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

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.

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'm reviewing these purely for those who need headphones for running. After my trusty Bose Sound Sport gave up the ghost I've tried the Pixel Buds 2 pro and Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 and sent both back. The Pixel Buds sounded OK but a bit of wind and they were all over the place, skipping tracks and generally misbehaving. Thought I'd give the Cambridge Audios a go given the great reviews. They did sound great when not moving but after a while the sweat drips were leaking into the ear canal and lost all the seal making the sound totally useless. Back to Amazon then before my final throw of the dice, these relatively cheap Bose Quiet Comforts. I downloaded the app and fiddled with EQ settings for a bit more bass and was ready to go. I found turning the noise cancellation to off stopped most of the intrusive wind noise whilst given you still some awareness of what's around you. What I noticed straight away was how comfortable they felt. The sign of good running headphones is when you forget your wearing them and these definitely did that over the 15 mile run. At no point did I worry they were going to fall out and they also give a great seal, no sweat leaking into the ear canals. In fact when it came to taking them out I almost had to rip then out so tight did they fit. These are Bose so no need to worry about sound quality, bass is responsive, trebles clean and mids nicely textured. Overall everything you could want from a reasonably priced pair of headphones - £129 purchase price, over £100 cheaper than the PowerBeats Pro for example. If you need them to handle long, sweaty runs these are definitely the buds to go for.

Bought these as a replacement for my Sennheiser TW3s which were a charging tragedy from day one and finally broke after 2 years of frustrating use. The good news is the sound quality was equivalent to the TW3s and the ANC really is the best in town. Sadly, they suffered from persistent and annoying Bluetooth disconnections. I'm not talking about the sort of occasional dropouts or fritzing that occur in large crowds (like getting off a train at a busy London train station). I'm talking sat at home listening to music on your phone (not in a pocket) on your own. Sometimes it would just be the left ear that dropped, occasionally the right and sometimes both at the same time. I looked into it and it seems a common issue with android and Bose. Apparently the Bose QC app is really intrusive and can be the issue. I followed all the recommended online advice (bluetooth setting changes, app settings changes, even deleted the app after setup) and these "seemed" to improve things. By improve I mean instead of dropouts every 4-5 songs - I could maybe get a good hour in before it happened. After a few days I'd had enough and I returned them as I wasn't prepared to put up with that level of poor experience - the Sennheiser TW3s may have been a charging tragedy - but at least they NEVER cut out on me. I've now been persuaded that the TW4s have fixed the charging issues so I've now bought a pair instead. TBH I'm beginning to wish we could go back to tethered headphones. Wireless earbuds have not been a happy experience for me so far.

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 fantastic 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 starts, 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, 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 is should restart the device they are connected to. Overall though, the pros still outweigh the cons.... just

These headphones are excellent. I have previously used the Sony WF-1000XM3, and found that they would often disconnect, and even having tried with a variety of tips they never felt like they fit well. These Bose in-ear headphones have a tip & seal design, to ensure they are properly seated in your ear, which also helps with the noise cancelling, which is also excellent. The sound quality is superb, across a variety of music genres, even at low volumes. The noise cancelling so good that I’m not even aware people are talking around me, and can barely even hear loud noises such as cars or trains (be careful of what’s going on around you!). I have never needed to use these at more than about 2/3rds of max volume as the noise cancelling is so good. The battery lasts ages, I’ve owned these for several months and icky charged them 3-4 times so far. They also charge very quickly. The only downside, which is relatively minor, is that the headphones don’t really sit well within the charging case, like on the Sony headphones. More like they sit on top of a magnetic slot. Tuis can mean if you drop them that the headphones will pop out. To the people that have mentioned the ‘weird voice’ that says ‘headphones connected’ as soon as you put them on, that sounds very low quality; either this isn’t as bad as it used to be, or I’m simply not bothered by it. Overall I’m very happy with these headphones - if your looking for in-ear headphones with excellent quality audio and excellent noise cancelling then these are the ones to get.

