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  • The

  • new Bose noise canceling headphones 700's aka the NC 700's are finally here.

  • Now even though there is a lot of hype around these headphones they aren't replacing the

  • Bose QC35's… they're more of a higher tier variant.

  • Kind of like how there's the iPhone XR and the iPhone XS, the Mercedes E Class and the

  • Merceds S Class, or your standard 3D movie and then there's IMAX 3D.

  • Now over all these are a decent pair of ANC headphones, but there are somethings I would

  • have done differently.

  • Now for starters the new Bose NC 700's are retailing for $400 dollars which is $50 more

  • than the Bose QC35's and the majority of their competition.

  • And just knowing Bose, I doubt these headphones will be going on sale any time soon.

  • But if you want to pick any of the headphones up mentioned in this video they'll be linked

  • down below.

  • Now first let's talk about these headphone's design cause its proven to be rather polarizing.

  • Personally I don't hate it but I also don't love it.

  • From a materials standpoint you've got this mostly exposed stainless steel headband with

  • silicon on the top and underside of the headband and the leatherette on the ear pads feels

  • just as great as the leatherette on the Bose QC35's.

  • These headphones definitely feel premium, but not as durable as their counterpart the

  • Bose QC35's.

  • But from a ports standpoint, thankfully the NC 700's have been upgraded to USB C Charging.

  • But unfortunately these headphones are still using a 2.5 millimeter audio jack, and it

  • also doesn't help that Bose decided to throw in a super cheap audio cable with their $400

  • headphones.

  • And personally I do think this is a big deal especially if you're a content creator or

  • if you plan on using these headphones a lot on flights.

  • Now over all looks are subjective, but the main reason why I'm not the biggest fan

  • of these new headphones design is cause their headband isn't all that low profile.

  • These headphones actually have more of a rounding affect than the Bose QC 35's.

  • But objectively I'm also not a fan of this design because these headphones can only be

  • laid down flat.

  • Which means the carrying case that comes included with these headphones is pretty big.

  • Now its not as big as the surface headphones, but it is slightly bigger than the Bose QC35's

  • or Sony 1000XM3's carrying cases.

  • But I do want to point out that this carrying case does have a cool little storage compartment

  • to store your cables.

  • But still, if I'm looking for a pair of ANC headphones to mostly travel or commute

  • with I want their carrying case to be as small as possible so I can cram them in more easily

  • into my already over stuffed bag.

  • But when it comes to fit, unfortunately the Bose NC 700's just aren't as comfortable

  • as the Bose QC35's.

  • The NC 700's still have those super spacious ear cups just like on the QC35's… but

  • unfortunately the headband on the NC 700's does have more clamping force than the QC35's.

  • Now personally I can wear these headphones for hours on end, but I do have to constantly

  • readjust them every 20 minutes or so.

  • You just don't forget they're there like the Bose QC35's.

  • So to be on the safe side, I gotta say the Bose NC 700's are not big head approved.

  • And just so that you can get an idea of how these headphones rank comfort wise for me,

  • I gotta say a solid first place goes to the Bose QC35's, followed by the Sony XB900N,

  • then the Sony 1000XM3's, Bose NC 700's come in fourth, and then there's the Surface

  • Headphones.

  • But now lets get into tech specs and features.

  • When it comes to battery life, these headphones have an advertised battery life of 20 hours

  • which is the same as the Bose QC35's.

  • Now a 20 hour battery life is nothing to scuff at, but most ANC headphones these days are

  • aiming for a 30 plus hour battery life now.

  • But at least the fast charging on these headphones has been upgraded from the Bose QC35's cause

  • a 15 minute charge from a dead battery will get you 3 and half hours of playback time.

  • Now when it comes to bluetooth connectivity thankfully these headphones can be connected

  • to two devices at the same time, which means if you're a power user you can easily hot

  • swap from one device to another.

  • Now this is a big deal cause simultaneous multi device connectivity still isn't a

  • standard feature on all headphones.

