Recommended Sennheiser or Bose Headphones

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX - $195

Sennheiser.... all the way.  Did you choose something yet?   

Not to derail your thread, but I tried on a pair of those new Bose sunglasses with BT "speakers " in the temples.   HORRIBLE...   they get $300 for those.   Bose is way overpriced in my opinion across their whole product line.  So many better alternatives.

Massdrop also has AKG 7xx ,  I picked up the Massdrop O2 Objective headphone amp and it's great for the money.   Some nice stuff appears on Drop, its worth joining (free) if not just to browse around.

I've actually gone through extensive research when I got my last pair of headphones. I needed a pair to cancel out exterior noise, I travel a lot lately and just want my peace and quiet. Bose and Sennheiser are obviously the top 2 brands to pop up on any website, so I had to draw a more detailed comparison and look into as many user reviews as possible. Found detailed reviews on noise cancellation equipment here  https://popular.reviews/best-noise-cancelling-headphones/ and evidently Bose and Sennheiser were leading, but I ultimately went with Sennheiser, the HD1 model, cause it was within my price range and the positive feedback convinced me. Bose would be a lot more popular among consumers, I think, if their prices dropped a bit. At times it seems that the brand forgets that they're not alone when it comes to quality audio gear, and they're the ones who will ultimately see sales drops if they don't change their way.

“Bose would be a lot more popular among consumers, I think, if their prices dropped a bit. At times it seems that the brand forgets that they're not alone when it comes to quality audio gear”

Bose and “quality audio” have no business being in the same sentence. Bose makes a living by identifying a customer need and providing a solution using cheap, inferior components, applying their totally inaccurate EQ curve, and then charging an absurd markup for what it is — hence the high prices. Anything Bose makes can be bettered for significantly less and annihilated for a similar price by a product from a real audio company (like Sennheiser, AKG, Grado, Beyer, etc.). BTW, this statement could also apply to Beats IMHO. Anyone even semi-serious about audio knows Bose is a complete joke and is really just a marketing company posing as a “serious” audio company. For those who may be new to this site, for these reasons using the “B” word is generally frowned upon (except for sarcasm or making a joke), and it’s no coincidence that nobody has yet recommended them on this thread. Anyway, best of luck in finding some good ‘phones that sound great to you.

After burning through 4 pairs of Bose headphones in the space of a few years, and having all of them break or die with alarming speed, I finally shifted to Sennheiser several years ago. The improvements in both quality and sound are staggering and I would never go back. Despite the positive press in consumer outlets, Bose headphones are just as crappy as Bose’s home audio projects and should be avoided.