Excellent review. You cover almost everything of significance in very clear language. A lot of information in 9 minutes.

Not having wireless charging is not an issue to me, but how they implemented it feels really dirty. You have to buy an additional thing to unlock that feature? Dirty.

thanks for the mic calling reviews

Great video, and I agree with everything that you said.

Enjoyed the review Joshua .

i just went out and got the B&O to compare with the ultra - i would say the sound is the same yet the bose are more comfy

Thanks for the extensive mic test

The Bose are really good for everyday use and travel. The Sony 5’s are really good for music. I think those two are the ones right now.

Great review the multi point connect is pivotal especially for ppl with multi phones any suggestions on earbuds that sound and fit just as great as these

Agree great comfort!

Own BOSE QC II tried SONY XM5 and bought BOSE QC ULTRA Immersive audio is GREAT! Worth the money

These pair may not be as "feature rich" as others, lacking Wireless charging, multipoint, fastpair, but it really nails its main selling points, (the Quiet, and the Comfort) making them a solid choice for travelling or when you need to focus.

Great video!

i got qc35ii and qc2s, both i love, skipped 45s. might pick up the over ear ultras, i like to have both. however, im curious if the in ears have the weird angle so u can only use bose tips, otherwise u gotta find custom tips instead of being able to use silicone tips or foam tips. only thing i hated about my qc2s bt i deal. however, he said the comfort is better, so im thinking even w the angled tips thats a huge plus as my qc2s sometimes bother my canals. i really wish these companies would do a trade in program the way they do w phones because im tired of dishing 300 out every time the features get better. and when new shit comes out it makes your old stuff way cheaper on the secondary market.

I was so close to buying these on Black Friday, but I won't buy 500 ear buds to find the perfect one. The deal killer for me was lack of multipoint. It is an absolute must. Don't care about wireless charging. My $50 buds have multipoint and wireless charging. Only thing it lacks is auto pause. Granted sound quality isn't as good nor ANC, I concede that, for $250 less! The biggest reason I want Bose is their wing tips. I love them on my wired Bose QC ANC ear phones. These buds sit inside your ear but on top of the canal. This is way more comfortable. I liked the Beats Fit Pro 2, but they hurt my ear after 20 minutes and the highs were a bit harsh. Come on Bose, multipoint is a must today. With ANC so good, if I'm on my laptop or iPad Pro, I can't hear my phone ring. I will continue to wait with my upgrade. If I'm spending $300, they need to be perfect.

Love the video

Just sold my gen-1 Bose earbuds, and ordered a pair of these Ultras. Reason being, this latest iteration has APT low latency Bluetooth, which I'm hoping I can use as wireless IEMs while playing drums (Roland V-Drums, not acoustic) in a couple of bands. I've used full size studio headphones, but just find them too bulky for playing live. Also tried my old Bose QC20i with cable, and they work well, but the cable and the power pack unit on them gets in the way. I just wish Bose would enter the pro-audio market with some flat response headphones and earbuds!

This compared to XM5? I have the WH1000XM5. I'm lookign for an earbud now.

I’ve watched loads of reviews. This by far is the best review. Thank you for the comprehensive review that includes poor call quality. I have the quiet comfort II and was so disappointed with the microphone. I was considering upgrading if it had been addressed which it seems it hadn’t , so thank you for saving me £300

I've got the qc2s and I swear I toggle that anc / hear through like 20 times a day just to hear how crazy the difference is

Thanks for your review. I was looking at the Ultras vs the 2 in terms of noise cancellation for airplane travel. I'm neither here nor there concerning spacial audio. I think I'm just going to go with the 2's which are now $100 less.

What do you mean track to your head? I'm sorry I don't understand You did a pretty good job explaining

I recently got my QC II for €165 😁. The QC Ultra currently costs around €350. I'd rather buy a replacement pair of QC IIs than pay that much again for immersive audio and less battery life. I'm 36 and have lived with €10 wired headphones for over 25 years 😂 That's why I find immersive audio more irritating than pleasant.

You missed the Qualcomm snapdragon sound feature which means support for Aptx adaptive now. This makes a huge difference in sound if you got a Aptx supporting device (not Apple, mostly on Android) A lot of people probably also would like to know if the ANC white noise especially at lower loudness levels is still an issue/nerve wrecking. According to different tests it is - no difference to the IIs, unfortunately.

What about the connectivity issues..any advice on that?

I have the QC2 earbuds. The inner rubber ring unfortunately makes my ears itchy

Best ANC? Which do I buy??

I wanna see what happens if you wear these inside the over ear headphones. Is it so silent you go crazy lol but seriously im contemplating buying them and wearing them inside my nc700s or the xm4

I’m sticking with my qc1's. TEMP!

I have a question. I hear that they have a static/buzz sound that eminates from the left earbud. Is that the case for anyone else?

Will wait for the next Bose earbuds

I’m sticking with my qc2’s.

