in order to have more bass, then spend $200 more and buy some wireless Beats. Be warned that they won't be as comfortable. Also people at Best Buy and the Apple store told me repeatedly that the Beats get returned all the time. Speaking of comfortable, if you want something you can wear for hours, these are unbeatable. None of the other headphones I tried were as comfortable as these and they're super light too. The charge lasts 7 hours and the bluetooth range is about 30 feet (10 meters). And obviously as with ANY bluetooth device, it will have a hard time if it has to go through 4 super thick concrete walls, so be realistic with your expectations. Some people think these feel flimsy, but they're not. They're light, and there's a difference. The Beats Studio feel like you're wearing a motorcycle helmet. Some people confuse sturdy with heavy. These things are not flimsy, they're just light. If you want something that feels like lead, look elsewhere. HK's also sounded good, but were not as comfortable. One thing that these do that not all other bluetooth headphones do, is that they're able to connect to two devices at the same time. So if you're watching a movie on your ipad, for example, and your cell phone rings, you can answer it from the headphones. I've read the reviews of people who have trouble with these headphones when they're trying to use them with a Windows computer. I can't attest to that because I use a Mac (and that's also why I use a mac, 'cause I don't like having to deal with problems). I'm inclined to believe it's a compatibility problem between Windows and these headphones, so that's something to keep in mind. Overall, I am very happy with this purchase.