Bose QuietComfort Bluetooth Earbuds, True Wireless Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation and Mic, Deep Bass, IPX4 Rating, Up to 8.5 Hours of Playtime, White

These ear buds are fantastic! I can't believe the rich sound. There are three settings for background noises. One settings is so good my wife has to touch me to get my attention. You'll need to get the Bose QEC app from your app store. There isn't much to the instructions, but enough to get you started. The battery life depends on the settings. They fit nicely in my ears without irritation. Charging seems fast enough. More expensive than some, but worth it for the rich dound.

These were replacing Samsund buds 3-that were horrible. I have been reading review of earbuds for a few months and almost didn't buy these...but I am so glad that I did! I'm not a sound connoisseur... I just know what sounds good to me. The sound with these is amazing! I have had no issues with disconnecting or the other issues that some reviews complained about. The fit is super comfortable. They were very easy to set up-literally right out of the box.

These earbuds are complicated. I keep hoping I'll sort how to use them but after a few weeks, they're still hard to use:PROS-The Silence feature is fabulousCONS-They fall out of my ears too frequently-When I fiddle with the earbuds to make sure they stay in, I'm barraged with the off, silence, aware options. This is a feature but it's also distracting.-The app is incredibly slow. It takes 3 minutes for the app to "connect your device" even though I'd already been listening to a podcast and obviously it's already been connected.-After about 2 hours, my ears start to ache from the poor fit of the earbuds. By comparison, my over-the-ear Bose headphones hurt the outer ears, perhaps more like after 3 hours.CAVEATI have a medical issue that causes painful "sound flooding." That's why speed is crucial for my needs. I need to be able to un-silence when someone talks to me, and silence again when that's done. The overly complicated options leave me exasperated and then I give up and pull them out of my ears. This is a pretty constant problem and it takes a toll on my nervous system. (I have ME/CFS - most people don't understand the extreme sound issues.)I'm only taking off one star because for normal people, the slowness etc is probably not so problematic.The Silence feature, again, works really well. And I can use these at places where wearing my over-the-ear headphones might attract unwanted attention.

I've been a Bose fan for many years, which is why the areas of failure on these (and all QuietComfort buds after the first generation) are so frustrating. I really expect better from Bose and pray they deliver the next generation more thoughtfully. But...First off the GOOD parts:1) Sound quality (when connection is solid) is great. These have a really full sound with healthy bass.2) Battery life is a noticeable improvement over other generations.3) Touch controls and customizability. You can do a lot just with touch on the flat side surface.4) Wireless charging of the case. This should be table-stakes at this point and it's wild that other gens didn't have it.5) Noise isolation on microphone. These are miles ahead of other buds in terms of excluding background noise.6) Noise cancelling in general is good, although I don't feel that it's better than the Gen1's - could be because the ear fit is much worse than the 1st gen.7) Ability to switch devices and be connected to multiple devices is very helpful.8) Auto-shut-off after a certain amount of time is great for battery saving and the fact that you can turn them on with touch is also awesome. That part is a great upgrade.Now the BAD:1) The fit of these is so annoying and uncomfortable. I haven't found an generation has fit as well as the Gen1's with the expanded fit kits. These loosen from the ear canal constantly and can literally pop out if you're chewing or making those high exertion faces at the gym. And they don't offer any expanded fit kits for the silicone ear tips.2) Speaking of the ear tips - the little bands that surround the ear bud are terrible. They shift out of place every single time I use the buds. You have to rotate them around like you're trying to open a safe lock just to get them in the right spot. They often come off IN my ear when I remove the beds from my ear canal. They also just fall off the bud if they're in your pocket, making it so easy to lose them. If they're out of place when you try to put them in the case to charge, they won't fit.3) Connectivity issues. Half the time I remove them from the case, only one of them turns on/connects via bluetooth, and I literally have to put on earbud back in the case and then back in my ear to get it working. Also, I can have my phone in my pocket and the connection starts to break up.4) The initial connection on setup took me like 7 tries. How has Bose allowed such a terrible set up experience??5) The case is fairly crappy and feels cheap. If you drop it, everything is exploding everywhere. It's small enough (though very round vs. flat) and it's lightweight, but could be better.Those are the big ones. And hey, at the end of the day, I still own two sets of these and use them religiously. But please Bose, take the feedback and do better next time!!!

I don’t give a lot of five stars but these are totally worth it. I was really leery of getting these. I’ve ups AirPods for years and years. These were less expensive and I was worried. But the noise cancellation is better, and the rest of the features are just as good. Three sizes of tips and bands make it feel even better than the AirPods did. Win-win for me.

Frankly, I am surprised at some on the negative comments. Just goes to show you some folks just can’t handle or understand electronics. These are really the BEST ear buds to stay in your ears and the sound is really the best I have enjoyed. I wear mine particularly when riding my motorcycle. I can tell you how many have fallen out of my ears while riding…but…these bad boys stick like glue. Battery hold a good charge and charge up in a reasonable amount of time. I give em 5 stars and six if that was an option!