Bose Ultra Open Earbuds - Flawed - Don't Buy! 

I just got myself a pair today. First of all, they are the most comfortable. I don’t like anything in my ear or covering my entire ear. The sound is surprisingly good for open earbuds. I’m not experiencing any of the other problems anyone else is. I don’t hear static. There’s no dinging between songs. I’m not using this for phone calls though. I’m using it strictly to listen to music. My husband’s a professional musician. He tested them out and said they were super comfortable and they sound surprisingly good. I don’t know why everyone is so negative about these. You can’t compare these to any other type of Earbud except for an open type. There are not that many on the market. The only negative things are the cost and that the battery can’t be replaced. I was ready to return these after seeing all these videos. But I think it’s an individual experience for each person.

Are you able to get ahold of the Huawei Freeclips and compare those to the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds? That would be more of an Apples to Apples type comparison. Some of us travel overseas and can get them. I've seen other reviews but you seem to be more thorough and I'm really curious about your opinion. Thanks!

Won these for free. The privacy is better than I expected, they don’t bleed that much. About 60-70% power you don’t have bleeding at all.. My biggest flaw is that I noticed everyone I call say the microphone is horrendous. I always have to use my phone speaker so I’m not annoying them.

I am looking for earbuds that don’t hurt my ears. These hurt me very much. I have tried AirPods and Apple beats. They both hurt the inside of my ears, like the ear drums. Not the fit. So I figured the ANC maybe the issue. I tried Shokz open fit and now Bose ultra open and my ear drums don’t hurt. But the fit hurts the exterior of my ear. The only one I have used that doesn’t hurt me are my old jabra headset with mike that I have used all day on my computer for work. I am looking for something for personal use on my iPhone. Any other recommendations?

What do you think of the Huawei Freeclip? Did you hear bad things about it?

What about open ear alternatives. I use the shokz not bad. The other issue with these Bose is no multipoint pairing?!?

These are best earbuds i have owned. so confortable and music is great listening to and no problems. Dont understand why people complain so much about these. Maybe there paid by Apple. LOL

I got them and I love them. I was surprised. And yes I love earbuds but I am blown me away. No there not like my 15 other headsets. I have the Shokz open run I like them to but those Bose are working for me.

I have had these buds for a week now, and I think they're great. They are (too) expensive and they aren't perfect, but I disagree with several of your points. That they don't use a touch sensor is a plus for me (no accidental commands from hoodies, cushions etc.). The buttons are big, but are nicely placed. And they have lots of functions. The sound is good and I didn't experience the bluetooth dropouts or static (using an android phone). I also never needed to have it at 75% or higher volume and I used it on trains, at work, walking, biking etc. I also asked people next to me at work or in the car, if they could hear the music while I had it at 50%. And they said they couldn't.

There are not many selections for open-air headphones, i had airpaod 1 & 2 gen, they are not open air, and i had one broken and one lost. My Sony linkbud just broken. Honestly, it sucks, especially when I wear them longtime, it just breaks my ear, and the sound quality bad. I believe bose is the best and only option for me so far. It is so comfortable. the only issue is, and i want to ask, doesn't anyone feel the volume is too low?

I bought a pair yesterday, phone call quality was terrible & music had occasional pops & drops. Just updated to 1.10.4 & these issues seem to have disappeared. Loving not having something in my ear canal or earpods that fall out every time I tip my head.

I ding sound between media pauses is wild! What were they thinking. All we need is a open earbud with good bass. They should fire the whole R&D team, it's not that not that deep. I hope you try JBL's SoundGear Sense open earbuds, when they come out next month. Some countries have them already and I heard they actually got deep bass unlike anything in its class. They supposed to kill the competition point blank period. I can't wait 🤞

Just a suggest for you future videos how 'bout instead of saying hash but true, hash but here's my opinion of the BOSE Ultra Earbuds and list your personal objections. As you've read comments from others like my self we really like them regardless of the price. Otherwise you're creating click bait, unless that's your motivation. We live in such devise times and as Bill Mauer said can we turn the volume down from something other than 11?

For me, sound quality is everything, I’ll stick with my Ultra QC’s

I have a chance to get these for $99cad. Would you say it’s worth it? Would love anyone’s opinion.

