Bose QuietComfort 2 Consumer Headphones

Pros: Work well.
Cons: Fall apart!!!

I own a QC-2. In 2 years, the plastic hoop connecting the phones as cracked to a point that soon they will break . A know problem waiting for BOSE to reply to my complaint for such a high priced item you get

I will never buy Bose products again.

Pros: Good symbol of Conspicuous Consumption ("I can afford to flush $300 down the toilet")
Cons: Time bomb due to latent defect in mechanical design

I have recently joined the long list of Bose QC-2 buyers who now own a useless piece of junk -- due to the failure of a poorly designed plastic swivel that attaches the earcup to the headband. In addition to many identical QC-2 frame failures reported on this forum, if you search on "Bose & complaints" you will find dozens more. The Bose "customer service" response is to offer to replace the defective product with another for a mere $100. I view this as a reward for bad corporate behavior. Shame Dr. Bose, shame!  

Pros: Good sound if you have two hands free to keep the headphones on.
Cons: Cheap headband will break and make the earphones useless

I'm the third person in our office who has had the headband on these earphones break right abouve the ear cup. In my case, one side broke, the other is cracked. They are a little over a year old, so Bose wants $60.00 to repair them. $60.00 to repair an obvious design problem? Whoever designed these turkeys forgot to consider the stresses the earphone incur then they are put on or removed and designed them in a way that guaranteed they would break.

Spend less money and get better quality

Pros: none
Cons: Could not belive they get 300 for this

After placing them on my ears, i had a loverly convesation with my wife sitting 10 feet away.
These cannot cancel any street noises and I sent them back for a full refund

Pros: Bose makes an  amazing product, especially for only 300.00.  
Cons: NONE!!!!  

What a pompous a&*.  Saying the Bose headphones are crap especially when compared to 30K dollar speakers that he listens to at home.
What a disengenous review.  State that fact up front and then you will at least have some integrity.
I have flown over a million miles using my Bose QC2 and would not trade them or do without them.  My only complaint is that I put off the purchase for several months.
Should have done it sooner.  Now even if I was stupid enough to pay 30,000 for speakers which I doubt 1 in 1 Million people have, then I might notice a difference, but then you can only get so close to perfection.