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Bose® AE2 audio headphones

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Engineered for performance. Designed for comfort.
Whether you're kicking back at home or listening on the go, the Bose® AE2 audio headphones provide superior sound, extraordinary comfort, and a stylish design. The Bose TriPort® acoustic headphone structure lets the AE2s faithfully reproduce deep, full bass, clear highs, and smooth sound throughout the entire audio spectrum. Their performance can uncover subtleties in your tunes you may have never noticed before, even with long-familiar tracks — the delicate swish of brushes on a brass cymbal, or the reverberations echoing off the back wall in a concert hall.

Take 'em along wherever you roam
You'll love the lightweight, compact design. The earcups feature soft cushions that fit gently around your ears so you can enjoy hours of listening at a time. And the headphone cord attaches to just one earcup, so you won't have to deal with tangles. A handy fold-flat design with a collapsible headband makes it easy to store and transport your headphones in the supplied carry bag.

Highlights:

  • comfortable, lightweight, around-ear fit
  • TriPort® acoustic headphone structure for powerful bass and clearer sound
  • compact, fold-flat earcups and collapsible headband for greater portability
  • detachable 66" cord with a 3.5mm male connector for your audio device
  • carry bag
  • weight: 5 oz.
  • warranty: 1 year
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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
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Portable
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Around-the-Ear
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5.0 ounces
Cord Length
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66"
Airline Adapter Included
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No
iPod Control
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Volume Control
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Built-in Microphone
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No
Parts Warranty
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1 Year
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1 Year

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  • Silver/Black BOSE around-ear headphones (with attached 5.5' cord terminated by a right-angle male 3.5mm connector)
  • Cloth pouch
  • Owners' Guide
  • Warranty Information
  • Bose QuietComfort brochure

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Features

Overview: The Bose AE2 (around-ear) audio headphones let you hear smoother audio throughout the entire frequency range from full lows to clear highs. The Bose AE2 audio headphones can enhance your listening experience at home and on the go from your favorite audio sources, including your portable digital music player and laptop computer.

TriPort Acoustic Structure: The Bose AE2 headphones, with enhanced, proprietary TriPort acoustic headphone structure, deliver sound reproduction that many conventional headphones can't match. The TriPort technology allows you to enjoy deeper, richer lows from a compact headphone design. The TriPort design helps produce a quality audio performance from these light-weight, Around-Ear headphones.

Bose Acoustic Equalization: Bose acoustic equalization fine-tunes the frequency response of the around-ear headphones for exceptional audio performance for low, mid, and high frequencies.

Around-Ear Headphone Design: The Bose AE2 headphones feature a comfortable around-ear fit with pivoting, angled earcups. The Bose AE2 headphones feature soft cushions that provide an acoustic seal between the headphones and the user's head, enhancing both performance and comfort. The improved ear cushions, in both design and materials, give you a softer more comfortable feel. As a result, AE2 headphones can provide hours of comfortable listening.

Note: Not designed for noise reduction.

Padded Adjustable Headband: The adjustable, cushioned headband has been redesigned to distribute weight more evenly across the top of the head. The sturdy design features soft cushion for added comfort. The adjustable headband allows approximately three inches of adjustment in length.

Detachable, Single Audio Cable: The 5.5' audio cable attaches on a single earcup for greater freedom of movement and less tangling, and detaches for convenient storage. The detachable cable is terminated by a right-angle male 3.5mm connector which plugs into your audio device. The connector which plugs into the headphone is a male 2.5mm connector.

Note: The headphones do not include a 1/4" headphone adapter.

Fold-Flat Design: The Bose AE2 headphones rotate to fold flat, allowing for easy storage and transport in the included carry pouch.

Note: Only folds flat one way.

Drawstring Cloth Pouch: The Bose Around-Ear headphones come supplied with a drawstring cloth pouch for storing or transporting the headphones.

 

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5 out of 5

I really like these headphones

Written By neurodoc, Seattle, WA on Sunday, December 12, 2010
 
I hesitate to review headphones anymore since enjoyment of them is particularly subjective.
Fortunately, you can bring your own player to a Bose store and listen to your own music
and decide for yourself. I listen mostly to instrumental classical music and jazz. These are
easily my favorite headphones and I own Grado, Sennheiser, and Sony monitor. There is
amazing detail and clarity. The bass is strong but well defined and tight. The sound seems
well balanced across the frequency range. These headphones are remarkably light and
comfortable for extended periods. Also, the cord doesn't twist up on itself like the Grados
and isn't coiled and heavy like the Sonys. Singers sound very natural but just slightly quieter
than you might expect. However, a small increase in listening volume corrected the problem.
36 out of 39 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

My teens love these, and I feel better about them.

Written By Tracy, Zionsville, IN on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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I was concerned about the in-the-ear ear buds my children wore constantly
with their IPODs. When our Junior in high school developed tinnitus, I ordered
these for him and his younger brother. The tinnitus is decreasing, and may be
related to seasonal allergies, but the doctor said that over-the-ear headphones
were safer for hearing life. Our son envisions a career in music production
(behind the scenes) and/or composition. His hearing is very important to us.
The sound quality is what my boys love about these headphones. The BOSE
name gets respect from their peers, as well!
6 out of 6 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Bose AE2

Written By ChrisK, Aurora, IL on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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A rival speaker rep once told me "Bose blows" and he didn't mean this in a nice
way. Since then I've been skeptical of Bose products. When I wanted new
headphones though I chose these AE2, and I'm glad I did. They deliver great
sound with good bass. Not active noise cancellation, but that means I don't need
to worry about batteries. It does keep a lot of background noise to a minimum
though. It is really light weight and fits comfortably around my ears. I don't
like the on ear feel of other sets. My one negative is that I comes with a plain
nylon sack for storage. I ended up buying a case for the Quiet Comfort 15 for
$25 + tax; and though it doesn't fit perfectly, it does work to protect these
headphones. Also Crutchfield service is awesome and I received these in just 2
days from order.
14 out of 14 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

beautiful sound

Written By Gary, Thornton, CO on Thursday, November 17, 2011
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I compared these to the Klipsch Image One headphones and the sound was better by a large margin.
Pros:
Lightweight with excellent sound, may not be noise cancelling but they do minimize amount of external noise
Cons:
definitely expensive
7 out of 7 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

excellent sound reproduction

Written By JohnJ, Oklahoma on Monday, August 22, 2011
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these sound great, very clear and crisp with a complete frequency range. My son has some Beats by Dr Dre......these are much better as far as I am concerned.Excellent bass and highs...........plus you can wear them for hours....
6 out of 6 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Bose Headphones

Written By RA, Michigan on Monday, June 20, 2011
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Great buy. Bass is amazing & Crutchfield was super quick about getting my order. Packaged VERY nicely, protected the headphones hardcore. Love it!
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4 out of 5

Bose AE2 wins the comfort war.

Written By Monti, Chesapeake, VA on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
 
I purchased these from Crutchfield after I sold my Sennheiser 280HD Pros. The Sennheisers were just not comfortable and although the headphones were fairly light the coiled cord was very heavy. I've tried on Bose headphones in other stores and was always impressed by their "comfort". Sound quality is meaningless if they hurt when you wear them. So I decided on the AE2s. I have noise-cancelling Audio Technica earbuds for travel so I use these at home. In a nutshell the lightness and comfort are superb. These produce pleasing sound across the spectrum of music I listen to which is mostly 70s and 80s. The cord is straight, light, and user replaceable. The case supplied is a plastic bag and is a joke. I put them in a hard case to protect them. 4/5 stars. Would have given them a 5 if they supplied a decent case. At Bose prices, it's the least they could do.
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