Comfort isn't bad, I still found them way more comfortable than my vmoda on ear headphones, but they are definitely not as comfortable as the Bose

I am aware of the competition between these and the Bose Quiet Comfort 35, I would recommend these over the Bose due to more features and better sound quality

Now, about Bose Quiet Comfort 35, the sound quality is nowhere close

My biggest complaint is the comfort of the ear pads.

Bose Quiet Comfort 35 is supremely comfortable followed closely by Sennheiser HD1

The noise cancellation works great as is, but there is always room to improve this feature.

Another great feature is that these headphones are very easy to pair with any bluetooth device

Sony has a pocket inside for the airplane adapter, then a mesh pocket on the outside for a cord (which I don't like as it tends to snag when you're stuffing the thing inside a bag - would have rather just had the pocket on the inside)

but Bose was also missing a feature I wanted... the ability to turn NC on or off whether I'm using bluetooth or a cord

The adjustable noise cancellation feature was useful and the ability to turn off the Bluetooth in order to conform to FAA rules about radio transmission below 10,000' are great features

Sony has a pocket inside for the airplane adapter, then a mesh pocket on the outside for a cord (which I don't like as it tends to snag when you're stuffing the thing inside a bag - would have rather just had the pocket on the inside)

Bass is strong – but not artificially emphasized and muddy as it is on so many other headphones

Fantastic pair of headphones if you want great sound quality paired with great noise cancellation

It's easily paired with multiple devices and intelligently fails over between them as they become available

Be sure to follow instructions for the Pause Play option or it won't work as

The bad:- Touchpad controls take a long time to get used to

The controls have been really easy to use with the touch pad

The passive noise control (just simply headphones on with ANC off) is quite nice alone and gets rid of most noise on its own

The controls are intuitive and the sound is adjustable and not over boosted

Very good sound quality, good battery life, convenient controls.

Very good sound quality, good battery life, convenient controls.

The sound on these are amazing and the battery life is excellent

Battery life is very good, I only need to charge them once a week

/PC.PRO: The build quality is, while not amazing, far superior to the cheap plastic-y look and feel of the Bose QCCON

it blows my Bose away, battery life is one of the best features I bought theses a few months ago and just now put them on

Bass is strong – but not artificially emphasized and muddy as it is on so many other headphones

Bass is slightly lacking, and the noise blocking could be more powerful and less pressurizing on my ears(mimics being in an airplane and making your ears almost pop).Still strong enough to block out most of my weed eater or mower when I'm outside and can definitely work as a gaming headset(better than my Sades SA-180).The volume limit is pretty dope, and the double tap(tap your right earcup twice) to hear your surroundings feature is awesome, especially with the microphone on both earcups

It was "good" but I missed the stronger bass and full tones.

My conclusion is that these are good headphones for listening to music at home, but are spectacular for watching movies and tv shows on your iPad or your TV (if it supports Bluetooth).If the Captune app allowed to add a custom EQ curve to the headphones themselves I would give these 4 stars instead of 3 because that would (in theory) fix the fatiguing sound and soft bass.

However, the bass in Sennheiser is more articulate/tighter

Great sound quality, great fit, great noise suppression

Fantastic pair of headphones if you want great sound quality paired with great noise cancellation

The passive noise cancelling on the PXC 550 is much better than the QC 35

Also time to time I have weird noise in left ear-cup like short circuit between wires

The active/adaptive noise cancellation on these headphones is excellent

Overall, excellent sound quality with Bluetooth connection to match, all enclosed within a comfortable, convenient pair of headphones.

If you can blow $400 on a pair of headphones, make it this pair

And my laptop can't sustain internet with them, while it works fine with a cheap pair of Bluetooth headphones... go figure.

These pair of headphones felt rather great and very light and comfortable to wear

There are so many things that a good pair of headphones has to satisfy today: Connectivity, comfort, sound quality, convenience

After listening for a few hours straight, I noticed that my ears get a little sore.

My pair had the habit of pausing the music, even when nothing touched the control surface on the right ear cup

Also, I listen through them for hours without running low on battery or getting sore ears or a sore head

and my ears hurt after less than an hour's worth of use.

but there was a short in the touchpad in the right ear cup

I've always heard great things about Sennheiser and the sound quality of these headphones is as good as or better than every other model I tested, including wired ones in this price range

Then I took a call and started typing on my computer: I could hear every click as clear as if I didn't have headphones on.

The 550’s are also quite polite, and nice enough to provide a narrative for you about what they’re doing

One issue I have with the Sennheiser is the relatively small earcups for an overear headset

I still love the sound of my PSB M4U-2’s, but the 550’s are also excellent for pure listening enjoyment, and are not solely justified

After a year I have grown to really love these headphones, but the all-critical comfort issue will vary from user to user based on head size and shape.

The only issue that I could not get past was the connection to my macbook would freeze the headphones during a skype call.

The 550’s are also quite polite, and nice enough to provide a narrative for you about what they’re doing

I still love the sound of my PSB M4U-2’s, but the 550’s are also excellent for pure listening enjoyment, and are not solely justified

ONLY real issue I have with the headphone is the difficulty I have is with pairing with the desired Bluetooth source.

so I don't recommend calling people in noisy environments

I don't work in a crazy loud environment though, so I might not be a great judge

My humble concussion is that I couldn't tell the difference in a quiet environment, it simply won't matter if I use SBC on an airplane

As I mentioned before, the addition of swipe controls on the earpiece of the PXC-550 is a real deal maker for me because I'm a Biochemistry research scientist who often spends hours working in a clean environment which means I'm

I ride the subway everyday, which is the perfect environment to test that

The real dealbreaker for me on the Bose was the weird pressure sensation it gave me

I still love the sound of my PSB M4U-2’s, but the 550’s are also excellent for pure listening enjoyment, and are not solely justified

I’ve never had the pressure issue some complain about with the Bose

Also the pressure from the headphones on the head is way too important

Somewhere around the 10 minute mark the pressure of the noise cancelling started to hurt my ears similar to the Bose

The headset loses connectivity to my MacBook Pro relentlessly on calls

not as good - I urge Sennheiser to look to tomorrow and do something cool

The app allows for some sound modification but that too exhibits intermittent connectivity with the device.

The headset loses connectivity to my MacBook Pro relentlessly on calls

not as good - I urge Sennheiser to look to tomorrow and do something cool

so I don't recommend calling people in noisy environments

Turning noise cancelling on or off with a double tap is a lifesaver when near the loudest people in the solar system.

Some people say they don't like the headphone voice telling them "power on...mute on...mute off...power off", but I really like the positive feedback from the system!The microphones seem to work OK, people seem to understand me on

If you're trying to stalk people, like the creep you are, just double tap (the lower part of the touchpad

Not so great with loud people or loud noises like a car door closing as the sound cancelling seems to dislike that and tells you with small pop

This problem means that the headphones cannot be used only for noise cancelling unless you want to listen to that terrible tone beeping over and over again

Some times it makes a very very load and painful beep sound

The simple spoken audio prompts for many functions also make using the phones much easier than the mysterious beeps and pings from other products

You hear a distinctive beep on each of those, and Iv'e had delays up to 5 or more seconds.

While I can still use them to listen to music or podcasts with no problems, the second I turn off the audio and try to use them for noise canceling, I run the risk of having to listen to the horrible tone beeping