Replacement Headphone Cable for Bose QC25 QC35 with Mic

Volume and mic, right where your hand already is

Volume and mic on the cable

The inline remote carries volume plus, volume minus, and a microphone. Skip a track or answer a call with one press at your collar, without pulling the phone out of your pocket on the train.

Gold-plated contacts

Both plugs are 3.5mm TRRS with gold-plated tips and a red or blue ring band, so you can tell the ends apart in a dark bag. The gold plating keeps the contact points clean and conductive every time you plug in.

Matte rubber that holds up

The matte rubber coating grips instead of slides, so loops stay put in a bag. Strain-relief sleeves on both plugs take the bend at the connector, which is where cables usually give out.

Up and running in four steps

1. 1
   Open the pouch

   Slide out the matte rubber cable. The surface is soft and grippy, with no sharp edges at the plugs.

2. 2
   Find the inline remote

   The remote sits mid-cable with raised volume plus and minus buttons and a mic opening. Press each button and feel the firm click.

3. 3
   Check the plugs

   Both 3.5mm plugs have gold-plated tips and colored ring bands. Make sure the strain-relief sleeves sit firmly at each end.

4. 4
   Plug in and test

   Connect the plug to your QC25 or QC35 and play a track. Volume and mic should respond as you press the inline controls.

Simple habits that protect the cable

• Coil it loosely

  Use large loops and a gentle tie. Tight wraps around your fist or the headphones create kinks.

• Pull by the plug

  Grip the plug body to disconnect. Yanking the wire stresses the conductors near the connector.

• Keep the sleeves intact

  The strain-relief sleeves guard each plug. Check them now and then for splits.

• Test before a trip

  Press volume and run a short test call before you need the spare on a flight or train.