Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds, Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Spatial Audio and World-Class Noise Cancellation, Black

Hands down, these are the best headphones I've ever owned.I've had a lot of earphones, from over the ear, in the ear and bone headphones. Every one of them have never been truly comfortable to wear for long periods of time.These headphones fit me like they were made for my ears. Incredibly comfortable to the point I don't realise I'm wearing them after a period of time.I'm not a sound connoissieur, but the sound is fantastic and more than adequate for anyone's listening pleasure.The immersive mode is quite incredible and you feel like you're in your own headspace with no external distractions once switched on.Congratulations to Bose for developing quite a superb piece of technology.

Bought these in July 2024, have just bought again as one of the earbuds had physically broken. No fault of the make nor the design, instead I dropped them. The sound quality it arguably superior to the Airpods and battery undoubtedly miles better. A single charge and these last six hours. As someone who works in a loud warehouse for 12 hour shifts, they are amazing as I charge them over lunch and they are ready to go again. The adaptability and customisation of the attachments to help the fit is impeccable as I struggled to find in ear headphones that fit. They are comfortable, have never given me the earache that other earphones did and are easy to clean. Sure, occasionally there is an issue with the sound cutting out but it's so sporadic and all you have to do is pop the earphones back into the case and go again. Really easy to use and pair and I love the fact you can customise the sound in the app. 10/10 product

I bought these after my Sony earbuds failed just outside the warranty period, they had a lot to live up to after experiencing the superb Sony noise cancellation features, although I found the Sony earbuds were too easy to fall out. The Bose buds fit perfectly with the extra rubber tab 'locking' them into the ear.The Bose buds have a great richness to the sound which in my opinion is superior to the Sony buds but there's a few issues that could possibly be rectified through firmware updates.One issue that can't be sorted by an update is the design of the buds when sitting in the charging case - I have large fat fingers and find it difficult to get the buds out of the case, it's almost impossible when wearing gloves and I often find I'm dropping them when trying to get them out.Another annoyance with the case is that there appears to be no way to know what the current battery level is, even in the app. The only way I know if the case is fully discharged is when the buds fail to recharge, the Sony buds gives the battery percentage in the associated app.I wear these buds most days while walking outside and through the long wet winter we have just experienced found them unusable when wearing them with the hood up on my waterproof coat - the reason being that they constantly stop or start everytime the hood touched the earbuds, a quick option to temporarily cease the touch controls on the app would solve this.Finally and the biggest annoyance I experience with these buds is the poor recognition of the touch function on the buds and lack of any feedback when tapping the earbuds. There is no audible feedback (like on the Sony buds) meaning one has no idea if a tap has been registered and it seems that the tap is not recorded more often than it is. So I end up multiple tapping to try to stop or start the playback as nothing happens, only to find that the phone has lost signal or isn't responding due to another reason. I also end up skipping tracks with multiple taps when trying to just pause or restart a track - a simple beep to acknowledge the tap has been registered would make so much difference.The Bose noise cancellation works reasonably well but the 'aware' setting still doesn't let enough external sound through in my experience, with the Sony buds I could pause the sound and hold a reasonable conversation with someone stood next to me, with the Bose I still need to remove them to be able to hear the person fully.In summary the quality of the sound is great (I listen more to speech radio than music), but the usability of the Bose earbuds let's them down enough that without improvement I wouldn't buy them again.These might seem like minor usability issues but if I were to replace these buds tomorrow then I would buy Sony, not Bose.Update, July 2024 - I've downgraded my review to a one star as despite the quality of the sound these buds deliver, it's of no use of they can't be controlled. The 'tap' to pause/restart is an absolute joke, you never know why the audio hasn't stopped or restarted as there's no audible confirmation of the gesture - so you end up having to get the phone out of your pocket. Even worse you then tap again thinking the gesture hasn't been recognised and end up skipping forward a track.I'm now seriously considering binning these buds die to their unusability and purchasing a different brand. Such a shame as I've been a long term Bose user - no longer. NOT RECOMMENDED!

Why did you choose this product over others?:I chose these because the noise cancelling is superior and is fantastic for people who are in loud environments. You get passive noise cancelling from the ear tips being snug in your ear, then it’s your choice to add extra noise cancelling in the app, but a little goes a long way, and I’ve never needed it to half way or full.Charging speed:Charging speed is fantastic and never had the headphones go flat on me yet, even after heavy useComfort:Comfort with these earbuds is fantastic, they come with different sized ear tips, from small to large, so you can have a different size in each ear.Weight:The weight is fairly light weight and feel premium with a nice feel to themDesign:The design is small and compact, but don’t let that take away from the amazing sound quality, amazing and shocked me when I put them in the first timeEase of use:Very easy to use with touch control, the app is very intuitive, and plays a tone every time you put them in, but need to play it in the app settings so it tells you you if the seal is good or notBattery life:Fanatic as stated previously, never find myself having to rush to charge them after intense use