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Enhanced Acoustic Noise Cancelling technology uses six discreet microphones to continuously measure, compare and react to outside noise, then cancels it with the opposite signal to minimise distractions.
Choose Quiet Mode for full noise cancelling or Aware Mode to hear your environment and your music at the same time. Toggle through the modes with the button on the left earcup
The new mic system uses four tiny microphones to better focus on your voice, improving audio pickup. Plus a noise-rejecting algorithm filters out environmental sounds for clearer conversations.
24 hours of battery life* lets you keep the music playing even throughout the longest wireless listening sessions. The headphones charge via USB-C.
Optimised for Bluetooth 5.1 for a strong, consistent connection as long as you’re within 9.1 metres of the paired device.

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Date First Available ‏ : ‎ 13 October 2022
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Bose
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Bose Enhanced Acoustic Noise Cancelling 45 Headphones, Blue, Universal

Iconic quiet, comfort and sound.

That’s the power of Bose QuietComfort headphones: a great combination of noise cancelling, audio performance and comfort. Add in Adjustable EQ so you can tune your music to your liking, and it’s love at first listen.

Feels magical. But it’s not magic.

It’s our Acoustic Noise Cancelling technology. The product of more than 50 years of research, it cancels outside noise using an opposite signal, resulting in more quiet and more of your music. You can choose from Quiet Mode for full noise cancelling or Aware Mode to let in some of your surroundings when needed.

More music. And awareness.

Aware Mode brings in the outside world when you need to be aware of your surroundings, letting you hear your music and your environment at a balanced volume.

Comfort in the details

An incredible listening experience demands a level of comfort to match. With QC45’s smooth pleatless ear cushions, luxuriously plush synthetic leather and minimal clamping force, you’ll almost forget you’re wearing them—even after hours of listening.

Listen longer

QuietComfort 45 headphones give you 24 hours on a single charge, enough to keep going on even the longest overnight flight. They recharge fully in just 2.5 hours, and a 15-minute charge will give you up to 3 hours of use. For even longer play time, plug in the included audio cable to use in wired mode.

Clear conversations—indoors and out.

With four external microphone, these headphones isolate and focus on your voice, while a noise-rejecting algorithm filters out environmental sounds for clear conversations, even in windy, noisy conditions.

Your music, the way you like it.

We engineered QuietComfort 45 headphones with exclusive Bose technologies like TriPort acoustic architecture to produce everything in high fidelity. Meanwhile, Adjustable EQ allows you to tune your music to exactly how you like it by adjusting the bass, mid-range and treble.

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Tariq

Nothing like it .. it's Bose as expected

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 10 December 2022

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Great headfone

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Bose

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 15 October 2022

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I bought them for my husband who finds them the most comfortable headphones he've ever used. The battery lasts a long time and recharges quickly. They are great.

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Rei

No cables received with my product

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 17 November 2022

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Did not receive charging cables

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Khawaja Raziuddin

Beautiful sound, no exaggerations.

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 29 May 2022

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Lightweight yet no compromise on the sound quality. Doesn't fatigue your ears and hearing. Bass is not overbearing and overall it's like flowing on you and with the app you can enhance or decrease prefixed bass and treble. No need fiddling with multiple equalizer buttons. I got the Sony xm4 at the same time and it's great too if you like to constantly change the listening experience but kind of feel the weight and cups pressure. Both are great. If you just like simplicity and soothing sound go for Bose qc45 and if you want wide spectrum of sound xm4 is the thing.

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Shim Jeongnam

Good

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 27 September 2022

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EVANS BALIKUDDEMBE

BOSE NEVER DISSAPOINTS

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 12 July 2022

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Dead silence when ANC activated. One of those pieces that a must have if u truly need to silence the outside noise.

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Jasvinder Batra

Bose fails to Sony

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 20 November 2021

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I had a Sony 1004xM4 earlier and it got lost and for new I opted for Bose QC 45. I am disappointed by the sound quality of Bose. Bass is not half of Sony and sound doesn’t have the depth. No additional features on the headphone or the App. Will have to live with it till it gets lost which I hope it is soon.

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Wael Khairy

Delivered HOT

Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on 24 July 2022

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The shipment arrived HOT
Obviously it was exposed to the high ambient temp for long time.
Such an item shouldn't be exposed to heat !