Thank you for the frank / practical review and advice. I have the Bose Quiet Comfort 2 earbuds , still have occasional connection issues (ANC however is great). Won't be buying these after watching your review.

Totally agree with Fredo, purchase 3 days I sent back .

thanks for the review! I'm actually glad that there is no touch sensor. I avoid them since i mainly use Open Earbuds for my Marathon training. My long hair messes with them (Bose QC Ultra, Oladance OWS Pro). These are win for me but yeah $300 is way to steep. 😥

I bought them, like them.

I liked the look of them, but they were never going to be worth $300. For open buds, I'm using soundcore V30i's, they are great for under 50.

Thank you my friend..

I should see this before i buy mine. I have every issue you are saying. The bad connection. The buzzing.its junk

OK I'm going to challenge what you're saying because I really like them and "hears" why. They are super lightweight, compact, sound great AND they are very comfortable to wear. While there are other options for open air ear buds they aren't comfortable and they are vey clunky looking. BTW their discreteness or fashion statement is not why I wear them as others have said. They DO NOT have a serious sound bleed issue with others being able to hear them like you claim. You must be in a quiet library and if that's the case why would you turn up the volume? The popping issue you describe have been fixed with the latest firmware update. This issue wasn't caught before they were released but you've gotta give these guys a break because as these defects are revealed they fix them right away. Was your computer software perfect the day it was released? Definitely not. But you need to at a certain point stop testing and put the product out in the wild. I don't know what you're talking about with the audio sounding muffled in videos. Have you downloaded the BOSE app and adjusted the EQ? I'm listening to your video and you sound great although I disagree with your opinions. :/ As far as the price if I'm able to enjoy them without what I'm about to describe, they're worth it to me. I own the Quiet Comfort II and while they sound awesome they irritate my ears after a short time wearing them. My ears end up itching and then they start weeping. This wetness eventually dries and I get crusty flaking. I know sounds weird but as I've read many others have experienced the same issues with in ear earbuds as allergic reaction to the silicon ear piece. This is especially why I like them. This compliant is not limited to BOSE as I experienced it with my Sennheiser ear buds too. With all earbuds no matter what you think of them, your ears will get sore and they must be removed. These can be worn ALL DAY LONG! In fact because they are so comfortable I sometimes forget I'm wearing them. Is the sound like my Quiet Comfort II's? Not exactly but damn close and awesome for an open ear bud system. You don't get it. Doing a reboot improving the Quiet Comfort II adding the features that you feel are missing will not change my discomfort with them. These are a COMPLETELY different category of headphones. Kudos to BOSE attempting to improve their initial release of their earlier version of open ear headphone.....and they succeeded! This design is a bold step forward and that's what BOSE does as the innovating leader in sound products. I still have my first generation noise cancelling over the ear headphones with the clunky box in the wire made over 20 years ago! Other manufactures at the time were scratching their heads how they came up with this idea. If you don't know what I'm talking about, google it. Others just copy BOSE. Watch, there will be similar products from SONY, SAMSUNG and others with the rubber strap around the ear. Pure genius. They are NOT wasting their time on this category. This category will only get bigger in the future as they refine the category with future releases. Finally about the noise cancelling, if I want the noise cancelling feature I will wear my over the ear noise cancelling headphones, that won't "earitate" my ears. I'm definitely keeping my BOSE Ultra Open Earbuds...and they are not flawed as you claim, just being continually refined with future firmware updates. David

They are the best

Too many pairing issues with my Apple Watch! Returning them, not worth the money

With all due respect, you need to do your homework better before reviewing. Your reference to driver size is wrong for both models from Bose. "Bose says these have a larger 12mm driver compared to the 9.4mm driver found in the QC Ultra Earbuds."

I didn't experience any of these issues. The bleeding factor doesn't kick in till you are almost maxed out. Great head phones for all day use.. this video was not helpful or relatable.

You completely missed the point of why anyone would buy these. It's for people that don't wanna stick some shit in their ears, and there aren't that many alternatives. If you're ok with sticking shit in your ears, your choices are literally endless, from some cheap Hama buds for 10 bucks, all the way to Sennheiser Conversation Clear Plus Buds, which are like 850 bucks.

These suck! You cannot connect them to their app at all. I had spent 2 hours trying to connect it to the app. Not worth the price for the inconvenience of these things.

Why buy either if they're garbage

Bought these and the mic is awful