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TEN PRODUCTS OF THE DECADE

When we initially decided to write this feature, we drew up a first draft list featuring more than 30 products. Whittling that down to the ten products we have here wasn’t easy.

In the end, those included either had to have dominated their market sector for years on end, or make such a profound impression that they changed their market in some fundamental way. There are others we could have included, but we think the ten here represent the very best this decade has produced.

1 Bose QuietComfort 15

(2009)

Okay, we’re cheating here a bit. The Bose QuietComfort 15s were first reviewed back in November 2009, but they made such an impact on the following decade we just had to include them. Back then there wasn’t much of a choice for those wanting a great-sounding pair of headphones with noise-cancelling features. Bose ignited the market with the QuietComfort 15s and

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