Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 – Refurbished

While both provide world-class noise cancelling, high-quality audio performance and a comfortable fit, there are a few key differences. QuietComfort® 45 headphones have two modes of noise cancellation—Quiet Mode and Aware Mode. Bose Headphones 700 offer more customisation, with eleven levels of noise cancelling. Bose Headphones 700 also offer the convenience of capacitive touch controls and hands-free access (where available) to Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and your phone’s native voice assistant, like Siri. QC45 has buttons on each earcup for controlling calls, music playback and your noise cancellation setting. For battery life, you’ll enjoy 24 hours with QuietComfort® 45 headphones and up to 20 hours with Bose Headphones 700. Both headphones feature a noise-rejecting microphone system. The 8-mic system of Bose Headphones 700 delivers unrivalled voice pickup for the clearest calls, while the 6-mic system of QC45 headphones offers superb performance that exceeds the competition.

Proprietary TriPort acoustic headphone structure utilises external ports to vent the earcups and effectively enlarge the acoustic volume, without increasing the size of the earcup. The result is better audio and active noise reduction from smaller, lighter, more comfortable headphones. TriPort acoustic headphone structure is used in all of our consumer headphones and headsets.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 utilise both active and passive noise reduction technologies. They use a sophisticated proprietary electronics approach to active noise reduction, placing microphones both inside and outside the earcups. The electronics system senses the sound in almost any environment and then measures, compares and reacts—instant by instant—to produce an opposing cancellation signal. The passive noise reduction is achieved by the combination of the acoustic design and materials chosen for the earcups and cushions.

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are comprised of a new, eight-microphone system. Six microphones are used as part of the noise cancelling technology to manage how much or how little of your surroundings you hear. And two of those microphones combine with two others to deliver unrivalled voice pickup performance.

Yes. Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have an adaptive four-microphone system that allows you to use the headphones during calls when connected to any smartphone. In addition to traditional calls, the headphones will work with many apps that use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), such as Skype or FaceTime.

First, make sure your headphones are turned on with a single press of the upper button on the back of the right earcup. Next, press and hold the power button for three seconds to put the headphones into pairing mode. Please note, if this is your first time connecting the headphones, they will automatically turn on in this pairing mode. Voice prompts will provide you with additional guidance. We recommend that you use the Bose Music app to complete the pairing process. However, you can also use the Bluetooth® settings on your device.

Yes. Multi-point technology allows Bose Headphones 700 to maintain a connection to two devices at the same time—for example, an iPad and a smartphone. So while you’re watching a video on the connected iPad, the headphones will automatically pause the video to answer a call from the connected smartphone. When the call is finished, the headphones will swap back to the video on the iPad.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have a range of up to 10 metres (33 ft) from the source device. It is realistic to describe the range as being the room that the user is in and the adjacent room. This range may be reduced by physical obstructions, such as walls and doors, or by interference from other electronic devices. Pops or a crackling noise may be heard if there’s interference with the Bluetooth® connection. If that happens, move away from wireless routers or microwaves and bring your headphones closer to the Bluetooth device.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 use a custom-designed lithium-ion rechargeable battery that provides up to 20 hours of full-featured audio playback.

The front half of the right earcup houses our touch interface for basic controls. This includes intuitive gestures like slide up and down for volume control and slide forward and back for track forward/back controls. In addition, a double tap will pause or play your content and also answer or hang up a call.

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 utilise a hidden pivot design to quickly fold flat with one twist of the earcups, and can be stored neatly in a thin tapered hard case. Inside the case, there is a dedicated cable management compartment with a magnetic cover. While the new design improves ease of use and utility, the thin wedge shape also facilitates storage in tight locations, including seat pockets, backpacks and bags.

Spotify One Touch is a special feature that lets you instantly listen to your last Spotify session by tapping and holding the right earcup on the Bose Headphones 700. You can keep repeating this step to get brand-new playlists based on Spotify’s algorithm and your listening history. Currently only available when using iOS devices with your headphones.

To start using this feature, you’ll need to download the latest version of the Bose Music app and update your Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. Then enable Spotify under “Shortcuts” in the Bose Music app. You will also need an active Spotify account.

Bose AR is currently compatible with iPhone and iPad devices. Bose AR-enhanced apps for Android users are in development. Bose AR features and availability may vary.

Using the lower button on the back of the right earcup, Bose Headphones 700 give you access to your phone’s default virtual assistant, like Siri.

Use the Bose Music app to set up one of our voice assistant partners. It will guide you through the setup process, allowing you to set up an integrated button access feature that will automatically connect to your voice assistant app.

The Bose Music app will guide you to select from a given region’s available features. For regions where only one is available, the app will automatically display the one you can select. In regions where neither is available, the voice assistant button will default to the native voice assistant available on the mobile device.

Press and release the voice assistant button and just start talking. Alexa will help you manage your music and get things done—like starting a playlist, playing a favourite song, ordering products from Amazon and controlling Alexa-enabled devices in your home. It can help you get notifications from Alexa about when your Amazon order has been dispatched. You can ask things like:

“Alexa, play ’90s pop.”
“Alexa, play the song that goes ‘take a walk on the wild side’.”
“Alexa, read a book from Audible.”
“Alexa, add milk to my shopping list.”

To ask Google Assistant a question, simply press and hold the voice assistant button to talk, and release when you’re done with your question. Google Assistant will read you your notifications, like an audio lock screen. Google Assistant also provides you with proactive notifications, such as an incoming text message, a meeting reminder and many others. You can get the Google Assistant to expand on these notifications with a single press or reject them with a double press. You can ask for things like:

“Play the news” or “Tell me the latest news.”
“Call Thomas.”
“Set a timer for 35 minutes.”
“Add olive oil to my shopping list.”
“Turn the living room lights to turquoise.”
“Tell me about my day” and “What can you do?”