QuietComfort Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds 5.3, Lifestyle Bluetooth Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation, Up to 8.5 Hours of Battery Life, Black

I was a bit reluctant after reading some of the reviews but I'm really happy with earbuds: really good sound quality and noise cancelling, good fit and a decent battery life. Only thing I've noticed that other people have pointed out is occasionally disconnecting but in that price range I think they are worth it.

Never used Bose earbuds before so wasn’t too sure what to expect but very good quality, price is great as well. Earbuds are super easy to set up, they work best if you install the Bose QC app as you can customise your preferred equaliser settings to adjust treble, bass, touch controls and voice commands. The Earbuds connect instantly to your chosen device and are very comfortable to wear for a few hours. The case is slightly chunky and aren’t particularly suited to fitting in my jeans pockets but makes up for it with the long battery life and great active noise cancelling feature, I can barely hear anything outside of my music which is great for my personal downtime.

Major recurring problem!! Right earbud won’t play any sound (music, videos) other than the Bose interface ‘connected’ and ‘aware’ etc. This is my second pair as I had the same issue with the first pair immediately after setting them up. I am returning them for a full refund as I do not believe the product is of the quality it should be for the price. They should last longer than this and should not have these connectivity issues. Very disappointed. Other than that, really great sound quality, microphone is not so great in comparison to other headphone brands. They fit well in the ear but touch controls are very sensitive so may be activated by sweat/hair when working out. As a loyal Bose user, I am sad to say that I have purchased AirPods instead because these are not of the standard I expect.

I nearly didn’t buy these because of the reviews complaining about Bluetooth connectivity issues. Decided to risk it and zero problems with that using my iPhone and Apple Watch 11. I got them for running without my phone using the Apple Watch and so far no complaints. They fit me perfectly once I changed the in ear part to the smaller one supplied and are comfortable. No hint of them falling out either! Sound quality is very good for the price (£119). The only downsides so far are the voice controls only work if you have it paired with your phone so don’t work with my watch on its own and I couldn’t work out how to pair it with my phone initially, but that’s because it was actually so easy I assumed I was missing something so didn’t tab the obvious with hindsight button in the app to do so!

I bought my Bose buds in December 2024 and have got a lot of use out of them. I am very pleased with them. I already have Sennheiser Momentum over the ear headphones which I love. I found the sound of the Bose over the ear headphones a little lifeless when I was buying the Momentums in 2018 and didn't like the sensation of the ANC with the Bose either. I was taking a risk when ordering the Bose QC Buds as I hadn't heard them and was relying on reviews. The sound of the QC buds is really good and I am very impressed with the ANC. These cannot be described as lifeless! That feeling of pressure I experienced with the ANC from the Bose over the ear phones in 2018 when I ruled them out as an option is not there but it still works more effectively than the Momentum phones I have (they are gen2). I also think the ANC with the Sennhesers works well enough by the way. The dynamic range is impressive with the QC buds. Bass is strong and clean with good separation across the frequency range. There is a lot of detail. For a few weeks when I first got these I neglected my Sennheiser cans. When I eventually went back to them I was blown away. I was immediately reminded why I paid twice the price for them compared to the Bose QC buds. I prefer the depth and richness of the midrange from the Momentum over the ears and find the sound they offer is more balanced and an overall bigger sound that propells them to a much higher level. Vocals are a delight with the Momentums. I don't get this with the QCs although I do marvel at the detail and clarity of the Bose. I can listen with the Sennhesers for a long time and not feel any fatigue. It's not quite as good with the Bose which I have found get a bit tiresome but only after a pretty long time. They are comfortable to wear though and feel pretty secure once in place. The only criticisms I have with the QC buds are 1. the perceived quality of the case. This feels quite cheap and fragile compared to other buds I have owned. It is also a Matt finish which I find is quite slippery in my hands. Something with a bit more grip would be better for me. 2. I've also had a few issues with one of the buds not working when I first put them into my ears. I think this may be when I am too quick. They seem to need time to find each other. A little frustrating but popping then back in the case and trying again has always worked so far. So, in summary I am very happy with the Bose QC buds. I owned Lypertek Z3 buds before that went wrong (I owned two sets of these and liked them but neither pair lasted long). The Bose QC buds are a significant step up from the Lypertek Z3s. When I bought the Bose buds they were £129 which I think is excellent value for money!

