Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Earbuds, Wireless Earbuds with Spatial Audio and World-Class Active Noise Cancellation, Deep Bass, Up to 6 Hours of Playtime, Black

I don't work in a peaceful environment with timid people, who are respectful of each other and know how to shut up. No. I work in a warehouse. Not a good warehouse. A small warehouse. With 30 people in a single room. People who literally SCREAM along with the music playing over the speakers. People who think being the most annoying person possible is funny. What's worse. It's 10 hour shifts. I've had enough. I decided, time for noise canceling headphones!! This review is for someone in the same position as me. That NEEDS, DESPERATELY, some way to shut down the noise around them. After much debate, I decided between two choices. The Jlab Epic Lab True Edition (200 USD) and the new Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra headphones. (250 USD) I went with these two because 1) I was very interested how jlabs new signature headphones would compare to the 20$ version they offer. I wondered how much better it could be for 200$, also I was interested in the Knowles corporation equalizer preset. Big audio company. 2) Bose is the leader of ANC headphones. I've never had a pair so I had to see what the fuss was about. I got both of these on Amazon knowing I can return the worst pair within 30 days. After using these, I want to apologize to my past self for not doing this sooner. I have broken them in over the past week at work, and it's the only time I have been there I haven't wanted to walk out within hours or gotten crazy depressed. I realized. I actually like my job. Let's start with jlab I'm going to get this out of the way. If you relate to my situation at all. These are not the headphones for you. IF you have a good life. A good job. One without people literally screaming in your ear 10 hours. Please get these. The audio quality on these are amazing. I was shocked. I honestly teared up when putting my favorite song on for first time. I heard parts of that song I have NEVER heard. You will experience this. The Knowles setting is life changing. These are a daily driver for sure. I am impressed. Comfortable and very water resistant. The active noise canceling is actually pretty good. I could barely hear my husband with music on. But my situation....multiple...people...yelling, in union, to Taylor swift. The jlabs can not handle it lol. It does get muffled...a bit. Which honestly, is loads better than just white knuckling it. But if you are looking for strictly ANC, don't get these at 200$. Are they worth 200$ on sound quality alone. Gods yes. Are they worth that...to ME. Ehh.. Bose. Honestly I was not expecting to like these as much. I heard a lot of things about loss of connectivity plus not being water resistant. In my warehouse. I do get water on my hands sometimes so I did not have high hopes. But let me tell you. The second I put these on at work, before the music played it did the ANC switch and I was the happiest I have been in months. It instantly took out the warehouse music, the machines, the fans, the background noises and 80% of the talking. I felt like I could breathe for once. The overstimulation gone like *snaps*. Then the music started playing. I was watching my coworkers mouths and I broke out in a huge grin that lasted minutes. I could see them talk, but hear them talk I could not. This is the first week in months where I didn't get depressed after about 30 minutes of that. So the ANC is legendary. The sound...is not. I keep looking at my jlabs like... ??? How do they sound so much better?! I think the bose default settings out of box is just too treble heavy. I used the app to set mine +9, +4, -2. That is the closest I can get it to sound like jlabs but they still don't. Why?! I don't know why. They still do sound good. Like a 8/10. That plus not hearing my coworkers discuss if lobsters have souls, makes this purchase on sale at $250 a steal for me. I'm going to be returning the Jlabs and looking for a future sale. I would like to have them in my collection for when I just need some good headbanging. Both headphones are great, but get the one you need for the life you live. Take care!

Bose Quality! I have a set of these and Galaxy Pro 2s and these sound way better and have excellent noise cancelling. I prefer this winged design over other in ear monitors as they do stay put better. They are great for the gym or heavy activity. They are comfortable for the life of the battery which is between 4-8hrs depending on usage and can be extended with the case. Charging is quick and portability is standard for in earbuds. They are a limited to a Bluetooth connection and the app leave a bit to be desired, but, overall my favorite buds so far.

