Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Bose Frames Tenor are one of the three models of audio sunglasses from Bose and features open-ear headphones that let you listen to music and take calls without blocking out the ambient noise. The Tenor are easy to pair with your smartphone via Bluetooth, and have touch controls on the right temple for playing, pausing, skipping tracks, adjusting volume, and accessing your voice assistant. The sound quality is good for such small speakers, with clear vocals, balanced mids, and decent bass. The sound is also fairly directional, so others around you won't hear much of what you're listening to. However, the Tenor are not without flaws. The battery life is only 5.5 hours, which is less than some wireless earbuds. The charging cable is proprietary, so you can't use a standard USB-C cable. The fit might be a bit tight and uncomfortable for people with larger head. And the biggest drawback is that the Tenor are not very effective in noisy environments, where the sound can get drowned out by the background noise. The Bose Frames Tenor are a niche product that appeal to a specific audience. They are great for people who want to enjoy some background music while being aware of their surroundings, such as when walking, biking, or relaxing outdoors. They are also stylish and discreet, and can be fitted with prescription lenses. But they are not meant to replace your regular headphones, and they are not suitable for loud environment. If you are looking for a pair of sunglasses that can also play music, the Bose Frames Tenor are worth considering. They offer a unique and enjoyable listening experience, as long as you are aware of their limitations. They are not perfect, but they are certainly innovative and fun.

Love these glasses! The sound is crisp (and can only be heard by others if it is super loud). They easily connect to my bluetooth. The style of the sunglasses are nice - they come with a large hard case that has a magnet closure. I use them every day and I only charge them once every 2 weeks. Durable

Really cool sunglasses! The best part about them is the audio in them and its not like your typical earbud where its noise canceling. Its more for walking around the park and still being able to hear whats going on around you. Even though my head is slightly too big for them i still love these, either for style or listening to music.

so i originally had the razer ones there build quality was trash an there audio sounded horrible. but these the highs n mids are very crisp clear n highlighted. now dont get me wrong there not like a over the ear headphone style or ear buds but they still sound great . these are also very comfortable with also a long batttery life.

They are stylish and comfortable, long battery life, and i love having headphones which don’t obstruct my ears. I got clear, blue light blocking lenses to wear during the day. These function super well for me as a work headset. When they go on sale im going to snag a pair for my wife

I bought this as a gift for my husband, and he is obsessed with them! The sound is so clean and the style is great! Worth every penny!

Great sound quality, and comfortable frames, the price point would be the only reason these are not 5 stars for me.

Best Bang for buck. I got these gor 125$ on sale. I really love them. Sound is pretty good then expected.

Awesome product! Used them with my prescribed lenses.

Pros- Style Construction Sound Customization of the lenses (sold separately) Cons- Sound (more details below) Fit/Comfort One Size (does NOT mean one size fits all) First of all, I love the style of the Tenors over the others Bose has to offer in their line up. Looks sleek, stylish and nice. The build quality is surprisingly great. They are light-weight but also not too heavy at all when resting on your head because the arms conceal the electronics. Pairing the glasses are easy and very straightforward using the Bose Music app. Just turn on the glasses and your BT device and they should connect with no issues at all. With the app, other than pairing, you can rename the glasses and check battery life and see what you're listening to. That's it. Pretty basic app. The sound quality is what surprised me the most. Coming from a pair of sunglasses, the music and podcasts that I was listening too sounded really great and clear, albeit there is barely any bass at all. For those that are curious, depending on your surroundings, people in close range of you CAN hear what you hear if your volume is loud enough. Note that the glasses are One Size. That's it. Just. One. Size. So if they are too big or too small, there is nothing you can do. The arms offer very little to no wiggle room so wearing them for a long period of time (for people with a round head like me), you might need to remove them from time to time. Also I noticed the glasses liked to ride up on my face and never wanted to stay put on my nose. Function of the glasses themselves are great. Wearing them in the sun offer great utility and works really well. I like that the lenses are removable and you can get (for an extra cost) polarized Mirror or Blue (at the time of this review) colors to change them out to. Charging is quick and according to Bose, offers up to 6 hrs per charge. I used these while making deliveries and received a fair bit of compliments. I love how I could still listen to my music but still hear all my surroundings. I'd definitely recommend these to all that are curious, but just make sure they fit.