Overall they are good and well worth the more expensive price. (I got them on sale for £129) My number 1 priority was noise cancellation. I work in a busy office and concentrating sometimes is very difficult. After a long search, and trying out the Sound Core liberty 5's and the EarFun Air Pro 4, which were both useless. I landed on these or the Apple Airpod Pro 2. After watching a lot of review videos, I was leaning towards the Apple ones, even though they were more expensive. However for every video that said they were the best noise cancelling airbuds on the market, there were counter videos saying they were nothing special. So I went with Bose instead as most of the complaints about them were to do with the app or touch buttons, not the ANC. Noise cancelling wise they are very good, they don’t block out everything though. Standard talking is almost completely blocked out but I can still hear when people cough for example or talk loudly. A couple of peoples voices in my office are more audible than others so I wonder if it’s a pitch thing. Sound quality is very good, when I go from these to my other earbuds I use at home there is a noticeable difference. Comfort wise they are ok, I can wear them for about an hour before I have to reseat them because they are digging into my inner ear. Regarding the other complaints I mentioned earlier about the app and touch buttons. The app is alright generally but first time connection was pretty useless. The app is locked until you connect your earbuds, but even after saying they were connected, the app wouldn’t move on to the next page. This isn't just on first connect either, I've sometimes had it where my earbuds are connected but the app says they aren't. Also sometimes they just don't connect, who knows why but its desperately frustrating. Earbud touch controls are also useless, touch buttons should be outlawed and replaced with normal buttons. There is also a very annoying issue whereby if the case runs out of battery, the earbuds stop working even if they still have charge in them. Since reviewing i have changed my review to be 4 star because of constant connectivity and pairing issues which drive me absolutely spare... Update: Reduced to 3 stars, the connectivity and pairing on these buds is so bad it defies reason. They never connect first time, I have to constantly turn them on and off, turn Bluetooth on and off or manually connect them to my phone in order for them to connect. And even when they are connected they report there's a connection issue and that i should restart the device they are connected to. Another Update: These are not good at all dealing with wind of any kind Overall though, the pros still outweigh the cons.... just

I have had this for well over a year now, and honestly it has improvement my gym, driving and office experiences in several ways. First it obviously cancels out sound which means I hear far less nightclub music at the gym and I don’t even need the volume as high. This in turn means my ears don’t ring after going to the gym. Also you can use them without playing music so when you need to concentrate you can just put them in. I like them for driving and blocking out road noise for the same reason. The aware setting is great for running in busy places or talking to people when you can them on, and don’t have the box. And it’s the box you charge. The earphones only need putting in the charging box for a few mins to be fully charged. My one issue is that they aren’t a perfect fit for me, so when I’m running I have to readjust them every 10 mins, but as I only ever run 10km this is only about 4-5 times so it’s not a big issue. I’m sure it probably fits others better. Regardless they are just awesome.

I Bought these after my Technics AZ80s developed a fault, couldn't Hear Vocals in the Right Ear Bud and very quiet comepared to the left ear..was like listening in mono thruvthe ledt ear only, very Annoying! After Owning The Bose QC over ear Headphones for home use for around 2 uears now, and being Impressed with the Sound Quality I decided I would Go for The Bose QC Buds after alot of deliberation over those or the Sennheiser Momentum 4s, as i also own the Sennheiser HD599 open back over ear phones too, which have Quality sound, but are a wired Overear, and I prefare a Bud for Outdoor use. The sound quality of These Bose QC Buds is as expected from Bose, deep Base, excellent Noise Canceling and Quality aware sound, so you don't have to remove the Buds to listen to A conversation or the Cashier when at the till doing shopping, they also have customisable tap Bud features, volume, track forward back etc..However! The main things I not Happy about which really is thorn in the Rose for these are.. 1, Having the Bose QC overear headphones I assumed I would be able to pair my new Buds with that app...Nope not at all! You need to download at totally different Bose app for the Buds! It does have good features..but still..I now have 2 Bose apps on my Phone! 2, And this is the Major issue for me! Which grinds my gears on an almost daily basis..The pairing is absolutely Rubbish! The headphones either Pair 1 earbud and not the other, won't pair at all, then I need to re pair them, and when you put them away In the case.. they sometimes shutdown, sometimes they don't...and you have to turn your BT off or else you don't hear calls , messages etc...I would have expected Better From Bose, I have updated the Firmware and that hasn't fixed the issues! All in all sound Quality good, noise Canceling great, Connectivity Rubbish! If I could return I would, but I'm past my Return Date..oh And 3, the Quality of the Earbud case feels very cheap and nasty, the top lid is very thin! You expect more from a high end product, my Technics were well built had no issues apart from rain and if you had a hood up would interfere with the touch functions and would turn your headphones on and off etc, I also do not like the fact Alexa is built into the Technics...not something I ever would want or need! But that's a story for another product, Not the Bose I'm leaving A review for! Think I'm just going to go back to Wired Buds for outdoor use now we have adapters seen as the 3.5mm Jack's have been removed from smartphones.

