QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

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QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

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Bose QC Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) vs Sony WH-1000XM6 vs Dell WL7024 vs Bose QC Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) | Microphone Call Quality Comparison!

For those asking about how the microphone voice call quality is on the new Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen), check out my very comprehensive comparison review against Sony's latest WH-1000XM6 and against the Dell WL7024 Professional Headset and against the new Bose QC Ultra Earbuds (2nd

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WeekendGearGuide in r/bose

September 13, 2025 7:16 AM

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Is it crazy that I still prefer my 10-year-old QC 35s over the new QC Ultras?

QC lineup is a try tested and true to Bose roots design. Even the current 2023 QuietComfort headphones are based on the design of the qc15, The very minimal changes at all since that model back in the early 2000s. The Ultra models Gen 1 or Gen 2 are plagued with problems. Unreliable touch controls,

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Paschfire in r/bose

March 10, 2026 10:49 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

BOSE QuietComfort Ultra (2. Gen.) Headphones ruined after February Update

Unfortunately I only can exchange them for another pair in my country. I bought them directly from Bose and there isn’t an option to return them. I’ll probably wait a little if there will be a fix of the update, but if not I’ll either try to ask Bose for a refund or will sell them. Edit: what’s even

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Butterscotchblob in r/bose

April 8, 2026 3:08 PM

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Bose quiet comfort ultra headphones vs AirPods Max

I own both, and have flown with both too. I think either is a good option, but I’d give the QCU a little advantage just in terms of storage and wearing around your neck when you need to take them off briefly for whatever reason, also they’re lighter. And with multipoint you can have them paired to b

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redditronc in r/bose

September 1, 2025 9:41 PM

4

Looking for Headphones with the Best Noise Cancelling (Work & Reading Focus)

Sony is largely considered the top tier noise canceling headphones, they also have ldac capabilities so you also get near lossless sound quality, but a lot of people find the frequency they use for anc to be rather uncomfortable. So it's a trade off. This is for widely available commercial grade hea

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Yuppersbutters in r/HeadphonesAdvice

April 26, 2026 10:30 AM

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[rant] QC Ultra: Fire the guy who invented this hellish power button

Assuming you're talking about the Gen 1: Make sure you update the firmware in the app. I had similar issues with the power button, until a firmware update that "improved the power-on experience" or something to that effect. Yes the regular QC's slider switch is still more intuitive, abut the update

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TrampAbroad2000 in r/bose

April 27, 2026 5:27 PM

2

Best ANC headphones

Ive had both, returned the bose. Xm6 edges out the QCU in anc. Way better customizable app, multi connect is better, sound is subjective.

twotreesandahouse in r/HeadphonesAdvice

March 21, 2026 10:50 AM

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Kaufberatung

Hallo, Mod hier - darf und ist gewünscht 😊 Du hast Recht, Apple fährt hier wieder seine eigene Schiene, und das ist diesmal mit erheblichen Nachteilen verbunden. Klang: Die AirPods Max sind so ziemlich der einzige ANC Kopfhörer am Markt, der ohne eigene App mit EQ zur Klanganpassung kommt. Die neuen

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wagninger in r/Kopfhoerer

February 23, 2026 12:04 PM

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I tried the QC Ultra (Gen 2) in the mall today and compared them to my WH-1000XM5

Having purchased and tried the following: (returned most of them within the return period) Bose QC, QCU gen 1, currently trying out the gen 2 Sony XM4, XM5, XM6 Sonos Ace JBL Tour One M3 The XM6, edges out the QCU 1 and 2 with ANC. Better passive isolation, and can block voices better and plane nois

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twotreesandahouse in r/bose

October 26, 2025 8:12 AM

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