Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II, Wireless, Bluetooth, Proprietary Active Noise Cancelling Technology in-Ear Headphones with Personalized Noise Cancellation & Sound, Eclipse Grey - Limited Edition

I love these earbuds. They are light weight, comfortable to wear (find what earpieces fit you), sound absolutely amazing, have a long battery life (6 hours non stop), and the noise cancelling is the best out there. The personalized ear pieces really keep them in your ears and fit well. I am pleasantly surprised how well these sound. The bass and highs are outstanding. It paired really quickly and easily with an iphone 13. Great product I will use every day. The only minor complaints: 1. The connectivity gets broken with my iPhone more so than airpods pro 2 do. I have had some annoying issues with connectivity that I simply do not have with Klipsch or AirPod earbuds. I have noticed if the Bose earbuds are not fully charged, they will have issues pairing at times. Also, I have had to forget the device on my phone, reboot, and reconnect as a new device periodically. This is really the only annoyance with this product, and it rarely happens, but when it does, it is annoying. 2. It is hard to find out how much battery life is in the case? The earbuds battery levels are shown in the app, but not the case. I personally like to know the power level of the case. So this is annoying to me. I hope they will fix this with an update. 3. They have put out a case that will allow wireless charging which is awesome! I wish they would add an update on their app that allows us to know the battery life of the case and multi-point connectivity. These can only pair with one device at a time. It would be nice to at least allow two devices that can be switched back and forth from. These two issues have caused AirPods Pro to be superior to them. Although Bose have the airpods beat in sound and noise cancelling. Hopefully this helps.

These headphones are without a doubt the best headphones I have purchased so far in my entire life. I say thus far, because I know that technology is able to continue to become greater and greater as we advance through time, but as of 2023 these headphones are so packed with technology that they meet every need that I could want out of headphones, and additionally have some extra really cool perks. I want to talk first about the number one need that I wanted these headphones to meet. They claimed that they had 100% noise canceling and I can confirm that that is absolutely correct. Closing out the loud outside world is something that is real true need of mine. I live in a major city, and everything is so loud that I can barely concentrate. I can't go to the grocery store, out to eat, for a walk down the road, or sometimes even sit in my own home without having some sort of overpowering noise that I don't want to hear. So here's how these headphones work noise canceling-wise. I'll give you two scenarios. Scenario one, I have had a hard day and had to talk to people all day. I'm hungry, tired, don't want to talk to anyone or hear anyone's voices. I go to my favorite fish restaurant because I'm too tired to cook but I know that I'm going to need some peace and quiet when I get there. I place my food order, then sit down at my table in a very noisy environment with lots of peoples conversations going in the background. Relaxation is just about to begin. I take out my Bose headphones, I insert one into my ear, and then immediately I hear this sound that sounds like a lightsaber. That's the Microphones in the headphones testing the ear seal to make sure sound doesn't get into the headphones. I insert the second headphone into my other ear, and hear another lightsaber like sound. For about two more second I can still hear peoples voices and then all of the sudden I hear a "beep" and everyone's voices fade away! The noise cancelling has kicked in, and it's time for me to enjoy my dinner with some relaxing peaceful music. I'm now sitting in the middle of a restaurant and I can only hear my music and no one's voices at all. Sometimes I'll turn my music off in the middle of the restaurant, and I'll watch funny Instagram videos in the headphones. Usually after a 20 minute meal and some funny videos, I'm so relaxed and happy even after a hard day's work, that I'm ready to go home and go to sleep. Scenario two. I live next to a very busy major street. I can hear lots of road noise, exhaust, loud stereos, and many other kinds of noises. I like to take walks and relax. It's not very relaxing walking when I have to hear a lot of these noises. I insert my bose headphones , and all of the road noises fade away. All I can hear once again is my music. I have to make sure that I stay on the sidewalk when walking, because these headphones cancel out noise so well that if I try to walk on the road, I'll likely get hit by a car because I will not hear the cars driving near me. So that being said, the main thing I love about these is the noise canceling. I mentioned that there were couple cool extra things about these that I wanted to tell you about. I do like the amount of bass that these headphones are able to produce. It's way more than I expected. Additionally the clarity on these headphones is so good that I can can barely describe it in words. There is a treble mode, and a bass mode within the app so I can choose between these two modes and intensify the kind of clarity and or bass that I'd like. The charging case is a medium to small size. It fits well then my pants pocket and doesn't get in the way when I'm in the gym. That's one other thing that I wanted to make sure I told you about, is that these are the perfect headphones for the gym. I've seen several other people in the gym with them on, and now I know why. They don't move around in my ears at all! I work out very intensely, and if headphones were going to move around then they would move around on me. They stay exactly where I put them even though I'm sweating on them non-stop for over an hour each day. I love everything about these headphones. My only regret is that I let the price of these scare me away for so long, and I didn't order them soon enough.

