Bose QuietComfort Earbuds - True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation and Mic, USB-C Charging, IPX4 Rating, Up to 8.5 Hours of Playtime, White

Supplements my Bose headphones. I have found these to more as well, and easier to use when I go to noisy environment. Have found the battery life, when used only for noise reduction to be six (6) to eight (8) hours on a 100 percent charge. The carrying case acts also as a charge unit. The case has its only rechargeable battery. Have recharged the carrying case in less than one (1) hour.The design fits my ear(s) without discomfort. The item ships with different sized ear buds, to accommodate individual's ear canal.Sound quality is excellent, can be used as no sound reduction (just as an ear bud), noise reduction (with and without, say music), and what is called aware mode (which amplifies the surroundings (for those who may not hear something while concentrating on something else)).

I was gifted a pair of these Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds by a close friend of mine.I have been using Air Pod Pros both the 1st and 2nd Generation exclusively and nothing else. I use Foam Tips on my Air Pod Pros and have been very happy with the sound quality, noise cancellation effectiveness, and comfort with the Foam tips.I ordered some Foam Tips for these Bose QC Earbuds and I'm not sure if it was just the brand or simply how the tips mount to the Bose QC earbuds but I did not like the Foam Tips that I purchased for these ear buds. They did not create an effective seal when inserted into the ear canal and it did not matter if it was S/M/L because of the lack of the seal creation it rendered the noise cancellation useless.I have had these about 3 days now and have been giving them a good test run.The silicone tips in medium that come attached to the Bose QC earbuds have actually been comfortable to wear in my ears.I don't understand why they have been so comfortable to wear seeing that Apple Air Pod Pros silicone tips hurt my ears.The silicone Tips on the Bose QC create a great seal while in my ear canal and the noise cancellation is every bit as effective as my Air Pod Pros using the Foam tips.If you go read earlier reviews on the Bose QC earbuds you will see all the negative reviews about connection issues, mic issues, etc.Bose revamped the Bose QC earbuds correcting all the issues from their earlier versions of the ear buds.In addition to that they came out with an app to compliment the ear buds. In the Apple Store it's called Bose QC earbuds.I charged the ear buds to 100% in the case when I first opened them up in the box.I downloaded the app from the Apple App Store.I went to Bluetooth on my phone and connected the Bose QC ear buds to my phone. Open the case and it should put them in pairing mode automatically.I placed the ear buds in my ears and opened the app.I connected my ear buds to the app.Right away I saw there was a software or firmware update. While the ear buds are in your ears and the app is open and you have good signal run the update took about 3 minutes.You can customize everything on your ear buds to your personal preferences in the app. It is extremely easy to do in the app. You can also name the earbuds in the app and on your phone.The mic quality has been good and no one has complained to me yet.The battery life has been great.I think at $149 you will not find a better pair of noise cancelling ear buds. They are performing as good if not better than my Air Pod Pros.The one feature that I have been enjoying is the voice command feature to control things.You can turn your camera on. Maybe you want to take a selfie or get a group photo. Wearing your ear bud(s) you can say Hey Headphones...(pause)...Take Photo and the iPhone camera will take a picture. It is very slick.Great value for the money! Considering I got mine gifted from one of my buddies these have exceeded my expectations.They are every bit as good as my Air Pod Pros 2nd generation. These will be my primary ear buds moving forward.Because Bose revamped them, added an app to compliment them, and kept the name the same there is a lot of confusion by customers. They do not understand the issues with the earlier versions have been corrected. I did not even know until I started stumbling onto videos discussing all of this stuff.Give them a try you will be pleasantly surprised.This coming from someone who has only used Apple Air Pod Pros for last several years.I know Bose is good because I have used many of their over the ear noise cancelling headsets in the past. QC1, QC2, QC25, QC35, QC45.These QC earbuds with their noise cancelling are every bit as good. They sound great.Hope this review helps someone in their decision making.

First, I want to say the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2024 are easily the most comfortable I’ve ever had. The sound is great (not a audiophile here, so strictly an objective opinion) And the noise cancellation is, far and away, better than expected. All this is why I’ve tried everything to work through a major design flaw.All the reviews praise these buds, only mentioning (almost as an aside) that there are connection issues. Also, many purchaser reviews play down this problem – only commenting about one side or the other temporarily losing connection (an occasional glitch with many brands)What they’re missing is that all of these reviews seem to be using the buds while engaged in some activity (eg: gym, running, walking, etc). When sedentary (ie: motionless, lying down or reclining) the Bose Buds will consistently lose their connection. I’ve even tried to disable in-ear detection (the option to do so not offered by Bose). Using tape over the in-ear sensor, I’ve found that the buds still seem to require some motion to “stay alive”.I am currently awaiting delivery of my 3rd replacement earbuds and am really hoping that at some point Bose will try to do something about this in a future firmware update.-- Update --The following (in brackets) I submitted to Bose today to try to solve the issue I was having<< I am now on my 4th pair of Bose QuietComfort Earbuds (gen 2) 2024. This latest replacement has proven to be the best functioning so far. The primary problem, however, still persists.In doing some testing I believe a possible a clue to the cause of my most nagging issue has shown up. My primary use of the earbuds is for meditation (ie: while wearing them my head is almost entirely motionless). It appears that the buds are designed to detect movement and that a lack of motion causes one or both of the buds disconnect periodically.Testing this hypothesis during a few listening sessions, I made a point of moving my head every 10 minutes. By doing so, I was able to listen without interruption through several tests (one of then for an hour & 45 minutes). Of course, having to concentrate on moving my head is no acceptable solution. >>- - After reviewing my query, I was informed that this is, indeed part of their design and nothing can be done. The fact that it’s a problem that many have mentioned in You-tube reviews and online comments was not addressed. My conclusion is that Bose is now a company trading on its past reputation and should be avoided. Thus - for obvious reasons - I've reduced my rating to 1 star (zero is not an option here)