US$299.99 Bose Quiet Comfort 25 Headphones - Why the QC25 improves on the QC15 despite no Inductive Rechargeable Battery

When it comes to over-the-ear Headphones, they have to deliver the best quality while looking stylish as well as lock out all ambient noise. Because it’s All About that Base as stated by Megan Trainor!

With that said the US$300 Bose Quiet Comfort 25, or Bose QC25 for short, comes out tops in this department as declared in the article “The best noise cancellers in the biz get better with Bose’s new QC25”, published October 10, 2014 By Caleb Denison, DigitalTrends.

 The spiritual successor the highly successful Bose QC15, the Bose QC25 comes in lighter at 196 grams (6.9 oz) and fits in a smaller case thanks to its new folding design. The earcups swivel on hinges and then turns so that they fold into a smaller case than the QC15 as noted in the article “Bose QuietComfort 25 review: The best noise-canceling headphones get better”, published September 22, 2014, CNET Reviews.

The materials are also improved as well, according to the Bose Website on the QC25 along with many other slight design tweaks. The changes are obvious to feel and touch.

Albeit made of non-metallic material, it does have accents of metal in it like the Master & Dynamic MH40 as described in my blog article entitled “Master & Dynamic MH40 Headphones – HD Audio just got Stylish Premium HD Audio Headphones support sans the Celebrities”.

The ear cushions on the earcups have a more natural feel, made of protein leather, which I assume is real leather taken from an actual animal. That means they're super soft and comfy, almost as comfy as the plastic band that's covered with a fabric that Bose claims is found only in Racing Cars like the Lamborghini and the Mazzeratti.

Finally the earcups themselves are made from some TPE material that pivots on a Cast Zinc pivot, meaning they won’t rust when exposed to too much moisture.

Material Science class aside, the other features of the Bose QC25 increasingly justify why the prices is so damn high. Inline Remote and mike for hands-free calling will disappoint though, as it works well with Apple iPhones because only they can afford to splash US$300 on a pair of noise cancelling headphones pieces at the same price as the original Bose QC25 headphones.

Explains why Android and Windows Phone users will only get the mike, as that’s' the only thing they'll be compatible with on these US$300 babies! Android users, upgrade to an Apple iPhone 6 to really enjoy these babies as I’ve pointed out in my blog article entitled “Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus - No Sapphire Screen but 128GB Storage and NFC-powered Apple Pay in Apple's Biggest iPhone Launch”.

The Case is the final entree on my serving for tonight. It's smaller, as I’d mentioned before, and has a nice little slot for an extra AAA Battery. Be Warned: the Bose QC25 only uses one AAA battery that gives you thirty five (35) hours of amplified earplay with a warning when only seven (7) hours of battery life remain as noted in the article “Bose QuietComfort 25 (QC25) Review”, published 9.8.2014 @ 9:43AM by Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes.

To this end, I recommend that you make that AAA battery a rechargeable one, as these headphones don't do any recharging and you'll find it more convenient to have rechargeable batteries rather than to be popping in new AAA batteries every time.

Also, if your AAA battery runs out of juice, you can still listen to the unamplified output from you smartphone or Music player. allegedly it won't sound as great as before, even if you’re listening to HD Audio on your US$700 Sony Walkman NWXZ-ZX1as stated in my blog article entitled “US$700 Sony Walkman NWXZ-ZX1 – Trend towards HD Audio in Asia and Japan will make it sell in the US of A”, if you’re the kinda persons picky about unamplified music.

Just as well you get a regular set of over-the-ear headphones and used the US$800 Marantz HD-DAC1 Headphone Amplifier  to amplify the music from your devices as explained in my blog article entitled “US$800 Marantz HD-DAC1 Headphone Amplifier - Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC makes this a Disc Jockey-s Value-buy”.  

At least the 3.5mm headphone jack is detachable and is a lot thicker than its processor, a tip of the hat to its build quality that finally brings up the price to that lofty US$300 pricetag.

So is this headphone for you? Yes, if you can bear the thought of paying US$300 for the Bose QC25 which is the exact same price as the Bose QC15 and still doesn’t have a rechargeable battery or even Inductive charging. Let no man stop you from getting the US$300 Bose QC25, as its quality is tres magnifique!