I love my Bose earbuds!

• headphones - nsiemon
  • Sennheiser - Lisa
  • Bose over the ear/passive headphones - sm
  • what if your environment is quiet? - brookeb
  • question about noise cancellation - Terri
  • Anyone use Bose? - anon
    • love my new Bose over-ear - Dave
    • I love my Bose earbuds! - aero
      • I use Bose for my iPod but Shures for work. - Geri
        • I have two sets - aero
          • I was just the opposite, I bought the Bose to replace a set of Shure E2c - but didn't like them as well. -G
  • I have a pair of noise cancellations.. - lessMT
  • headphones - dottietypes
  • Sony Featherlight - MaHug
  • I use a cheap Koss headphone. They go behind your head and the ear pieces are - me

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I just wanted to share the ONE piece of equipment that has changed everything for me.  From doctors who whisper, to doctors who talk in noisy backgrounds, and if you have your own background noise at your workstation you need to cancel out...these things absolutely ROCK! 

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6i.aspx

They are expensive but oh so worth it.  They fit right in your ear canal and suddenly the world on the outside is silent, but in your ear the dictator comes in crystal clear as if they were right in your head!  They are super comfortable.  I can't say enough good things about the company...after 2 years of daily use, one side went dead.  I called the company for advice and AT NO CHARGE they sent me an entirely new set.  These things are lifesavers for clearly hearing ESL dictations as well. 

Okay, that's all I wanted to say.  Tootles!

If you need SERIOUS quality, nothing compares to these babies.  They block out ALL background noise (when I'm working, I don't hear NUTHIN' with these in, and husband has to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention!), and they pick up those ultra-fine nuiances that other ear pieces would ordinarily miss.  Great for dictators who whisper, incredibly awesome for ESL, and totally kickass for listening to tunes while walking.  They have a standard jack at the end that I plug directly into my speaker and the cord is about 5 feet long, so there's plenty of freedom of movement. 

Yep, they are expensive, but the time and frustration they have saved me has greatly outweighed the cost.  It is THE BEST PIECE of work gear I have invested in and will praise them whenever this topic comes up.    

My headset seems to be muffling the voice lately. Should I try the earbud style?

Are the ear buds comfortable?  My current headset (Dictaphone round type) hurts my ears and I would rather do without, but need to blank out noise around the house.

Any other ideas?

TIA

with the 5 CD disk changer.  The sound is magnificent!!  Especially if you like classical or opera.  You feel like you are there in person. 

When I lived in a 2-story house, I had my office in a loft upstairs and the Bose downstairs and I would put on music and could hear it all over the house, even up to the loft.

I am now in a one-story and have it in my office.  It has a remote which makes it very convenient to mute or turn down the sound when I have a difficult dictator to listen to.

I bought it on monthly payments with no interest (next best thing, or even better, than paying cash).  I see that Bose still has that offer going once in awhile.  With the CD changer, I think it was about $1200.

I feel it was a very good purchase and would do it again.

Does anyone know if QC-2 or QC-3 headphones will work for transcribing on a C-phone?

TIA

I just rec'd my Bose and was very disappointed.  About 2 weeks ago, I purchased a headset from Radio Shack.  Other than the volume on the Bose, I saw no difference in quality.  I used mine with a C-phone, but I have an adapter so I can use other products than Dictaphone. 

I am really wanting to purchase some Bose headphones, but they are pricey, so I wanted to check here and see if anyone had them and if they are worth the money. 

Thank you,

LIke some of the other posters said, bad sound files are bad sound files.  I have noticed a huge difference though in what constitutes a bad sound file for me since I got my Bose headphones.  Yes, they were pricey.  I spent about $150 for them.  I rarely have to crank the volume and I hardly ever get the staticky white noise sound that I did with regular "transcription" head phones.

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/audio_headphones/around_ear_headphones/index.jsp

I am looking at Bose headphones on ebay and am trying to decide between the around the ear regular Bose's, versus the noise canceling around the ear versus noise canceling on the ear.  Anyone have these and can help me with my decision?? 

I have a pair of RCA cheaper (on the ear) phones now that are supposed to be noise canceling, but cannot really tell a big difference when I have it turned on and also notice a buzz in my ear when I do turn on the noise cancel option - any probs like this with the Bose's????  Thanks for your help. 

hi - i have a bose headset already, but am on the verge of trying the noise canceling type. my question:  can i use them passively as well? ie, switch off the nose canceling and still hear the dictation?  thanks for any response.

I have definitely been considering ordering the Bose QC-3, but am a little hesitant because of their price.  I did find better prices on E-Bay, but not sure you would get a warranty with those (some are new though).  Also, since I do dictation via C-phone not sure they would work for that. 

A few years ago I also had the noise canceling headphones from Radio Shack and used them off and on while working on-site, but found them to be very warm and a bit heavy...after a few years though they were not working well...and that is why I am looking at the Bose.

Also tried the Etymotic 6 earbuds, which were supposed to be so good.  They are good, but I can't stand to have the earbuds in my ears for a very long period of time.

Let me know if you purchase the Bose...would like to hear your opinion.

If you go to messages from last week here there are a lot of good things said about the Bose QC earphones (both 2 and 3).