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Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 vs QuietComfort 35 II

Reddit's answer is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. Buy it if you prioritize all-day comfort and noise cancellation and can tolerate a real failure risk. The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 is a Stay Away — don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead.

Bose · Audio

Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

Stay Away—
44% of 459 owners recommend
~1 in 6 failure rate — ~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.

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

+ The most repeated reason owners recommend it (34 mentions).

− The single most cited complaint (23 mentions).

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Bose QuietComfort 35 II
Bose · Audio

QuietComfort 35 II

Buy If$350
57% of 1,293 owners recommend
~1 in 3 failure rate — ~1 in 3 long-term reports mention a failure, with the power switch and bluetooth as the most cited components. Onset typically falls between 10 and 73 months — well past purchase but often within an extended-warranty window. Of tracked warranty outcomes, 88 were resolved and 62 were not, so resolution is more likely than not but far from guaranteed. Against a category baseline of 27% serious failure, the QC35 sits about typical for wireless headphones.

Buy it if you prioritize all-day comfort and noise cancellation and can tolerate a real failure risk.

+ Repeatedly mentioned as a reason to buy — 156 owners cite all-day wearability as the standout trait.

− A vocal minority of 60 reports find the sound tuning overly bass-heavy or lacking detail.

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Questions people keep asking

Which is better, the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 or the QuietComfort 35 II?

Reddit's answer is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. Buy it if you prioritize all-day comfort and noise cancellation and can tolerate a real failure risk. The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 is a Stay Away — don’t buy it — get the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead.

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.

Is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Buy If. Buy it if you prioritize all-day comfort and noise cancellation and can tolerate a real failure risk. Strong ANC comfort with a real reliability shadow — ~1 in 3 long-term reports mention a failure, but owners who love it still love it years later.