Bose QuietComfort Ultra

“these are the only buds that I can throw into my ears with a 100% battery, drain them down all the way to 0% then take them out after like hours and hours and have zero discomfort or pressure points.”

“verdict on the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds second gen for runners like these are outstanding headphones they are a lot better on the run than I thought they're going to be in terms of fit”

“We put both of these in tier S, and while there might be some minute differences for all practical purposes, we think they are tier S, some of the best noise cancelling you can get on headphones today.”

“The reason to get the ultra headphones over the earbuds, aside from better noise canceling and sound, which are very important factors, is definitely the longer battery endurance.”

“Aware mode plays stereo audio with full transparency so you can hear your surroundings and your music at the same time.”

“Transparency mode's actually pretty good and it's the same as the QC2, the previous generation”

“This option has a solid mic, good battery life of about 30 hours, a compact foldable design and the best ANC available and excellent sound with a simple EQ tweak.”

“From a sound quality standpoint, it is absolutely amazing. Everything is crystal clear. It has both low end and high end which is great to see”

“The immersive audio feature, which mimics a special audio-like effect, continues to be fun on this device if not game changing actually.”

“The one feature that the QC Ultra has over the regular QuietComfort is their version of spatial audio which is immersive audio”

“These have the ability to fold in which makes the case significantly more compact than a lot of the competition which is a real win if you travel with headphones regularly.”

“This is more of a premium box that you're looking at here versus this quiet comfort it's literally the same box that is from the QC45”

“And then you get a USB-C to audio jack which is good for flights for example”

“The one relatively big advantage that the Bose headphones do have is that you can actually run audio through the USB-C. You can actually run lossless audio through the USB-C if you're connected to your phone or your computer.”

“I do have to give it to the Bose. I think the Bose is probably the most versatile in terms of design, uh maybe not aesthetics, but it is versatile and it handles pretty well.”

“In our standardized microphone testing, I did find that the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones second generation did a better job in maintaining vocal clarity in particularly windy environments compared to the WH-1000XM6.”

“the Bose QC Ultra and these do a much better job of picking up my voice”

“there's no custom EQ preset here so you have to change it manually every time”

“Like the Bose QuietComfort Ultras are 429, these are better.”

“Probably one of the few glaring flaws of the QC Ultra is this volume rocker which relies on touch... This volume rocker especially is really hard to control”

“the power button and the Bluetooth button is so clean, this is so clean and so subtle, so good luck finding which button is where when you need to use it”