Bose QuietComfort 25 Headphones, Black

Best Bose Headset Yet (Comparison to QC15 and QC20)
The QC25 is Bose' best noise cancelling headphone to date. As someone who has been using Bose QC headphones daily for 3+ years now, I think I can give this a reasonably educated review. I have owned QC15 (predecessor to these headphones) for about 3 years now, and have owned QC20 (in-ear headphones) since they came out. My musical tastes are varied: everything from Yiruma to Taylor Swift to Childish Gambino to Zedd. I listen at my desk at home, in the office, and on public transportation.

Four things really mattered to me when I upgraded to the QC25: sound quality, noise cancelling, comfort, and the portability. So I'll skip aesthetics and the other features that you can easily read about. And I'll tackle each of those four critical points in this review, naming a winner in each category.

Sound Quality Winner: QC25
You do need to "burn-in" your Bose headphones. Play music through them for about 100 hours and you'll hear a...

Bose QC25 vs. Bose QC15 vs. Beats Stuio vs. Sennheiser PXC 450 vs. Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b
Bose QC25 vs. Bose QC15 vs. Beats Studio (by Dre.) vs. Sennheiser PXC 450 vs. Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b

Disclosure: I have tried all these on an airplane. I am not an audiophile. Noise Cancelation is the most important attribute to me.

The Carrying Case: All four are quite durable and stiff.
1.) Bose QC25- Very small, compact, and just big enough. Does not really have room for anything else. Could fit in a briefcase.
2.) Bose- QC15- This case is bigger than the QC25 (Which could be a good thing. Doesn't feel much bigger, and still has room for ipod, Gameboy, batteries, whatever).
3.) Sennheiser- Square shape, low profile, however not a lot of room for anything else in case.
4.) Audio Technica- Nice big case if you want to carry extra stuff (Nintendo DS, ipod, etc).
5.) Beat case is very elegant and hip, but very wide and skinny. Maybe room for an ipod and that's about it. Caribbeaner Clasp.

Build Quality:
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Not worth the upgrade from QC-15...
My review is geared more towards QC15 owners wondering if they should upgrade. I myself was under this dilemma, debating whether it was worth it, and up until now there were pretty much no reviews comparing both headphones. So I gave in to temptation and decided to bite the bullet and buy myself the QC25 to compare to my QC15 so that I could use it on a long-haul flight that I was about to take, which I already took, which is why I am writing this review now. So yes, I have actually compared side-by-side both headphones on the battlefield. I think this is the best place to compare them, where they are meant to be used, as opposed to going in store and trying them on there. At least in the stores where I have seen the demos, there is no flight noise simulation, so I think that such trying out is useless.

Anyways, results? I think I am keeping my QC 15.

To be specific, here is why:

1) In the noise canceling department, I honestly could not tell a...

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