Not bad. Though after using the higher version, this one doesn’t come close. Even with noise cancelling on full, I can hear my dog bark in the next room. Secondly you have to download another Bose app for interaction. The previous app for the QC 2 won’t help.

I was gifted a pair of these Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds by a close friend of mine. I have been using Air Pod Pros both the 1st and 2nd Generation exclusively and nothing else. I use Foam Tips on my Air Pod Pros and have been very happy with the sound quality, noise cancellation effectiveness, and comfort with the Foam tips. I ordered some Foam Tips for these Bose QC Earbuds and I'm not sure if it was just the brand or simply how the tips mount to the Bose QC earbuds but I did not like the Foam Tips that I purchased for these ear buds. They did not create an effective seal when inserted into the ear canal and it did not matter if it was S/M/L because of the lack of the seal creation it rendered the noise cancellation useless. I have had these about 3 days now and have been giving them a good test run. The silicone tips in medium that come attached to the Bose QC earbuds have actually been comfortable to wear in my ears. I don't understand why they have been so comfortable to wear seeing that Apple Air Pod Pros silicone tips hurt my ears. The silicone Tips on the Bose QC create a great seal while in my ear canal and the noise cancellation is every bit as effective as my Air Pod Pros using the Foam tips. If you go read earlier reviews on the Bose QC earbuds you will see all the negative reviews about connection issues, mic issues, etc. Bose revamped the Bose QC earbuds correcting all the issues from their earlier versions of the ear buds. In addition to that they came out with an app to compliment the ear buds. In the Apple Store it's called Bose QC earbuds. I charged the ear buds to 100% in the case when I first opened them up in the box. I downloaded the app from the Apple App Store. I went to Bluetooth on my phone and connected the Bose QC ear buds to my phone. Open the case and it should put them in pairing mode automatically. I placed the ear buds in my ears and opened the app. I connected my ear buds to the app. Right away I saw there was a software or firmware update. While the ear buds are in your ears and the app is open and you have good signal run the update took about 3 minutes. You can customize everything on your ear buds to your personal preferences in the app. It is extremely easy to do in the app. You can also name the earbuds in the app and on your phone. The mic quality has been good and no one has complained to me yet. The battery life has been great. I think at $149 you will not find a better pair of noise cancelling ear buds. They are performing as good if not better than my Air Pod Pros. The one feature that I have been enjoying is the voice command feature to control things. You can turn your camera on. Maybe you want to take a selfie or get a group photo. Wearing your ear bud(s) you can say Hey Headphones...(pause)...Take Photo and the iPhone camera will take a picture. It is very slick. Great value for the money! Considering I got mine gifted from one of my buddies these have exceeded my expectations. They are every bit as good as my Air Pod Pros 2nd generation. These will be my primary ear buds moving forward. Because Bose revamped them, added an app to compliment them, and kept the name the same there is a lot of confusion by customers. They do not understand the issues with the earlier versions have been corrected. I did not even know until I started stumbling onto videos discussing all of this stuff. Give them a try you will be pleasantly surprised. This coming from someone who has only used Apple Air Pod Pros for last several years. I know Bose is good because I have used many of their over the ear noise cancelling headsets in the past. QC1, QC2, QC25, QC35, QC45. These QC earbuds with their noise cancelling are every bit as good. They sound great. Hope this review helps someone in their decision making.