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Sebastian

Sehr gute Noise Cancelling Fähigkeit, schlechte Qualität

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on 20 September 2022

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Zum Hintergrund: Ich nutze Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones seit vielen Jahren. Meine ultimative Prämisse ist die Geräuschunterdrückung, weil ich die Kopfhörer sehr häufig im Flugzeug trage. Danach kommen - aufgrund der langen Tragedauer - der Tragekomfort und das Packmaß (wie klein kann ich die Kopfhörer zusammenfalten und wie stabil sind sie, wenn sie zusammengefaltet sind) als wichtigste Entscheidungskriterien.

Wer also die Kopfhörer eher selten trägt, oder wer die Kopfhörer in eher ruhiger Umgebung trägt, wird mit meiner Beurteilung möglicherweise nicht komplett übereinstimmen.

Zur Auswahl des Herstellers: Ich habe immer wieder Noise Cancelling Kopfhörer anderer Hersteller ausprobiert. Fast immer sind diese schon allein deshalb ausgeschieden, weil die Geräuschunterdrückung deutlich schlechter war als bei Bose. Wenn dann doch einmal ein Kopfhörer gut darin war, dann ist er ausgeschieden, weil er unangenehm zu tragen war, oder weil er sich nicht vernünftig falten ließ. Deshalb bin ich immer wieder bei Bose geblieben. Was mich zur Hostorie bringt:

Ich habe mit den QC15 angefangen. Ein super Kopfhörer! Lange Zeit auch bei der Lufthansa in der First Class der dort angebotene Kopfhörer für die Gäste. Der Kopfhörer ist nach vielen Jahren immer noch top in Schuss. Von allen bisherigen Kopfhörern aus der Serie ist es der mit Abstand haltbarste. Hier musste ich nie die Ohrpolster tauschen. Er ließ sich auch gut reinigen.
Danach kam ich zum QC25. Grund zum Wechseln: Der QC25 funktionierte gar nicht mehr, wenn die Batterie leer war; die Ohrmuscheln waren etwas größer und er lässt sich vor allem kleiner falten. Außerdem fand ich die Farbe damals cool. Den Sound empfinde ich als leicht besser, den Tragekomfort als höher. Dafür ging mit dem QC25 dann aber das elendige Thema des Ohrpolster-Wechselns los. Jedes Jahr muss man zu unverschämt hohen Kosten die Ohrpolster tauschen. Außerdem saugt das Kopfband den Dreck regelrecht auf, sodass der Kopfhörer nach einem Jahr nicht mehr ansehnlich aussah. Das ist auch mein größter Kritikpunkt an Bose: Das Kopfband lässt sich nicht wechseln. Ich habe es mit einem Drittanbieter-Kopfband gelöst, welches halbwegs ordentlich aussieht. Bei einem so teuren Kopfhörer aber ist das ein absolutes No-Go. Das können Beyer Dynamics & Co. wesentlich besser.
So kam ich dann zum QC35. Dies ist der Kopfhörer, den ich mit Abstand am häufigsten und intensivsten genutzt habe. Er schlug alle beiden vorherigen Modelle in jeder Hinsicht, wenngleich teilweise auch nur leicht. Das Packmaß und die Abmessungen sind quasi identisch mit dem QC25. Dafür kann der Kopfhörer jetzt drahtlos arbeiten und lässt sich über USB aufladen. Andere Vorteile hingegen sehe ich nicht zwischen QC25 und QC35.

Wie aber kam ich dann zum QC45?
Nun, mein QC35 brauchte neue Ohrpolster. Auch das Kopfband war nicht mehr schön. Da der Kopfhörer für 229 Euro im Angebot war, habe ich mich auf "viele Verbesserungen" für 229 Euro gefreut, anstatt 50 Euro in den alten Kopfhörer zu investieren. Außerdem probiere ich gerne neue Gadgets aus.
Der Kopfhörer hat jetzt eine Aware-Mode Taste, mit der man die Umgebung besser verstehen kann, wenn man beispielsweise angesprochen wird.

Pro:
1. Endlich USB-C. Das war für mich einer der wichtigsten Gründe für die Neuanschaffung.
2. Die Aware-Mode Taste ist sehr hilfreich.

