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Bose QC45 Wishlist - How Do The Bose QC35 Stack Up In 2019

2019-02-18
even though there are a lot of great premium ANC headphones on the market right now and there's a whole bunch more on the way the most common question that I get in my comments is when are the bose QC 45s coming out now i don't know the bose QC forty-fives are going to be coming out next week next month or next year but I thought I would make a wish list as to what I would like to see from the most QC 45s and showcase how the aging both QC 35s stack up against some of 2019 sanc headphones the original bose qc25 s were released around june 2016 and then the both QC 35 series 2 were released in September 2017 the only technical difference between the original bose QC 35 s and the series 2 was the addition of this action button so technically the both QC 35s are over two and a half years old now which from a product standpoint is a long time because Sony has been updating their 1000x headphones year over year and we're currently on the Sony 1000x mark 3 so the first thing I want to see upgrade on the bose QC 45s is the addition of USB seam and I think this is pretty much a given right now most $350 ANC headphones are coming with USB C now the reason USB C is a big deal is if you have an Android device you can charge your phone and headphones with the same cable which is super convenient but USB C is also able to handle more power than a microUSB port which as a result will mean better fast charging right now the bose QC 35 s have a rated fast charging of 15 minutes gets you two and a half hours of playback time whereas the Sony's get you 5 hours from a 10 minute charge so I would like to see the both QC 45s at least match or exceed the m3s fast charging numbers but Bose has to step up the QC 45 is battery life the both QC 35 s have an advertised battery life of 20 hours which is below average for 2019 but at least is better than the surface headphones because these only have a 15 hour battery life but I would like to see the Bose QC 45s to have a battery life between 30 and 35 hours cuz the Sony 1000x and three's have an advertised battery life for 30 hours and the Jabra elite 85 h's are slated to have a 32 hour battery life now when it comes to design and comfort there are some minor changes I would like to see from the most QC 45s now one of the best things to boast QC 35s has going for them is that they are perhaps the most comfortable ANC headphones on the market the ear cups are super spacious and they are without a doubt big head approved obviously I would like to buzz QC 45 is to keep the super species ear cups but I would like for both to slim down the headband and make it more low-profile now something a lot of companies are doing these days is that they're throwing on touch pads onto the headphones cuz it makes them look fancier I guess and when they're implemented well like on the Sony's I don't mind them but I personally think Bose should stick to having physical buttons on their QC 45s cuz for some casual users choosing between physical buttons or a touch pad could be a major deciding factor some people just don't want to deal with finicky touch pads or phantom presses however I would like to see Bose to add an additional action button on their left ear cup when the bose qc25 series 2 were released they were the first ANC headphones with Google assistant integration and you could interact with your voice assistant by using this button now I'm fully aware that if you press and hold on the multi-purpose button you can talk to your voice assistant but it's not as efficient as having a dedicated button turn on the studio lights and music sure turning on to lights and now since more and more headphones or getting voices integration I think voice assistant integration on headphones is here to stay you can even choose which voice assistant you would like to use these days but if you do want to have voice assistant integration on your headphones you end up sacrificing some functionality on both the Bose and Sony's you give up the ability to manually toggle between your active noise cancellation settings so if you want to turn your ANC up or off you have to open up the app every single time which can be annoying so this is why I would like to both QC 45s to have two action buttons one for your voice assistant and another one so you can still manually toggle your ANC settings you'd be surprised that nobody has been able to get this right yet and from a software standpoint Bose desperately needs to add a transparency mode to their bose qc25 almost every other pair of premium ANC headphones has this feature Sony calls it ambient mode and Microsoft calls it enhanced mode but basically the headphones will pump in the ambient sound around you so you can still hear what's going on if you're walking around the city or if you work in an office and also think Bose needs to add a quick attention mode like on the Sony's so you can talk to someone really quickly without having to take off your headphones like this and I think Bose could do this on their QC 45s by pressing and holding down on the dedicated ANC toggle action button I mentioned earlier but the most important thing Bose needs to improve under Bose QC 45 is their active noise cancellation plainly said the active noise cancellation on the bose qc25 struggle to keep up with the ANC on newer headphones and just so you can see for yourself we're gonna do an ANC test with the bose qc25 s the surface headphones and the sony 1000x and threes running the latest 4.1.1 firmware update if you know you know the both QC 35s just aren't able block out the same amount of noise as the surface headphones and Sony 1000 XM dream across the board so obviously the both QC 45s need to improve the amount of sound they block out but it's also crucial Bose reduce the amount of cabin pressure in their ANC for some people like myself we just can't wear the bus QC 35 s for too long because we feel this pressure on our eardrums that sometimes leads to headaches and these days cabin pressure and ANC headphones is associated with older or cheaper ANC headphones cuz newer headphones like the 1000 X and threes or surface headphones don't have a lot or any cabin pressure at all and finally Bose also needs to rethink the positioning of their ANC microphones since the mics on the most kisi 35s are so exposed the Bose QC thirty fives like to pick up a lot of wind noise whereas the ANC microphones on other headphones are recessed into you the body thus dramatically reducing the amount of wind noise their headphones pick up now when it comes to sound quality the Bose QC 35 s have a mature sound signature where the bass just isn't going to hit like some other headphones and since sound is subjective some people prefer neutral headphones over bass heavy headphones but I would definitely like to see the both QC 45s to have an adjustable EQ and again since sound is subjective people want to have the ability to adjust the EQ on the headphones so they can make him sound however they want but in general Bose does need to improve the base on their QC 45s because sometimes the base on the QC 35 s does bottom out in bass heavy music which I feel is unacceptable for 315 all the headphones I would also like to see Bose improve the microphone on their headphones for phone calls even though the microphone on the bose qc25 is on the better side there can still be a little bit of static or tinny miss here in there and since these headphones are usually marketed towards professionals working corporate jobs I think a quality microphone for phone calls would be greatly appreciated but finally I also want to point out poses multi device connectivity the both QC 35s can be connected to two devices at the same time which is great because it means you can hot-swap from your phone to your computer and effortlessly even though this might seem like a basic feature some headphones like the 1000x and threes can do that which is pretty annoying and I think it's a huge oversight on Sony's part so obviously I would like to both QC 45s to have this feature but I would also like them to improve upon it I think if the QC 45s can get up to five simultaneous connections I think power users with multiple phones tablets and computers would really like that but overall that's my wish list for the bose QC 45 and i think everything is well within reason I'm not asking for anything over the top and I think these improvements would better position the Bose QC 45s to compete against 2019 newer headphones cuz right now I think the Bose QC fives are lagging behind the competition cuz of their specs and feature set cuz as of right now I'm a little hard pressed to you recommend the bose qc25 over the sony 1000x m3 unless you really need those super spacious your cuts but comment down below what other improvements would you like to see on the bose qc25 if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed to 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