I was forced to buy new earbuds becuase I accidentally left my old BOSE QC earbuds in my pants pocket and washed them. They would eventually power up but would not connect etc. so I opted for the new BOSE Ultra QC earbuds. But, the only thing ultra about these earbuds is that the sound quality is slightly better the the regular QC's and for me is the only Pro in my evaluation. I'll preface this with I use my earbuds on multiple devices. iPhone, iPad and laptop. Let's start with what I hate about the case. 1. Its smaller then the regular QC's which is good for slipping them in your pocket. What I miss in this case is the indicator lights that show you the battery level of the case. The ultra case does not have this and haveing it is very helpful to me. 2. With the regualer QC case you can also toggle between devices with the small button inside the case. Although the ultra case has this button on the back, its pretty much useless and barely has any functions. Its almost wasted effort in designn and manfacturing for BOSE. 2.a With the button on the regular case you can press it once to see what device it is connected to. very simple and very useful. The ultra case does not do this. You have to open the BOSE app on your device to see where its connected AND you have to use the app to change devices. This may be my biggest issue. Its musch easier to just toggle the button on the case while the buds are in your ears to change evices. I don't want to have to get my phone out, open the app, wait for the app to connect , touch the earbud icon to see my choices and select what device I want. I simply want to toggle the button on the case. 3. Trying to withdraw the earbuds from the case is not easy. The only way I can get them out of the case is by tugging on the rubber ear piece. I'm sure over time they will tear apart. This seems to not been thought through by the designers. Now lets go with the earbuds. 1. They are small and I guess that's ok not much of an issue here except for the earpice options. While I have to use the largest option from the choice of 3; even the largest option isn't really big enough. It fits ok but not great. My regular QC's biggest option is larger and fits really good. I'm not sure why they didn't retain the same sizing options for the ultra. 2. While using, you have to luanch the app to see the battery life. With the regular QC's you simply touch the left bud to hear the battery level. Again, very simple and useful. 2.a Lets talk about battery life. While initially I just used my new ultras for conference calls and listening to videos while connected to my laptop and it all seemed good. Then one day, with a full charge, I went for a walk that lasted just over an hour. With about 10 minutes left on the walk I started getting low battery responses. I'm like, no way. I can't have this. I normally have several conference calls that last over an hour and I can't have these dying in the middle of a call. I also travel a lot by air and often have flights over 2 hours. So reason #1 why I returned them. 3. The sound quality is very comprable for both and while the ultra may be slightly better but not worth the extra $$. I'm a sound nut and not opposed to spending extra doe for better quality but not here. Especially with the other issues I have for this version. All in all, I'm very dissapointed in BOSE's effort with the Ultra's. I have a lot of bose items and this is the first time I've been dissapointed in their products. So much so I sent the ultras back and purchased the regular QC noise cancelling earbuds like I had before. Now I'm happy again.

I rarely write reviews, due to lack of time and the fact that if a product performs the way it's supposed to, it doesn't deserve my time to review it. For the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, I will make an exception. Simply put, they are wonderful - the sound, the noise cancelling, the ease of fit and comfort. A solid product all around. I have never been a big Bose fan. I thought their products were good, but not great and overpriced. I was looking for a pair of earbuds to replace my old faithful Jabra 65T Elites that finally died. They were nearly 4 years old and didn't owe me anything. Based on reviews, I tried the Apple AirPod Pro 2nd gen, the Sony WF-1000XM5 and the Bose. I was interested in the AirPods mostly because of their compatibility with my Iphone and my son's recommendation. I returned them for three reasons. First, to get them to fit with a tight seal was an ordeal. Fifteen minutes of futzing around to finally pass the seal test (and that's with Comply foam tips -- the Apple silicone tips didn't work for me period.) And even after passing the seal test, I did not find the ANC particularly effective. Adjusting the volume by sliding my finger up and down the stem was wonky -- not working, pausing the music or shifting the bud, the seal I worked so hard to get, broke. Also, not having a real equalizer is a drawback. Apple has a customization wizard, but I like to have different settings for