  • The NC 700's are also great for watching videos on your phone cause they have zero

  • latency across the board whether you're using an apple or android device.

  • But unfortunately for my android users these headphones don't have any APTX support,

  • just AAC.

  • Ultimately this isn't a big deal but I did want to point that out.

  • I also want to quickly address Bose AR, long story short, as of summer 2019 Bose AR is

  • still very much in its infancy.

  • Its one of those features that you'll maybe play around with for 20 minutes and then forget

  • its even there.

  • But if you want to see Bose AR in action you can click to tap here.

  • But I also want to point out that Bose AR still isn't available for android users,

  • but still you don't gotta worry about FOMO cause you're not missing out on much.

  • But now lets talk about the active noise cancellation on the NC 700's.

  • Over all it is slightly better than the active noise cancelation on the Bose QC35's.

  • For starts the Bose NC 700's do a better job of rejecting wind noise than the QC35's

  • when used out doors.

  • And like I've mentioned in the past, one of my biggest issues with the Bose QC35's

  • is that their ANC has a lot of cabin pressure.

  • Now I know this may not be the case for everyone but it is the case for me and a good chunk

  • of other people.

  • Even though the NC 700's does still have some cabin pressure its definitely much more

  • manageable.

  • And performance wise the ANC on the NC 700's is also a touch better than the QC35's.

  • But so you can hear for yourself we're going to jump into an ANC test.

  • Like you may have just heard, the ANC on both of these headphones perform relatively the

  • same.

  • But if you listen closely the NC 700's do manage to block out slightly more road noise

  • than the QC 35's and they do manage to block out slightly more chatter as well.

  • But for all intents and purposes the major differentiating factor between the ANC on

  • both of these headphones is the reduction of the cabin pressure on the Bose NC 700's.

  • But one of the biggest new features on the NC 700's which has been sorely lacking on

  • the Bose QC35's is the addition of an ambient mode.

  • Now an ambient mode has been pretty standard on most premium and mid range ANC headphones

  • now, so its great to see Bose finally catch up.

  • Now through Bose's app you can go in and select how much ambient sound you would like

  • to let in.

  • And having an ambient mode on your headphones is great cause this way you can still be aware

  • of your surroundings when you're walking around the city when you're commuting to or from

  • work.

  • And for the most part the ambient mode on the NC 700's has been properly implemented

  • in the sense that is sounds natural and there isn't any hissing going on in the background.

  • Which is something you don't want to hear if you're watching a movie with these headphones

  • with their ambient mode turned on at home like I do.

  • But unfortunately the ambient mode on these headphones pump in everything, they don't

  • actively block out random loud noises like the Sony 1000XM3's.

  • Now this small, but very important detail means that if your dog starts barking while

  • youre wearing these headphones at home or if a siren passes by when youre walking out

  • out side youre going to hear all of those loud noises through your headphones.

  • And just so that you can see what I'm talking about, here's what I call the clap test

  • So yeah, even though I'm very glad the Bose NC 700's have an ambient mode I do wish

  • it was smart enough to watch out for those random loud noises.

  • But who knows, maybe they can fix that through a software update.

  • But I'm also glad to see that these headphones now have a dedicated ANC button which you

  • can use to toggle between your ANC settings.

  • Through Bose's app you can select 3 presets and you can just quickly cycle between them

  • depending on your current situation.

  • And also if you press and hold the ANC button on these headphones you'll activate conversation

  • mode where the headphones will pause your music and pump in all of the ambient sound

  • around you so you can quickly talk to someone without having to take your headphones off

  • like this.

  • And then if you press the ANC button again or press on the touch pad the headphones will

  • go back to their initial ANC settings and start playing your music again.

  • And personally I like Bose's conversation mode cause you don't have to keep pressing

  • down on the ANC button.

  • You just activate it and then your hands free.

  • But on the other ear cup there's a dedicated Voice assistant button.

  • Now the Bose QC 35 series II were the first ANC headphones with google assistant integration.