UPDATED REVIEW: Returned to Amazon. Multiple problems cropped up after several days. 1) Only the right bud would work. 2) The accompanying app refused to acknowledge the existence of my iPad - the iPad that I've used with the buds since I got them. iPad Settings could see the buds, but couldn't connect to them. 3) Finally, this morning the buds could "see" but would not connect to my Dell Win11 laptop, with which they've worked since I bought them. I did the usual stuff: forget and repair, reset the buds, blah, blah, blah. As you'll understand if you read my original 3 1/2-star review, there is little about Bose support for this device that would tempt me to believe that contacting the company would be any use at all. When the buds work, the sound is good. But my entire user experience has suggested from the start that there is something very wrong with Bose's management of this product, from its design to its documentation and support. This is not a $200+ product - at least, not in my experience. In fairness, your experience may, of course, be different. BTW, the link to the online English user manual for this product is still in French. When I looked at it more closely, I realized that it is not even for the QC buds - it's for some amplifier or other! If I were responsible for product support at Bose, I'd be making it my business to see that Amazon reviews of my product were read and acted on by someone at the company. This relatively minor problem with the online user manual suggests that Bose doesn't read our reviews .... :( ORIGINAL REVIEW: These were my replacement for my Jabra Elite Pro 7 wireless buds, the left of which gave out less than a year after I bought them (just like it did for many unfortunate purchasers). Let me talk about the pros of the Bose earbuds first: 1) Excellent fit in the ears; 2) Excellent, full, warm sound (though I qualify this a little below); 3) Ability to connect to up to 8 devices. The buds remember those devices, so the moment you select the Bose earbuds in your device Bluetooth app they'll connect. Easier than either of my Jabra sets; 4) Magnetic, so won't fall out of case; 5) Can be "recognized" by your device as soon as you open the case - you don't need to take them out; 6) Friends says that the call quality on their end is excellent; 7) Works fine with Windows devices - something that Jabra still doesn't seem to be able to do; 8) The buds appear to remember your various settings even if you use them with a device that doesn't have the app. Very good! 9) You can use one earbud (e.g. for phone calls); 10) Noise canceling is excellent. A word here about the sound quality, which I wouldn't class as either a pro or a con. The buds seem to me to be very bass-heavy, but in saying that I'm aware that the tight fit of this sort of earbud design is so much a part of bass response that it might be my fit, though it is entirely comfortable, is too tight. I run the bass end of the equalizer at about -4 (db? - there's no volume unit specified). OK, now having said that, the bass response seems to me to extend way down the spectrum in the orchestral music that I listen to. You can almost feel the resonance of the bows on the double-basses, or the movement of the air when the bass drum is struck. Far and away more satisfying than any other in-ear phones, wireless or wired. Now for the cons. Some of these are simply eccentric design decisions. Some of them suggest sloppiness in overall product management or integration into the overall product experience. 1) The fit in the case is peculiar. Getting them out requires an odd pinching of forefinger and thumb, and I can't take out the left bud with my right fingers - I have to use the left hand. Similarly, stowing the buds isn't intuitive at all, either in the left-right axis or top-bottom axis. I'll probably get used to it, but it's definitely a little strange. I have the glossy black ones, so there are no tell-tale shadows in the case to guide the eye; 2) There doesn't seem to be any obvious way of determining how they work when you first open the package. There's a small QR code, but that gives information about installation, not use. If you go to the Bose website (at the time of my writing this review) and download the user guide in English, it turns out to be in French! And at least one of the web links from the app is dead. 3) Controlling the buds involves touching the outside of the buds in various ways: brief touch, long touch, or a slide of the finger. This has the advantage of being "solid-state", as opposed to a clickable switch that can wear out. But the buds sit far enough out from the ears that knowing exactly where that "touchable" area is to be found can be difficult. And that is a problem, because a tentative slide (change the volume) can be interpreted as a touch (stop/start) - you need to be confident. 4) The app is poorly designed. Here's an example: You can connect the buds using your regular Bluetooth connection, although the app supposedly will do it for you. If you have connected without using the app, however, then the app doesn't know you've connected ... and you won't be able to do anything else with the app until that connection takes place. And I've not found out yet how to delete the "Work" profile I created at the app's suggestion .... 5) There is a young woman in my earbuds, and when she talks to me about battery strength she sounds bored to death. I'm not surprised, since she insists on telling the the name of the device I've connected to, and the default name of Windows devices is a long and incomprehensible string of gibberish .... OK, here's the summary. I like the sound and the fit, and I'm glad I bought them. However, the overall attention to the user experience doesn't suggest Bose to me, or any sort of premium product for that matter. At $149 they'd be a no-brainer. At their present price, which suggests a luxury experience, I think they're too expensive.

