Bose Held Back During Black Friday, Now Crashes Headphones to Record Low to Empty Final Stock - Kotaku

"Bose surprised shoppers who thought Black Friday deals were over by dropping the price of its QuietComfort noise cancelling headphones to an all-time low on Cyber Monday, and this makes it much easier to choose between Sony, Sonos or Apple models. These headphones are now $199 on Amazon, down from their usual price of $349 which is a record-breaking 43% discount that makes premium noise cancellation available at a mid-tier price."

"Bose designed these headphones with cutting-edge noise-canceling technology that uses both active electronic canceling and passive physical isolation from the over-ear design, and it makes a quiet bubble even in loud places like airplane cabins or busy coffee shops. The system listens to background noise thousands of times per second and makes sound waves that are exactly opposite to the noise coming in, so it cancels it out before it reaches your ears."

"Aware mode changes things up by u sing external microphones to send sounds from the outside world into your ears: This lets you hear announcements, conversations or traffic without taking off your headphones. You can talk to people while wearing the headphones in this transparency mode, but voices sound a little different than when you hear them directly. You can also switch between modes with the push of a button."

QuietComfort headphones received a record-low Cyber Monday price of $199, down from $349, making premium noise cancellation more affordable. The headphones combine active electronic canceling with passive over-ear isolation to greatly reduce ambient noise, using anti-noise waveforms generated thousands of times per second. An Aware transparency mode uses external microphones to relay outside sounds for announcements or conversations, and modes switch instantly via a button. Audio leans warm and bass-heavy while preserving vocals and detail, and the Bose Music app allows bass, mid-range, and treble adjustments. Plush memory-foam and synthetic protein-leather cushions increase long-wear comfort.

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