different genres of music. The customization wizard uses Apple's own sound track. On to the Sony's. I liked the Sony's. I have the WH-1000XM4 over the ear headphones for serious listening and they are great. But they are not suitable to wear for dog walking, bike rides or the gym. I need earbuds. The over the ears are also bulky to take on airplane flights taking up a lot real estate in my string pack or messenger bag. Anyway, I tried the 1000XM5's and liked them. The sound is very good as is the ANC. The three drawbacks are ease of fit, comfort and volume control. While easier to pass the seal fit test than the apples, it still took more futzing around than I care to do. Also, to pass the seal test, I had to use the large tips which hurt my ears after an hour. Finally, the four tap volume control is a pain. I either got know response or went back a track because I only tapped three times. So on to the Bose. Nirvana. Fit and Comfort. So easy to get a fit with their innovative tip and wing combo. The wings are really a small silicone gasket that fit inside your ear, but outside the ear canal. Select the right combo of tip and wing (sized independently) put them in your ear and you pass the fit test, first time, every time. I hardly feel them in my ears. Sound Quality. Superb. The Bose bathe me with aural warmth. I liked the Sony sound until I listened to the Bose. I would characterize the sound as warm but accurate. The Sony sound is like sunlight. The Bose sound is like an incandescent lamp. Despite the warmth, the sound is always clean and bright when it needs to be. I listen to a very wide range of music and the sound has been great for every genre. I think that classical music really tests the quality of an audio product due to the tonal range of instruments and voices and the variety of textures. Listening to Mozart's Requiem was sublime. It was like falling in love all over again. The immersion sound option raises the sound quality to a whole new level, bringing a depth and presence to the music. Just wow. And unlike the spatial music technology of Sony and Apple, immersion works for all sources. What I said about Mozart applies to any rock, jazz, and Latin that I have thrown out them. I've heard sounds, I've never heard before. The Bose app has a basic equalizer but I leave everything flat. ANC: Can't be beat. I can listen to quiet music while my wife is watching TV and it doesn't bother me. Sharp sounds such as a firecracker breakthrough but it's not a sensory deprivation chamber after all. I remember the early days of ANC -- it deadened the sound. Not these buds. The sound is alive and well. Can't wait to take them on my first flight in two weeks. And the aware mode is terrific. Just switch to aware and have a conversation without taking the buds out or when using them while on a bike ride. Controls: Work really well and sliding you finger to increase/decrease volume is easy, unlike my experience with the AirPod Pros. I learned that the double and triple taps to move forwards and backwards between tracks does not have to be super rapid. Overall, the touch controls work as well as the physical controls of my old Jabra's. Phone calls: Very secondary for me but so far they have worked just fine. I hear voices clearly and it seems that I am easily understood. Battery Life -- The only weakness- 4 hours with immersion on but I'm told with moderate volume, you can eke out 5 hours, enough for a cross country flight. And I will keep my over the ear Sony's up top in my carry on if I need them. I am not too concerned. Not concerned enough to take take a star off. Everybody's tastes are different. Some folks will be wed to Apple and it's ecosystem and the buds are $50 less. Sony has better battery life. But for me, Bose wins hands down for the combination of fit, comfort, sound quality, ANC and controls.

I was looking for something comfortable to replace my beats fit pro (which broke recently). This model of the quiet comfort was discounted because there’s a new version out, I believe. The main problem I’ve had with them is that the app (the main way you’ll be able to customize settings etc) states that the headphones should be able to switch between Bluetooth connected devices with a quick touch of the earbud. This is NOT THE CASE. The beats fit pro connect automatically to whatever device I’m closest to which I know understand went really under appreciated. The quiet comfort buds stay connected to whatever device you were listening to last. So you have to go into your Bluetooth settings on your our device and connect it manually every time if you switch between devices frequently. I wish Bose would fix the app and give correct product feature information. Other than that, the sound is good and they are super comfortable. The noise cancelling works really well. They seem sturdier than the beats fit pro, and the case is for sure much more hearty. If you’re between the two, I’d still say go with the quiet comfort. But maybe I’d recommend learning from my mistake and get the newer version.

