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Bose 700

Owners keep the Bose 700 for rich, full sound and the ease of wireless at a desk, and several still use pairs that are many years old, though Bose support and the app get little credit.

Read from 167 owner accountsUpdated September 28, 2026Owner rating: none yetAdd yoursCompare it

What keeps coming up

Sound is the thing most owners talk about, and far more were positive than negative, though the theme is divided: many describe a rich, full presentation with a wide soundstage that they prefer to newer Bose models, while others hear muddiness or a whistle from the noise cancelling and say the factory tuning needs EQ.

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What keeps coming up against it

Bose customer support is a clear complaint: owners who needed help describe it as among the worst of any tech company, with published email addresses that no longer work and phone as the only route left.

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What it is

The Bose 700 is a pair of wireless over-ear headphones that block outside noise. It's for commuters, travellers and office workers who want quiet and clear calls. You can also plug it in with a cable.

Specs

TypeWireless over-ear headphones
Noise cancellingYes, 11 levels you can choose from
Battery lifeUp to 20 hours
ChargingUSB-C; full charge in up to 2.5 hours; 15 minutes gives up to 3.5 hours
Bluetooth and codecsBluetooth 5.0
Weight
Water resistance
Warranty

From the maker's spec page, checked October 5, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.

What the specs mean

20 hours is about two long-haul flights, or a few days of commuting, between charges. If the battery is flat, 15 minutes on a USB-C cable gives you a few hours of listening. With 11 levels you can choose how much outside sound to block, from almost none to as much as possible. Bose gives no water rating that we could confirm, so don't wear them in rain or for workouts.

Life with it

What lasts is the sound and the convenience. Owners who also own expensive wired headphones say the Bose 700 is what they reach for at the computer, because most of the day is video, gaming and browsing and not having a cable outweighs a small drop in fidelity. One long-term owner still finds the pairs sound rich and full years on, and prefers them to the newer Bose models they have tried. Noise cancelling is divided: one owner on a metro train describes outside conversation at full cancellation as a faint whisper, while others call it weaker than expected or prefer an older Bose model for both cancelling and comfort.

The adjustments are around software and connections. Owners who care about EQ find the Bose app gives too little control and move to a third-party equaliser to tame sibilance and harshness in the upper mids. With two sources connected, a phone notification can pull the headphones off a TV and they will not switch back until powered off and on. Comfort is also divided: fine for desk use, less so on long flights for some.

Reliability & repairs

The strongest long-term account is a pair still in daily use after eight or nine years. The part that wears is the ear pads. One owner who sleeps in them every night with noise cancelling at maximum has replaced the pads about five times in six years and considers that reasonable given the use. Nobody in the sample describes the electronics or the headband failing, and a few owners bought used pairs cheaply and are happy with them.

Long-term accounts are thin. Durability was raised by a small number of owners and they were divided, and most of the comments behind the durability, build and volume themes were too short or too off-topic to draw a firm pattern from. If something does go wrong, the support theme suggests getting help from Bose is the hard part, with dead contact channels and only the phone line left.

More detail
What owners praise, where they are split, and the follow-up timeline

What owners praise

  • dongle compatibility7 of 10who raised it
  • eq customization4 of 5who raised it
  • battery life3 of 4who raised it

Where owners have concerns

  • customer support10 of 12who raised it
  • app usability9 of 11who raised it
  • volume level4 of 5who raised it
  • ear pad durability3 of 4who raised it
  • bluetooth connectivity3 of 4who raised it

Where owners are split

  • sound quality29 for · 9 against · 13 mixedof 51 who raised it
  • noise cancellation8 for · 9 against · 2 mixedof 19 who raised it
  • comfort5 for · 7 against · 4 mixedof 16 who raised it
  • build quality5 for · 2 against · 4 mixedof 11 who raised it
  • codec support3 for · 2 against · 2 mixedof 7 who raised it
  • longevity4 for · 3 against · 0 mixedof 7 who raised it

Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.

32 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.

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