QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

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QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

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Based on 136 Reddit mentions

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Noise cancelling headphones recommendations

Bose Quiet Comfort ULTRA. Ultra. Ultra. With the extra spend. I also love my AirPod Max's. They're a bit heavier but also nice. The Bose QCU are light and loud. Or put on the ANC and a 432Hz flow and you won't hear a kitten mewing beside you.

1toomanyat845 in r/AuDHDWomen

January 24, 2026 10:38 PM

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Px8s2 on the plane

I bought a pair of the Bose QC Ultra 2 headphones to replace my overly heavy AirPod Max. The Bose and the AirPods were roughly the same when it came to ANC. But the Bose sounded terrible. Music sounded compressed, like it was never truly quiet and distinct parts of the music were blurred over. While

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snurffle in r/BowersWilkins

March 26, 2026 10:52 PM

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Momentum 4 looking like a pretty good deal right now

Bose QC Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen are my favorite of all of the premium wireless ANC headphones. Bass shelf can easily be reduced with the Bose app. But the masses will love this out of box tuning.

Protomize in r/sennheiser

May 20, 2026 2:01 AM

5

Already starting to hate these headphones (Melomania P100)

You bought a wireless pair of headphones to use them as a wired pair of headphones, but also to use in bed? I think someone needed to do more research before making a purchase. These are, outside of absolute ANC and transparency performance, amongst the best pair of wireless headphones I’ve tried, i

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Phenomdemon in r/CambridgeAudio

August 19, 2025 2:34 PM

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Waiting for the M5 announcement

Same! I'm so hyped about them, and specifically about them fulfilling the following criteria: Sound at least as good as the Momentum 4 Have significantly better ANC, better than the Momentum 4 and HDB 630, ideally at least something that's gonna feel like it's either as good or almost as good as the

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Jabouriel in r/sennheiser

May 7, 2026 2:40 AM

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Best ANC headphones for Apple users: AirPods Max 2 vs Sony WH-1000XM6 vs Bose QC Ultra 2

My opinion is Bose all around. I have tested the QC ultra 2 and I currently own the qc ultra 2 earbuds and the best ANC is gonna come from the QC over any of the other options. I’ve heard countless stories from people about the xm6 and it being either a regret buy or something that was returned if i

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Active_Cancel_3686 in r/bose

April 26, 2026 11:43 PM

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How Does MacBook Neo Cost Less Than Apple’s AirPods Max 2 Headphones?! - CNET

So which Bluetooth anc headphones follow the curve all the way and not have any dropped off? I'm not sure. You'd have to research it. The Bose Quiet Comfort 45's do pretty good up to about 8k (follow the red and green lines), which is forgivable compared to Apple dropping the ball at 1k. The Bose QC

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78914hj1k487 in r/apple

March 21, 2026 3:54 AM

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Which In-Earbud? Bose QC Ultra (2nd Gen) or AirPod Pro 3???

I work in a noisy, awful office and disliked my airpod pro 2s. I'm sure they upgraded the noise cancellation somewhat, but the buds were uncomfy too. I went to Bose QC ultra gen 1 (bc sale) and oh my God. The difference in noise cancellation was incredible.

jester13456 in r/misophonia

May 13, 2026 10:16 PM

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Red eye etiquette rant

I've better luck with Bose QC buds (wired and wireless) and white noise in places like offices, not so much on planes. But thank you for reminding me I need to find a new noise app since mine went full subscription when I went to use it for the crying babies in my other comment. I've been wondering

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ikimashokie in r/unitedairlines

October 19, 2025 2:42 PM

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Wow. PX7 S3 vs. XM6

I did something similar, but I bought the PX7 S3 and the new Bose QCU. I ended up returning both sadly after a week. The Bose sound quality was just bad, and the ANC was okay. The comfort was good though. The PX7 s3 sound amazing, but I couldn't get past the clamping force and wearing them with glas

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MapleOpe in r/BowersWilkins

December 1, 2025 2:48 PM

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