Très bon produit. Son de haute qualité et l'anti bruit fonctionne parfaitement. Je les utilise tous les jours comme protection auditive. Je travaille en parcs et jardins.

Ho provato cuffie TWS di varie marche durante i miei allenamenti, ma ho sempre avuto problemi a causa della forma del mio condotto uditivo. Prima o poi, o mi si allentano oppure cadono. L'unica marca – tra quelle provate – che mi ha sempre soddisfatto come qualità sonora e stabilità anche nei movimenti più esasperati è Bose, che utilizzava nei precedenti modelli che ho avuto un archetto esterno che si incastrava nel padiglione interno rendendo l'auricolare praticamente inamovibile. Dopo un ulteriore acquisto – fallimentare – di una marca differente, ho quindi deciso di ritornare al marchio Bose, con gli auricolari QuietComfort Earbuds 2 gen. Su questi modelli (e su tutta la nuova gamma), Bose ha abbandonato gli archetti per fornire delle alette esterne in tre misure variabili (S, M e L) in silicone molto morbido che hanno la stessa funzione degli archetti nei vecchi modelli. Le alette sono molto più comode e ottengono lo stesso identico risultato dal punto di vista della stabilità, mantenendo l'auricolare stabile nell'orecchio in tutte le condizioni. Sono fornite tre misure di alette e tre tappini, anche questi in silicone, per un totale di 9 combinazioni possibili. Praticamente credo che sia molto difficile non trovare la migliore combinazione per qualsiasi orecchio (io utilizzo tappi M e alette L). Quindi da questo punto di vista non posso che essere estremamente soddisfatto. Una menzione ai controlli touch, ai quali darei una stella: il controllo del volume avrebbe potuto essere pensato meglio rispetto a quello fornito (touch & push, scomodo e malfunzionante). In generale, devo purtroppo ancora una volta constatare che Bose dovrebbe ripensare completamente tutto il sistema di controlli touch, essendo praticamente inutilizzabili salvo che per rispondere/chiudere una telefonata o mettere in pausa/riprendere un brano. Dal punto di vista della qualità sonora e dell'ANC devo riconoscere che, rispetto al suono dei miei precedenti QuietComfort (2020), il suono è più fedele, mantenendo sempre quella nota "tipicamente Bose" nell'impronta sonora. Non sono previsti codec particolari, ma francamente è un punto che mi interessa molto poco. Miglioramenti anche sul sempre ottimo ANC Bose, che ha la caratteristica di isolare molto bene senza dare però quella sensazione spiacevole di altri produttori di essere chiusi in una specie di "bolla". L'app è buona: sicuramente molto meglio di quella fornita con il modello 2020 (non che ci volesse molto...), ma siamo ancora lontani da altre molto più complete, come ad esempio quella dei Pixel Buds. Comunque diciamo che se dovessi dare un voto sarebbe 7.5. :-) Per concludere: li ricomprerei? Sì, ma solo perchè difficilmente uso i controlli touch e apprezzo il suono Bose. Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo, suono eccellente e riposante, ottimo ANC, vestibilità ottima. E il fatto che riesca a fare tutte le mie attività sportive senza avere gli auricolari che mi si spostano o cadono ogni 5 minuti è impagabile. :-)

Los auriculares por 120€ que los compré no creo que haya nada mejor . Se oye con un sonido contundente y claro ,la cancelación de ruido es brutal . Para ir al gimnasio y hacer deporte son una opción top . No tengo problemas de conexión ni de nada como dicen otros que tienen . Lo primero que hice fue actualizarlos con la aplicación y perfectos. No tienen un sonido plano audiofilo más bien es un sonido cañero . Para disfrutar de música en estado puro tengo otros en casa de diadema y mucho más caros . Pero estos para escuchar por la calle ,deporte y darles caña van muy bien ,son cómodos y no sientes que se vayan a caer . Los volvería a comprar sin pensarlo . Aprovecharía al precio que están ! Estos auriculares no son para oídos refinados y puristas del audio que buscan oír la música tal y como su autor la creó sin alterar nada …de hecho ningún producto de Bosé lo es .