Do yourself a favor and DO NOT invest in these! 1 - The 2 (yes 2, not one, not none but 2) tiny pieces of rubber that size the earbuds to your ears are easily lost and extremely difficult to handle because they're so small. I lost one and when I tried to order a new pair from Bose I saw that I couldn't order just the size I needed but I would have had to order all 3 pairs which I will never use, not to mention the £15.00 price! And then there wasn't even any stock online at bose.com! This meant I had to order generic ones 2 - BEWARE that if you are trying to use these earbuds when it is drizzly, rainy or you sweat whichever commands you have assigned to the 'tap' on the left or right earbud will keep activating by itself. The earbuds cannot differentiate between a tap of a finger on them and moisture near them! This its VERY frustrating and has on many occasions meant that I could not use them 3 - Due to the above issue my earbuds keep going into bluetooth pairing mode, and then after that the left earbud mutes itself! 4 - On many occasions when first putting them in my ears they were either not connected or only one was connected. I am forever having to unpair an re-pair them and that does not always work 5 - The ONLY positive about these £130 earbuds is the sound quality and the noise cancelling, however, they need to first work long enough for you to experience this feature! I DO NOT RECOMMEND purchasing them, the issues far outweigh the benefits! Quite useless and very fiddly and frustrating

These are good! I am coming from some older earbuds, namely the original pixel buds pro earbuds. I felt that those earbuds hit a better price point than their successors, the pixel buds pro 2, did. They recently started to give me some trouble and the battery has been degrading quite rapidly, so I know I needed to look for a new set. These Bose buds caught my eye as the largest limitation with the OG pixel buds was their ANC performance. I use earbuds a lot when performing yard work, so drowning out various tools and traffic noise were top of my priorities. Additionally, I did not want to spend 200+ USD on something like the AZ100 or the more premium offers from Sony/Bose. These have filled those requirements nearly perfectly. I am very impressed with ANC performance, they seem very similar to my Sony WH-XM3s. This is a very impressive feat for in ear buds, but I know that the Sonys are a few generations old at this stage. I can say that they handily outperform the pixel buds. This seems especially true with higher frequency sounds. Overall, very impressed with how they handle noise suppression/ANC in busy environments as well. Voices seem to be suppressed quite well. I was also presently suprised by sounds quality. I think that these sound a little better than the OG pixel buds do. Clarity is better, especially in the mids. These also tend to get really loud, especially compared to the pixel buds. I notice I am often not using more than 50% of the volume available to achieve normal listening volumes. Bass is somewhat bloated, overall similar to the Sony WH-XM3s, but this is overall a pleasurable tune and can be adjusted with a 5 band equalizer. There are some potential downsides. While the buds themselves feel high quality, the case feels relatively cheap and oversized. The OG pixelbuds have been rock solid for me. Their case has survived numerous drops and being mistaken for a dog toy a time or two. The Bose QC case feels much lighter and the cover feels much thinner. The hinge also does not feel nearly as robust. With that said, I do appreciate that they sell a replacement charging case for 60$. While it was touched on, I do also want to mention that the case seems just a little too large. It's about 50% thicker than the pixel buds or airpods. It's still very pocketable, but I do not think I will carry them with me at all times like I did with the pixel buds. The intrusiveness of the larger case in conjunction with my concerns about durability make me hesitant. Overall, these are really nice earbuds. I have not experienced any connectivity issues using the latest update. They connect and play quickly as expected. They have had great stability in ear, even while running. I think these strike a very good value for money where spending more may have diminishing returns. I think this is especially relevant as it seems that all wireless earbuds tend to have a lifespan of a few years before they are end of life due to wear or battery degradation. It's hard for me to justify spending more on something I can only expect to last 2-4 years.

Good quality sound, comfortable

Happy with these. Very happy with the ear fit, they feel snug and secure (so long as you get them in the correct ear.) Not quite as easy to use as the over the ear headphones, but I'm getting familiar with them. I haven't yet worked out how to (or if I can) skip forwards and back in a podcast.

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 .

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