Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love the fit and the sound is pretty good. I would recommend.

Not too different from the 1st gen earbuds. They are good, but not worth the upgrade.

I use UPF shirt with hoodie and if the hoodie is wet it will activate, desactívate, rewind, forward, ect… in resume they go crazy. Love the sound quality.

Battery died very fast, when I’m on a phone call, the people cannot hear me ok

They are good, but not much different from the originals

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) These 2nd generation earbuds from Bose give a quality appearance all around, from the buds themselves to their charging case. They came with the medium ear tips, and for me they fit just right. By twisting them into the ear so that the long tip of the bud points between the 4:00 o’clock and 5:00 o’clock position on the ear they remain firmly in place and are quite comfortable for several hours. They paired up very quickly with my laptop and my Android phone in that order. For whatever reason, and it may just be something on my equipment, once they paired with my phone I went back to my laptop to watch a video, but the earbuds didn’t follow to my laptop naturally as I expected. I tried connecting them manually to my laptop but that didn’t work, and I finally disconnected them from my phone, but the problem remained. I then removed the earbuds from being paired with my phone altogether. The earbuds still didn’t want to connect to my laptop, so I then took them out of my ears and placed them back in their case for a minute. After that they connected and worked fine with my laptop. To be fair, this isn’t the first issue I’ve had using BT earbuds in the past and moving from one device to another. Overall, my BT experience hasn’t been easy over the years so, who knows? I’ve found that the earbuds last between 5.0 to 5.5 hours on a charge using them watching videos for several hours or listening to music in the Aware Mode – that’s in the same ballpark with the Technics and the Jabra earbuds I have. Using ANC during that same time would use a more battery life. While mentioning ANC, noise cancellation is absolutely superb! If you want nothing else but your selection of sound coming to your ears, the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) is what you’ve been looking for. In addition, choosing the Spatialized Audio setting really adds more depth and detail to what you’re listening to so I would use that setting and not change it! Along with these things, the sound quality is excellent with wide ranges of different clear and sharp sounds whether in low or high tones. Obviously, I’m not an audiophile, but the quality of sound produced in these earbuds is excellent. The real problem I have with the QuietComfort Ultras (2nd Gen) is that the physical controls on the buds are so sensitive and “fiddly.” The individual taps (whether one tap, two or three for various things) isn’t too difficult but there again sensitivity sometimes messes things up if you’re not really consistent with your taps in terms of how quickly you perform them. I actually had more trouble with setting the modes (ANC, Aware and several others) by doing a longer press for each one to move through each mode with a little voice telling you what each mode is when you’ve moved to it. Sometimes it was distracting and hard to understand what mode the little voice was actually saying. In addition, to raise or lower volume you slide your finger along the long side of the earbud one way or the other, and moving it very much puts you with virtually no sound or way too much sound. To complicate matters some of your slides may be interpreted as taps or longer presses so you may end up pausing your video instead while you’re trying to raise the volume or lower it or you may end up with a mode change you're not looking for. Now, I realize that over time some of this would smooth out some, but the sensitivity of the exterior of the earbuds and not having a physical button there to work with is something that will detract from the overall ease of use of the controls for most people. And who wants to even think about having to grab your phone for help from the Bose app for some of these things. I think Bose should have worked with a physical button on the earbuds themselves to eliminate all the sensitivity of the various taps, presses and slides we’re left with now. Are these excellent earbuds? Yes, in most ways. But having a simple and easy way to control them to provide what you need at a moment’s notice is expected but their choice of a control mechanism is simply a detraction from an otherwise excellent product.

Fit is too big. Also the eq for the app is not that good.

I like bose and these earbuds are great replacing one from before.

They sound good, but are not comfortable. Extremely large as well.

My buds be in the case and it will show connected. If one dies the other one won't work. Battery life is not good.

The earbuds were honestly pretty uncomfortable, I tried every variation and still couldn’t wear them for more than 30 mins without my ears hurting or having to adjust, also when I would adjust the touch settings are so sensitive I would either end a call or skip a song, and I couldn’t even tell if the audio quality was good because of the connectivity issues, there was always a delay or the earbuds wouldn’t connect.

No noise cancelling and not such a a comfortable wear on ear.

