Bose TriPort IE in-ear headphones revealed

Those Bose TriPort IE headphones we told you about along with the OEs? Well, we got some leaked pics for ya. They just look like your regular in-ear phones (pics of the attachments after the break), but they look as though they might be at least partly open -- which would be a good for fliers like us who often have inner-ear pressure problems with thpse sealed-up-tight sound-reducing earpieces. No word on price yet, but the IE and AE phones should go on sale the 12th.

[Mac User @ Oct 7th 2006 8:41PM]

Great looking product. Can't wait to sell my kids to get a pair!!!

[Mrfreezie @ Oct 7th 2006 8:49PM]

So that's what those kids are for!!

[ROFLROFFLES @ Oct 7th 2006 8:57PM]

I need to sell my parents to get one of these.

[Wildside @ Oct 7th 2006 9:49PM]

dude this will really get u deaf, much worse then those iPods, good thing i dont have 1.

[S Dosh @ Oct 8th 2006 5:21AM]

Actually with Bose you don't have to turn it up as high to hear full sound. So they will help in not becoing deaf...it's dumb people that deafen themselves not product. Which one are you?

[Justin @ Oct 8th 2006 7:21PM]

I love the Sure E2c's. I use the orange soft sleeve's because I feel that they fit more comfotably - the plastic sleeves irritated my inner ear. Other than that they are great - I can stand on the subway platform in NYC and not hear the train comming - actually, that is kinda scary isn't it?

[Rafy @ Oct 7th 2006 9:54PM]

Perfect timing. Just as I was planning on purchasing a In Ear pair, but it's bad because it adds to the confusion between purchasing a Shure, Sony, Etomic, etc pair. Anyone has some advice on the Shure E2c Sony EX71? I mostly listen to music with bass like hip hop, R&B, etc.

[Jo Madre @ Oct 7th 2006 10:37PM]

Seriously man....for bass, you probably wanna get the Shure E4c. Speaking from experience, Bose as nothing on Shure......(except for deeper bass on their full size headphones, which i doubt these new bose earphone will excel in)

[Mr.G @ Oct 8th 2006 4:37AM]

I have bose QC 2 and they are best in Class No doubt.

When in doubt BUY BOSE...

Hope it helps

[Jorge @ Oct 10th 2006 7:19PM]

I have the Ultimate Ears 5 EB. Thats the way to go with in ear headfones. they have awesome bass and really good highs. i highly reccomend them.

[Juan Carrasquillo @ Oct 7th 2006 9:57PM]

Not true Wildside. I had a pair of Sony Ex71lp and since they in ear and you dont hear the outside noise I significantly listened to them lower than my ipod ear buds

[Benson Leung @ Oct 7th 2006 9:58PM]

Knowing Bose, they'll be overpriced and underperforming...

In the past few years, I've "test drove" the QuietComfort 2 and the QuietComfort 3 headphones... they are fairly good at noise cancellation, but the sound quality and the price are horrendous.

[Adrian @ Oct 7th 2006 10:21PM]

I wonder if they suck as much as the full-size Triports do...

[Tim @ Oct 7th 2006 10:22PM]

I've used Sony MX51's when flying, and I actually feel like my ears adapt better to the pressure changes with them on.

Am I a mutant?

[rob @ Oct 7th 2006 10:32PM]

I bet they are over $150. Definitely

[Wonderer @ Oct 7th 2006 11:06PM]

Hope the price is reasonable, I need new headphones. :/

[Juaquin @ Oct 7th 2006 11:27PM]

I have Shure E2C's. They're good for pretty much anything. The sound is great, and the bass is really good - a lot of reviews say the bass is lacking, but the reason for that is the reviewers didn't fit the earphones in correctly.

I highly recomend also ordering the small soft sleeves - they don't come with the earphones, but you can buy a pack of 5 sets for a few bucks from Shure. For some reason, most people fit the smalls - the rest are too big. But the soft black rubber/plastic ones are the best for sound quality and fit.