  • But if you wanted to have google assistant on your headphones you would also have to

  • choose between being able to manually toggle your ANC settings or voice assistant integration.

  • But thankfully that's not the case with the Bose NC 700's and these days you can

  • choose between which voice assistant you want to use on your headphones.

  • Personally I prefer google assistant and it works a little like this.

  • But

  • now lets talk about how these headphones sound.

  • For starters, the Bose NC 700's sound pretty much the same as the Bose QC35's.

  • Which means if you love or hate how the Bose QC35's sound then the same is going to go

  • for the NC 700's.

  • Now the NC 700's aim for a clear and neutral sound signature.

  • Vocalists are very prominent on these headphones and even though the bass does resonate quite

  • a bit on both of these headphones its not really going to thump your head.

  • Which means youre not really going to be able to feel your music.

  • And just like before you still can't adjust the EQ on these headphones through Bose's

  • app.

  • Over all these are good sounding headphones but they're aimed to please people who prefer

  • a neutral sound signature.

  • But I do want to point out that the NC 700's preform better than the QC35's when ANC

  • is turned on.

  • When the ANC on the QC35's is turned on the sound stage is narrowed a little bit and

  • the bass slightly reduced as wellso if you want to get the best sound quality out

  • of the QC35's you should use them with their ANC turned off.

  • Where as the NC 700's sound pretty much identical with ANC turned on or off which

  • is a great thing to see.

  • But besides the NC 700's rather polarizing design another controversial decision Bose

  • has made is adding a touch pad to their new headphones.

  • Now the touch sensitive surface on these headphones is located in this half circle, and after

  • a few days of using these headphones I've gotten used to using this very small touch

  • pad.

  • Over all it is rather accurate and easy to use.

  • Double tap to play or pause, swipe front or back to skip through your music and you swipe

  • up or down to adjust the volume.

  • The only thing I don't like about this touch pad is that you have to do a swipe for every

  • step in volume you want to go up or down.

  • You can't just press and hold to change your volume quickly.

  • Over all this is a small nit pick but after a few days you get used to this touchpad.

  • But I know some people just prefer physical buttons and I don't blame you.

  • But finally lets talk about the microphones on these headphones.

  • For starters the Bose QC35's have always had one of the best microphones for phone

  • calls when it came to headphones.

  • But Bose has simply out done them selves with the call quality on the NC 700's.

  • And it makes sense since these headphones are mostly marketed towards working professionals.

  • Now this is an audio sample of what it would sound like if you were taking a phone while

  • youre walking to or from work.

  • And here's an audio sample if you were taking a phone call in a quite office or at home.

  • And I also want to quickly point out that through Bose's app you can even adjust how

  • much you can hear your own voice while on phone calls.

  • But for comparison, here's an indoors audio sample of the Bose QC35's… it still sounds

  • good, but not as good as the Bose NC 700's.

  • But over all Bose has definitely taken steps to improve the technology and features found

  • in their newest ANC headphones.

  • The Active Noise Cancelation on the NC 700's performs over all better than the QC35's

  • cause they have less cabin pressure, they do a better job of rejecting wind noise, and

  • it doesn't change how these headphones sound when turned on.

  • The inclusion of an ambient mode has been a long time coming and for the most part it

  • works very well.

  • Now sound quality wise these headphones aren't going to please everyone, but they have a

  • great neutral sound signature.

  • Now a 20 hour battery life is a little disappointing on these headphones given their competition

  • But I'm not really going to hold it against them given their super minimalist design.

  • It's a sacrifice you're going to have to decide to make or not.

  • Now when it comes to these headphone's designthat's all subjective but personally I don't

  • like the not so low profile headband, and only being able to fold these headphones flat

  • means the carrying case is going to be a little bigger.

  • But fit wise, again these headphones do have those great super spacious ear cups but I

  • don't think they're as comfortable as the QC35's cause of their added clamping

  • force.

  • So to be on the safe side I don't think these are big head approved.

  • But over all, the new Bose NC 700's are a very decent pair of

  • ANC headphones.

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