QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones for music with Spatial Audio, Over-the-Ear Headphones with Mic, Up to 24 Hours of Battery Life, Lunar Blue - Limited Edition

*Please be aware this review is being written from a totally blind person's perspective. * As I’ll be one of the first to review these headphones due to how new they are, I’ll try to go into as much detail as possible. First off, upon opening the box, you are greeted by a simple layout. The box purely contains the case and the manual. The case is more of an oval shape compared to the NC700, which is more of a square. Inside the case you’ll find the headphones, USB C to A charging cable and an audio cable if you want to connect it to a wired source. Opening the case up, the headphones feel very sleek, around the same size as other pairs, but the first thing I noticed was the fact the cushions mould seamlessly with the headphones, creating a complete seal. There is not that tiny gap like on the NC700 and others. What I liked immediately though was the fact the cushions slip into place with the use of six little tabs which simply snap into place. It’s a lot easier, for me at least, than trying to line them up with a tiny crack as with previous designs. When you turn them on, they have to be on both ears to activate, so Bose can use its tuning technology to personalise to the shape of your ears. This has to be done every time you put them on, turning them on with only one earcup in place won’t work. They truly live up to their name of ‘quiet comfort,’ I am wearing them right now as I type this, and you can almost forget you’re wearing headphones, you can hardly feel them, they almost mould to your head. They truly do hug your ears. The most comfortable pair I’ve ever owned. I also like how the Bluetooth and power button is slightly indented, whereas the multi-function button is perfectly smooth. The volume strip is also able to be felt, and I love how you just swipe it with a finger to change the volume, and you can also configure a shortcut to it, in the Bose Music App. Now moving on to connecting them, it’s just the same as with previous Bose headphones. Turn them on, you’ll hear the tone, and then the voice prompt will tell you they are ready to connect. Select your device and away you go. You can also store up to 8 Bluetooth devices in the headphones, which is a nice feature. The noise cancelling is without doubt the best I have heard yet. You can hardly hear anything when it’s on ‘quiet’ mode. You can also adjust the level of ANC you want, plus in aware mode, there are also ‘active sense’ settings, which block out loud noises by briefly turning on ANC, then turn it off again when the sound stops. This is good for if you're in a restaurant and a blender starts up, for example. These also have ‘wind block’ which mutes the microphones for NC while you’re on a call, so you don’t hear the wind against them. The person on the other end will still hear it though. Now the highlight, the immersive audio. I personally think it’s incredible. I’ve heard details in my music I’d never heard before, it gives the song or other content a completely new layer of depth. Bose weren’t kidding about that. I also have the Apple Air pods Max and these knock spots off those for their spacial audio and head tracking. It really does sound like the music is coming from a speaker in front of you, it sounds like the speaker nearest you when you turn your head, whichever way you turn it. I flicked between spacial and stereo, and I tell you what, I’ll never go back. Stereo sounds bland in comparison to this. I will always use spacial now wherever possible. The base is full, as is the treble and mid-range. You don’t miss anything, just like the artist intended. If you’re like me, you won’t go back either! As soon as I heard these were coming out, I just had to get them. It’s my birthday next month and my family said they would pay for them, but I just had to have them now and wow I do not regret it at all, and neither will you! Just one final note, I researched it last night and Bose will be releasing Ultra ear cushion kits for these headphones soon so we can buy replacements, if necessary, mine will probably wear quickly the amount I’m going to use them. I’ll probably use them on my work laptop too. All in all, yes, their pricey, but your ears will thank you, for both the superior comfort and second to none sound at the same time. Worth every penny, happy listening! Edit: (Because I struggled with this too,) if you want to clear the Bluetooth list and start over, press the power and multi-function buttons at the same time for a few seconds while the headphones are on, until the voice says 'bluetooth device list cleared.'

