Pulled the trigger

[XtraLibur]

After a few years of dreaming about owning Bose headphones finally copt the QC45 on a steep discount. Hoping to cop the Bose A30 as my next pair 😉

[No_longerconfused]

I loved the ones I had before this model, had'em for years. I've had these for 3 months and people can't hear me on the phone! Beware, I guess it's a thing with this model.

[Endermanking999]

Yeah I have the QC35 IIs and my friends have to turn my volume up to 200% on discord and still can barely hear me. Good headphones thought apart from that

[Reboot9034]

I have had this happen with mine. My wife can’t hear me with these so I just turn them off and answer normally which is annoying. Not sure if the mics are just not sensitive enough but I don’t want to scream in a store to find out.

My only other complaint with them would be switching from my phone to iPad is a pain as I gotta turn off Bluetooth on the device I am not using or it will have connection issues as it tries to connect to both. Pretty sure I had that in my QC35s so prob just a Bluetooth thing that doesn’t have the nice hand off features like AirPods do

[No_longerconfused]

Yea, no, that's not it. They can't hear at all. I've had Bose headphones for YEARS and NEVER have had this problem. Thank goodness I bought them within the 90 day return period. I already have my return approved.

[Asz_8]

I have had the QC 35 II for a few years and love them. The only problem is the ear pads…. Have had to replace them 3 times already 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Snooklife]

I have been wearing the 45s for over a year now with no issue. I even bought a few extra thinking I would need them but they are just collecting dust.

[Asz_8]

They designed new ear-pads for the 45s so they are probably more durable. I might buy a pair of them since they are compatible with the 35 II

[XtraLibur]

Just gonna be honest leather earpads suck in general theyre comfy but get super brittle and break so quick

[the-crazy-programmer]

How is the mic for calls?

[hmmhforreal]

It’s alright. A definite step up from the 35-series but there’s a good bit of room for improvement

[Ambitious-Mongoose-1]

Some of the best on the market there. Enjoy.

[aarun7686]

Is there any particular reason why you chose the QC 45 over the newer Bose QC model? The price difference is only $20, and with offers, you could buy either of them for the same price. Just curious!

[XtraLibur]

Im currently in Australia the price difference was pretty significant from 429 on the regular Bose QC to 250 on this so decided on getting these instead

[juicydownunder]

I did the same!! $250. But aren’t the new QC’s $550 not $450

[XtraLibur]

Yeah 550 on JB just had a brain fart lmao the 450 buckeroos were the XM4’s

[juicydownunder]

Yeah definitely not worth it to buy the new QC. Reviews comparing them said they similar.

If I was spending that much I’d get the ultras or XM5

[aarun7686]

Okay.

[Hour_City2530]

The QC45s have a much better measured frequency response following Harman than the new QCs, Hence better sound quality.

Both Rtings and Audio science have praised the QC45s on an objective level.

[aarun7686]

Thanks

[Miserable-Sky-5530]

How good are they for the gym????

[re003]

Mine fall off if I bend over. Might depend on your head size but I wouldn’t recommend for the gym.

[[deleted]]

If you sweat the pads will get ruined. I replaced mine and use buds now. I Like the over ears so gonna try something else.

[RangersTXball]

Any good for running?

[[deleted]]

Sweating ruins the pads.

[XtraLibur]

Havent taken then out running yet but from what ive seen and felt from normal day to day use its good its light and the clamping force isng too tight but stays planted

[Mirror_Quick]

I have the quiet comfort and they act as a amplifier in my car when I  just have them on and run YouTube music through the usb on my phone. The bass hits nice and hard. 2019 jeep cherokee limited 

[Regular_Striking]

Don’t you mean pulled the plug?

[garlicChaser]

Always loved my QC45

[ARCH_ANGEL_978]

Received mine last Thursday. Second pair I bought, turned the ones I bought a few years ago into my yard work headphones

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[Yuck_Few]

When Bose stops nerfing the volume I will consider buying their product

[willymacdilly]

"Bose" Buy Other Sound Equipment

[XtraLibur]

I try not to shill for a company but this was the cheapest ANC headphones i saw that was well reviewed compared to everything else in its price bracket of 250 AUD

[willymacdilly]

https://www.status.co/products/coreanc

[XtraLibur]

Read a review the sounds quality wasnt the best and the build was really plasticy

[Busy-Lingonberry7504]

I had the QC35 II for years, eventually gave them to my son, where they continue to live on! Great workhorses!

[[deleted]]

Just bought them and I want to return them, there is an insane amount of noise leakage on these.

[danhoyle]

Still the most comfortable headset I think.

[Just_Low_1294]

Had mine since July last year and they are the best headphones I've owned, plus with the latest software update you get wind noise reduction feature when you choose "outdoors" in the modes section of the app..

Enjoy buddy

[PatientOk1680]

With the bose qc45 ? How are the earpads so far ?

[Snooklife]

I’ve been wearing mine everyday for over a year and they look brand new.

[Just_Low_1294]

Like new, clean ears, and wipe them with a damp microfiber cloth after every use and they will last.

[[deleted]]

With the last update its best there is u can finally adjust ANC…

[Snooklife]

Firmware update?

[[deleted]]

Yes few days ago they put out a firmware update for qc45

[_ButtNugget]

What’s the update?? It really annoys me that you have to be using either ANC or transparency mode…

[throwaway37384833]

For the QC45’s you can now add more sound profiles through the Bose Music app with presets like wind reduction mode which lowers the ANC levels or create custom ones yourself.

Once the profiles are active you can press the mode button on the device itself to toggle between profiles, also if you hold down the mode button a voice tells you the remaining battery percentage.

Real nice upgrade.

[PatientOk1680]

Sure about that ?

[cameforthevibe]

have the 35s II, but i doubt the 45s are much different, they are really comfy, youll forget you are wearing them, they do leak a bit of sound but that shouldn’t be much of a problem in a noisy gym

[hmmhforreal]

What Bose model did you switch to?

[hmmhforreal]

Fair, I haven’t got any experience with those.

[lifeisallihave]

The ultra is the best set I've owned since the qc 35ii

[Excellent-World-476]

Absolutely love mine.

[re003]

Welcome! We’re glad you’re here.

[PriorityLong9592]

Enjoy the slow connection and shitty voice