I'M CONFUSED | Bose Quietcomfort Ultra Earbuds! 

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I have the QC 2 and now the ultra. I love the anc, the sound quality and really love the immersive audio on the Ultras. But, I don’t get why Bose hasn’t included multipoint. Bose has a habit of stopping just short of slam dunks and I don’t get it.

The lack of multi point is nothing short of mind blowing to me. I was sure they would add it this time around… Ive been wanting the QC Buds 2 for a while but I was holding out for the Ultras and multi point. What a shame.

Bose said that it is because their earbuds use a lot of components from various other brands, which makes it hard to achieve Bluetooth multipoint.

Great video as always. I’m a call quality guy and Bose is still behind the others. Until they improve that I’ll pass

I just upgraded my QCII buds to the QC Ultra and passed my QCII's to the spousal unit, who won't ever care about spatial audio. The microphone is still just sad, and I agree that the ball was dropped with wireless charging- however, for 50 bucks you can replace the case with a wireless charging case, which is nice to have as an option.

It seems that BOSE did a cash grab move similar to DJI with their new DJI Mini 4 Pro. It would have been totally enough to do a simple software-update.

The notch design on the ear bands does help install them correctly. But more importantly, it prevents the bands from rotating. The QC ii bands when rotated don't properly fit into the case and it will prevent charging the bud. I had a couple of times when I would go to put on the QC ii buds only to find one of them has a dead battery. Sure enough, the band was always rotated out of position and the charging points weren't making contact. Spot on for the multipoint. I received my QC Ultra earbuds today and I have to say that I was pleasantry surprised. I think they are slightly louder, and the immersive audio is an interesting by pleasant feature - still evaluating it but first thoughts is that it does what it claims. FYI, Bose has a new wireless charging case as an accessory that I'm waiting on arriving.

Great review. Not worth the upgrade for me from the Quietcomfort 2... unless they start a good trade-in program, then maybe.

I have tried the Sony WF-1000XM5, B&O Beoplay Ex, and now the Bose QC Ultra. The Sony's were nice but I felt they would fit awkward in my ear even when I tried different ear tips. I did like the noice cancellation and sound quality though, the case does feel really cheap like it will break easily. The Bang and Olufsen's were the worst out of the bunch, the sound was nice but the noice cancellation was not good at all. In my opinion, for the price point you can get better earbuds for cheaper than the $400 price of the Beoplay's. The Bose QC Ultra are my favorite because the noise cancellation is amazing and they feel nice in my ears. I don't care if the case has wireless charging or not like some other people do. I also think the base EQ sounds great but once I customized the EQ by bringing up the bass it was great! Of course this is just my opinion based on my experience with them so far

great review! in my opinion, people don't buy bose for gimmicks. they buy em for the sound quality and anc which destroys the competition. way too expensive for what you get though, especially as they are china made.

Is there any improvement in how they block high frequency sounds as compared to the QCII? You've mentioned about the lows but how about the highs like voices? Are they more on par with XM5 when it comes to blocking the highs?

Feel like this is the only honest review of these so far, which I appreciate. As far as earbuds, I'm still using Galaxy Live Buds as a daily driver, but I think I'm going to pick up the Ultras since I need something noise canceling for travel. Thanks!

My wife gave me the new SonyWF-1000XM5. I treat them for two weeks and yes they are excellent for some people. I tried all the modes because they have AI based noise reduction algorithm. I had to return it because my ears started to hurt. Bose has always been ideal for my ears, it has a different feel even though the new bose don't have Wireless charging they are right one for me. My personal opinion.

They really need the multi-point connectivity. I don't care about wireless charging nearly as much.

No multipoint in 2023 Wtf bose😂

Ive had the QC 2 for over a year now and i do love them but the company itself is horrible with handling anything but the design and quality. I thought i lost one of my buds and there was no option for replacing just one bud. And i do understand they're coded together but they also know my serial so why cant they sell me one bud and recode it to match my bud? They gave me a 20$ coupon to buy a whole new set. I just dont feel like they have any support for customers after the purchase and it really makes a difference if another company comes close to quality but has better support after the purchase.

I'm pretty concerned on everyone rating the Sony xm5s for noice cancellation. I recently dropped my qc2s in water and didn't wanna buy another pair due to the release of the ultra. So I ended up with Sony's and I gotta tell ya I find the noise cancellation horrible in comparison to the qc2s

Subscribed! Love how thorough your comparisons & test are. Especially the mic test, really helpful.