[EM - EYE - SEA - AYCH - AYE - EE - EL @ Oct 8th 2006 12:11AM]

If you want quality earphones, you're gonna have to PAY FOR IT LADIES!!!!
The sound of these earphones is comparable to professional studio monitors.
SHURE E5c or SHURE PTH E500
(PTH = Push To Hear)
I know, it's an ugly game ladies.
The only way to win is not to play.

[Phoenix @ Oct 8th 2006 1:06AM]

The Price is $99

[ALex @ Oct 8th 2006 1:15AM]

I was very happy with my QuietComfort 3 but I'm would be curious at the sound on these Babies.

[chris @ Oct 8th 2006 1:16AM]

Rafy, stay away from the Shure E2c, no bass, after a while the sound is ok, but way too much treble. Look at the E4c or better. THe triports are the best headphones I have ever owned, I have broken 2 of them, and spent the $149 on new pairs. I am jazzed for these.

[Rudy @ Oct 8th 2006 1:18AM]

I'm guessing these plugs will go for $349. This is Bose we're talking about here.

[JasonL @ Oct 8th 2006 1:20AM]

NO HIGHS? NO LOWS? IT IS BOSE!!!!!!!!

BOSE = BLOSE

[radd @ Oct 8th 2006 1:26AM]

I've had the Sony EX71's for yearw, I've always loved them and never gave them much a second though. Eventually I started reading about the Shure in-ears and other in-ear types, and I got curious. I shelled out $99 to buy the Shure E2C's, and found they were hardly any different than my Sony's. Not different enough to warrant being almost twice as much as the Sony's. I know all the other Shure's are suppose to be better...I returned the ones I bought without trying the better models, oh well. I don't really WANT to hear my 192kbps mp3's in studio quality earphones anyway.

I'm totally curious about these Bose ones though...

[JR @ Apr 25th 2007 7:39AM]

Bose has just MODIFIED the IE with new earpieces and an additional 'holder'. You can see the new ones by noting a new wire that is black and white stripped.

[Juaquin @ Oct 8th 2006 2:06AM]

That's why you use FLAC compression (or some other lossless format).

Seriously, the E2C's are definitely worth the $70. Like I said, some complain of a "lack of bass", but they just need to get a better fit. If the fit isn't good, air pressure can escape, and thus that big wave of bass dissipates out of your ear rather than being driven inwards. Get the soft plastic sleeves and you'll see the difference. I listen to a lot of techno and hard rock, and I love bass, and these earphones definitely produce it. Sure you could spend some more on the E4Cs or whatever, and they'll sound a little better in all areas, but for a relatively inexpensive set of high-quality buds, these are a good pair.

[Phoenix @ Oct 8th 2006 2:19AM]

I say don't diss till we hear them. I really don't like the AE (the original Triports) both for style and sound. But I'm willing to give the OE and IE a shot. Lets just see how they sound.

Oh and the disses are silly. For one thing no one can ever agree on what they don't like about Bose. I have heard different versions of the same complaint "all highs no lows" "no highs no lows" "no highs all lows" etc. no one on the net can ever agree what they don't like about Bose. So try something other than a tag-line please :) And heck just try them out compare them to others and give your reasons why you like/dislike them. And if you dislike them let us know why the other headphones sounded better. Sound cool :)

[aka Wombat @ Oct 8th 2006 2:48AM]

Bose knows Broke.

[Russell @ Oct 8th 2006 4:43AM]

more bose crap... move along and just buy the shure/ety's you were planning on.

[Rafy @ Oct 8th 2006 4:50AM]

I was given the Apple In-ear when they were first released and they were a joke. Couldn't jog or move to much because they would come out my ear. I then purchased the Sony EX71 and they were great till a cat beat em up( I almost killed the cat with my pellet gun..LOL)One thing I dont like about sony is if you loose the sleeves be prepared to shell out $14 just for two pairs...

Thanks for everyones input. I think I'm going to purchase the E2C instead of the E4C to save some money. As long as they better than the ipod standard earbuds. Has Anyone ever tried the Sony Ex91Lp?

[Chrisphillers @ Oct 8th 2006 6:26AM]

"but they look as though they might be at least partly open -- which would be a good for fliers like us who often have inner-ear pressure problems with thpse sealed-up-tight sound-reducing earpieces."

