Check the many poor reviews of the replacement cable on their website to see how many people have similar issues

Sartre was too right: hell is usually other people

This is probably the best purchase i have made as they allowed me to sleep like a baby in a 16 hour long flight and cut off the sound of engine, crying babies and people talking.biggest problem with most closed headphones is that ears get hot and sweaty but not with Bose QC25Sound:The sound signature has improved a lot but still lack the punch when listening to rock music

I read the reviews, and because some people have had problems with durability I purchased the extended warranty.

I can still hear people talking or loud noises, but at a muffled or reduced volume

Several people I know said these were the only ones to buy, so I caved

Can't even hear it with these on active cancellation alone, and I could only hear the 2 or 3 loudest people talking in the room!!

something is different, some people will not like it

People say they're overpriced, but I think these are worth the money

I've always looked upon Bose as being a high-end brand, something that people could be proud of, something solid to hold and to use

This headphone is PERFECT for someone who is extremely sensitive to sound and has trouble focusing in environments that don't strike other people as particularly noisy.

The microphone picks up some background noise but overall people on the other end of the

A must have when you are on a plane with noisy people.

If you google "Bose QuietComfort 25 issues" you will see that many people have had this same issue.

If you look at the negative reviews, you will see many people have the same problem: they stop working in one of the ear cups...that's the most common problem

I did research and I found out there is a design flaw here and something is wrong with the soldering of the parts - many many people have had the same problem

However, if anything, close sounds to you like people talking are actually AMPLIFIED rather than cancelled out

Great people to do business with

If people are REALLY loud, then it'll come through barely and muffled

From what I've read in these reviews and on Google searches, most people have them fail long before that

Overall, I recommend these to anyone who travels or commutes on public transportation or airplanes a lot since they block out outside noise very well, or people who are listening to lectures for class or music while studying

If I'm slammed with work or have to write a 25 page paper last minute because I procrastinated a bunch, annoying people really annoy the crap out of me