I don't care about wireless charging since it affects battery life but I would be more interested if Bose fixed the problem with wind and and, do you know if it has been resolved?

With Bose you will always get great comfort, sound quality, and anc. And I do agree with the things that you’ve said. Thanks for the video,

What's their individual weight?

I think Bose should bring back the earbud gel tips with the ear hook on the quiet comfort i, also make a case with a button closure so the earbuds don’t fly out if you drop the case or it falls

I have the Quiet Comfort 2 that I bought last year for 300 dollars. Do I drop the money for these, or keep the ones I have? Is it worth it? They are on sale for 250, black Friday. I mean I could try them from Bose and return if I don't like them but not sure.... Thanks for the video!

I own the Sony WF-1000XM4. Is worth buying the Ultra!? I mean from a sound quality standpoint! How about from a software standpoint? I find the Sony app quite advanced!

Bose music app update so it works with Android 9 and the ultras please

No comment on Snapdragon and aptx adaptive??????

How is the ANC compared to the QCII earbuds? The same or a huge upgrade since my focus is ANC alone.

Pretty clear that here in Spain I am going to get the Bose QC II earbuds for 200 euros on Prime Day than actually paying 350 euros (150 euros less!) for the Ultra name.

Listening to this video with the buds themselves lmaooo

Got the Ultra's and highly recommend them. Have the QC IIs, the AirPods Pro, and XM4s and XM5s and these are my favorite by far. For noise cancelling the both the Bose are top notch. For audio quality rate the AirPods the worst and the Sony's as slightly better than the Ultras, BUT. When I turn on immersive mode on the Ultras they blow away the Sony's in my opinion. Sony also offers an immersive equivalent, but it requires a subscription and the music supporting their approach is tiny. Regarding wireless charging I got the wireless outercase and it works as expected. Regarding multipoint don't think the AirPods works unless all Apple devices and for Sony their multipoint only supports two devices and I have three so not missing much with the Bose.

Is it worth to upgrade from qc ii to this one? I’m enjoying the qc ii tbh

The quietcomfort 2 are now $200 dont think the ultra are worth the extra money

I have read somewhere that you can not turn off the noise cancelling on the Ultra is that true ?

2 things I learned from owning these: 1. The ear tip parts have a small metal ring on them that acts like a collar to hold them on. If you use your fingernail to pry it off it will rip the rubber and they won’t be usable anymore. 2. The silicone wireless charging case cover doesn’t stay attached to the hard plastic case. I used double sided tape to secure it and that wears off easily. Personally I wish I didn’t buy it because the wireless charging isn’t that good and because the lid comes off really easily.

Which one is better please this one or sony xm-5000 ?

No wireless charging :(

Listening to this with AirPods Pro 2 USB-C and they sound great. Also sound cancelling is eliminating the conversations of others. Last week I flew for 5 hours and they were great. My only complaint is I wish the battery life was longer with ANC. Bose battery life is worse. Plus without wireless charging I can’t consider Bose QC.

I don’t blame you for this massive omission because Bose marketing has totally failed here but they’re called Ultra because of aptX Adaptive/aptX Lossless via Snapdragon Sound as well. Bose has never enabled aptX codecs before despite them being present in the SoC’s. I suspect you missed this because you don’t have an Android phone with aptX Adaptive or Lossless, and are not a wireless audiophile that likes to listen to lossless audio up to 24-bit 96kHz. aptX Lossless is revolutionary because it’s the first time we’ve been able to listen to actual bit-for-bit CD quality audio wirelessly. That’s what allows these to take an audio quality leap above the QCEII’s. If you’re just listening on iPhone then you’re still using AAC and will not experience anything new in audio quality here. As Apple and Qualcomm have this silly hate-hate relationship, we won’t be seeing aptX Adaptive/Lossless on iPhone. Bose has always favoured iPhone users. So, I’m not totally surprised at how little fanfare they’re making about the Snapdragon Sound. Add to that, the fact that Android phones with aptX Lossless are few and far between and you end up with reviews of these earbuds that are essentially unfair. I think all reviewers should have been made to assess sound quality with the ASUS Zenfone 10 or something, whilst playing back a 16-bit 44.1kHz source from a lossless steaming service. You could play the same thing from a iPhone or to a pair of QCEII’s to do a sound comparison. That would be interesting. iPhone users can buy a USB dongle to achieve aptX Adaptive from their iPhone. Creative BT-W5 is a pretty decent one. There is no aptX Lossless dongle on the market yet. It gets worse for iPhone users (like myself) as Qualcomm just announced lossless audio at up to 24-bit 192kHz via micro-power Wi-Fi is coming next year to Android phones and the next gen Bose products. Apple of course has begun to look at this with the delivery of a 5GHz radio in the AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C that as far as we know, will only operate at 20-bit with the Vision Pro. Will they add micro-power Wi-Fi audio to the iPhone 16??? Will there be a standard that works on both Apple devices and Android??? I was just about to comment that you totally lose the bass with Immersive, as you said you don’t. 🤣 I listen mostly to dance-pop/electronic with a high dependency on bass and it literally loses the lot. I have to head straight into the EQ to enable the bass boost. The normal bass boost is too strong but I find a setting of 3 or 4 is just about right to compensate for the loss. The requirement to adjust negates this option for me. Also, I believe you might not be able to use aptX Lossless at the same time as Immersive, as this was the case with the Denon Perl Pro’s. I do not like the loss of quality this induces. It’s a fun gimmick but it might not suit everybody. The change in sound stage is impressive though. The lack of multipoint is a completely moot point for me. I can only imagine most people don’t understand multipoint from an audio quality perspective. Multipoint only works if all simultaneous connections are using the same codec. 9 times out of 10, the only codec in common is SBC. So, you could not be listening to an aptX Lossless source while maintaining a connection to an iPhone using AAC, for example. Both devices would switch down to the poor-man’s SBC. These earbuds are not general purpose earbuds. They are intended for a high quality audio experience. Multipoint is for general purpose use cases where you don’t care about the quality of your audio. People need to stop moaning about the lack of multipoint by learning about the drop down to the SBC codec. That’s your grandmother’s codec, for the Gen Z’ers. It was the first and it cannot be boosted for most sources and users. Audiophile super nerds might be able to adjust SBC under the right conditions but I’d imagine each source would need to match one another so that the multipoint doesn’t have to have separate data rates for the devices.

