New Bose QC25 Noise Cancelling Headphone
Feb 21, 2015, 1:57 pm
#76
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Well here's an update to the trade up program. I was at the Bose Ottawa (near the Westin). There is a trade up program from the QC15's, but they HAVE to be broken. I said...can I take a hammer to it? They said probably not a good idea, but if I claim that the sound isn't as good or make up some hard to duplicate issue, that it would work 
So there you go!
So there you go!
Feb 26, 2015, 3:45 am
#78
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In fact, in Lufthansa business class everyone now gets a pair (not to keep, sadly)... a lot nicer than the crappy headphones on United.
Mar 2, 2015, 10:17 am
#81
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One thing I just discovered which I don't think was mentioned upthread. The mic apparently doesn't work as well if noise cancellation is turned off. I had a couple people (wife included) in the last day say they couldn't hear me well when it was off, but said it sounded much better when turned on. So it affects the mic, not just the volume/clarity coming through the cans.
Mar 5, 2015, 11:54 pm
#82
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199 is 66% of the going rate of 299, that seems a bit steep for a trade in especially when the previous trade in was only 99. Basically they value the old QC15 at only 100$? that seems a bit unfair in my point of view, my old QC15 were about 4 years old and ear cuff was material was coming off and I got a new QC15 in July 2014, since it is less than 1 year old would there be a discount in the trade in?
Mar 6, 2015, 11:49 am
#83
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Update:
So i went to bose in SF and the guy basically said ONLY if your bose qc15 is defective they allow you to trade them in for something else with a 100$ credit, thus for qc25 it would be still 199$ fee. If your qc15 are not defective you would not get the option of even trading it in... That sucks
So i went to bose in SF and the guy basically said ONLY if your bose qc15 is defective they allow you to trade them in for something else with a 100$ credit, thus for qc25 it would be still 199$ fee. If your qc15 are not defective you would not get the option of even trading it in... That sucks
Apr 7, 2015, 5:29 pm
#85
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Update:
So i went to bose in SF and the guy basically said ONLY if your bose qc15 is defective they allow you to trade them in for something else with a 100$ credit, thus for qc25 it would be still 199$ fee. If your qc15 are not defective you would not get the option of even trading it in... That sucks
So i went to bose in SF and the guy basically said ONLY if your bose qc15 is defective they allow you to trade them in for something else with a 100$ credit, thus for qc25 it would be still 199$ fee. If your qc15 are not defective you would not get the option of even trading it in... That sucks
In my opinion the QC25 were noticeable better than the QC15 I actually have both with me on this trip so I did a comparison test.
May 24, 2015, 9:36 pm
#86
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Part 1:
My QC15's broke again - specifically the right ear stopped working. I use my QC15s 24/7 so I'm not surprised this keeps happening on approx the 6-7th month of use. As long as they have a 1 year warranty, I'm fine. Anyway, I'm going to the Bose store in Fairfax, VA and inquire about direct-upgrade to QC25.
Will update on the issue. (Part of me wants to stay with the QC15 because I have their defective cycle down to an art. But QC25 is compelling. I'll upgrade if I can.)
My QC15's broke again - specifically the right ear stopped working. I use my QC15s 24/7 so I'm not surprised this keeps happening on approx the 6-7th month of use. As long as they have a 1 year warranty, I'm fine. Anyway, I'm going to the Bose store in Fairfax, VA and inquire about direct-upgrade to QC25.
Will update on the issue. (Part of me wants to stay with the QC15 because I have their defective cycle down to an art. But QC25 is compelling. I'll upgrade if I can.)
Aug 2, 2015, 11:02 am
#88
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Aug 2, 2015, 11:08 am
#89
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Dec 1, 2015, 2:20 pm
#90
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Any recent trade in stories? Have a pair of QC15s and there is buzzing in the right ear. Out of warranty as I've had them for probably 2-3 years.
Will try the Bose kiosk in MSP today...
Will try the Bose kiosk in MSP today...