Oh my gosh, I can't say enough good things about these headphones! They are my FAVORITE! I've tried the Airpods, Samsung, and Beats, but these far surpassed all of them. The sound quality is amazing. It feels like you are at a concert. The noise cancellation in these is unmatched. This was what made these headphones the winner for me. When they are in Quite Mode, you can't hear a thing. I always wear these on the plane, and I sleep like a baby because I can't hear all the commotion around me. It's also cool because when they aren't in Quite Mode, and you experience a loud noise (loud traffic, someone yelling, etc.), it temporarily puts them in Quite Mode until the noise is gone. When they are out of Quite Mode and you don't have music playing, you can easily have a conversation with someone and hear what they are saying. When they are in Quite Mode and you don't have music on they are as good as ear plugs. I know this feature is on other headphones, but I noticed it worked best on these ones. The charge last forever! I charge my actual case about once a week, and I use these babies every day. The headphones themselves last me a good 6+ hours before they need to be charged in their case. They connect to my phone with ease every time. I have small ears, and headphones usually hurt my ears, but I can wear these for hours with no discomfort. There are three different sizes in two different spots so you can customize the fit really well. I also love that they don't fall out when I'm working out or running. Because they are such a customized fit, they stay in really well. I always joke with my friends that I actually get excited every time I get to put my headphones in because it transports me to a different world. All I can hear and feel is the music. These are a game changer! My friend introduced me to these, and after listening to 30 seconds of one song I was sold. My best friend also just bought them because she had the same experience after trying mine. Phew... I know that was long, but it's because I can't say enough good things about these headphones and how much I love them!! You will not regret buying these! ALSO, I've had mine for nearly two years and I've had no issues with them, so it's worth the investment!

First Of all I hate how no one understands rating systems 5 stars means something is absolutely perfect and should be reserved for that. I give these 4 stars for following negative reason of which I found many reviews on you tube to have commented on. After two weeks of use. 1.) the app is complete trash don't even try it unless significant time and updates have passed as of july 2024, it still didn't connect and finally after hours of trying the headphones sounded much worse. and had many connection problems. Which were solved by deleting this off my phone. 2.) the battery life is about 6 hours which is a little short 3.) I did one time have them spontenously loose connection and then had to manual reset which involves, forgetting the devices on my phone having the case plugged in and holding the button. the good: For perspective I never splurged nor have I had wirless earbuds so expensive. before highest quality I used was monk plus because quality was reasonbly high and I did alot of outdoor activities. I knew high end earphones/earbuds were good having borrowed from friends but these are my first that I own. Before this purchase I thought it was only for audiophiles or extravgance. However in two weeks I've changed my opinion. It's like rediscovering music again. I find myself with them in all day. the qualtiy difference of favorite bands, it's simply amazing. I feel like a teenager again obsessed with music. Not only that but I'm a computer programmer and the Noise canceling even in quiet office allows me to tune into my work so much more quicker. I think at the sale price of 165 they well worth it. And I can believe how much one thing has improved my quality of life is so many aspects. I really really hope that they last for years to come.

