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Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

Bose · Audio · 100 threads · 51 long-term reports · re-checked Aug 22, 2026 · how we decide →
Stay Away
44%of 459 owners recommend it
Category average47%
Noise Cancelling Headphones 70044%
#11 of 15 wireless headphones we track
14% of reports < 12 months old
~1 in 6 bluetooth failures
Evidence: High459 owner opinions · 51 long-term

Don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead

44% of 575 weighted mentions recommend it, across 100 ownership threads.

Stronger buy if you value

comfort and sound quality — what owners repeat most

Weaker buy if you value

bluetooth above all else, where the Sony WH-1000XM4 is the thread favourite

What the 575 mentions are about

grouped into themes · share of opinionated mentions
comfort · 34
sound_quality · 32
noise_cancellation · 30
sound_quality · 23
reliability · 23
COMFORTThe most repeated reason owners recommend it (34 mentions).
SOUND_QUALITYa vocal minority reports it (32 mentions).
NOISE_CANCELLATIONa vocal minority reports it (30 mentions).
SOUND_QUALITYThe single most cited complaint (23 mentions).
RELIABILITYa vocal minority reports it (23 mentions).
COMFORTa vocal minority reports it (17 mentions).
RELIABILITY~1 in 6 report the bluetooth failing, months 0–24 — usually outside warranty.

The failure mode

~1 in 6

~1 in 6 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most often the bluetooth, typically inside the [0,25) month window. Reports that mention warranty mostly say it landed outside coverage.

10% report a serious failure. Typical for audio: ~24%. More reliable than most of its category.

Most common concern: The single most cited complaint (23 mentions).

Based on observed owner reports, not a sampled failure rate. ~1 in 6 of the long-term owner reports we analysed mention a failure — not the same as ~1 in 6 of units failing.

How sentiment ages

The honeymoon

Early ownership runs 34% positive.

A year of ownership

It grows on owners — long-term sentiment climbs to 61%, above the early 34%.

Pricing

No live retailer offers tracked yet — figures are the street price and MSRP we have on record.

Buy this instead if…

Sony WH-1000XM4the threads point 8 times at the Sony WH-1000XM4 for people on the fence

We’ll tell you if Reddit changes its mind.

Verdicts re-weigh with every crawl — if this one moves tiers, watchers hear first.

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Questions people keep asking

Is the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Stay Away. Don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead. 44% of 575 weighted mentions recommend it, across 100 ownership threads.

What is the most common complaint about the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700?

The single most cited complaint (23 mentions). The recurring failure shows up in about 1 in 6 long-term owners: ~1 in 6 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most often the bluetooth, typically inside the [0,25) month window. Reports that mention warranty mostly say it landed outside coverage.

What should I buy instead of the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700?

Reddit's usual alternative is the Sony WH-1000XM4 — if the threads point 8 times at the Sony WH-1000XM4 for people on the fence