Dumbass - the whole point of inner earphones are that they ARE sealed, if not there is no bass and terrible sound quality!

[Raider @ Oct 8th 2006 6:52AM]

BOSE (Buy Other Sound Equipment)...... yay, more poorly constructed crap from Bose.

[Jamie K @ Oct 8th 2006 7:06AM]

I hate the hackneyed taglines that people roll off when it comes to Bose, partly as someone said in a comment above that no two people ever agree, but especially in the case of speakers, where you have to stop and think "Ok, i've got the 802s, and need more bass, i know, i'll get a sub."

It's not like you'll get decent full-range from any other comparable speaker.

[Kevman @ Oct 8th 2006 8:21AM]

"Oh and the disses are silly. For one thing no one can ever agree on what they don't like about Bose."

Surely you jest. Go to any A/V forum and ask. You'll find "overpriced, poor sound, and low quality components" to be the answer. Go to any custom A/V installer, read any A/V magazine - they'll tell you the same thing.

http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2006/03/what_about_bose_1.html

http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=343759&highlight=bose

[makingmark @ Oct 8th 2006 9:02AM]

You want good, cheap, small, noise-reducing headphones? Creative EP-630. About $30.

I've owned Shure E3s and E5s. These are not as clearly detailed, but a WHOLE lot cheaper and sound good enough. And I actually like the fact that they're not totally noise blocking. Makes them more comfortable, easier to insert & remove, and safer to walk around in. Higher on the microphonics (cord noise from bumping into your body) though.

[Jonathan @ Oct 8th 2006 9:14AM]

The best earbuds you can buy without spending a ridiculous amount of money are definitely the SONY MDR-EX71 buds.

[Zach @ Oct 8th 2006 10:45AM]

Ugh, Sony + audio = disgrace

haha I have a pair of Etymotice Er6i's and I would HIGHLY recommend them over both the Sure E2C's. Also, check out Ultimate-Ears offerings.

I'm waiting for these bitches to see if Blose turned the company around... doubt it :(

[Pete @ Oct 8th 2006 11:41AM]

I'm undecided for Bose products. I consider myself an audiophile, and personally think that Bose colors there sound a bit too much, meaning it is not as good a reproduction of the source as it could be. With that said, I like the comfort of their headphones, and don't feel particually aware of there prescence. The QuietComfort series does a respectable job at noise canceling, however, they exert an unusually high amount of pressure against the ear drum. And of course, the prices are way over what they should be. So, while I am willing to try these out, I don't expect to be terribly impressed with what Bose has to offer.

[Michael @ Oct 8th 2006 12:30PM]

Is there any point to buying these or the shures if all the music on your iPod is 128kbps MP3?
I'm curious because I'm not relaly an audiophile at all. I have a pair of Grado SR60's at home and they are nice, but I find I use my stock iPod earbuds more just because they travel better. But I realy can't tell the difference in sound quality aside from the Grado's having more bass because they are bigger.

[Juaquin @ Oct 8th 2006 3:05PM]

Listening to 128kpbs with any of these headphones will sound worse than cheap $10 headphones. The cheap ones at least disguise the crappy music, but a higher-end pair will make it very clear that you need to start encoding in Lossless.

[ipod freak @ Oct 8th 2006 3:25PM]

Nothing beats ultimate ears.

[Alonzo Wilkins @ Oct 9th 2006 4:03AM]

As an aspiring audiophile I can tell you that the er71's are easily some of the best headphones that you can find at that price. What they lack in mid-range clarity they more than make up in base. Honestly, I can't think of any earbuds that can go that low.

Also, I agree with 128- bit being too low for good headphones, but I listen to 192 (or higher if I can find it) and it definitely sounds better when I use high quality headphones. Besides, lossless takes up too much space!

[Bochi @ Oct 9th 2006 1:18PM]

I use Ultimate Ears Super Fi 5 Pros and they have been wonderful. Again, you need a good seal to get the bass you are expecting. I got them for less than half the MSRP and if you look around it isn't hard to do. These give the Shure line a run for their money, beating anything Shure lists at equal MSRP.