Contra:
1. Es lassen sich beim QC35 zwei Kopfhörer koppeln, sodass man beispielsweise im Flugzeug gemeinsam einen Film zu schauen. Da der QC45 aber eine neue App hat, die wiederum aber den QC35 nicht mehr unterstützt, geht dies nun nicht mehr. Es wäre ein Leichtes für Bose, den QC35 hier zu integrieren. Das ist ein deutliches Minus.
2. Bose liefert keinen Flugzeugadapter mehr mit. Bei einem Kopfhörer mit einem UVP von 349 Euro ist das ein Unding. Selbst in den Singapore Airlines Suites braucht man den Adapter noch. Das ist einfach nur unverschämt und zeigt, dass Bose das Verständnis für die Kunden verloren hat.
3. Das Kopfband lässt sich nach wie vor nicht wechseln.
4. Das Kabel ist zu kurz. Es reicht bei Singapore Airlines beispielsweise nicht in jeder Sitzposition aus. Dadurch reißt man sich das Kabel ständig aus dem Stecker.
5. Die Ohrpolster sind weniger bequem als beim QC35.
6. Die Tasten für lauter/leiser sind von extremst schlechter Qualität: Die eine hat einen deutlichen Druckpunkt, die andere gar keinen. Es scheint einfach das billigste zu sein, was man einbauen konnte.

Meine Schlussfolgerung? Ich werde den QC45 wohl zurück schicken. Sound ist super, aber Verarbeitung ist schlecht, und nicht aus Sicht des Kunden gedacht. Die Nachteile des QC25 und QC35 wurden nicht behoben, sondern es wurden neue Probleme geschaffen (warum zum Teufel braucht der nahezu identische Kopfhörer wieder eine neue App, mit noch dazu weniger Funktionen? Warum ist die Verarbeitungsqualität von Generation zu Generation schlechter? Warum wird - allein schon aus Nachhaltigkeitsgründen - nicht endlich ein auswechselbares Kopfband integriert?).
Einziger Vorteil, warum ich den Kopfhörer behalten könnte, ist der USB-C Anschluss. Der QC35 ist das einzige Gerät, für das ich noch ein Micro USB Kabel mitnehmen muss. Das ärgert mich. Aber der Vorteil begründet eigentlich keine Neuanschaffung.

Fazit: Die Geräuschunterdrückung ist nach wie vor die beste am Markt, ebenso der Tragekomfort und das Packmaß, insbesondere für Vielflieger, die alles in einen einzigen Bordtrolley packen wollen. Aus Nachhaltigkeitsperspektive (Ohrpolster, Kopfband) enttäuscht Bose aber massiv. Auch der implizite Druck, den QC35 gegen QC45 austauschen zu müssen, damit man wieder gemeinsam hören kann (Stichwort: App-Kompatibilität) ist unangemessen. Wer also einen QC35 hat, oder auch einen QC25 (und wen das Kabel nicht stört), hat aus meiner Sicht keinen Grund zum Wechseln (im Gegenteil).

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Perfect...for my needs

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 8 July 2022

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I had an older pair of Bose QC15s that I gifted on, and was looking for a new wireless replacement. I looked at the usual suspects in this arena - the SONY XM range, the Apple AirPod Max, and of course the Bose QC/NC range. I immediately discounted the SONY XM5 and Bose NC700 purely on the fact that they don't fold, nor do I care much for the looks. The touch controls put me off as well.

To be clear, I'm no audiophile. In priority order, for me its:

- Comfort
- ANC
- Audio quality

I don't like loads of bass that shakes my head, preferring a clean, balanced sound, and don't really care for having countless configuration options in an app either. Nor do I use my headphones that much around the house, their primary purchase being to reduce the constant drone when traveling on planes and trains. Beyond that they are there for when I need them.

If you read up too much, like I did, you end up with a big list of reasons to support the purchase of any of those headphones I listed. You'll read good on all, and you'll read bad on all, although I will say that for most people, the XM4s are going to be a great buy for most people, being relatively cheap, USB-C, with variable ANC, and a good EQ. I tried them - just not for me. Too much bass, which sounded terrible when tuned out, not as comfy as my QC15s, and far too dependent on the companion app.

These QC45s are, without doubt, the most comfortable pair of headphones I've ever owned. They sit perfectly over my ears and don't touch them anywhere. They are light, foldable, and you almost forget you are wearing them. That's the first requirement ticked.

The ANC is significantly better in comparison to my QC15s, especially at reducing the higher frequencies. Given that I was happy with the QC15s in that regard, this was an easy tick in the box. Others may be "better", but I simply don't care about all the different aware modes or variable this and that. Just want to switch them on, drown out the outside world as much as possible, and immerse myself in the music or whatever it is I'm listening to.