Comfiest over-ear headphones I have ever worn! They're so soft, comfortable and don't squeeze my head! I have a very sensitive head and ears, so they tick all the boxes for me. Not forgetting they have amazing sound too! The Bose app provides access to EQ controls, programming shortcuts, as well as different modes. Noise cancelling is fantastic, aware mode is very handy and the immersion mode is superb! Very much worth getting! There's so many neat features to experience on these headphones, should you get them. I should mention the automatic pause/sleep when you take the headphones off. Which not only helps to pause whatever you're listening to, but also save battery if they're off your head for a few minutes. They're not the cheapest headphones, no. However, it's money well spent if you want to treat yourself or someone you know.

These headphones are absolutely incredible — from the moment I put them on, I could tell Bose really nailed the balance between comfort, sound, and design. The noise cancellation is next-level, blocking out everything from chatter to background hums, so you can just sink into your music or podcasts without distractions. The spatial audio feature makes the sound feel like it’s coming from all around you — it’s genuinely immersive and makes every song feel fuller and more alive. The comfort is amazing too. The ear cushions are soft and snug, so I can wear them for hours without feeling any pressure, whether I’m working, traveling, or just relaxing. The battery life easily lasts all day (around 24 hours as advertised), and the Bluetooth connection is seamless — no lag, no drops. The built-in mic is also clear for calls, which is a nice bonus. And that White Smoke color? So sleek and premium-looking — it’s subtle but elegant, exactly what you’d expect from Bose. Pro tip: Try using them in “immersion mode” with spatial audio for movies or gaming — it’s genuinely mind-blowing how realistic everything sounds. Overall, these are top-tier headphones — comfortable, stylish, and unbeatable in sound quality. Definitely worth the investment if you love music and want to tune out the world. So yes — Bose can be “better” than Sony in certain areas, but it’s not a clean sweep. If I were you and had to choose, I’d think about how long you wear them, whether battery life matters a lot, what kind of sound you prefer, and how much you’re willing to spend.

The physical product is well built and sound excellent. Out of the box, they are well tuned with an emphasis on bass but that can easily be tweaked with a companion app. The EQ provided only has three bands with no indication of the centre frequency which is a bit disappointing. More granularity in the number of bands and frequency would be appreciated. The noise cancellation is also excellent, easily blocking out a fan on max and the transparency mode sounds natural with minor background hissing. Unfortunately, there is no way to completely disable its noise processing function with only a slider between full transparency and full noise cancellation. This means that when nothing is playing there is always a slight hiss which is noticeable. As most controls are performed through the Bose app, it is almost a requirement to have. On Apple devices every time you exit the app, you have to go through a process to reconnect to the headphones as the app kicks you out of its settings. This leads to waiting around a lot for the app to re-load the settings each time you exit, say to reply to a text or something. Overall I would recommend these to most, however, I’ve returned mine as the inability to disable noise processing made it unsuitable for me.

I waited awhile to review this. I think it's important to be accurate in a review. Fake reviews are evil and go against the spirit of a review, which is to give someone thinking about buying something the correct information. Anyways, the positives of these headphones are the noise cancelling and the sound quality. I have some very good phones to compare these to and the sound quality on these is legit good. The noise cancelling is top notch, at least as far as the tech allows it to go. I work in a loud shop and these do really good on some sounds and not so good on others. But I've tried cheaper noise cancelling phones and these are straight up better. The negatives to these are the price for one. But I guess that's the going rate for good quality phones with among the best if not the best noise cancelling. The other negatives are some quirkiness to the controls. Sometimes they give me trouble turning on. They've always eventually turned on but sometimes I've had to try a few times. That should be fixed in a firmware update, unless it is a problem unique to mine. And the last gripe I have with them is the battery life. I mean, It's stated at around 25 hours. I work 10 hours a day so I have to charge them every couple of days. For the price I would expect maybe a bigger battery. Overall they seem to be high quality and they are comfortable. So in conclusion, if you want to spend the money I don't think you'll be disappointed. The few problems I list are annoying, but not deal breakers, at least not for me.

