[port3000]

Good for them. Makes me more likely to consider buying a Bose in future, not just because I know it won't be bricked, but also for the environmental impact of this. Kudos.

[marcosdumay]

If I'm understanding it right, any new speaker you can buy from them will still be dependent of some cloud service.

On that case, no, that wouldn't make me consider buying them. Because the one I can buy lacks exactly the feature that would make me consider it.

[smarx007]

I am assuming that the GP was referring to buying these exact speakers second-hand, given how they spoke of the environmental impact.

[ebiester]

If only their sound signature was a bit better... they went all in on engineering tricks to make things small and cheap to produce, but it shows in their sound quality. Their QC headphones are the best in noise cancellation, and the sound quality is good enough that they're my pair of wireless headphones.

[scrlk]

I know sound signature is a matter of personal taste, but FWIW, Bose QCs track the Harman curve pretty well.

E.g.: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/b...

[bbminner]

A long while ago i heard something (that might have been a urban myth) about Bose putting useless weight into their headphones to make them appear more "substantially professional". Is that a myth or they have pivoted towards actual quality since early days?

[Jaxan]

When I bought my Bose QC ten years ago, I tried a lot of brands and found Bose to have the most pleasant sound, very clear/neutral. I guess it’s personal taste.

[treetalker]

no highs — no lows — just Bose

[ww520]

I used to have an unexplained resistance to buy Bose products. After the hinge of my Sony mx-1000 headphones broke in to two places, I gave in and got a Bose qc. Man, the build quality was insanely good. The sound was really good. And it’s really comfortable to wear. I had changed my view.

[stressback]

This is going to read like I'm shilling but: I was so impressed with Bose QC headphones that i stocked up and gave out 7 pairs to my closest friends and family this year for christmas