Style or substance? The Bose 700 wireless headphones don’t make you pick sides.

Let’s face it, despite the technical benefits of over-ear wireless headphones, they’re not nearly as portable or elegant-looking as the multitude of in-ear alternatives you’re bound to find in the audiophile market. However, there’s no denying that these ‘trade-offs’ are worthwhile if you do care about sound quality, and perhaps even all-day comfort. Some of us do, after all, wear headphones all day long.

The Bose 700 headphones, for example, strike a fine balance between style and substance; they don’t make you choose between the two – because why can’t you just have both, right? The elegantly-styled headphones, backed by the company’s long history in audio, is a surefire formula to experience phenomenal audio with high quality construction and supreme comfort. And right now, you can get the Bose 700 headphones for S$469 on Amazon Singapore – 22 percent off its retail price. With 11 levels of active noise canceling, you’ll be put in charge of what you want to hear, not what you don’t.

Using microphones located on both the inside and outside of the cups, you’ll be able to effortlessly monitor the sounds around you and instantly produce an opposite signal to cancel them out. Control how much – or how little – of the outside world you hear. Thanks to the magic of exclusive Bose technologies, it won’t matter what kind of content you’re listening to (or watching) when you’ve got the Bose 700 headphones on.

The headphones offer big audio in such a small package, with consistent sound at any volume of your choosing, as well as acoustic noise reduction. Music, videos, or even your favorite podcast – they’ll all sound great. But let’s face it, you’re probably going to be using your headphones for more than just content consumption – you’ll also be making important phone calls with them.

The headphones’ mic system works seamlessly to cancel out unnecessary noise while you’re on the phone. Six mics cancel the noise around you, while four mics work together to suppress the most disruptive remaining sounds. Adding more to this convenience is the fact that once you’ve got your phone connected to the headphones, you won’t really need it to toggle specific controls on the headphones.

That’s what the built-in touch and swipe gestures are for. The right ear cup, for example, houses capacitive touch controls that let you manage volume, calls, and music. There are also physical low-profile buttons that help you control the power, noise canceling presets, as well as your phone’s digital voice assistant (Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa).

What makes the Bose 700 headphones stand out from the rest, at least at first glance, is the design and construction. As Bose puts it, “the luxury is in the details. ” Comprising ear cushions made from plush protein leather and 15-degree-tilted ear cups to mimic the anatomy of a human head and ears, you’re not going to get much ear fatigue (if at all).

The secure steel headband is designed to fit comfortably on your head with added underside padding in the form of soft silicone-covered foam. And finally, the headphones deliver up to 20 hours of playback with a single charge. This means you’ll be able to use it continuously all day long, even on boring long-haul flights.

But just in case you do find yourself in need of some juice, a quick 15-minute charge will get you two hours of playback. Not bad at all. Why choose between style and substance when you can have both at the same time? The Bose 700 headphones don’t make you pick sides.

Get them for S$469 at Amazon Singapore (save S$130). .