Not being picky about the color of your wireless headphones can occasionally be parlayed into big savings. This is one of those times if you’re looking at the Bose QuietComfort headphones — click on the Moonlight Grey or Petal Pink versions of these awesome noise-cancelling over-ear headphones at Amazon and they’re yours for an almost unheard of $199 price.
Even if you don’t think you can pull off pink headphones, the advantage of going with the grey is that everything matches with grey. Regardless, the sound and the performance of the QuietComfort headphones in any color is pure, unadultered Bose, and that’s worth every bit of the original $359 price. At $199 it’s a run-don’t-walk type of deal.
Only the Sound You Want
Bose has been at the forefront of the audio game long enough that Active Noise Cancellation is practically synonymous with Bose, and these headphones back it up. The ANC combines active noise cancellation with passive isolation from the over-ear cushion design, so the combination of hardware and software is doing the heavy lifting rather than either one alone. The result is the kind of quiet that makes a loud commute or a noisy office feel genuinely manageable rather than just muffled.
Two listening modes handle the full range: Quiet mode blocks external sound entirely, and Aware mode lets enough back in to keep you functional in environments where you need to stay alert — a hallway conversation, a street crossing, an office where people actually stop by your desk. And when the world lets you just vanish into your tunes, the quality is superb. Deep bass, clear mids, and the adjustable EQ in the Bose app let you dial the balance toward however you actually listen rather than accepting whatever tuning Bose shipped with.
Plush Yet Powerful
Bose doesn’t skimp on the creature comforts, either. Plush over-ear cushions and a padded headband mean the QuietComfort headphones don’t become uncomfortable during extended sessions. You can wear them for a four-hour flight or a full workday without the ear fatigue or pressure points that cheaper headphones introduce after an hour or two, and with a robust 24-hour battery life even with the ANC turned on, you can put the comfort to the fullest test possible.
At $199 for Moonlight Grey or Petal Pink, the QuietComfort headphones are now well within range of the competing Sony WH-1000XM5 and going directly head-to-head with it on price — except the Bose typically retails significantly higher. If you’re good with either of those $199 colors, the timing is good. The deal is live now at Amazon.
