Now wireless headphones have become the trend of the entire headphone and digital industry, but to be honest, most ordinary consumers choose more in-ear wireless headphones. Mobile phone manufacturers represented by Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo have launched their own wireless headphone products, which seem to have become the mainstream of the market. However, for those high-end users who have higher requirements for sound quality or better noise reduction requirements, ordinary in-ear wireless headphones obviously cannot meet their own needs, then we will see that the original head-mounted wireless headphones are actually a more balanced and comprehensive solution for sound quality, noise reduction and the overall use experience.
In the field of high-end headphones, Bose's QuietComfort series has always been the most important and most talked about product. At the end of 2021, the series was updated to the QC45 version. So what traditional advantages have been retained compared to the previous-generation QC35II? And what are the improvements? We can feel it with a simple experience.
First of all, let's look at the design changes, my personal favorite change is to upgrade from the original Micro-USB interface to the Type-C interface. In addition to being more convenient to use, there are also improvements in charging speed. From the actual test, after charging for 15 minutes, it can play for 2.5 hours, and it also takes about 2.5 hours to fully charge. As for the audio cable interface, it is still the 2.5mm version.
In addition, in terms of material, the part of the headrest has become a leather-like material, and the angle of bending is larger. The biggest benefit of such a change is that the chuck feel is weaker when wearing, and the comfort improvement is more obvious. Especially for small partners who wear glasses, neither the chuck nor the spectacle legs, the experience is quite good. Of course, this is also indispensable to the optimization of QC45 in weight, this generation of products is only 237 grams, and the lightweight perception on wearing is also quite obvious. Therefore, if you need to use it for a long time in scenarios such as airplanes and high-speed rail, QC45 is indeed more suitable as a companion for the journey. Of course, if you can stick to it and not sleep, you can also feel a better sense of immersion with it all night.
In addition, the overall design of the QC45 is not more obvious than that of the previous generation. In fact, it is understandable to do so, after all, the styling of the series has been tested by the market and consumers, and there is no need for major changes. This practice of responding to changes is still more in line with the positioning of products such as Bose QC45.
In fact, there is no need to introduce too much about the sound quality of Bose QC45, after all, the series can be on the market for such a long time, or prove that it can be affirmed by music lovers. It is worth noting here that due to the upgrade of the Bluetooth protocol standard of QC45 to the latest 5.1 version, it is very obvious to improve the sound quality compared with the "old" version 4.2. From the subjective point of view, the QC45 emphasizes the performance of the high note this time, whether it is a vocal or a high-frequency instrument, it is more prominent after tuning. As for the perception of bass, it is relatively less tuned. However, the sound quality of the bass has been significantly improved, and the overall style is more acceptable.
Now it's time to talk about noise reduction. This time, the QC45 only has a transparent mode and a noise cancellation mode in noise reduction, and there is no adjustment function of the noise reduction level. As for the noise reduction effect, first of all, the noise cancellation mode is described by my more subjective feelings, that is, the Bose QC45 noise reduction effect is quite natural, which can reduce the external noise volume as a whole while making the noise base smaller, and there is almost no ear pressure when noise reduction. This experience undoubtedly further improves the wearing comfort and is more attractive to business people on long-distance transportation.
As for the transparency mode, although the QC45 does not have an adjustment option for the processing of external sounds, it is also more natural to process, and there is no obvious "machine processing feeling" of other products. When I use it, I can't even occasionally tell if the transparency mode is turned on, and there will be no significant volume increase when outside sounds enter, so it is more comfortable to hear.
In addition to listening to music, if you wear Bose QC45 to play games, thanks to the upgrade of the Bluetooth 5.1 standard and the support for the AAC protocol, there is no obvious sense of delay in playing mobile games, so it can basically replace wired headphones. As for the call quality in the wireless connection mode, it is also a good performance in the same level of products, which is easy to cope with daily use.
Overall, this Bose QC45 upgrade is not big, not small. Like Bluetooth 5.1, Type-C interface, fast charging, etc., there is a significant improvement in the convenience of daily use; and comfort, noise reduction ability, sound quality, etc. are further iterative improvements on the basis of the original quite excellent, which is also expected by us. So from this point of view, whether you are a "social animal" who commutes to work every day, a business person who often travels, or a young person who likes to enjoy life on the road, Bose QC45 can create a small, musical independent space and time for us, so that we have the time and opportunity to enjoy life, resist pressure, and feel the sound we like.