I’m always looking for different ways of hearing assistance since I have hearing difficulties and don’t like wearing my hearing aids all the time and when I saw the new Bose Frames “Tenor” I had to try them out. Unboxing and setting up: Thee come in a simple Bose labeled box, and inside is a very sturdy case with the Tenors inside. Along with them is a proprietary USB charging cable, cleaning cloth and literature. After taking them out of the case I hooked up the charging cable to my universal multiport charger and let them charge. The charging cable has a simple magnetically attached end, so there’s no worry about wear and tear on a USB port. There’s also a small LED next to the charging pins showing charging status. Once the light quit blinking and the Frames were charged up I installed the Bose Music app from the Google app store and went through the on screen setup instructions. There’s a single button on the bottom of the right bow that is multifunctional and is used for turning on/off, pairing, answering / disconnecting calls. They connected to my S20 Ultras bluetooth without a hitch, and were ready to test out. Use: All I can say is WOW, I‘ve never seen or had anything like these. Playing music was nice and clear, much better than I expected. I could easily hear the lyrics even with my hearing difficulties and not wearing my hearing aids. There’s plenty of volume and didn’t need to turn them all the way up either. I also figured that if I can hear this clearly anyone around me could hear it too, wrong; my wife didn’t even know there was sound until she put them on and she was completely blown away how clear they sounded. The sound is actually coming out of the bows, when you look close there are two small grilled slots on the bottom of each bow at the bottom of the bulge, all the sound comes out of there and is directed directly into your ears, no one could hear what I was listening to so it’s very directional and only the user will be the one listening. Now as for weight, these weigh 48.4g “on my scale”, they are a good bit heavier than my normal sunglasses that have glass lenses and they come in at 31g and my wife’s big designer type come in at 35g. While wearing them I really didn’t notice the weight difference though and got use to the extra bulk very quickly. The extra weight is in the bows and not on the front fortunately and is easy to handle without putting extra weight on your nose. Thoughts: I really like these new Bose Frames “Tenors” they remind me or Ray Bans and are very comfortable to wear. I did end up putting some stick on silicone nose pads on them as the nose piece “for me” is very slippery, but no issues after putting on the nose pads. The included USB charging cable is only 22” long, way too short to me, I’ve since attached a 3’ USB extension cable , it would have been better if it were 3-4’ already, but easily remedied with an extension cable. I also tried charging them with a portable battery pack and that worked flawlessly and the short cable was handy using that method. For functionality as sunglasses they work quite well, the dark grey lenses block out plenty of light, while they aren’t as dark as my regular sunglasses they are plenty dark for daily use in full sun. These also have polarized lenses and really help cut down on glare. I know the lenses are replaceable and I hope they make some computer viewing lenses for these, as I’d happily use them indoors while sitting at my computer. It would be interesting to try some computer gaming with these, although while the mid and low ranges sound great there’s really not much for base, “understandable due to the design”. You can actually feel the bows vibrate from base, but it doesn’t come across that good into the sides of your head. And a set of computer viewing lenses would be great. I’ve also used them a few times to take calls; it’s almost strange being able to hear/talk to someone without something being stuck in or over my ears. Calls are all clear and everyone on the other end could hear me perfectly. A quick press on the multifunction button answers and disconnects calls with ease. The Bluetooth range is really good, I easily walked 20-25’ away from my phone without any distortion or disconnects, I did try it a lot further, around 50’ going outside and leaving my phone indoors and they started breaking up during a call but never disconnected so I’m plenty happy with the range. Battery life has been good so far, I’ve had them running for 2 hours playing music without a problem. I haven’t tested how long a full charge will last but a couple hours is more than I usually listen to music anyway and these are very simple to charge up in between use. Overall if you are looking for a great way to protect your eyes and listen to music and take calls with an all in one solution these are great. While they are pretty large and a little heavier than regular sunglasses you are only dealing with one thing. And the sound quality coming out of these well make them worth having, “they are just amazing”.

I bought these on Black Friday. They were 50% off! Excellent price and excellent customer service in helping make the decision to purchase this product! I am really enjoying these BOSE sunglasses!

I’ve been telling everyone about these glasses for months. Don’t even waste your money with other brands because you won’t ever be able to hear anything compared to the Bose! Also connecting is simple! I like these so much this is my twelfth pair I’ve purchased. Hey Bose think I could get a free pair cause not have I only bought this many I’ve probably helped sell 10 x that. Yes I know I should be more careful but I misplaced them constantly. Bose maybe a find my Bose on your app???

