Bose New QuietComfort Earbuds II, Wireless, Bluetooth, World’s Best Noise Cancelling in-Ear Headphones with Personalized Noise Cancellation &…

Having owned almost all previous Avatars of Bose Earbuds including the last version Quite Comfort, this newer “Upgrade” and version seems to be a skip to me. While the shape and form factor has been changed, after using it for last 10 hours I find no substantial reason to upgrade to this earbud over its last launch of Quite Comfort.
ANC seems to have slightly improved. Bass has no remarkable upside. Mids and lows sound same.
Touch controls also seem to more or less same.
Wireless charging is now missing and that’s a downgrade over last version.
The earbuds improve in performance with firmware update that triggers straight out of the box itself on its first pairing.
Spatial Audio is missing. They have used some AI technology which makes the earbuds a joy to use.
All said, if you have their last version this may be skipped. If you don’t have their last version and are a Bose Fan, then it’s worth making these a part of your collection .
A fair benchmark, since price is the same to that of an Apple AirPod Pro -2, is to compare both and in almost all respects Apple AirPod pro 2, in my view, wins.
It’s an amazing earbud to own if there were no other and previous choices.
Bose needs to make Wireless charging a standard feature in its top of the line earbuds and also incorporate spatial audio or something similar in its products. When you are competing with the best brands in the world and have the historical advantage of being a niche’ brand there is no reason to cut corners.
The packing seems to lack class and is cheap cardboard and printed material inside the package .
Cost is at par with Apple but finish and packing lacks class and doesn’t give the impression of a top of the line product.
The earbuds on the other hand look sleek and classy .
Why compromise on the packing though?
Am a Bose fanboy and always been updated in owning Bose products and I do hope the frank feedback gets to the powers be in Bose.

To sum it up – a great set of earbuds in terms of sound quality , but not the best!

Like the title says, these are the best earbuds in the market. Great sound quality and noise cancellation. Can’t hear a thing when I have these on in the office and that’s even without any music playing. Great if you want to work in silence or to listen to good tunes!

J’adore ces oreillettes…

J’ai la malchance d’avoir un bureau exposé aux bruits : du trafic, une usine, des tondeuses, un voisin qui coupe du bois pour les prochains hivers à la scie mécanique, des chiens, des enfants…

Eh bien, je peux enfin ouvrir les fenêtres… Même par temps chaud, je les gardais bien fermées…

Avec ces oreillettes, même si je n’écoute rien, je suis coupé du monde !…

Cela fonctionne parfaitement et c’est probablement un de mes meilleurs achats !…

Je suis RA-VI…

New review on 07-July-2023, on 2nd month of usage, coincidentally on the same date of delivery.

These earbuds have become like my second set of ears. The initial slight discomfort while using for long hours has disappeared. Have made me at peace with the noisy surrounding. Listening podcasts in Spotify with high-definition audio while earbuds ANC suppressing maximum outside noise makes feels like the podcaster sitting next to me narrating. That’s an altogether fabulous new experience. Needless to say about listening to music. Just mesmerizing. (Phone and computer have 24bit/192 KHz studio quality audio) Really audio input quality matters. Had tweaked the equalizer in playback devices and Bose app to get desired sound. Most TV channels in India has compressed audio. So, the listening experience is average, obviously. It took a while to get used to the earbuds. Once done, that’s a different story. Thank you Bose.

Previous review ————————–

Bought this just for Active noise cancellation as our neighbours are super noisy crackers who are from some other planet X. See I have to shell out Rs. 26,000 for their atrocities.

and Bose quiet comfort earbuds proved to be the handy solution. It worked its magic by blocking 80 – 90% of all sound blastings, including those from big speakers and horns.

I choose this by rejecting apple’s and I am happy with the choice.

Paid big money for the product, but the quietness received in turn in priceless.

ANC: Superb after the immediate firmware auto update but still have to improve – 4 stars

Sound: Big & clear. Amazing – 4 stars (Quality depends on the audio quality in the Bluetooth transmission. Certain mobiles don’t have high resolution Bluetooth audio)

Comfort: Fine for wearing for more than 2 hours at a stretch. Need tight air seal for max ANC. So, its not so super comfortable, naturally. – 3 stars

Connectivity: Ear buds connect quick every time to mobile phone, but not the companion Bose app. And that’s not a problem (for me) – 3 stars

Mic: Have to speak somewhat louder – 3 stars

Touch controls: Need to get used to, but seems okay – 3 stars

Active usable time: As they said, around 4 hours (ANC – all time) – 4 stars

Battery charge speed: Good

Easy to use: Yes. (Use the correct size stability support rubber clip provided or the expensive bud goes to the ground. Speaker magnet gets weaker. Bose kept No.1 stability clip on the bud and that size is small for adults. First thing, that clip has to be changed for the tight fit of ear)

What I enjoy the most: ANC & listening to occasional music even while there is ear deafening noise outside.

Final word: If ANC is your primary concern, BOSE is like a BOSS.