Bose is a company that is synonymous with quality. I’ve owned multiple different speakers and headphones and they have continued to maintain the same consistent quality over the years. You know when you’re buying a Bose product that you’re getting what you pay for! Their noise cancelling headphones have always been my go-to option for air travel. They do exactly as advertise and are comfortable for the long journey! But when it comes to headphones I use for daily use it’s always been either an Airpod’s or more recently Beats Fit Pro’s. I thought that the Beats were the best option I could find for working out. They fit well, the noise cancelling worked fine and the music I thought sounded pretty good and that’s what I tend to value in a set of workout headphones. Enter the new Ultra Quiet Comfort Earbuds from Bose! Will they be able to dethrone my Beats Fit Pro’s? The initial setup of the Bose earbuds were straightforward and easy. You can pair the earbuds immediately by hitting the pairing button on the back. They came pre-charged out the box for initial setup. You can pair them through Bluetooth but will get the best functionality using the Bose app. Once paired I named them “Jukebox Jets” and went through the quick tutorial to go over controls. The headphones come in a sleek black case and have 3 sets of ear tips. The ones that initially came on them fit my ears fine. You’re greeted by a startup sound once they’re inserted in your ears that reminds me of the old THX logo back in the 90’s and then the voice will tell you battery life. I tested the earbuds out for the first time in a weekly bowling league. I like to listen to music when bowling to help me focus on the task at head and the noise cancelling drowns out all the extra noise in the alley. When these say they’re in Quiet mode they aren’t kidding. I couldn’t hear anything except myself and the music. The noise cancellation is much more effective than my old beats. I like being able to cycle between the different modes to talk to teammates without having to take my headphones out of my ears. I will say initially I was a little frustrated with the touch controls. They are quite sensitive, and I found myself trying to pause music or skip to the next song and not having the intended outcome. The Beat Fit Pro’s have a tactile button you press in when trying to skip and pause that I think works better than the touch controls of the Bose. It was semi frustrating for a first-time user who usually is pretty good with technology but it doesn’t detract enough to be a problem for me. You can adjust the volume by sliding your finger up or down on the side of the headphones. Holding down on the side for longer than a second or so will cycle between the different modes. There is Quiet, which is strictly noise cancelling, Aware which allows you to hear others around you, and Immersion and Cinemas are modes that deal with music and movies that I’ll touch on shortly! The app has added functionality with an Equalizer and also Shortcut buttons for each ear to do different actions! The biggest thing that I judge headphones on is the quality of the sound and Bose excels as usual in this department. The Ultra Quiet Comfort Earbuds are positively the best sounding earbuds I’ve ever used. The music quality is on another level. It’s hard to describe but the first time I listened to music with them I felt like I heard some songs for the first time. Everything just sounds more pronounced, clear and full with Bose headphones. There’s also an Immersion mode that amplifies the feeling of being encompassed by music. A Still or Motion mode will along you to either sit or move around and it will adjust the music accordingly. Everything sounds so crisp and clear, the bass sounds clean yet full, they’re just phenomenal. There’s a Cinema mode as well for watching movies that I haven’t tested as much, but I listened to a few trailers and it felt like it immersed me in the action! The battery life is solid on the Quiet Comforts and they stay in my ears while I workout, so they have instantly replaced my Beats Fit Pros. Maybe one day they can win me back but for now I am solidly in camp Bose for the foreseeable future. What I love about these earbuds is they do everything the quiet comfort headphones do but in a smaller package. I’m not sure I would even take my old headphones on the airplane anymore after using these. Because frankly I could sleep easier on a plane with these in my ears! Overall I am very happy with the Ultra Quiet Comfort Earbuds. The sound quality is unmatched and the comfort, battery life, and overall experience have catapulted these earbuds to the top of the list for me! Get yourself a pair today, you won’t be disappointed!

The audio quality is solid but the mic always breaks in one ear bud. 2 pairs and the sams thing everytime. So making calls is annoying but just for music its decent.

Not as loud as I expected was also hoping there would be significantly more bass than there is.

I truly thought I would like these, however, just like my first set bought a month ago, they cut out constantly. Not easy to use at all Pretty but I would not recommend

They are horrible for working out or just walking they keep falling out of my ear waste of money

The earbuds are overrated. AirPods are better. Going back

I had to return the bose because the left earbud stop working i didn't even having them a week

Great for meetings but when on the phone it was terrible.