This is my first pair of audio sunglasses and I'm really impressed with them. Although, there are similar glasses available from other brands but Bose is Bose and you cannot beat them. I received them about a week ago and immediately opened the box because I couldn't resist. I mainly got these to wear while walking. We live in Arizona and sunglasses are "a must" before stepping out. What more would you want if you can get bluetooth speakers already built in the sunglasses that you don't have to worry about a separate pair of speakers. One less thing to carry along. With that being said, something you need to know right off the bat is that these will not replace your headphones. They aren't designed to do that. What they are designed for, however, they do an absolutely amazing job at: giving you crisp, clear audio while still allowing you to hear your surroundings. If you are walking around during the daylight by yourself, these are a beautifully simple, elegant way to listen to audio on your phone. They sound excellent and work with the phone beautifully. I adore using them for that single, narrow use case, several times a week. BOX CONTENTS: It comes beautifully packed in the box with a carrying case containing the sunglasses, magnetic USB charging cable and a cleaning cloth. Although the carrying case is nicely made, even the packaging it came in is strong enough that it can act as a second carrying case. It's that impressive. SETUP: Setup was pretty simple. They come pre-charged enough to get started and use for a while. As soon as I turned them on and wore them, a voice came through the speakers and I was instructed to download "Bose Music" app. I already own Bose Soundtouch 300 and have an app for it. I was expecting to use the same app but it's a different app. That was a weird assumption, oh well. I downloaded the app and followed the instructions. I proceeded with adding my new sunglasses to the app. I was little confused first as there was no option for the sunglasses. So I just decided to ride along and tapped on headphones option in hope to get the sunglasses recognized. I was right and the app detected the sunglasses. After that, it was just a walk in the park. Other than setting up, I haven't used the app again. SOUND: Bose doesn't need an introduction. Everyone knows how good their sound quality is. These sunglasses are no different. Same build quality and same sound quality. I always keep a particular song (my all time favorite) in my playlist that I use for testing sound quality of any speakers. Needless to say, I tested these sunglasses with the same song. I was very much impressed with it. I just loved it. The only thing that I wish is it had little bit more bass to them. That's my personal preference, it may be good enough for others. I didn't expect to get great bass anyways since there is only so much you can do with speakers that aren't covering or are in your ears, but I am very happy with the sound. The sound is loud enough for the other person to hear if you have them on full blast. My wife was more than 15 feet away from me and was able to clearly hear the song I was playing. The other thing that really impressed me was the bluetooth range. I left my phone in another room to test the connection which was about 25 yards or more away from my room with no loss of connection. Now that's impressive. There's a pause/play button on underside of right temple which is conveniently placed for ease of use. Volume can be controlled by sliding the finger on side of right temple back and forth. How innovative is that? You can also make phone calls on these glasses as well, which is always nice. You can simply turn these off by flipping them upside down. They will shut off after a few seconds. That is also a great feature. BATTERY LIFE: Bose claims to get up to 5.5 hours of battery life out of these on full 1 hour charge and up to 2.5 hours from a short 30 mins charge. While I haven't pushed them to their limits yet but I can see them living up to the expectations. When I received them, they were about 60% charged. I turned them on, set them up & used them for a while (the very first time) and the battery was still hovering around 50%. I put them on charge and they were fully charged in about 30 mins (give or take). SUNGLASSES QUALITY: I have a long face and I always like bigger sunglasses. That's the reason for choosing Tenor over Tempo or Soprano. To me, it made sense to go with Tenor. As mentioned above, these sunglasses are expected to be of a great quality since they are made by Bose. The quality of the lens seems very good and provides a clear, shape image on par. These seem to be decent at blocking the sun. Overall, I'm very much impressed and satisfied with these sunglasses. I agree they are a bit on the expensive side but they are worth it. I would definitely recommend them.

My husband loves his Tenor Bose Sunglasses. I purchased them as a gift for him and he was very excited. He wears his sunglasses everyday and we just recently went to the beach and he raved about listening to the sounds as he walked on the beach.

I just love these sunglasses. They are perfect for when a take my dog for a walk or at the golf course!

very ergonomic, good sound and good design, excellent product.!!

I love this i bougth it for my wife and she loves it, best price got them on sale

These were a huge hit with my husband for Father's Day. He is more than happy with them. The sound quality is exceptional. They are easy to connect using Bluetooth.

The Bose Frames sound great! They sound like good headphones that actually cover your ears but they don't cover your ears! Little speakers around the ears provide the crisp, clean sound that you'd expect from Bose. If you crank these up really loud, then others will be able to hear them. If you keep it at a more modest level, nobody will even know you're listening to music unless it is an absolute quiet environment; like a library environment. That makes these good for safety if you're out on the streets so you aren't completely isolated from your surroundings. I really like the look of these glasses. They have a classic style and provide UVA/UVB eye protection with their polarized lenses. They are a bit wide on the sides by the ears in order to house the electronics, but they don't hurt the look too much. These are one-size-fits-all, but they actually don't fit all sizes. Because of the way the electronics are built into the sides of the frames, there is a definite cutout area for your ears. If you have a smaller sized head, you won't be able to push the frames all the way up to your face and they'll bounce around by the end of your nose. They were too big for my wife and my 10-year-old son, but they fit me just fine. One issue I had with the Bose Frames is the feel of them. The plastic feels really cheap. Kind of like the plastic on a toddler toy. Not only do they feel cheap, but they have rough seams where the plastic pieces fit together. One such seam is on the nose rest of all places! It doesn't feel that good on the nose because of the seam. It could feel worse, but I wish they would have designed that part better. The Frames are lightweight and weigh about the same as any other pair of plastic frames. They come with their own USB charger that pops onto the side of the frames magnetically. They came with a 60% charge and the battery life has been very good. You can also get these with your prescription in them which is a bonus. They also have a built-in microphone so you can take calls with them, which I love. Calls sound natural but will pick up some wind sound. No big deal. Overall, I really like these Bose Frames. I wish they spent a little more time on the seam issue and maybe upgraded the plastic, but for me, I'll definitely be wearing them.