2024 the best over the ear wireless headphones review
Price: $299.99
(as of Nov 27, 2024 22:12:09 UTC - Details)
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones take everything music makes you feel to new highs. The high-end headphones start with world-class noise cancellation that’s quieter than its predecessors. Breakthrough spatial audio headphones allow your music to feel more immersive than ever before. Bose Immersive Audio takes what you’re hearing out of your head and places it in front of you for the most natural listening experience, no matter the content or source. CustomTune technology upgrades sound even more by analyzing your ear’s shape and adapting the audio performance so everything you listen to hits exactly as it should. Noise cancelling headphones with mic feature a revolutionary system of mics that focus on your voice, allowing you to enjoy crystal clear phone calls. These noise cancelling over-the-ear headphones keep the session going with up to 24 hours of battery life (up to 18 hours with Immersive Audio) and unrivaled comfort from luxe materials. The earcups wrap your ears in a soft hug while the band spreads pressure evenly. The sleek metal arms add a statement of sophisticated design for ideal audiophile headphones. Sync sound between your QC Ultra Headphones and a Bose smart soundbar with SimpleSync technology. The headphones also feature Snapdragon Sound Certification for Android and quick pairing with Google Fast Pair. Connect these wireless Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones to your devices with advanced Bluetooth 5.3. Keep track of what you have paired in the Bose app. The app makes setup quick and easy, gives you access to Adjustable EQ settings and more.
SPATIAL AUDIO HEADPHONES: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones with spatial audio give you an immersive experience that makes music feel more real; CustomTune technology offers personalized sound, shaped to you
NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES: These wireless noise cancelling headphones feature Quiet Mode, Aware Mode and Immersion Mode, which combines full noise cancellation and Bose Immersive Audio
HEADPHONES WITH MIC: Microphones focus on the sound of your voice and the bluetooth headphones with microphone filter out background noise for the clearest phone calls of any Bose headphones
COMFORTABLE HEADPHONES: Soft ear cushions hug your ears, the band spreads pressure evenly and elevated materials let you make a statement with these noise cancelling over-the-ear headphones
WIRELESS HEADPHONES BLUETOOTH: Advanced Bluetooth 5.3 offers connection within 30 feet of your device; SimpleSync allows you to sync with a Bose smart soundbar so you can listen to TV at your own volume
24-HOUR BATTERY LIFE: Listen longer with up to 24 hours of playtime (up to 18 hours with Immersive Audio) on a single charge, a 15-minute charge via USB-C offers up to 2.5 hours of play time (up to 2 hours with Immersive Audio)
CONNECT AND CONTROL: Touch controls on each earcup allow you to change volume, skip tracks, answer calls and change modes; you can also turn the Bluetooth headphones on/off simply with head motions
BOSE APP: Download the Bose app to receive the latest software updates for your Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones. Ensure optimal functionality and get access to all the latest features and cutting-edge tech
Reviewer: Bryan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best noise cancelling headphones money can buy.
Review: These are not perfect as headphones go, but they are literally the nicest noise cancelling headphones that any amount of money can buy. They have their ups and downs. I'm going to talk in depth about each of these, but overall these are the best noise cancelling headphones money can buy, so even when it comes to their downsides, you can't do better.First, if you're a regular consumer, you'll be blown away by the sound quality. However, if you're an audiophile used to audiophile grade open back headphones like the Sennheiser HD800, these fall short of audiophile levels of sound quality. Let me explain why that is.Sound quality wise, the sound quality is overall spectacular, but it has two problems. Bass is way overemphasized, and the treble is rolled off. The treble issue is in my opinion the only really major flaw you have to deal with in these headphones. It's really a shame. Even with EQ, there's no good way to make up for the treble problem because the high end is just always a little lacking.Bass is massively overemphasized, but everyone seems to do that these days, and most people seem to love it. Thankfully, you can just lower the bass in the EQ and it works fine, but from an audiophile perspective it's still a mark against it. You can also raise the bass if you want to lose your hearing and cause brain damage from the thump. These things will thump so hard that it'll give you a concussion.Aside from those two downsides, instruments sound absolutely spectacular with amazing definition, separation, and clarity, it's just really unfortunate that they rolled off the treble. It'd be nice if the bass wasn't so overemphasized, but the bass at least is understandable since it seems to be what most people want. I will say however that the mid is absolutely spectacular, so there's that.Even at their best, if you're a real audiophile, these don't hold up to the sound quality of high end audiophile open back headphones by Sennheiser like the HD650 or HD800. These are consumer grade, very top end consumer grade, but they don't reach the heights of real audiophile territory. For most people though, these will blow you away.Noise cancelling wise, these are the best money can buy. I've tried other noise cancelling headphones, and these destroy everything that I've ever tried. It's a night and day difference in terms of the overall quality and effectiveness of the noise cancelling compared to other noise cancelling headphones.However, they're not totally perfect. I have a bunch of air filter fans running full blast all the time, and it reduces their volume by 90+%, but it's a little inconsistent. Some of the inconsistency comes from just how the headphones sit in my head, if I get them just right, it mutes probably 98% of the sound, but if they're just a little off, it drops to between 90-95%. Sometimes it just seems to work better than other times with no apparent explanation. 