Rating  - Premium phones. where's the cushion replacement kit?
I'll start by saying I am tired of reading all the reviews that state "exaggerated bass" lets try this the Bose on ear triports have successfully designed a very efficient method to bring out that bass that is in most cans but only Bose patented Triport Method can deliver that bass to your ears. One thing I noticed first is that there is a vent on each can so these cans are kind of like open air phones with a huge plus bass. The mids and highs are not drowned out like some say they are flat and perfect if you want more just give it a +2db treble increase. I also noticed when I place these on my head the sound is direct and solid they have a very quiet background ambience where the Sennheiser HD280 sounded like I was in an auditorium. When I tested the cans I did it at flat or +/-0 to be fair and the Bose just shined above the others. When testing on movies the Bose completely took that category with sound better resembling my home theatre. The one thing you will not need with the Bose is any type of bass boost circuitry just shut it all off and enjoy these cans. Has any one noticed all those reviews on other cans where they claim the bass is flat however they have to add up to +12db to extract a desirable amount of bass? The 180 clam price tag is justified in my opinion as you are paying for the R&D that can bring you something so fabulous in a nice small light weight package. One star is lost as the replacement ear cushion kit is no where to be had.
Rating  - Great sound, perfect size, wallet is still staggering around
The ear buds that I commute with broke and I decided to try a set of regular headphones this time. These appealed to me becuase of the reasonable size, and after listening to them I was hooked. They are worth every penny, but that's a lot of pennies!!
But there is a downside to this quality - if you think your MP3's or Ipod tunes sound just like a CD, these will show you just where they fall short.
Rating  - Bad Ergonomics, So so sound, Should cost a lot less
The bose OE has very bad ergonomics, the sound is just a bit better than senheisser PX 100 but not as good as any sennheiser over 60 (the third part from the retail price for these BOSE OE).
Ergonomics, difficult to fold difficult to extend, don't know why but they have an angle when they are over your ears imposible to accommodate what make them even more uncomfortable, the size is huge in comparision with the PX 100 which are a truth portable, and as you can see from the pictures i have uploaded the BOSE OE make you look ... very strange.
Sound, the sound is good if you compare them with a US 10 dollars headphones or the ones that came with your mp3 player or phone, the sound is just a bit better if you compare them with sennheiser px 100 (much much more comfortale and portable and at US35 they rock) and the BOSE OE are bad sounding if compared to any sennheiser over US60 (Like HD 457, HD 497 which are basic headphones but with amazing sound).
From the pictures and video i hope to be able to upload next you can see how portable and easy to fold are the sennheiser while the Bose are bulky, hard to fold and not as portable.
CONCLUSION : The BOSE OE definitively don't worth the price payed. Just go and buy yourself a PX100, believe me, you will be more than happy with that great portables.
Greetings from Peru :)
Upgrade: It was difficult to upload a video diretly in amazon so i uploaded one in the tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSYZP5GhqM
Take care
Rating - Another over priced Bose offering
But I'll still give them 4 stars! All Bose gear is ridiculously expensive, but Bose does deliver the goods. I have been eying these headphones for about a year trying to justify the hefty price. Finally, completely fed up with the standard offering for iPod/Discman headphones I plunked down the $179.00.
These headphones are impressive. They are comfortable. They weigh less than five ounces. Their earcups are padded with memory foam that conforms to the shape of your ears. They work well with an iPod, the computer, the stereo - well just about everything. They deliver excellent bass response. It's a frequency spectrum that begins challenge the big speakers!
In the recording studio the AKG K240 along with the Sennheiser 2xx series have been considered the standards for years and I can safely say these Bose sound richer and enhance the listening experience better than both. The AKG K240 offers the most comfortable headphone bar none, but the older version operates at 500 ohms requiring a more powerful amp to drive them, no matter, the Bose are still more pleasing to listen to.
They do have very decent noise suppression qualities - a big plus. They come with a nice carrying case and 2 cords that detach up near the unit, however for $179.00 you'd think Bose could have thrown in a 1/4 inch adapter for use with the stereo or in the recording studio.
Durability is a question. My AKG's have been with me for 10 years and have held up perfectly. They cost about 1/2 what the Bose cost. I guess we'll wait and see. Right now I'm happy with my purchase.
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