Bose On-Ear Headphones

85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Portable, well-rounded sound

Poor cable design, mediocre build quality

Bose's portable On-Ear Headphones don't have the noise cancelling of more expensive products from the company, but they do have good sound quality and are light and portable. We weren't thrilled with the cable design or build quality, but the...

Portable, well-rounded sound

Poor cable design, mediocre build quality

Amazing build quality. Comfortable fit. Good, if not great, sound. Good sound isolation.

Expensive. Overly bassy.

The Bose On-Ear headphones are compact headphones with a comfortable fit, but you can get better sounding models for half the price.

Bose's portable On-Ear Headphones don't have the noise cancelling of more expensive products from the company, but they do have good sound quality and are light and portable. We weren't thrilled with the cable design or build quality, but the...

Amazing build quality ; Comfortable fit ; Good, if not great, sound ; Good sound isolation

Expensive ; Overly bassy

Overall, we found the On-Ear headphones tames a lot of high frequency information which means while they flatter badly encoded MP3s, they can also sap rock music of much of its excitement. Guitars lose their edge, and cymbals lack bite. Bass on the...

Compact, foldable design, detachable cables of multiple lengths provided, excellent bass response, respectable noise isolation

Fit and finish could have been better, not comfortable for extended listening

These are a decent upgrade to your iPod or, with the Bose Mobile On-ear Headset, iPhone (or, indeed, an MP3 player made by another manufacturer). Compact and light, they’re a good alternative for those who don’t like in-ear ’phones and adequate for...

The really outstanding feature here is the on-ear headphones' extreme comfort - you can wear these leather-cupped cans for hours happily. The top end is sharp and clear, while the bass is thumping. On-ear headphones sometimes let a lot of sound in from...

Some mid-range sounds are a little muddy and undefined