Even the Bose Community is flooded with customer complaints.Videos are popping up confirming everyones worst fears while Bose social/marketing reps deny any sound degradation.A quick google for “Bose qc35 noise issues” revealed a bucket load of sites where Bose QC35 II owners complain of degraded noise after this dirty version upgrade.There was something wrong with the v4.5.2 firmware update. WTF! I tried the 2 ACN noise levels (high and low) and both were indistinguishable. I sat there in the library hearing the photocopier and background chatter. Sound Quality DegradationĪfter the update, the noise cancelling quality of my QC35 II was degraded.
#Bose qc35 firmware update update#
Just like when I update my iPhone or MBP I get better performance and maybe few new bells and whistles (features). I’m sure it was from habit an expectation of better things to come from an update. I have no idea why I installed the firmware update since the headphones were working flawlessly.
#Bose qc35 firmware update Patch#
And manufacturers will send updates over the internet to patch things up. Thus is the nature (complexity) of the beast. This is orchestrated by a small onboard computer (think Arduino) running custom Bose software to run and manage the hardware. You see, the Bose QC35 II has a computer inside which uses the multiple microphones places strategically to listen to incoming noise and cancel out the sound waves. That is until I upgraded to firmware 4.5.2. Noise inside planes reaches 80db, the sound of a vacuum cleaner near your ears on a trip from San Francisco to Sydney has shown over time to damage ear drums. I also sold my wife on these as a solution for plane travel. The ANC (Active Noise Cancelling) was superb! I was so excited I started showcasing (marketing for Bose) to all my software engineers and entrepreneurs, who like me seek silence to do their focused work, how their lives will change. Until that it, a $300 Bose QC35 II became my friends, even if it was for a short period of time.ĭuring this short period of time they were amazing. The beautiful world we live in today is very noisy, from cars to traffic lights to photocopiers to background chatter, and it’s something some of us have learnt to live with while others suffer from the disruption. I was excited to finally get my hands on the new Bose QC35 II because noise simply annoys me more than the average bear.