Product Description

The next step in BOSE® noise reducing headphones. New, smaller, lighter design delivers an unmatched combination of noise reduction, audio performance and comfortable fit for on-ear headphones.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9702 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Bose
• Model: 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling
• Dimensions: 7.38" h x 5.25" w x 2.25" l, .35 pounds

Features

• Compact, on-ear design
• TriPort® acoustic headphone structure
• Single, detachable audio cable
• QuietComfort® headphones ear cushions

Customer Reviews

Great warm, bassy sound quality - excellent noise-cancellation
These are excellent. Work brilliantly on a plane or on the London underground - the external lower frequencies are completely removed - you can only really hear the outside world if people talk loudly next to you! The sound is warm with a very strong, thumping bass response (excellent for dance/electronic music). The higher treble frequency range is definitely tamed a little but to be honest I find this preferable as it causes much less ear fatigue. Very comfortable to wear too.

Sheer Excellence
Sound Reproduction: Excellent clarity with weighty bass, hardly any distortion across amplification range
Noise Abatement: Almost complete cancellation of any reasonably steady noise (say, drone of an engine), with or without being connected to any other source of sound like an iPod or a CD-player
Build Quality: Superb
Comfort: Excellent - fits snugly enough so as not to fall off (or even threaten to), but, does not grip hard enough to hurt even on longish journeys; does cause a reasonable amount of condensation and / or sweating
Battery Life: Should say unbelievable - I once did a 9000-mile round-trip without re-charging or any loss of performance
Portability: With its stylish pouch, lugging it around is not too tough; does take up non-trivial space in a laptop / business bag, though

Brilliant!
I love these headphones.
The sound quality is brilliant as with any set of bose headphones. I chose the quietcomfort 3 model after trying both these and the quiet comfort 2 model on instore and I prefer the feel of the on ear model rather than the one that covers your whole ear. I think its a matter of personal preference which is best for you and considering the price I would recommend going and trying a pair on to be sure, alot of HMV stores now seem to have them out to test so it isnt necessary to locate a bose store.
The noise reduction work brilliantly. I recently discovered that it can be useful for far more than cutting out the engine noise on a plane journey.
I recently moved down to london having previously lived in the middle of yorkshire and often use them without music to drown out the sound of traffic outside my window when i'm working, not exactly what they were designed for but they manage to cut out most noise apart from the likes of large buses.... They have been an absolute god send.
The only little thng that does irritate me is that the case doesnt include a space for the three pin adaptor to charge the battery meaning that it has to be stored separately, hardly a disaster but still irritating.