At this price point, you are not going to get a "bad" sounding pair of headphones. Any differences and nuances are down to personal preference. Some like a load of bass, some like a more neutral sound, some want absolutely perfect studio reproduction. For me, these fall somewhere in the middle. I will agree, without the recent firmware update that added the EQ, the QC45s did sound a little light on bass and heavy on treble. However, that's now fixed, so with a couple of notches up on the bass and a couple down on the treble, the sound is, for me, perfectly adequate to my ears. The bass is punchy enough to hear it without it shaking your head and causing fatigue.

People can hate on Bose all they like, just as people will hate on Apple. At the end of the day I buy products based on my needs, and these just live up to their name - QuietComfort. Sure, trying headphones side-by-side it's easy to pick out differences, but in isolation, these are objectively a very good pair of wireless active noise cancelling headphones that, for me, do everything promised of them.

As for battery life...given that I come from needing to use a AAA battery in my old headphones, 25 hours between charges is a huge amount of time. Yep, others last longer, but I'm sorry, if 25 hours isn't enough, you've got much bigger problems in life than this first world issue!

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Alex H

The new comfort ANC king

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 October 2021

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I have been a massive fan of QC35 (MK1 ), having skipped MK2 and 700s - I decided to blind buy this model.

Qc35s was a mega hit,it was extremely hard to beat. The QC35 series 2 was barely an upgrade and 700s were somewhat of a marmite of Bose due to comfort issues.

Comfort - clue is in the name.
QC45 is the modern 2021 evolution of QC35 - it is still the most comfiest pair of cans on the market, cloud feel, ultra refined - never mind airpods max or Sonys XM4s as I have tried these in the past - just outstanding and I have a 59cm large noggin.

Audio - the treble, clarity and highs all take the spotlight - crystal clear, but not overly bright - just right.

Acoustic instruments are show stoppers here along with vocals - balanced and natural.

No fancy codecs support here (aptxhd etc).

The soundstage is expanded much more so than Qc35s, excellent wide reaching stereo with decent positioning and imaging.

The base is punchier and refined but not for bass heads (not a Bose signature anyway) than my qc35s

The Bose music app is very simple and intuitive.

The microphone call quality is noise cancelled and clear especially when used in public noisy places or trains/planes, perhaps close to the 700s but not quite there.

Overall this is a solid upgrade over the 35s with a quick charge to boot via USB-C

Thumbs up from me

Update - ANC is a few notches stronger than QC35, especially when it comes to things like children screaming, sirens etc - this is definitely a big plus.

The Aware mode is simple but not as intuitive as XM4 as a button press is required (no touch controls here, which for me is an advantage when using gloves etc)

Excellent range with BT5.1 - even longer than QC35 - 0 dropouts, no latency/lag with movies and Youtube.

Battery life around 24 hours with ANC on - perfect !

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Axel Bock

Krasser Rückschritt

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on 27 October 2021

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Als absolut begeisterter Nutzer der QC 35 II hatte ich den QC 45 bestellt bevor er verfügbar war. Heute ging er zurück.

PRO:
- Noise cancelling gefühlt noch eine Ecke besser als beim QC 35 II
- Klang gefühlt noch ein bissl ausgewogener und runder
- bekannt guter Sitz
- Sie haben die Tasten nicht angefasst (die touch-Oberfläche des Bose 700 finde ich abartig, den hatte ich auch probiert)

NEUTRAL:
- Der Transparent-Modus soll ja toll sein, nur wer braucht den wenn man den Kopfhörer mal eben schnell vom Ohr nehmen kann? Ist ja kein Earbud, denn man dann dumm in der Hand hält ... . Ich verstehe das nicht, aber gut.

CON (tja ...):
- Kein abgestuftes Noise Cancelling mehr ("Wind-Modus"!?!)
- Vor- und Zurückspulen auch weg (2x bzw. 3x Klick-UND-HALTEN auf den mittleren Knopf)
- Neue Management-App die offenbar ein Konto braucht
- Kein Equalizer? (hier kann ich mich täuschen)

Auf letzteres könnte ich noch verzichten, obwohl ich das doch recht häufig mal nutze. Der Wind-Modus ist leider FÜR MICH ein absoluter Deal-Breaker habe ich feststellen müssen. Ich nutze den QC 35 sehr oft draußen, da ist der QC 45 leider einfach ... kein Vergleich.

Ich verstehe das nicht. Das Produkt war tatsächlich ansatzweise perfekt, und jetzt ist es ... defekt.