I decided on the QC2 after trying Galaxy Buds2 Pro, Sony Wf-1000xm4, and Audio Technica ATH-TWX9. The Audio Technica have a better sound signature (for my liking) and have the look and feel of a $300 earbud. The mid and highs have a brilliance that the others I tried don't. However, I could only get them to seal using aftermarket tips that were uncomfortable and the noise cancelling was mid-tier at best. The Bose had Alternate Tips and stability bands, XXS and XL, on their website and I needed the XL. They fit perfectly and are very comfortable. Other manufacturers should take note. Another no brainer for a flagship Earbud would be wireless charging, which Bose does not support. Not a deal breaker for me but another miss. The Bose connect App is, frankly, not good. The Apps for all of the Buds I tried were better and THEY STAYED CONNECTED. The QC2 box states "Made for iPhone, Works with Android". I would assume that the App problems might be better with iPhone but is very frustrating using my S22 Ultra. I have to connect to it numerous times throughout the day and at least once a week I have to re-pair the Buds to my phone as the App can't find the device although it is actually paired to the phone. I would also like at least a 5-band equalizer in place of the 3-band. Another shortcoming is Codec support. While the QC2 supports SBC and AAC it lacks any type of APTX or the higher resolution LDAC. Hopefully this will be corrected in an upcoming firmware update. Bottom Line for me is I can for a while tolerate the poor App because the really good Noise Cancelling, very good audio quality and a really great fit. If we can get APTX HD or Lossless and invest some money into the Connect App these will be hard to top. UPDATE: I have been using these steadily for 3 weeks now and must say I'm quite impressed. After tweaking using The Equalizer the sound is excellent. I can wear these for hours and actually forget I have them in. The noise canceling is world class. I've learned to live with the app although I do wish it would stay connected, but definitely not a deal breaker. Raise the review to five stars, well deserved.

Bought these back in February on sale for $250 after my Jaybirds (I had for nearly 5 years) finally bit the dust. As someone who uses earbuds daily for work, home, and gym; God knows how many hours I had on my Jaybirds listening to music, podcasts, and audio books. I actually felt sad when they broke and had huge expectations with these Bose. They're the first Bose I've ever had and I REALLY wanted to love these. The first month-ish they were great! Getting a new piece of tech years ahead of your previous, you really notice the sound quality, noise cancellation, batter life, and quick charge features. Unfortunately, that was were the good news stopped. Immediately, I noticed the right earbud is like the main unit. They won't operate independently while the right earbud is in the case which was a bummer not having that feature anymore, since I had this from a product years older, but not a dealbreaker for me. The BIGGEST problem is the connection issues. The software/ Bluetooth in these SUCK. You could have the greatest speakers and noise cancellation features in an earbud ever and it doesn't mean a damn thing if they don't actually connect/ work properly. I've had all manner of problems on this front from the earbuds not connecting in general, to the left/right speaker individually not connecting, or going-out/dropping randomly. Sometimes they'll be working just fine, until you pause whatever you're listening to and then you lose the sound/ connection and have to reset the Bluetooth connection/ put them back in the case and take them out again to get the sound back. There have been times when you place them in your ear and they register they're connected via the echo sound and voice saying so, only for you to wait 10-45 seconds for the sound to actually come through the speakers. I can go on-and-on about this forever, like every other month some new problem with the connection appears. I have a Galaxy S22 ultra so one of the newest/top end phones at the time as I believe the 23s were just about to roll out as I got these earbuds. Kept everything up to date, only device paired, have unpaired and cleared the cache then re-paired with the device, and every other trick Bose recommends on their website for troubleshooting the connection issues... It's still an ongoing issue that has been such a frustration. Another issue I've found was they never stayed in your ears very well. Moving your head suddenly or side-to-side can easily cause them to fall out. I switched the earpieces to the largest size that it comes with but still have problems now and again. I'm sure its a personal thing with the earpiece sizes and you could order 3rd party earpieces that fit better to solve this issue but with the connection issues being what they are, I never bothered investing more $ in a defective product. This leads me to my last issue though, due to previous issues, I never used these earbuds for the gym/ working out/ running. So you'd think that would cut a lot of wear and tear down on the product. Yet, come October here and the hinge on the top cover of the case gave out and broke off. Luckily the magnets on the earbuds are strong enough to keep them in place in the case to not fall out while in your pocket. But that was it, roughly 8 months of ownership and the case already gave out which caused me to come back and write this review. When they work, they work great, but unfortunately that was short-lived in my case. If you wana roll the dice good luck! Personally, its been such a let down and pain that I will never buy another pair of Bose again after this.

