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QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

94 positive 4 neutral 28 negative

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Noise cancelling headphones recommendations

Bose Quiet Comfort ULTRA. Ultra. Ultra. With the extra spend. I also love my AirPod Max's. They're a bit heavier but also nice. The Bose QCU are light and loud. Or put on the ANC and a 432Hz flow and you won't hear a kitten mewing beside you.

1toomanyat845 in r/AuDHDWomen

January 24, 2026 10:38 PM

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Waiting for the M5 announcement

Same! I'm so hyped about them, and specifically about them fulfilling the following criteria: Sound at least as good as the Momentum 4 Have significantly better ANC, better than the Momentum 4 and HDB 630, ideally at least something that's gonna feel like it's either as good or almost as good as the

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Jabouriel in r/sennheiser

May 7, 2026 2:40 AM

4

Best ANC headphones for Apple users: AirPods Max 2 vs Sony WH-1000XM6 vs Bose QC Ultra 2

My opinion is Bose all around. I have tested the QC ultra 2 and I currently own the qc ultra 2 earbuds and the best ANC is gonna come from the QC over any of the other options. I’ve heard countless stories from people about the xm6 and it being either a regret buy or something that was returned if i

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Active_Cancel_3686 in r/bose

April 26, 2026 11:43 PM

4

Already starting to hate these headphones (Melomania P100)

You bought a wireless pair of headphones to use them as a wired pair of headphones, but also to use in bed? I think someone needed to do more research before making a purchase. These are, outside of absolute ANC and transparency performance, amongst the best pair of wireless headphones I’ve tried, i

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Phenomdemon in r/CambridgeAudio

August 19, 2025 2:34 PM

8

Should I or should I not?

If it means anything, I have the Bowers and Wilkins PX8 S2, and the Bose quietcomfort ultra 2, and the latter are better in both the sound and ANC department. The Bowers have better build quality. If I were to be taking a flight, the Bose would be coming with me

Polycosm- in r/bose

October 31, 2025 3:36 PM

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How Does MacBook Neo Cost Less Than Apple’s AirPods Max 2 Headphones?! - CNET

So which Bluetooth anc headphones follow the curve all the way and not have any dropped off? I'm not sure. You'd have to research it. The Bose Quiet Comfort 45's do pretty good up to about 8k (follow the red and green lines), which is forgivable compared to Apple dropping the ball at 1k. The Bose QC

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78914hj1k487 in r/apple

March 21, 2026 3:54 AM

4

After about a month of research I ended up going for the QCU2. Two weeks in now and I'm pretty happy with them. Here's my thoughts.

I have this setup too: Bose QCU 2 + Dongle Sennheiser BTD 700 and I have purle light (AptX Lossless) and it sounds amazing, no compression at all, like if its cable connected via USB-C. It’s basically CD quality (if the source is losslesss too). The only problem with Aptx Lossless (purple light on B

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killmoon in r/bose

April 21, 2026 6:54 PM

3

HDB 630 ANC

If you can miss the money for commuting just get the bose qc ultra 2nd gen they are better sounding and just a tad worse anc will still being top tier, mostly regarded as the most complete headphone wireless of last year its almost always qcu 2- 1 hdb630- 2 and then the other wireless ones

BDW7761 in r/sennheiser

January 12, 2026 6:55 PM

3

QC vs QC Ultra (Gen 1) – worth +60€?

I was really torn between these two models as well. From what I’ve read, the 1st Gen Ultras can be quite problematic. People mentioned that because the volume buttons aren’t physical, there are times when they just don’t register a touch. Also, I heard that the Spatial Audio doesn't work quite like

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TicketMan1234 in r/bose

March 19, 2026 11:21 PM

3

The bass is out of this world

What an objective piece of shit headset. As someone who spends far, far more time with headphones than average (I travel for work; 150+ flights a year), you DO NOT want them this loud with that much bass. Fast way to get tinnitus/hearing loss. High quality active noise cancelling (ANC) is king. Redu

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Cheap_Knowledge8446 in r/holdmymoney2

May 4, 2026 12:32 PM

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