Multipoint connection requires all devices to use the same codec. It usually drops down to SBC. So, I, for one, don’t miss it as I always want the highest audio quality. These earbuds are for the audio quality not the convenience factor. There’s plenty of cheap earbuds that offer multipoint if you want to connect to two devices with SBC. I don’t think wireless charging is important but you can get a case extender which adds wireless charging. It’s an extra £50 though. You can get 3rd party ones for £10. Finally unlocking the aptX Adaptive and Lossless is everything for me. These feature the QCC5181 SoC whereas the QCEII’s had the QCC5171.

I like them but I have a complain that is probably minor but bothers me...they are so slippery. I have dropped them a couple of times when removing them from my ears. They just seem to jump out from my fingers! I don’t know know what would improve that but I’m afraid of damaging them or worsen losing them.

I am not buying these. I have had a lot of problems with my QC II's and the case. I even bought a new case and still having problems with it. ANC is good, sound is good. Everything else is crap. The Ultra is more of the same.

I currently have the galaxy buds2 pro and am looking for an upgrade in sound quality in anc. Are the qc2 or ultra an actual upgrade from what i have?

I love these ear buds. Sound quality is amazing, only gripe is phone calls are better on my air pods

Still the one of the best reviewers I regularly watch and appreciate content from.

These Bose QC Ultra earbuds are really an insult to those who have bought the previous models, instead of doing the necessary software updates to fix existing problems, Bose just brings out the same products with new colors, and really tries to make people believe that these are new products, and you have to pay $50 more for a case to have wireless charging, bul*&hit 🤬 Even Apple isn't that dishonest. Ps: The Bose QC 2 earbuds have a Qualcomm processor and are therefore capable of having the Snapdragon sound and multipoint, but no, Bose is not ready to activate it by an update 🤦🏽‍♂️

I have the QuietComfort 2 that I bought last year from Bose when they launched them, and was surprised to see within a year a new model is out. I thought the pair I have we're supposed to get all kinds of updates. Trying to decide whether it's worth dropping another $300 for the new ones now...

I own the QC1, as well as qc25 and 20 and I'm wondering if the 2 and now Ultra are better for ANC?

Your earbud reviews have saved me a ton. The mic comparisons for me. Work in noisy environments, certain mics do not process correctly.

the bose app is buggy and keeps disconnecting with my phone especially when you have multiple sources which makes me uninstalling the app after I have made my settings like shortcuts and noisecancelling features....the immersive audio has a robotic sound. Also when making calls, the volume is lowered substantially compared to my music volume so i have to increase the volume everytime I answer a call. When making a call using the shortcut, the beep sound is inaudible.

What makes the bose absolutely useless to me is that you cannot disable touch controls. So if you live in a cold climate like me, if you wear a hat that covers your ears or wear a hood(or even just have long hair), as you move around that creates friction on the headphones that is enough to trigger the touch controls and the headphones go haywire.

These are the last bose products I'm ever going to buy they didn't meet my expectations the only thing I like is the noise canceling

These worth upgrading from Apple AirPods Pro!??? is it just me or does all these new boats updates seem very small and minor?

Love your review i will be buying the ultra

I bought this new Ultra, and today I initiated the exchange… the Call volume is extremely low, you can hear but very low, the music volume is great… tech support has no idea of the issue, they offer me an exchange.

Up until I lost the case and one of the earbuds of my Liberty 4, I think Soundcore were initially the ones to have the spatial audio and head tracking feature, and it sounded amazing and immersive.

I have the Quiet comfort earbuds and the QC35. I travel with an iPhone 14 pro max and an iPad Pro. I just gave my AirPod pro’s to my daughter and will be picking up a new pair of the AirPod Pro 2. I’ll also buy the QC Ultra over the ear headphones to replace the QC35’s for plane travel.

3:20 I condemn this sheepish mindset where these pretentious consumers gate-keep what we should "be grateful for" based on who made what product. This is the very definition of NPC behavior. 1. This is a $300 headset. I don't care what I "should or shouldn't expect" from Bose. $300 should justify multi-point, wireless charging, and then some. Everyone doesn't have crappy standards and willingly bends over for these stingy multi-billion dollar corporations that care about nothing but our money. 2. Cheaper products have been known to offer so much more. The Liberty 4 NC, a *$100* headset, has multi-point AND a wireless charging case that's compatible with wireless charging...so does the dated Liberty 3 Pro. Do people seriously think it's intelligent to make excuses for the world-renowned Bose to be a cheapskate instead? You'd think that people would expect BETTER of them since, you know...they have that clout. 3. The 1st generation of these earbuds, the Bose QC Earbuds, HAVE wireless charging. 4. It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Cmon Bose! 😅 Great video as always bro

What does multi point mean ? & Wireless case is $50. Another question is will the new wireless case work on the aforementioned Bose II buds ?

