QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Best wireless headphones…
12/12/2023 15:34
The build quality on Bose QC Ultra's is outstanding – the aluminium connecting the headband to the ear cups combined with the ultra-soft headband covering make the headphones feel really premium. The fit is equally impressive with the headphones sitting snugly, without excessive clamping force on your head – so far I’ve been able to them for several hours at a time without any discomfort.
The controls on the headphones are mercifully simple with only a Bluetooth connection button (which can also be used to force the headphones on and off if you don’t want to use the autosensing function) and a button to switch between sound modes, so you're not fumbling around wondering if you've pressed the right button. There is also a touch sensitive volume control strip on the earcup but this requires a little practice to get the hang of.
Turning on the headphones immediately produced a prompt on my phone to connect and download the companion app and create a Bose account. The whole process was very streamlined and it was less than a minute before I was into the app and listening to music.
The noise cancelling on the QC Ultra is hands-down the best I’ve experienced. If you haven’t experienced noise cancelling before it can be a bit of a shock when the world around you appears to vanish into almost complete silence and the QC Ultras live up to Bose’s reputation for being market leaders at noise cancellation. It’s not just about shutting the world out though, the “Aware” mode makes interacting with people in busy settings a lot easier as it continues to suppress background noise while allowing you to hear someone talking to you nearby (or hear an approaching siren, car beeping etc).
The sound quality is also top-notch, producing a very tight, well-balanced sound. You can tinker with the sound settings using the mobile app but right out of the box they’re extraordinarily well-rounded. Immersive audio is a nice feature – it doesn’t work in every genre but when it does work it sounds great. Speak-to-chat is also a nice touch if you’re out and about but probably needs a bit of polishing so you don’t keep accidentally activating it.
The Bose QC Ultra are the best headphones I’ve used. The build and sound quality is superb, the noise cancellation is market leading and not only makes listening to music a more pleasing experience, it is useful in busy or very noisy environments. I can’t recommend these highly enough and look forward to using mine for many years to come.
shiggins901
Flixton , Spojené království
Age: 51
Gender: Female