Bose TriPort® Headphones Glacier Blue

Rating:
Summary: A decent set of cans
Review: I've had these for about 1.5 years now and have been very impressed with the sound quality and comfort of these headphones. The bass sounds clear and present, unlike many cheap headphones I've had in the past. The mid-high ranges are incredible however. It is with these headphones that I really began to appreciate midrange-high sounds, its phenominal how many sounds you miss in music you listen to all the time.

I encountered one minor flaw in the design- on the headphone band, where the plastic piece that holds the speaker joins with the metal portion of the band, there is a weak point if the headphones are say streteched over an unrealisticly fat head, like a pumpkin or something. Well, mine broke there, it was fixable with black electrical tape though, and nobody is the wiser.

Also while on drawbacks, take note, these are sealed headphones, and in every right are they sealed. When you listen to your music, you will not be able to hear anything else in the surrounding environment, if you want to maybe hear the phone when it rings, forget it. If you would want to hear things around you , you should consider the Sennheiser HD 580's instead perhaps their open design is definitely a plus, and they sound sizably better.

A potential plus of these phones is that they are sealed headphones, anyone around you will not hear what you are listening to, thus you will not disturb them. Or if you are in a noisy environment and still want to listen to music, go ahead.

They sound clear on cd-players unless cranked painfully high, this is due to the crummy amps on most modern cd-players.

I have disposed of 3 PC sound cards because of these headphones, I can hear all the noise and awefulness of my cheap Sound cards, so be warned, you will probably end up buying a better sound card. I ended up with a 25 dollar Chaintech brand card and believe it to be ok for its task.

On a final note, they do not touch my ears. This is good because my ears get sore if they are being touched or squished too long by lousy earbuds or cheap headphones. They are also very very light. You will be able to whip your head around without them coming off. And the top of the band is made of squishy neoprene (rubber foam covered with fabric) so they're nice and comfy.

Rating:
Summary: Great sound, but questionable durability
Review: The sound from these headphones is very crisp and bright, but still with good bass response. They're also light and don't cause my head or ears to ache after long hours of wear at work. I really enjoy listening to them.

However -- and it's a big caveat for a premium-priced product -- they break. The plastic parts connecting the ear cups to the headband have snapped on me twice in just over a year and this has been mentioned by several other reviewers on similar models. Yes, you could fix it with duct tape, and the Bose customer service people have been very good about replacing them, but still...

When you splash out for nice things, you don't expect them to snap to pieces under normal use. I can't recall ever breaking another pair of headphones in over three decades and I've broken these twice. Buyer beware.

Rating:
Summary: Good Sound, Poor Quality
Review: These are great headphones as far as sound quality. However, like it's been mentioned in the other reviews, the headphones are made poorly, resulting in multiple conversations with Bose Customer Service. They replace the headphones, no questions asked, which makes me curious as to how many pairs of these headphones are replaced daily... Try to stear clear of these if you can find a similar product manufactored by Sony