Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Appearance: 5/5 These headphones look truly luxurious. The faux leather is nice to the touch and wears nicely. They are definitely some of the nicest looking noise cancelling headphones on the market. They give QC35s a run for their money. Noise cancellation: 5/5 I really think they have an edge on Bose in this department. Once you run the adaptive NC calibration they block out the majority of the noise. It's that simple. Music Quality: 4/5 I didn't really have too many issues playing anything on these - from jazz to death metal. Sound was crisp, if a little too soft on the bass. Personal preference I guess. Build Quality: 1/5 This is where I ran into trouble with these headphones and ultimately one of the reasons I returned them. The hinge design is extremely flimsy and after a few days they started making creaking sound which is amplified via noise cancellation to drive anyone insane. If you search online this appears to be a common problem plaguing them as well as their predecessor. Any time you make the slightest of movements results in creaking that completely ruins the experience. Controls: 1/5 The touch controls are capacitive not inductive. This means that pretty much any object, such as a scarf, a hood or a hat will activate them. Want to listen to your headphones in the rain with a hood on? Sorry, good luck with that. Your headphones will go crazy with volume switching, tracks skipping or simply muting all sound with "awareness" mode. Want to sleep in quiet environment on the plane? Sorry can't do that - headphones will press against the headrest and deactivate noise cancellation. Oh and if you don't listen to any music the headphones turn off entirely after 5 minutes. Power saving cannot be turned off. What good are travel headphones if you have to struggle to use them on airplanes?