Clear winner is the Bose because of their weight and perfect amount of clamping force

Winner is the Bose

Winner is the Bose

The H8i has the most luxurious and full sound of any pair of headphones I have ever worn, and this includes some very nice Bose headphones.

I love my Bose headphone bags

The Bose are a joy to wear, because they are light and have a fabric center section

There is a very very slight hiss when the cancelation is active that is only really noticeable if you aren't listening to anything through the headphones (this is normal for any noise canceling headphone and the b&o is a lot quieter than any others I've used)

Thank you B&O for sending these H8i headphones almost fully charged.

These B&O are comfortable enough, though I am surprised at how thick the head band is

My better on-ear’s include Beyerdynamic Aventho, Sennheiser HD1, Bose Soundlink, the more reasonable Ghostek Rapture and now the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i