Hi,
i will try to keep it short, as i tent to write too much. (EDIT: i failed, so if you dont want to read this all - I am simply looking for comfy headphones with superb sound quality, that have a surround sound, a good microphone and can connect to all PC, phone and tv easily with no lag but perhaps wireless nevertheless)
I have recently become an owner of the Bose QuietComfort 35 and it has opened a world of headphones for me. (got it for a great price)
Quickly i realized that these headphones werent made for what me and my brother would intent to use them for.
Here are things that i like and dislike about them:
+ Noise reduction
+ Easily connects to anything, either with cable or with BT
+ Work well as a handsfree for my phone
+ Comfort
- using BT tey have a serious lag (Cant be used for games or movies at all) They do not even have APTX LL so there is no way to solve that.
- Even if they did, using them while also using the mic will automatically change to handfree and the sound goes out of the window (Is that a problem with every BT?)
- Connecting through cable doesnt use the internal microphone (can be solved with an on cable mic... and i am probably gonna try that but its not ideal) and i cant control a pc with its buttons.
I havent mentioned sound quality as i find it OK, not bad and not great.
I found all of that first after i got them and now i am thinking of making an upgrade, this time taking in the equasion what i plan to use them for.
I do not walk outside with headphones on, which the Bose is primarily focused on and does well.
I would like to get some headphones that have the good qualities of these plus solve the problems i have. My use would be:
Games - Using a pc, i would like game effects have some punch. I would also really like to have a surround sound, that sounds like a great feature in headphones. I really have no idea how that works though, does one get five 3,5 cables with that?
I havent quite read up on those technologies.
Sound quality should stay even while using a mic. If the imc had a noise reduction that would be great. Cable or wireless doesnt matter for this purpose, each have they cons and pros so i will consider both.
Music - using both pc/laptop and mobile phones, here a wireless one would be better. I would like it to have a very good true sound, nothing overbassed and nothing too weak. Id like the sound to be clear. With the Bose i always feel like the sound is a little muffled (especially with songs that have many instruments). hearing as little as possible with the headphones would be a good thing.
The Bose ROCKS in my open office work enviroment! Would be great if the replacement kept the noise away just like that. It makes calls very simple, even in a loud enviroment i can understand clearly.
Movies - No lag, a surround sound would be of benefit here as well, there is no need for a mic and to go wireless would be better. Movies can be both played from a pc and from a TV, i do not currently own a smart TV but upgrades may come in future.
For all of the uses above comfort is also important, The bose is not bad i can wear them for hours. Still i feel it could be better.
I had some ideas that solve some of the problems but also create new ones...
One could use an external microphone attached to good music headphones (i guess that would require more cables)
One could use an APTX LL BT adapter with wired headphones - Solves the TV distance issue, but doesnt solve the wireless microphone issue.
There are some wireless options outside of BT but im not sure how i would connect those to my phone or a TV.
The question is: Does something exist that fullfills all of these requirements? Budget would be somewhere around the current price of the bose QC35. I dont really care about price as long as the value is great.
Thank you for your help if you have read all the way down here! Any input is appreciated, i am a newbie.