I've been researching alot trying to find the "best" of all around, this was a very helpful video, thank you ✊

@CEONTHEMAKING So I got these, but Im noticing the call volume is alot lower than other earbuds, especially my last pair, (samsung Galaxy buds 2 pro). Music is loud enough but call volume is considerably lowere than music. In noisy conditions you can bearly hear the other person. Do you have the same issue? BTW I have a samsung galaxy note 20.

Man i think you have the potential of being a TOEFL teacher I like the speed you speak and the way you clarify things

Was wondering when someone else would get their hands on this color way 😅

I dont know how I feel about this new ones. I bought the QC ii a month ago and now I see there is a new version for $30 more of what I paid 😢😢 gladly I see there is not much of a difference but still I kinda feel I should return these and buy the ultras? Sounds worth it? Someone help me to decide pls 🙏🏻

Paying $450 for earbuds that dont have multi device support or wireless charging 😂

I like the ultra, but what I don’t like is when you get incoming calls, it tells you the phone number instead of the name of the person calling. Update: I returned the Ultra and am going to stick with the QC2 that I already have because except for the immerse, to me they sound the exact same. But what I did do is order the QC Ultra Earbuds Fit Kit and they make the QC2 have a snug fit like the QC Ultra. So I have saved $$$.

That is very strange that they don't have wireless charging. I will probably pass. Especially since they are so expensive.

Really enjoyed your in-depth review! By the way, between the Sony 1000XM5 and the Bose QC Ultra, which one do you think has the better sound quality for earbuds?

How is the audio quality for people on the other end of a conference call? Does the noise cancellation on the microphone side do a good job of cancelling out background noise for the wearer when they are talking? My wife has the QC2, and her co-workers tell her that her audio feed into conference calls is terrible when she is driving in her car, and in public. She says that her audio, while listening to the conference call is crystal clear with QC2. You give a sample at 6:32... It's hard to tell how the mic noise cancellation is working. Yes I saw your sample at 7:16.

I’m still rocking the first generation. Still don’t know if worth the upgrade

I literally don’t understand wireless charging lol why is it so needed. It makes no sense to me. I bought these headphones and they are pretty much perfect. I have never used wireless charging in my life and will never find the need to use it. IMO

I have these and while the ANC is awesome, with good overall sound quality, I find that the Bluetooth paring is absolutely awful. These drop connection from 2 meters away. Sometimes one bud will just stop working. Sometimes I put them on and one bud activates and the other doesn't. Gotta put them back in the box, wait a moment and try again. Simply terrible bluetooth. I'll stick with the high-end Sonys next time....

So check this out I appreciate your video bro. My question is this I have the first qc earbuds I didn't get the qc2 however I'm on the fence about getting these. I only use my qc earbuds for the gym and that's it. I love the quality sound they come with do u think the ultra qc earbuds are worth getting as a upgrade because I'm hearing Sony makes some earbuds that's better

this ones vs the technics az80? For the gym, comfort, every day use & sound quality?

Really great review of the product. Thank you for such a comprehensive and helpful review. I just got them, I would like to know how you find them for exercising? I previously had the Quite comfort 1 and they used to pop out of my ears during heavy exercise. Wondering if these will also do the same?

The last earbuds I bought without wireless charging was in 2020 and even then that was considered behind the times. In 2023 I wouldn't consider $180 buds without wireless charging, multi point connection and a useful eq much less a $300 set. Spacial audio and head tracking are USELESS gimmicks for music.

Excellent review. I really like the outdoor microphone comparison. I actually think techtronics had them all beat. Sony was just horrible - lots of scratching and echo.

DO NOT PURCHASE THE BOSE ULTRAS!!! Noise cancellation on these earbuds are immaculate, but these earbuds are absolute trash. I’ve gone through three different sets of the ultra earbuds in the last 2months, and after about 10 days I have static interference in the right ear. Happened every time... there are a plethora of videos on RU-vid as well as Reddit conversations letting you know that this is not worth wasting your money.

Rock and Heavy metal style music, in the parts where there is more bass there is a lot of crackling. It's enough to be irritating.

I love your videos. You’re the reason for most of my purchases lol. Thank you and God bless

I guess no one got the over the ear ultra yet 😒

Whats the big thing about not having wireless charging lol all i care bout is sound, good eq amd anc.

Love ur voice and vibes! Kinda remind me of digital edc Morgan Freeman.

very nice.. but I think huawei freeclip more cool.. juz bought one yesterday.

To explain why these may not use Multipoint....Multipoint is a Bluetooth Codec thing. You can't have LDAC and other High Resolution Audio WITH Multipoint active. It is one or the other. I can't remember which Bluetooth Codec uses Multi-point but that codec doesn't support high bitrate (high resolution audio) AND Multipoint. Other earbuds have the feature...but you have to manually turn of say, LDAC in order to have it. You phone switches Bluetooth Codec based on the Audio Source and Device. It's quite complicated. I have the Liberty 4 NC and it supports LDAC but I can't use Multipoint AND LDAC because they use different Codecs.