90% is still a ton of noise reduction. Be aware though that you can still hear things, they're just quiet. Like if you pass a fan while walking, you can still hear it, it's just quiet.There is sometimes a slight amount of pressure from the noise cancellation, but it's very minimal, and a lot of the time there's actually none.Next, we get into the real premium stuff. You're paying like $400 for this, so let's talk about what you're really paying for: the creature comforts and luxury that get overlooked at lower price ranges...For example, the case for these headphones is simply amazing. It feels extremely premium, it has a nice touch, it's light but durable, it has this lovely leathery material that is a joy to hold. It just feels like a million bucks. Even the zipper is nice! The internal layout is likewise spacious, protective and just overall very high quality.Same with the headphones themselves. As an object that you hold in your hand, these things simply feel incredible. They're unbelievably light, I don't know how they made it feel this light. The headband literally feels like a cloud, it almost melts in your hand. I've never felt anything like it. It is insanely soft with this beautiful smooth leather feeling, yet it doesn't collapse when you wear it. I don't even understand how that works, but it does.These are the most comfortable set of headphones I have ever put on my head by far. It feels like you're wearing a cloud. It's crazy. The clamp force is so low that I can wear these for hours and hours on end and they just feel insanely comfortable the entire time.Even just holding these headphones physically, they feel like a million bucks. Like they've got these buttery smooth moving collapsible cans, yet they feel solid and durable, and they have this lovely smooth feeling to them.These are the things you're really paying for when you pay $400. It's just all those little details and luxuries that really make it. They put a lot of luxury into the things outside the actual speakers, and it shows. They feel super premium in your hands, they're a beautiful shape, they're insanely comfortable to wear, they have this elegant simple design to them, and their case is outstanding. Seriously, if you hold the case and headphones of any of the other noise cancelling headphones in your hands, they just don't feel as nice as this.Overall, I really wish they hadn't rolled off the treble. That's its one major flaw. However, these are so good that I can't go back to anything else (other than my open back audiophile sennheisers for serious listening). These are like the ultimate casual headphones for every day use. Watching TV? Use these. Going on an airplane? Use these. Going to the gym? Use these. Going for a walk? Use these. Unless all you want to do is sit down and seriously listen to some high quality music in a quiet room with audiophile headphones, you should be using these.These are your ultimate every day use headphones. If you're a normal consumer who doesn't care about audiophile grade stuff, these will absolutely blow your mind. Even if you're an audiophile, you'll probably end up addicted to them for every day normal use. I'm kindof addicted to them myself, to be honest.
Reviewer: CJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Comfort and Sound
Review: I bought the Bose Ultra Quiet headphones after years of dealing with the uncomfortable AirPod Max headphones. The Bose headphones are super light, have fantastic sound, are easy to connect and stay connected. As I cannot wear in ear headphones due to a hearing disability, these headphones provide me the perfect level of sound quality and I can wear them for a long time without being fatigued. I highly recommend!
Reviewer: D. R. Martin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: To the people who say it sounds flat, also I have Sony's Sony WH-1000XM5 for comparison
Review: The people who say these headphones sound "flat"... these headphones are only going to sound as good as the quality of your music player. If you have a cheap music player these headphones will also sound cheap, no amount of money thrown at a headphone will fix that. I have Sony's WH-1000XM5 Walkman as well as the $1K Sony NW-WM1AM2 Walkman so I believe I am listening to these headphones with their full potential... and they do not sound flat at all. (Both Walkman's play Bluetooth transferred music identically, the higher end Walkman sounds better with wired headphones). I also have Sony's top of the line WH-1000XM5 headphones for comparison. The Bose sounds slightly better than the Sony's in crispness, detail and sound separation. Is it worth an extra $100? Probably if you want the best sound, even if it's incremental.Fortunately for me I put this in my shopping list and decided to wait for it to go on sale and 4 days later the price dropped at $329 so I'm pleased.Miscellaneous:Sound canceling is nearly identical with the Sony and the Bose, I couldn't tell a difference between the two at all.The Bose case is smaller. Bose headphones so do a transformer fold and create a smaller form factor than the Sony case... it is a difference.The Bose seems to be more comfortable, although they're both very comfortable The Bose doesn't seem to clap my head as tightly. The Bose ear pad is slightly softer, although they're both very good.The volume controls slider on the Bose takes some getting used to but I like the Sony volume adjustment slider better.The "immersion" option on the Bose is actually pretty cool. If you like electronic music (liquid drum and bass lover here) this will give your music an noticeable boost. I would consider this a value add over the Sonys.The touch and drag EQ on the Bose music app actually works, bass and treble response are actually increased or decreased without sounding muffled or tinny.Anyway that's my review. Just remember, these are only going to sound as good as your music playing device.O/T Also listening at loud volumes you will damage your hearing FOREVER.You're hearing will never get any better than it is right now. Protect your hearing.
