Originally Posted by
jackal
The only thing the QC15s have going for them is the price (a third the cost of the Shures)...
I did a double-take when I read that, because I cannot imagine explaining to my wife why a $900 set of headphones is necessary for my travel. But in fact the Shure 535CL can be had on Amazon for $540 versus the QC15 @ $300... a little more than half the price of the Shures, not one-third.