[Mark @ Oct 9th 2006 2:58PM]

Sorry call me thick but when i looked quickly at th picture i thought i was looking at a pair of hair driers,,,, now thats funny come on you must admit when ya look at it quick.

www.frunity.com

[alanmc21 @ Oct 9th 2006 3:10PM]

They are 99.95 and the best earbuds ive heard!

[LordFarkward @ Oct 9th 2006 9:28PM]

e2c's are definitely good, but not for bass. Ultimate ear's super.fi 5pro's are definitely your choice if you want in-ear bass.

[Graham @ Oct 15th 2006 8:44AM]

Uk prices are �69 for the Bose in ear's.
Expected sometime in November, official launch on the 17th (this Tuesday)

Re: Bose arguments.

Ive read and looked through hours of arguments for and against Bose products being rubbish and very good, the best the worst etc.

With having seen all the evidence in arguments on Intellexual.net etc. ive found most of the arguments are contradictory. One bad thing will said, but later on something else will contradict it.

Example, one person will argue (intellexual.net being one of them) that these speakers are useless and horribly over priced, however later on yoy realise that these Bose speakers where actually tested against something thousands of pounds/dollars more expensive, thus rendering the argumant completely rubbish.

Other examples are testing an older Bose product (2-3 years) against something new that came out within the last few months. Again, old technology versus new technology. Of course other companies are going to have caught up in time.

What I do is I use test equipment, I go to a Hi-Fi store and I listen to systems where are cheaper, then I listen to the systems that I will consider buying, back to back, then I will listen to a few high end speakers to be able to guage price vs quality.

Then I take each product in turn and I use test equipment for all the response curves, impedance, wattage etc. and I then advise the Hi-Fi store on what I found so that they can advise customers properly on which system/speaker/headphone does what.

I have found that Bose systems are good. What people don't normally see is what goes on inside the system. There are PsychoAcoustics as mentioned before, the wave guide technology does work and is not an immitation of the other technology being used, it is just a different way of doing things. There are complex balancing electronics within some systems that are not found in other systems for either the same price or more. The magnets in the cones are 10x stronger than a lot of other systems I have seen which is what gives the smaller cones a 'bigger' sound. I could go on as im sure a lot of other people could.

I am not defending Bose or putting them down, but from what ive seen from tests (note, not what ive heard) they are a good system compared to other similarly priced systems. Their direct/reflecting technology works surprisingly well and their bass and highs cetainly do exist (Acoustimass has been from 35 hertz to 255 hertz, their tweeters go up to 21 KHz and why anyone needs speakers that can go higher I do not know as no one can hear about 19.5 KHz anyway - what you gonna do, pee off the local bat population???)

Bose do things differently that's all. If you like the sound then buy it, if you want something that does it differently then go and buy from B&O (please don't go down that argument route either) Shure, Sennheiser, B&W or whoever, they are all good in their own respect.

Jeez did I really write all that?

Oh and a virtual fiver to the first person that says I don't know what Im talking about. Ive seen it (note again, seen not heard) for myself, so im not going to bother taking one Iota of a note of what you go on about in defense.

[Ashley @ Oct 19th 2006 7:26AM]

cant thoes head phone increase the bace and in return have a high RF? In other words cant it hurt your ear's or damage them?

[Larry @ Oct 20th 2006 2:30PM]

I just received my Bose Triport IE's today. I have owned many high end ear buds - Etymotic 4P,6i, and Shure E4C. In a direct comparison with the Shure, which I currently own, these are the hands down winner. The bass and dynamic range is astonishing. And the price - $100 - is amazing. These do not go all the way into your ear canal, but they are VERY conforatble and fit right. I highly recommend them. My Shure's will be on eBay momentarly!

[Mike @ Oct 21st 2006 5:26PM]

Come on people, these are small, in-ear headphones.
The name will be expensive, so I would say a reasonable estimate for this would be about $75-90. NOT $300whatever. BOSE is at least better than other more expensive modles. Give em some credit.