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QuietComfort 35 II vs Px8 S2

Reddit rates both Buy If. The split is what you want: the QuietComfort 35 II — buy it if you prioritize all-day comfort and noise cancellation and can tolerate a real failure risk. The Px8 S2 — buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate.

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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Bowers & Wilkins · Audio

Px8 S2

Buy If—
80% of 407 owners recommend
No recurring failure pattern found across 113 threads.

Buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate.

+ Dominates the threads as the single most cited strength — 204 mentions put it well above everything else.

− A vocal minority flag fit issues; 28 mentions suggest the headphones don't suit every head shape.

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Questions people keep asking

Which is better, the QuietComfort 35 II or the Px8 S2?

Reddit rates both Buy If. The split is what you want: the QuietComfort 35 II — buy it if you prioritize all-day comfort and noise cancellation and can tolerate a real failure risk. The Px8 S2 — buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate.

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.

Is the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Buy If. Buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate. The most-recommended wireless headphones of the 14 we track — sound and build praise dominate, but long-term sentiment dips noticeably from the early high.