Originally Posted by
raph
QC25 Owners:
How happy are you with the Volume and Bass produced by your Headphones?
I (just very briefly) tried them last week and am tempted to look into decent NC Headphones again...
Unfortunately, when I tried the QC25 in a Bose Store, I happily listened to them at maximum volume (from the connected iPod Touch) which is... unsatisfying to me. I feel there should be room for more and ideally you'd find a decent volume at way below max. I also believe that the QC15 provide higher volume output.
Can't believe I type that (because I strongly dislike the hyped brand and horrible / extreme product placement) but when I tried Beats Studio 2.0 I felt that they were significantly louder and more suitable to my taste. However, the surroundings were too quiet so I didn't really get a feeling as to how different (or worse) the NC function on those is...
Was the volume on them set to low or high? I assume they work similar to QC15s, where there is a switch on the piece that plugs into the earphone for "hi" and "low" sound. Depending on the source, I sometimes have to switch it to "hi" on my QC15s. From my iPhone or iPad, the low setting is plenty loud, but if I use IFE on a plane, I usually need to switch the headset to the hi setting.