Bose 700 Review: Best Noise Canceling Headphones

Six years later, despite the popularity of the QuietComfort line, Bose is mixing things up by introducing a completely new wireless noise-canceling headphones model. The emphasis here is on slick design and “groundbreaking” audio technology: The Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700 are a pair of noise-canceling headphones from Bose. In this post, we have covered the full Bose 700 Review for you to have a nice look at these amazing headphones.

The Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700 are a significant advancement for Bose. You get 11 levels of configurable noise cancellation, allowing you to choose how much of the outside world you want to hear, and the noise cancellation is now much better for making calls. You’ll also get a slick new design and balanced, crisp audio. Other benefits include a 20-hour battery life and Alexa and Google Assistant support. 

Availability & Pricing

The Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700 retail for $399 (£349.95) in the United States. They took a bit longer to arrive in Australia (and the limited edition design can only be found on the Bose website), where they cost $599.95.

The new over-ear headphones are about $50 / £20 / AU$99 more expensive than their predecessors, the highly praised Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones, which combined noise-canceling technology with built-in Google Assistant voice assistance.

Design

The 700s, which come in black or silver, are certainly beautiful. The robust stainless steel headband cuts through the center of the polycarbonate ear cups. The band’s top and bottom are soft-touch plastic that stores a small amount of Bose’s proprietary foam.

The headband is made to distribute weight evenly, resulting in a more comfortable fit. If you need to alter the fit of the headphones, you can do it by sliding the ear cups up or down rather than fiddling with the band. Although it takes some getting used to, the general movement is smooth.

Several controls on the ear cups allow you to avoid having to touch your connected device. The noise-canceling button is adjustable on the left cup, while the toggles for power/Bluetooth and launching digital assistants are on the right.

Bose has incorporated a capacitive-touch display on the right ear cup in case blindly groping around for buttons isn’t your thing. A double press on the screen will play/pause or answer/ignore calls, while a swipe up or down will increase or decrease volume. 

Sliding forward or backward on a track will skip forward or backward. The USB Type-C charging connector is likewise housed in the right ear cup, indicating that Bose is completely committed to the twenty-first century.

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Noise Cancellation

For this reason, the 700 is Bose’s most costly ANC headphones to date. It contains an adaptive eight-mic system, with six of them being used to quiet ambient noises to the maximum extent possible. In fact, Bose has 11 different degrees of ANC that you can choose from to determine how much noise you want to filter out or let in. The technique performs admirably, suppressing about 95% of external noise across the frequency spectrum.

Bose fitted the QC45 with six microphones, which were repositioned to increase noise cancellation. The ANC improvements between the QC45 and QC35 II were noticeable, with the former handling high frequencies equally as well as the 700. Low rumbling sounds and mid-frequency sounds are also silenced.

On both models, the transparency mode works differently. To hear incidental sounds, the QuietComfort 45 requires you to engage Aware Mode, whereas the QuietComfort 700 requires you to adjust ANC to a lower level, which is more ideal because it gives you complete control over how much noise you want to let into the soundscape. You’ll be satisfied with either ambient-listening solution, although the mics on the 700 pick up more commotion.

Audio Quality

The QC45 will suffice if you want something with more bass. These cans have a wide frequency range thanks to their exclusive TriPort acoustic construction and volume-optimized Active EQ. Crisp mids and highs merge well with profound lows. Only while listening to orchestral recordings does the sound suffer, as the bass can be overbearing and obscure key aspects such as harmonies and strings.

The 700 features a more well-balanced soundstage than the QC45, which gives the music a more genuine feel. Instruments are well-reproduced, and vocals are clear. These headphones are suitable for a wide range of musical genres. Playing with the EQ in the companion app allows you to further tune the sound.

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Bose Music App

The Bose Music app, like the hardware in these headphones, has a clean, elegant design. You may modify the noise-cancellation level, switch between digital assistants, and choose how much of your own speech you can hear on a call using the app’s features and settings.

You may also use the app to control your music, such as changing tracks and volume. You can also change your noise-cancellation preferences from the defaults of 10, 5, and Off via the app. If you need to conduct any troubleshooting, there’s also a product tour and FAQ.

I’d like to see the business add two capabilities to the app, a find-my-headphones tool and a few equalizer settings for folks who wish to fine-tune their own listening experience.

Features

To use the Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700, you must first download the Bose Music app from the Google Play Store or the App Store, which is available for free. After that, simply follow the on-screen instructions to finish the pairing process.

Swipe up and down on the right earcup to modify the volume, tap twice to pause/play your music, and swipe backward/forwards to skip back and forth across the track list.

The headphones have Alexa integrated into, so all you have to do is speak “Alexa” to activate Amazon’s virtual assistant. By tapping a dedicated button on the right earcup, you may summon Google Assistant and Siri, and then use your voice to issue requests.

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Battery Life

Bose claims a battery life of 20 hours, which we found to be accurate, though this number may vary slightly depending on how loud you listen; higher volume usually means the battery drains faster.

The battery life isn’t as long as the Sony WH-1000XM3 noise Wireless Headphones’ 30 hours, but it’s still more than enough to get you through a few commutes or a long journey.

Verdict

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have set a new standard for noise-canceling headphones. Whether you’re talking on the phone or cueing up a digital assistant, the eight mics effectively quiet outside noise while also allowing you to be heard clearly.

The 700s don’t sacrifice on audio quality, either, featuring crisp, balanced sound and some amazing, user-friendly tech features. The noise cancellation can be adjusted to keep things quiet without distorting your music, and the Full Transparency option is equally amazing.

With a lower starting price, a better app, and longer battery life, the Sony WH-1000XM4 is a good choice. The Bose 700 headphones, on the other hand, are the sole option if you want the best in noise-canceling headphones.

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