Tech · Bose · 2023
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
The most convincing low-frequency isolation here, wrapped in the most comfortable clamp.
Overall
8.1
out of 10
Axis scores
Tech is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.
Average of 5 axes
8.1/10
- Performance
- 9.0
- Value
- 6.9
- Durability
- 7.8
- Ease of use
- 8.4
- Design
- 8.4
- Performance — How well it does the core job
- Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
- Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
- Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
- Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room
Specs
- Type
- Over-ear, closed
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive
- Battery
- About 24 hrs with ANC on
- Folding
- Folds flat and inward
As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.
Is it for you
Buy it if
- Aircraft cabins and train carriages are your normal listening environment
- You wear headphones for six hours at a stretch
- Glasses make most clamping headbands unbearable
Skip it if
- You want deep EQ control rather than presets
- aptX is irrelevant to you and the premium is hard to justify
Bose has always tuned for the sensation of pressure disappearing rather than for measured attenuation across the spectrum, and that is exactly what makes cabin noise vanish. Owner reports on comfort are close to unanimous, which matters more than a decibel figure on a nine-hour flight.
What you give up is control. The app offers modes rather than curves, and the immersive audio processing is either a feature you like or one you switch off within a week.
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