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QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

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Looking for Headphones with the Best Noise Cancelling (Work & Reading Focus)

Sony is largely considered the top tier noise canceling headphones, they also have ldac capabilities so you also get near lossless sound quality, but a lot of people find the frequency they use for anc to be rather uncomfortable. So it's a trade off. This is for widely available commercial grade hea

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Yuppersbutters in r/HeadphonesAdvice

April 26, 2026 10:30 AM

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[rant] QC Ultra: Fire the guy who invented this hellish power button

Assuming you're talking about the Gen 1: Make sure you update the firmware in the app. I had similar issues with the power button, until a firmware update that "improved the power-on experience" or something to that effect. Yes the regular QC's slider switch is still more intuitive, abut the update

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TrampAbroad2000 in r/bose

April 27, 2026 5:27 PM

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How bad is the ANC on the Momentum 4?

There isn't much of a difference with the XM4 in terms of ANC. But in terms of durability, sound quality, and battery life? Defo go with the Sennheiser. Speaking from someone who owns/owned Bose QC45, QC Ultra, XM4 and 5, APM, and M4. If I were to pick two daily driver headphones, it'd be the QCU an

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literaturean in r/sennheiser

May 21, 2025 7:32 AM

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Favorite headphones?

Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 for when I’m going out, amazing noise canceling that doesn’t make me feel dizzy and super comfortable, Sennheiser Momentum 4 for staying at home or on super low noise environments, noise canceling isn’t as good but they’re comfortable to wear and have good sound quality. :) Both

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__theeteernal in r/autism

May 6, 2026 5:30 PM

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ANC Headphone advice (JBL vs Bose)

Can't comment on JBL but I own both Airpods Pro 2 and the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra (not the 2nd gen, though I feel like they're quite similar) and I love them both! I mostly choose the Airpods because they're easier to carry with me and I feel like the ANC of in-ear headphones is naturally better be

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embarrassed__soup in r/AutisticAdults

February 20, 2026 4:15 PM

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