Introduction
The Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones are among the few that use active noise reduction technology to eliminate background noise electronically. While they have all the makings of a top contender in this category, the sound reproduction left much to be desired. Still, with the intended audience being a 30+ year old crowd who travel frequently, and those that have a hard time finding a quiet space, the QuietComfort 2's are a great option. The key to these cans lies in the user's lifestyle. Read on to see what we think about these headphones.

The noise canceling performance was outright excellent.

by Andreas on August 25, 2008:
“I had a set of Bose Quiet 2 for about 6 months before they broke around the earpieces. Searching through the internet, this is a very, very common complaint. I tried to exchange my broken headset with a new one, but they only wanted to get me upgraded to QC3...” More...