I work in construction. Came from using Shokz OpenComm (the one with the microphone). I bought this so that I can make calls, to some extent of some noise isolation, listen to music / podcast and making calls traveling between job sites. Noise Cancelation: Its sounds great when you are in a quiet room. At the job site, its practically useless. It doesn't cancel out any heavy equipment noise. There is a bit of the noise isolation effect from how the seals are covering the ear and the ear canal. Generator noise: it can cancel out a fair share Jack hammer noise : meh. negligible cancelation. Circular saw noise : the earbuds cancels out some of the saw noise but create their own sharp shrieking noise counter to the saw noise Concrete saw noise : it can cancel out a fair share of the noise while the machine is cutting but it makes its own shrieking sounds. Driving a van : it does cancel out a lot of the ambient noise that you get while driving a van on the freeway. Swim meet at a Natatorium : It was really nice to be able to cancel out 85% of the crowd noise but of course, it was a struggle to communicate with people around you. Call quality: I have yet to find an environment where people would say that they could hear me well. The first pair was returned within a week. Volume while listening to music I would use about 30% of max volume but could go all the way up (to where it was painful). On calls, it would be stuck at 20% of max volume. I had to turn in my pair and wait 45 days for the new pair to arrive. Mic quality : comments from people I am on a call with : "sounds like you are in a tunnel far far away", "there is so much echo", " you sound muffled". Many a times I would just have to remove the earbuds, put them back in the case and use the phone regularly so that the other party could hear me without distortion. Bluetooth Connectivity : I have it paired with my Samsung S24 Ultra. It has stayed connected for the most part. For the few times in which it didnt connect well, I have just put it back in the case and took it back out. Ease of use : the most challenging part is trying to get it out of the case without dropping them. It has a pretty decent magnet to keep it in the case and somewhat limited grip area to get it out. It took a few tries at the start to learn how to put them on but after that, its was easy. Bose has its own app to control and personalize certain aspects of the user preferences but that is a few menus in to the app in order to change anything. They need a widget in which an user can have some quick buttons or controls to shift from modes or to fine tune certain uses. As a general comparison between the Shokz Opencomm with ear plug (hearing protection) combination vs Bose Quietcomfort Ultra Earbuds for my general work, over all calls, general functionality in use for noisy work environments : I would go with the Shokz Opencomm all day. For the few moments, in which the noise cancelation works and you dont need to communicate with anyone : just sit there and listen to your music/ watch your show : the Bose Quietcomfort Ultra has a better sounds quality and its an enjoyable product. For the price, I was expecting a whole lot more out of the Bose in quality of noise cancelation, quality of the mic for phone calls, ease of use. In general, just disappointing for a Bose. For a product at $300 range, it underperformed for what I needed.

