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QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

94 positive 4 neutral 28 negative

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BOSE QuietComfort Ultra (2. Gen.) Headphones ruined after February Update

Unfortunately I only can exchange them for another pair in my country. I bought them directly from Bose and there isn’t an option to return them. I’ll probably wait a little if there will be a fix of the update, but if not I’ll either try to ask Bose for a refund or will sell them. Edit: what’s even

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Butterscotchblob in r/bose

April 8, 2026 3:08 PM

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My Earcups on Bose QC Ultra broke after 3 months

The material splitting is a known defect. Bose support will replace them if you politely bug them about it But the replacement will do the same thing after a few months. Get a good after-maket pair of earcups. I went through at least 7-8 official Bose earcups on mine before I gave up. I've got the Q

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lorimar in r/bose

April 26, 2026 5:23 PM

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Quiet Comfort build quality

Honestly I would have disagreed with you, but my now coming up on 1 year old qc ultra overears are feeling pretty cheap right now, the swivel hinge on the earcups creaks so loudly, my earcups themselves both spontaneously ripped just as the 1 year mark hits. Luckily I called Bose just in time before

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13300c in r/bose

April 28, 2026 6:28 AM

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Which one is better? The Bose qc ultra or sony wh-1000xm5

There are sometimes some clicking or scratching sounds that I can hear, but it's only noticable in silent moments. However you should get the Sony's because the QCU are unreliable and Bose doesn't support their products. They wont do anything about my QCU that lost audio in one ear EVEN THOUGH I BOU

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Snazzy21 in r/bose

January 21, 2026 12:51 AM

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Should I or should I not?

Gonna be contradictory. Maybe just my experience but I’ve had 2 of the gen 1 QCU and both had button issues with the hardware and consistent problems with dropping Bluetooth connections. Just my experience so I don’t know how common the issues are but noting for you. The ANC is very good, as is the

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mrnghm in r/bose

October 31, 2025 4:20 PM

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thoughts on quiet comfort ultra?

Once sorted out I generally like my QCUs, especially the comfort and deep ear cups, but: The ear cushions split along the sonic welded seams WAY too quickly, and Bose replacements are very pricey. I tried aftermarket that looked and fit well, but the loss of a lot ANC makes them a NO-GO. I have repa

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JF_WPA in r/bose

November 8, 2025 2:35 AM

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Bose Ultra Comfort earpads falling apart fast vs 6-year-old Sony WH-1000XM3, your experience?

Bose earpads are the worst ever. Have both Bose qcu and Sony xm6. Sonys earpads looks the same all the time but Boses broke after 2 months in several places :-(

PerfectTale3055 in r/bose

November 13, 2025 7:41 PM

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