Buying lab

Compare headphones before you buy.

Line up review signal, value, release age, audio tech, and buyer fit across up to four products.

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Bose QuietComfort Headphones

Decent signal, but the value depends heavily on street price, fit, comfort, and your listening priorities. Target price: $332.

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Noise Cancelling

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Decent signal, but the value depends heavily on street price, fit, comfort, and your listening priorities.

Critic score79

Value signal100

Price$349

Release age2y 9m old

User score8.7

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Consensus

79/100

Release age

2y 9m old

Value signal

100/100