See the bottom of the review as I have updated my review after 2 1/2 years of use!!!
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Original review after purchase in June 2013:
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In my opinion, these noise cancelling headphones offer one of the best cost vs quality ratios. I am on a plane at least 15 hours a month....sometime double that. On the plane is where I use these 80% of the time.
NOISE CANCELLING: They do a good job removing ambient noise, i.e. plane engine droning, air conditioner, etc...... As with most noise cancelling head phones they will not eliminate conversations right next to you electronically. But that is where the over the ear pads comes into play. Again you will be able to hear what is going on around when you don't have anything playing, but it does reduce the loudness. When you turn the noise cancelling on, it also does boost the volume, which is nice as whenever I play a movie from Google Play on my tablet the volume is always lower than anything else, so this acts an audio booster when I need it too. All of these together helps so that you do not have to turn up your music or movie up near as loud to hear over that Chatty Cathy sitting next to you or the crying baby behind you on a plane....which after several hours is a lot easier on your ears with a lower volume of music and/or movies.
Again....can Bose do a better job....no doubt, but $38 compared to $350, the difference is not worth the cost. Especially when a set of earphone breaks, stolen, or lost....which if you travel enough will happen at some time.
As far as the battery....I have yet to change it for draining a battery for straight use. The only two times I have had to change it was when I forgot to turn the headphones off.
COMFORT: I wear these as long as 6-8 hours at a time while on a plane with no lever of discomfort. I wear glasses and because of the soft foam pads they are still very comfortable. I will say that my glasses' rims are the thin style and not the thick arms that goes over the ears, but they do hook a little around the ear.
SOUND QUALITY: They are very adequate when it comes to sound quality. Here again, there is NO doubt that a $350 pair of Bose is going to have a fuller range and crispier sound quality. But again....for me, in spite of the long hours at a time, the difference is not worth the cost.
SUMMARY: If you are totally into music find yourself constantly critical of the quality of sound in your earphones, then spend the extra $300 plus, you will be a lot happier. For everyone else, this is an excellent entry level noise cancelling headset.
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTION: It comes with a soft clothe bag to store the headphones, great for keeping the cord from tangling up in your bag, but does nothing to protect them while in a bag. I bought a 7 inch tablet neoprene sleeve at MonoPrice.com for just a few bucks. The headphones fit perfectly in them...giving them a nice level of protection while still small and packable in a small carry-on bag or backpack.
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Updated review after 2 years and 6 months of use (Nov 2015)
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I have been using these headphones for 2 1/2 years now. During this time I spent over a year flying coast to coast one week out of every month. During each trip I averaged 12 to 20 hours a month in planes, which is where I use them most of the time.
DURABILITY: With constant travel for 2 1/2 years, I am still using the original set of headphones I purchased here on Amazon. The cord still is attached with no issues. Nothing has broken or cracked. This includes hours of packing them in a carry on back and all the banging around that entails. As I mentioned above, I used an inexpensive 9 inch tablet neoprene sleeve as a holder for my earphones (which if I only used the cloth bag it comes with I may have had a different long term experience)... but it has held up against the abuse of at least 38 plane rides between Seattle, WA / Baltimore, MD
QUALITY: The sound is just as good today as the first day I opened the box and the ear pads are still just as comfortable. The tension of the band is still good. No crackling sounds. Noise Cancellation works the same as when I first started using them.
CONCLUSION: My initial review above talks to the reality of the the value these headphones deliver noise cancellation and sound quality vs cost. I am now also impressed with the longevity and durability of these headphones after 2 1/2 years of constant and regular use while traveling.
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