Some of the best premium headphones on the market Pros • Amazing Sound Quality • Great Noise Cancellation • Long Battery • Incredible color/Design Cons • They do use some plastic in the headphone hinges, which at first I was skeptical of its durability, but proved to be well built. That's still a con, as long term use and plastic might prove to be an issue. • not ideal on hot days, ears will be sweaty... but in colder months and in winter it doubles as ear warmers the cons did not affect my overall enjoyment, and I love them still

Se você tem interesse e tiver disponibilidade financeira, pode comprar, vale a pena! Esse fone de ouvido é sensacional, sempre quis ter um fone com cancelamento de ruído de ponta, mas também sempre tive receio de me arrepender em razão dos preços. O mais barato dessas linhas de luxo é R$1.700 (1000xm4), então não se trata de uma compra que você faz no sábado a tarde despretensiosamente. Mas o preço é justificado (até certo ponto) pela qualidade em geral do produto, o material e construção são de alta qualidade, até o momento (10 meses) não vejo nenhum desgaste externo; A qualidade do som é muito boa, talvez não tanto para audiófilos, mas para o ouvinte comum é perfeita; A bateria é excelente, durando muito tempo mesmo, inclusive me surpreendendo quando tenho que carregar; Ele vem com uma case que é de extrema qualidade e funcionalidade; Tudo nele vale a pena, mas o que se destaca e, o motivo pelo qual provavelmente você pensa em comprá-lo, é o cancelamento de ruído. O cancelamento de ruído nesse fone beira o inacreditável; Já testei o fone no ônibus, avião, carro, escritório e os resultados sempre me impressionam. Por alto, eu chuto que ele deva cancelar uns 90% dos ruídos. Se você não estiver ouvindo nada (música, etc) provavelmente vai continuar ouvindo algum ruído de fundo, mas em um nível bem inferior. Se colocar uma música em volume baixo, só escutará ela. É realmente incrível o poder do cancelamento de ruído do fone, creio que a tecnologia não deva ir muito além disso. O ponto negativo do cancelamento de ruído é que, quando você desativa ele ou tira o fone, tem que ouvir alguns ruídos/sons que não tinha consciência que existiam (ar-condicionado, etc) rsrsrsrsrs. Muito bom mesmo. O único ponto negativo do fone é o preço, e esse é um mega ponto negativo. O preço é muito alto, foi o que eu disse, é um artigo de luxo e, se você só quer ouvir uma música em paz com algum nível de silêncio, existem outros fones de ouvido que vão cumprir a tarefa por uma faixa de preço muito menor, de R$300-600, como por exemplo o fone da JBL ou os da Anker. Portanto, se tem interesse em cancelamento de ruído de ponta e, não vai comprometer a renda do seu ano (porque esse é o período que você vai passar pagando ele), vale muito a pena! É um fone durável e creio que ainda vai valer cada centavo.

J’ai déjà testé pas mal de modèles dans cette gamme (Sony XM5, AirPods Max, Bose QC45), et pour moi, le QuietComfort Ultra sort vraiment du lot. La réduction du bruit est juste étonnant, bien au-dessus des AirPods Max, même dans des environnement bruyant assez difficile (vent). Niveau confort, c’est un sans-faute : il est super léger, ne fait pas mal à la tête, même après des heures d’écoute, et s’adapte parfaitement au personne qui porte des lunettes (ce qui n’est pas le cas de tous les casques). Côté son, il y a pas mal de basses a la sortie de boîte mais avec l’égaliseur de l’application (très simple à utiliser), on peut régler ça comme on veut. Résultat : un son riche avec et agréable pour tous les styles de musique, par contre j’ai pas ressenti une grosse différence avec l’Aptx adaptatives et sans et le côté immersion plus artificiel que autre chose. La housse rigide fournie est super pratique, bien meilleure que celles des QC45 ou AirPods Max qui est une blague. Je l’ai aussi testé pour le gaming : nickel en solo, mais à éviter pour les jeux multi à cause d’un petit décalage. Au final, ce casque est une réussite, polyvalent et bien pensé. Je suis ravi de mon achat et je le garde sans hésiter !

Great headphones noise cancellation works very well