Edit: They have finally glitched out and died on me. I do stand by that these are the best ear buds as far as hardware is concerned but their software is bad-borderline terrible. After 11 months they just wouldn't connect anymore but Bose did honor their warranty and even send me ultras as a nice gesture.. but they had so many connectivity issues throughout my year with them, very often having to do a hard reset to clear whatever glitch was going on. They also don't have an ANC off mode??? There's no excuse for it and it makes these earbuds totally useless in windy conditions, on a boat, car with the windows down, bike, motorcycle etc... bose.... Take 10 minutes to add an off setting to these buds in the software. There's already code for it since they turn off when you put them in the case or take them out of your ear... Let us turn them off. Worst feature and they didn't change it for the ultras As of April 2023, these are by far the best ear buds on the planet. I live in my ear buds.. every day, almost all day I have them in watching videos and streams and some music so I always splurge on what the reviews say are the best. I had the Sony XM4s for 13 months and I used them every day until their battery very quickly went from lasting 6 hours to 4 to literally 1 hour. Their warranty is 12 months and at 12 months and 1 day, they won't honor it. Had to throw them away after 13 months. I was extremely impressed with those so I was actually shocked when I first put these QC 2s in my ears... -The noise cancelling is revolutionary. Like, actually a game changer. I have $1200 noise cancelling aviation headsets and they don't come close to these never mind the XM4s. It makes every other noise cancelling I've experienced seem like a gimmick toy by comparison, it's actually a strange sensation is so amazing. -the sound isn't even comparable to anything else. These are night and day way better than the XM4s and every other ear buds I've ever heard. The base actually sounds like a crisp powerful sub woofer with in depth deep powerful notes when listening to explosions or music. It's just a powerful and full sound without any lacking areas. -they are extremely comfortable, so were the XM4s. It's kind of a wash here because I could have both in my ears for 10 hours and be happy and I probably readjust them just as often as any other bud at the gym. -they look cool, better than the girlie XM4s that had that rose gold jewelry look that I had to sand down and paint black. These are masculine and nice right from Bose. On the bigger side but couldn't care less for the noise cancelling and auditory performance. -the app and controls kinda suck, not going to lie. Had some connectivity issues with the app and had to reset the buds for it to connect to them. You need the app to connect to them change any settings.. I find it annoying that you can't turn the controls off or customize any of the touch shortcuts. I had much cheaper buds with completely customizable touch controls and the app would let you turn off all or any singular touch control you don't want for any situation. Bose, epic hardware, just hire one good software guy too. -the only actual problem and complaint I have with these are you can't turn off the noise cancelling or noise enhancing feature entirely. If you are on a motorcycle or in heavy wind, noise cancelling buds give loud feedback and the XM4s allowed you to turn that off but still get audio, these are always on. Again, epic hardware, hire a software guy. Overall, nothing even comes close to these ear buds regardless of the mediocre software attached to them that you will almost never use after initial setup. That being said, they should solve that issue cause it's not very hard to do and for $300 and the best hardware on the market, a good fully customizable software program to go with them would really seal the deal and complete the package.

Stable connection with gadgets (my things are Fujitsu laptop and iphone mini). The previous blutooth wireless earset was zebra 85t, which is also quite good product. But when I approach some electronic things, for example bus card terminal or some passengers' unknown possession, connection was disturbed within about 1m radius. Sony's most recent eatset also has great quality, but was bit uncomfortable due to the heavy weight. Hope battery last long.

I have tried sony sennheiser and many other brands but I was suprised with Bose QC 2 though it is an 2022 model but it delivers excellent anc and sound quality is very good especially if you are a bass lover.