I have been using the Apple AirPods 2 for over a year. They barely stayed in my ears and if I bent down, one or both would fall out. The sound was okay but I mainly used them for conference calls. I just got the UC Ultras today. Set up was 5 min and that included getting the right ring and seal test done. I listen mostly to metal and at first, they were really bassy. A little config with the Bose app EQ as well as on my phone and they sound pretty amazing, given what they are. I tried to use them over a company ZOOM call, I usually use my Apple AirPod Gen 2's for that, but they had a hard time connecting at first and then were fine. My only grief with the BQCU's is there is no way to mute a call other than from your phone. I called into BOSE customer service and they confirmed there was no way to mute a call. Update: I have been listening to these for most of the day. I can say with all of the putzing with eq's and different music, I'd say they sound a bit "boomy" - bass forward. The external sound dampening I am sure crates this as well as the crossover settings to make up for a small driver. One thing I noticed is when I am listening to bass heavy music, heavy metal, the driver seems like it created a vacuum in my ear and I could feel pressure on my left ear drum. I pulled the left one out, reinserted it and it didn't happen again. Yet. Overall, I'd say the audio quality is a 7/10 - given what they are, ANC earbuds. They do sound more "natural" when you have the Aware setting on so you can hear external noises, but then that won't work so well on plane/bus/train. Just my $0.02 Update 2.0: I purchased the Apple AirPod Pro Gen 2. Listened to them with multiple options. Different kinds of music, phone calls, and noise canceling. I do like that the Airpods are lighter and I do like that they have this active noise canceling feature that cuts the notice canceling when you are speaking. Yes, you can it turns off, but I could see it being a thing for those that sing along. Overall, I would have to say, for my listening preferences (mostly metal and action movies) I prefer the Bose. I also like that you can customize the in-ear as well as the outer stability ring. I have found that in-ear pods don't stay in very long without them and I also have the Apple AirPods Gen 2 and if I move my head at all, they just fall out of my ear, quite easily in fact. So that's refreshing to have on the BQCU's. I have an older pair of QC over-the-ear headphones, and these earbuds sound better than those do! So in conclusion, I'll be sending the AirPods Gen 2 back. I did give them a shot but for how I hear, I prefer the Bose QC Ultra's. Hope that helps anyone looking.

A whole bunch of folks have reviewed the sound of these things, so all I'm going to say is that I can adjust them for the sound I like and that's great. The ANC is excellent and the way they lock into the ear is good for keeping a secure mount. The new pair is awesome. I just wore them while mowing my lawn. With Immersion turned on, these buds actually drowned out the sound of the mower. I could still hear it, but the music was playing over it loud and clear. Again, my old ears aren't qualified to give ratings on bass and treble. I've read the reviews that said the bass was too heavy. Once I set the equalizer, my music plays just fine for me. And I trend towards a lot of violin and piano and good 30's - 60's big band. It all sounds great. I guess everyone has to find what's right for their ears, and I think I've found mine. UPDATE: The problem is still charging. When I got the new set, they charged right up. I used them for about 4 hours and, again, they charged quickly. The second time I used them, I put them in the case for the night. The next morning, they are only charged to about 70%. By noon, they were fully charged. I used them for about 5 hours and set them to charge overnight, making sure they were making good contact with the case, and the case was plugged into a 2 amp charger. The next morning they were only 60%. I checked the Bose site and found a trouble shooting guide. I followed it to the letter with no joy. But the site had me fill out a form and I downloaded a UPS label to send the set back to Bose. Bose takes a while longer than Amazon does. Tracking shows the buds got to the Bose site in Arizona, today. I got an email stating they received them and I would hear, in a couple of days what would happen next. So, more to come. Bose replaced the earbuds, and they have the same problem. I used them one afternoon dropping the charge on the buds down to about 10%. After charging for 8 hours they were at 40%. after sitting overnight, they were at 60%. After 24 hours they are now at 80%. They have been plugged in to three different chargers - each capable of a 2 amp draw. One of the chargers is actually 3 amp. To late for an Amazon return, so I followed the Bose online troubleshooting guide. They are still under warranty and Bose is sending me a label to send them back again. They will send me a new set. I don't have real high hopes. I have received a new set from Bose and they have charging issues. It seems Bose doesn't try to figure why there is an issue. They just send a new pair of earbuds. So, instead of trying to return this pair, I decided to do some trouble shooting. As it turns out, the earbuds sit loosely in the case. They don't always make a good connection with the case charging contacts. So, I made a triple layer of masking tape, cut 1/4 x3/4 inch strips, and slid a strip down the backside of each bud's slot. Presto, even when shaking the case a little bit, the buds make constant contact with the charging buttons. Somewhere in my wife's crafts collection, she has some 1/32" and 1/16" foam tape. If I can find it, I'll replace the masking tape with that. So, after 4 sets of $300 earbuds from Amazon and Bose, I resolved the problem with masking tape. Go figure. I'm giving the buds 3 stars, because they do have awesome sound. But, I'm keeping two stars because I had to fix the problem myself. I don't know if Bose reads Amazon reviews, but they should.