Appreciate the honesty in your review! Honestly feels like a cash grab from Bose putting these out…

U should do either a Galaxy buds a new pixel 8 or just an iMac review I suggest to get views up (these are the things most other tuners do a blow up with it)

The ANC hiss on the bose ultra is something I can’t accept for this price and the call quality is bad as terrible. Same apply in windows 11.

Doing a call is just bad! I did send them back.

At a price tag of 300€ i expect them to replace the horrible case (size, plastic like cheapest china toys) before I'd buy any successor

Can anyone that has experience with both the QC Ultra and the Sony buds speak to how noticeable the differences are? The QC Ultras pretty much universally get called out in reviews as having better ANC but worse general sound quality, microphone quality (as demonstrated in the video), and flaws with battery and multi-point. I live in NYC and want good ANC for my walk to work, but I don't know that I'm willing to sacrifice so much other stuff for a marginal improvement in ANC.

Same here, to convince myself … 😂

I don’t know how to explain it, and I don’t want to sound racist, but you give off a Canadian vibe

No highs, no lows, must be Bose? Just kidding, these are actually very good.

Missing the Multipoint connection is a bummer! Deal breaker!!

The microphone seems really bad. Other youtubers reviewed the same and it's quite bit worse than AirPod 2, not to even mention XM5. That's really a problem when we take calls / facetime from time to time. The Ultra headphone seems pretty good in microphone functions (12 mics), I'm disappointed they aren't performing as good on the earbuds.

Got a wife that seems to like to get the last word (like yourself) Try these bad boys matter fact, try anything bose it’ll single-handedly, save a marriage😂

Do they have speak to chat features?

The “ultra” name is 100% because they’ll release a mid-range pair of Quietcomforts soon.

I’ve had Bose earbuds for quite a while. However, I do not think the upgrade is worth that extra amount of money. I feel disappointed on the ultra

If he says Mariah Carey, I dont trust this review

so to summarize, nothing new, just a new color. If you have the earbuds 2 there is no reason to spend another 300. perhaps a cooler look they are hoping people will spend another 300. marketing to the suckers. If its your first pair, then definitely get them if the buds 2 are no longer available. I am happy with my buds 2, some glitches, but the sound and NC is amazing.

I have all 3 of the Bose and the Immersive Audio is a game changer. Sony got beat.

My QC 2 are so buggy. Not only that Bose wouldnt warranty them and blocked me on instagram for saying they were buggy on a post. Petty Bose, very petty. I didnt think lack of multipoint was a big deal but my $50 ankers did 5 years ago. Id say at least twice a week I need to reset these. So imagine you get on the train. Pop in your buds and they arent working right. You spend 5 minutes resetting then a few more reconnecting. You realize you spent spent 10 minutes fooling with buds you spent $300 on. Fail.

Had these a week. After a week, definitely would not have bought again 1. They keep falling out my ears when working out, even walking around the city, doesn't feel secure 2. Noise cancelling and sound quality is fantastic (as you'd expect) 3. The touch function is very fiddly and sensitive (nightmare when it comes to Microsoft Teams - randomly starts playing the ringing sound which is impossible to stop at times) 4. Absolutely order from Bose directly so you can test them and have the option to return (which I didn't do and now regret)

too much bass in the bose qc earbuds 2

Call quality is still trash

nothing ultra about it, apart from the price

300 dollars with no wireless charging is kinda trash

Call quality still sucks

Buds? Boses? Sounds stupid hearing you say these words.

Sony xm5 is much better than bose