Bose are selling a case that does wireless charging for these now. It’s crazy that we have to fork out more for this.

How does this compare to the technics az80?

I bought a pair today and returned them. I shouldve done my research. No multipoint and wireless charging for this price point is unacceptable.

Getting mine tomorrow. I had the first quietcomfort earbuds for such a long time until they just stopped working. Honestly shocked that Bose replaced my old broken ones for the ultras for no charge. I honestly wouldn’t have gone through the hassle with support etc. but I genuinely loved those headphones. ANC was unmatched imo and sound was just 🤌🏻

I‘m a bit sad that they did not manage to improve the microphone quality at all. It‘s just embarrassing for the price segment, as is the absence of multipoint. Even my 5 yo jabras have better call quality and multipoint and they were half the price. They are also so base heavy even maxing out the EQ doesn’t fix it. Yeah the noise cancelling is industry leading (whatever that means seeing how there is still a lot of noise bleeding through) but honestly I cannot see a single reason not to buy the qc I over the ultras today seeing how you can save half the price.

Had the QC1s and now the QC2s. Thanks for this review - I’m interested to see what the differences are over last year’s. Wish you’d spent a little more time talking about the ANC, but from what you say, they’re the same as the QC2s, so I guess I’ll skip this generation.

I don't think I will ever understand what's with Bose mic quality. It ranks consistently way down in the ladder when compared to many other brands, even cheaper ones.

From my point of view best earbuds are Jabra elite 8.super comfortable, looks good, amazing sound and anc

Probably worth it if you use immersive

ceont i want buy from three, sony wf100 xm5, bose quetcomfort or airpods pro 2, for me important is sound quality, anc and security in ear, who is better, which i buy? first i need for 13 pro but also have android device

Even my pixel buds have multipoint and I use that feature all the time. Damn. I was so close to picking these up.

How does this compare to the technics az80?

Super helpful video. question: can I share one of the earbuds with my friend if we are watching a video together (i.e. i wear the right ear bud, he wears the left ear bud)? thank you!

Every single review says the same thing - no wireless charging and no multipoint. I dont really care about either.

I was thinking about getting these, but until they bring back wireless charging, I will stick with the og

No wireless charging, no find my buds, and no multipoint. Hard pass at that price.

which one to buy primary need comfort , calling in noisy background &gym apple , bose , marshall , Sennheiser , sony , souncore any other phone using - S23 Ultra

i have QC 2, bluetooth connection is not really stable , always lost connection when u using it , then reconnect it again i believe this is the reason why bose release new product (ultra) so fast, because Qc2 so many bug , and looks like bose doesnt try to fix it with new software update

Please I have the QC 2 but I can't get them to work independently. When I put the right ear into the case, it disconnects. Anyone has an idea how to fix this?

Thanks for the honest review. Be well.

Is the hiss still as strong when listening to quiet music or podcasts as it was with the predecessors I returned for that reason?

I am still using the original Bose QuietComfort, and I never use the wireless charging function...

Thanks for the review! Very good. I've ordered to replace my b&W Pi7 (awful earbuds)

hello. i'm not the best in english around here and didn't get it all but you'lll prob help me. I want to buy some Bose QC just for 2 uses: be able to listen to good music in silence at work and not beeing disturbed and some good classical music in my couch at home. Is QC ultra the best option if i go for pure sound quality? QC II cheaper for same result ? Thanks in advance

I have qc 2s. And multipoint missing is bad, I hoped the ultra would have. But late 2023 this is abismall. I won't be upgrading and look elsewhere for multipoint buds..

Not only did Bose drop the ball with multi-point, but also upgrading that subpar microphone. Every flagship TWS on the market is better than the Bose in that aspect

Another great review bro!!! Technics has the best mic in opinion. Bose definitely tripping for not having multi point...

I have the QC 2 as mentioned by a commenter They are horrible to use when talking to another person on the phone . Works well to cancel noise but the other party on the phone will complain about noise they hear .

I think they are great except for the constant white noise in all modes, connected & unconnected.

Thanks for another well appreciated review. I don't particularly need the wireless charging but the multi point connection is indeed a massive left behind from Bose. Yet I can't pass them for competitor as the bass and the noise canceling is in my opinion the best of all...

Bose Qc does not perform tjat well against other buds in the microphone test

Does anyone know if the ultra charging case is compatible with the QC2 earbuds?

That does it for me. Im off to buy me some. Thanks! 👍🙂

no mulit point and no wireless charging for that price is a easy no for me