Reviewer: Brandon Little
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Okay so after a week, I think I can comment fully.These are so close to being perfect, but Bose decided to make some silly decisions which happen to contradict the purpose of hi-fi headphones.So I had to set Immersive Audio to "off". My S24 Ultra has Dolby Atmos and I find it works a lot better with that. It sounded like I had unwanted reverb and several layers of post-processing going on with both. It sounds more natural and true to the music's intended sound with both off, or using only Atmos.The sound quality is top tier. The vocals are clear as day, you can hear tonal (sub) and impulse (kick) bass separately, and the mids are pleasant and rich. Using the EQ to turn the treble up a little bit sounds great, and I'm usually more quick to turn bass levels up. I also find it sounds better with the mids turned down a bit. These headphones outperform my Galaxy Buds Pro 2s but only slightly due to the lack of 24-bit audio on the QCs.Update: I purchased a Creative BT-W5 to get AptX Adaptive working, and there's a noticeable increase in sound quality. It's pretty inconvenient that I even needed to purchase this device though.The build quality is fine to modern standards. I'm not going to test the durability of these headphones but the hinge on the cups seems to be metal. They are comfortable enough to wear for hours. There is a bit of weight to these. My old $200 (at the time) Sonys were 100% plastic so I really can't complain. Would like more metal but everything these days is made of too much plastic.There is a PROBLEM: THESE HEADPHONES DO NOT SUPPORT LDAC, and only support AptX Adaptive, AAC, and SBC. This is incredibly frustrating as these are supposed to be hi-fi, great sounding headphones. I purchased a AptX bluetooth adapter in hopes to get hi-fi working from my PC.I got these while on sale and using gift funds from my employer, so got the best bang for my buck. The price tag on these is a little too high. Definitely add these to your wishlist and wait till they go on sale (if they aren't now).TL:DR - Great headphones, but lack LDAC or mainstream AptX. You may experience latency issues as well which is not great for audio engineering (important for me) or gaming.
Reviewer: Gustavo Valdo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bose é Bose e todos sabemos, mas esse aqui se supera! O ANC dele é algo de outro mundo e justifica o alto valor agregado.Pesquisei bastante antes de tomar minha decisão e valeu a pena!E para chamadas no celular o som do outro lado é cristalino, testei também gravando simples áudios no WhatsApp e todos elogiaram a sonoridade.Musicalmente é o que já esperamos de um Bose, incrivelmente prazeroso nos ouvidos!Vale sim cada centavo!
Reviewer: André Antônio
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: O Bose QC Ultra é com certeza a melhor experiência Bose para Headphones. O produto é muito bonito pessoalmente, o acabamento é sim "Premium", nota-se o peso maior por conta de material e qualidade em comparação ao meu Bose QC35 anterior.O som é muito superior a tudo que já escutei, a qualidade é bem maior, o preenchimento do áudio no fone, o cancelamento de ruÃdo é bem menos incômodo que outros que já utilizei, a equalização ajuda demais na melhoria do som, desligar ou colocar o fone em modo de baixo consumo quando tira do ouvido também é muito útil.O encaixe de ouvido achei menor que o outras versões, as marcas de mão também ficam quando pega no fone, preferi também a fixação na cabeça do Bose QC35 do que Bose QC Ultra - achei mais confortável e fixo.A compra é bem válida e ainda preciso de mais tempo para testar, mas até o momento valeu sim a pena o upgrade.Ao meu ver esse é o último ponto na escala dos headphones high end. Próxima mudança com certeza será para um Bowers & Wilkins.
Reviewer: Ernesto Gomez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Totalmente recomendables, el sonido en modo inmersivo es increÃble.
Reviewer: Fancy Nancy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: So I was worried about these, after reading a couple of the reviews.. mainly the long one that lists the pros/cons+meh.. BUT, no, these are great. You can always complain about something, and that person missed their calling as a critic, because they're just notably good at picking good things apart. I think the sound is excellent, the build is quality, and honestly it's not hard to push aside one speaker if you need to hear what someone is saying asap - if you lift or shift the right ear away, it pauses automatically. The range is excellent; I can move to different levels of my house and go outside without any glitching. It switches easily between my phone and laptop. The noise canceling is SO NICE. Anyway, I would recommend these to almost anyone. If you think they're too expensive, buy something cheaper, but a hundred $ more or less isn't a big deal for me - I would pay that (and have) just for a colour scheme that I find more appealing. My husband has the Sony XM5 and I like these better.
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Customers like the sound quality, build quality, and comfort of the headphones. They mention the sound is good, the ear pads are comfortable, and the battery life is good. Some are also happy with the ease of use. However, some customers have mixed opinions on functionality, value for money, and Bluetooth connectivity.
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