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submitted 1 month ago by SurpriZe@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I've found a good number of negative reviews of Bose QC 2 and quite a few good things said about Sony WF-1000XM5 so I'm leaning towards buying them but would love to hear the general recommendation on Lemmy first.

I live in a very noisy environment and need earphones for my sleep, when I work or relax, and for listening to podcasts as well as a bit of music. And since sleep is most important for me, I have in-ear comfort as the top priority.

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[-] someguy@lemmyland.com 1 points 1 month ago

I've been using bose 700s for a long time. They do occasionally have goofy bluetooth behavior and the earcups have to be replaced if you use them heavily, but the bose sound profile I like a lot more than the sony.

I've tried XM5's recently for more codecs, and I love them except for one thing, which was that the band over the top had hard plastic parts and not enough soft padding, so the headphones with my head shape had a tendency to painfully squeeze. Wearing a hat or putting something on the band helped though. Headphones were light and breathed a bit better than the 700s anyway (haven't tried the QC 2).

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm using Jabra Elite 7 Active for almost everything, and I love them.

Air travel: They have decent active noise canceling
Listening to music: Good sound quality
Showering: They're waterproof (I've even worn them while in the pool, swimming. Still works great, but bluetooth signal doesn't work very well under water.
Sleeping: If I leave one in the charging case, the other one automatically switches to mono.
Working: Works great as a handsfree headset for phone, teams, or any of the other VoIP methods in use
Driving: Simple controls to allow for volume, call control, next track, previous track.

I've had them for a little over a year, and despite using them in several ways not covered by warranty, they're still working great. Good battery life, and no issues. I take care to clean them (and the case) regularly, making sure that there's no gunk to block the charging contacts or the microphone.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Sennheiser, jabber. You’ll need to buy into their up-market products though.

[-] OkGo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Sennheiser always make good quality cans.

[-] hoya@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago
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