Hey, kinda late to the discussion, but since I've used both Bose and Sony, I thought I'd chime in.
First of all, what do you need and why do you need it? Noise cancelling? Do you work in a loud environment? Most of the time, closed-back headphones will do the trick. Bluetooth? It's comfortable, that's for sure, but cuts the quality. Plus, these headphones requires charging.
Bose and Sony has all the things you want. Both have great noise cancelling, but it's quite different. For example, I never had any problem adopting Bose's options, while Sony had me nauseous after 30 minutes, until I developed an inner resistance to this in more or less a month. Bluetooth works good in both, since it's the same version (I believe). But, Bose can "memorize" three devices, Sony – only one. So the former allows to simply switch between the source, while the latter takes a bit of work to do this (I usually turn off bluetooth on one device and then reconnect). Bose has far better microphone that Sony, that's simple as that.
But these things are just extras. Headphones are two things – sounds quality and comfort. And here we go.
Bose are slightly lighter and fit me better, are more comfortable and I can keep them on for a longer time. Sony tend to wear me after a two or three hours of listening. They are less comfortable for me. But everyone has different ears, so it would be best to try them yourself.
When it comes to music, frankly, they both sound like crap. Sony has more bass-oriented sound and works better with rock music, while Bose is kind of all-around-good profile. But, having said that, they don't sound good, sound isn't clear and you'll get some scratching on higher registers. Wire gives them a bit more quality, but still, this isn't what I was expecting.
To clarify, I sold Bose, got Sony and I am using it around the office and in commute. Do I regret it? Frankly, yes, Bose were just more comfortable and pleasant, more neutral in sound and less tiresome.
For my home office, I bought Focal Elegia with JDS Atom and Topping D10. It costed me way too much, but I can honestly say – it was worth it. It's like, every song is great, sometimes there are albums I listen at home and rate them 4/5, and try them next day at the office and I am like "what the hell is this racket?" :D
But this is all based on what do you need. For Spotify and mp3 in general, Bose or Sony'll do just fine.
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This is awesome info. Thanks so much. It's mainly or home office, which usually is not noisy, but I plan on using them in a café as well.
I'm not that much of an audiophile, or at least not yet. 😉 Even my super low budget headphones sound fine to me for music, so based on your reviews, I'd be inclined to go towards the Bose pair.
I'll check out the Focal Elegia as well as long as it doesn't mean I need to sell a kidney.😂
Bose are great and my two friends also recommend these. I'd probably switch my Sony for the new Bose, but reviews of those aren't really favorable.
Elegia, as well as other "audiophile" headphones are quite expensive. I gave around $1500 for the set. But it's an investment, headphones don't age. They'll be worth similar money for quite some time. It is opposite with bluetooth ones, since every new model basically succeeds (both in terms of price and performance) previous ones.
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Hey, kinda late to the discussion, but since I've used both Bose and Sony, I thought I'd chime in.
First of all, what do you need and why do you need it? Noise cancelling? Do you work in a loud environment? Most of the time, closed-back headphones will do the trick. Bluetooth? It's comfortable, that's for sure, but cuts the quality. Plus, these headphones requires charging.
Bose and Sony has all the things you want. Both have great noise cancelling, but it's quite different. For example, I never had any problem adopting Bose's options, while Sony had me nauseous after 30 minutes, until I developed an inner resistance to this in more or less a month. Bluetooth works good in both, since it's the same version (I believe). But, Bose can "memorize" three devices, Sony – only one. So the former allows to simply switch between the source, while the latter takes a bit of work to do this (I usually turn off bluetooth on one device and then reconnect). Bose has far better microphone that Sony, that's simple as that.
But these things are just extras. Headphones are two things – sounds quality and comfort. And here we go.
Bose are slightly lighter and fit me better, are more comfortable and I can keep them on for a longer time. Sony tend to wear me after a two or three hours of listening. They are less comfortable for me. But everyone has different ears, so it would be best to try them yourself.
When it comes to music, frankly, they both sound like crap. Sony has more bass-oriented sound and works better with rock music, while Bose is kind of all-around-good profile. But, having said that, they don't sound good, sound isn't clear and you'll get some scratching on higher registers. Wire gives them a bit more quality, but still, this isn't what I was expecting.
To clarify, I sold Bose, got Sony and I am using it around the office and in commute. Do I regret it? Frankly, yes, Bose were just more comfortable and pleasant, more neutral in sound and less tiresome.
For my home office, I bought Focal Elegia with JDS Atom and Topping D10. It costed me way too much, but I can honestly say – it was worth it. It's like, every song is great, sometimes there are albums I listen at home and rate them 4/5, and try them next day at the office and I am like "what the hell is this racket?" :D
But this is all based on what do you need. For Spotify and mp3 in general, Bose or Sony'll do just fine.
This is awesome info. Thanks so much. It's mainly or home office, which usually is not noisy, but I plan on using them in a café as well.
I'm not that much of an audiophile, or at least not yet. 😉 Even my super low budget headphones sound fine to me for music, so based on your reviews, I'd be inclined to go towards the Bose pair.
I'll check out the Focal Elegia as well as long as it doesn't mean I need to sell a kidney.😂
Hey,
Bose are great and my two friends also recommend these. I'd probably switch my Sony for the new Bose, but reviews of those aren't really favorable.
Elegia, as well as other "audiophile" headphones are quite expensive. I gave around $1500 for the set. But it's an investment, headphones don't age. They'll be worth similar money for quite some time. It is opposite with bluetooth ones, since every new model basically succeeds (both in terms of price and performance) previous ones.