We are nearly a year late on this, but I thought you should hear about it—especially if you long for Sound by Bose but would rather not empty your wallet for a pair of Bose headphones. Folks, meet the Baseus Inspire Series.
The series represents Baseus’ first collaboration with Bose and offers something rather appealing: Sound by Bose without requiring your wallet to undergo noise cancellation. To be clear, these are not Bose headphones wearing Baseus name tags. “Sound by Bose” means Bose engineers provided the acoustic tuning, while Baseus handled the hardware, features, and friendlier prices.
There are three ways to get involved. The Inspire XH1 is the over-ear option, offering adaptive active noise cancellation up to 48 dB, Dolby Audio, Hi-Res Audio with LDAC, personalized SoundFit tuning, and up to 100 hours of battery life. That should cover an entire workweek, including the meetings you mentally left before they began.
The Inspire XC1 clips around your ears and keeps the ear canals open. Its hybrid two-way system combines a dynamic woofer with a Knowles balanced-armature tweeter, while IP66 protection makes it suitable for workouts and weather with poor manners.
Finally, the Inspire XP1 is the conventional in-ear model, packing adaptive ANC up to 50 dB, Dolby Audio, six microphones for clearer calls, and an ergonomic fit for people who prefer their earbuds inside their ears where nature—or consumer electronics companies—intended.
So yes, we are late. But if you wanted Bose-tuned sound without paying full Bose money, perhaps fashionably late is acceptable. At the time of writing, the XC1 is even more affordable at just US$99.99 through a limited-time Amazon deal. If you want a pair, you may need to act fast, since Amazon has not said when the offer will end. Meanwhile, the XP1 and XH1 are priced at US$129.99 and US$149.99, respectively. We also noticed promotional codes on their respective product pages that may bring those prices down further.
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