Dear Bose QC-2, I waited almost a year to get it in the market. I read hell of the reviews for over 3 months, and ascertained over ANC being 100% better standing no earbuds in comparison, chose to go for Bose QC-2 buds. Reduced from 5 to 4 stars is just a flaw, I say it is, as I experienced, right bud dominant. Alike every reviewer, I would not be listing pros vs cons, perhaps, right dominancy periods the buds. You take out the right bud, it will auto connect the mobile & works fine, however, if you take out the left one, what it does is a signature thunder-like sound but would not get connectted to my phone. Secondly, the ANC functions optimal, even, i would say extraordinary when both buds are on. The moment you take down any, the ANC goes drastic low, recognizably low. It does proclaim this that it does so so as to get you aware of the world around or to let you 'hear through ', but sense is very common on this to have ANC active even with either bud put on so shall the person at the other side shall listen only to me & not the commotion all around. And, what it does is the same thing I would hate it doing for worst, is amplifying the surround sound. Here, I am writing over solo bud use, I mean, not having them both on ear. The software too does zero in this. Earlier, the 'bose connect' did all well, while now, the 'bose music' does it all. What I prefer or rather recommend is that you shall at least fix this ANC issue with updated firmware release. Maybe, I am, brain-dead Bose follower, you name any Bose products & I have them all. Wanted to give less rating but Bose has a kind of impression on my brain and mind, even after having had released tons of foul products, I think, very seldom would I be lowering my ratings from 4 below. Update on 7Mar2023: Bose fixed the 'right dominant' issue with the firmware update. The ANC too is quite impressive though not much, perhaps still is (hellbent for Bose, trying to be unbiased). Raising it from 4 to, well deserved, 5 stars. Keep up excellent work, would have been better if could have before having had hit open market I suggest.

Della qualità del suono BOSE sappiamo già tutto e non c’è’ molto altro da aggiungere, solo che queste EarPods sono all’altezza del marchio. Metto stelle perché: 1) sono ergonomiche, non cascano mai dell’orecchio e le sento molto stabili, sensazione di stabilità che a questo livello io ho provato solo con le Samsung Buds Live, quelle a forma di fagiolo per capirci. Ovvio che non esiste un padiglione auricolare uguale all’altro quindi questo punto è da prendere con le pinze 2) la gestione dei comandi con il touch è la migliore che abbia mai provato con qualunque marca di Earpods prima (Samsung, Apple, Huawei etc). La superficie di contatto è ampia e liscia quindi i comandi sono davvero molto facili da eseguire. Questo è un punto di forza. 3) il costo è elevato, senza dubbio. Io le ho acquistate con lo sconto durante le offerte del Prime Day a 170 euro e così può andare bene ma normalmente costano attorno ai 230 euro ed è tanto. Certo, si posizionano in una fascia molto alta. 4) Pairing facile e veloce su iPhone tramite la apposita app ma si può anche fare senza, però meglio usare la app.

I have a pair of earbuds and the Bose QuietComfort 45 Noise Cancelling Headphones. I got the headphone before the earbuds. The earbuds were a present and I didn't think I would ever use them. However, they are even better than the excellent headphones. The sound quality is excellent but the noise cancelling is fantastic. Background noise is reduced to a hum, but be careful I have missed several announcements on trains meaning the first I knew the train was changing destination was when it started moving again and was going in the wrong direction! In comparison to the Bose QC 45 headphones, it is difficult to explain but they are another level better. Which makes you wonder how good the next Bose headphones are going to be. Negatives. The Bose Music app is basic it does offer some personalisation but not much. i downloaded an app named SoundID that enhances the audio significantly, but it isn't needed, just adds more. I had a lot of connection issues painting the earbuds to the app. And Bose wasn't too helpful. But in reality, you don't need the app to use them As for the buds them selves, the negative would be they are fiddly and slippy. they do feel when taking them in and out of the case that they will slip out of your fingers. For those with dexterity concerns be careful. So apart from the basicness of the app, not an issue with the earbuds and the slippiness of them. They are the best earbuds I have experienced. As I am not a professional tester I don't have much experience with other high-end earbuds, but these are excellent. If you want a great pair of earbuds and don't mind paying the high price these are a good buy.