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Scott Moser

My top 3 reasons for picking QC45s

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 8 November 2022

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I realize the QC45s have some slight shortcomings in certain areas but their strengths are why I chose them. I have watched so many reviews on the top N/C headphones it irritates my wife, but here is what you can learn from my OCD (hopefully). First the competition and why I didn't select these.
Airpod Max - Cost, weight and the stupid, stupid, stupid case.
Sony XM4/XM5 - Bulky and didn't want gesture controls (just my preference).
Bose NC700 - Didn't like the style and band adjustment, didn't fold up small enough and gesture control.
There are other headphones in the consumer space but these are the big players and my top 3 reasons for picking QC45s were,
1. Space, these fold up into a small case, big, big plus. My main use will be for travel and I wanted the smallest footprint for my carryon.
2. Noise cancelling, I tried and compared these to Sony and the NC700 at an electronic shop in an airport and I thought these were the best. This was before the XM5s, from reviews they might have a slight advantage but not significant.
3. Comfort, all the reviews said the weight, clamping force, cabin pressure, cavity size and breathability were the best of any of the N/C top picks. Smart move by Bose to have another iteration of the QC35s, the comfort is unrivaled.
I will use these mostly for travel, I had QC15s I bought for a wedding anniversary for my wife and I when we were flying for a cruise. They served us well, even bought a Bluetooth adapter for them, still working great and gave them to a family couple. That was 10 years ago, so another anniversary seemed like a reasonable purchase. The other players have features that surpass the QC45s, better sound, more bass, more adjustments but none of these were that important to me. For me comfort was very high on the list and I just like physical buttons and the sound is very good so no complaints there.

Update
Comfort - After almost 1 month I can confirm the comfort of these headphones. My wife's sleep schedule is different than mine so I have been using these connected to our Apple TV while she is sleeping. 2 or more hours with no fatigue, pain or any discomfort at all. As I stated in my original review, comfort was probably my top priority and I am so happy with them.

Noise Cancelling - I give the noise cancelling 5 out of 5, absolutely amazing and no hissing or cabin pressure. Adjustable NC just isn't that important to me, I just want it on or off. In this case it would be ambient, it would be nice to have the option to just turn NC off. Hoping a firmware will be coming to give that option but not a big deal.

Sound - EQ'd the sound in the app and I am very happy with how they sound. I'm not a bass junkie or a audiophile but I like upper scale speakers (2 Sonos 5s in my living room for example) and these headphones do not disappoint.

Battery - I haven't measured the actual time but the claimed 24 hours seems pretty close and that is more than adequate.

2nd Update

My adult daughter flew home for Christmas and she had replaced her Bose QC 25s that had stopped working with the Sony XM4s. So I got to spend some time with the XM4s, played with the app, listened to music, tried the noise cancelling and wore them for a while to test the comfort. I was very impressed, not surprising given the reputation of the XM4s but my personal opinion is the sound was very comparable to my Bose QC45s. I didn’t A/B switch the headphones but I have been listening to the QC45s for a couple of months now so that gave a good reference point. Noise cancelling of the XM4s was excellent, I still think the Bose have the edge but only a very slight advantage, it was cool to have the ability to turn off NC and get better battery life and still wish the Bose had this feature (still holding out hope a firmware will come to give this) but it isn’t a big disappointment for me. The comfort was again excellent, the ear cushions were super supple and gave a great seal. The Sony app had a lot more options than the Bose, if your an app nerd you could geek out on it, if your not it could seem complicated, for me I wouldn’t spend time in it so it’s not a significant advantage but that’s me. As I said in my original review adjustable NC isn’t something I would use so that feature isn’t for me but the Sony’s have it if you would like it.

Summary of the XM4s from my perspective is they are comparable to the Bose in many ways, comfort, sound, noise cancelling, case size and better in some aspects like the app and the ability to turn NC off. It comes down to personal preferences and I like physical buttons but wow if you like the features of the Sony they are a top of the line headphones and you would love them. I still would choose the Bose but it was fun playing with the Sony XM4s.

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There were some references to wind noise with the QC45s in comments and reviews because the 45s don't have the ability to turn off NC (if I remember correctly). I was letting the dog out the other day and had my QC45s on and there was a mild wind. Yes you do get wind noise, so if you are going to use headphones outside consider this. I don't see this being an issue for me, guess only when I let the dog out, yeah first world problem. I keep mentioning the firmware update that could fix this (and added battery when not needed) with some hopes that a Bose rep will take notice (might have a better chance of winning the lottery) but for now this is a narrow circumstantial issue. For me it's the comfort that trumps the advantages that the competition has over the QC45s.

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