Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II : Why I'm Not Sold On Them...
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They are worth every single cent I paid. I didn't buy them for gimmicky features that nobody really needs. You pay for best ANC and comfort, hence their name QC for Quiet and Comfort and that's what they deliver with no competitor even close to match them in these two core disciplines.
AirPods Pro 2 ANC is just as good and they are also quite comfortable. Sound is subjective so one can prefer the AirPods sound and one can prefer the Bose sound. However, the AirPods Pro 2 have way more features that matter to people such as automatic switching between Apple devices, Always listening Siri and Find My support. The Bose are overpriced and lacking. I returned mines.
@@TheGamingAudiophile it's impossible to argue against Apple fanboys, so I won't. 😁
@@jire9831 Use Comply foam tips.
totally agree they are wonderful, and with a future update with aptx possibility that said what bose has done with aac is something else, its a very stable platform its the bluetooth 5.3 is the wonder!.
you still feel that way?
I just bought a pair and by far they are my best set of earbuds. Sensational ANC and comfort. I can listen to these all day, well for 6 hours until I need to recharge. Excellent for a workout.
what about now?
Thanks…I enjoyed your review. Blessings on your day 👍🏻
They are by far my favorites. Best noise cancellation by far and also a great feature where when on a call they feed your voice back to you so you don't end up shouting.
A few buds can do this it's call sidetone /hearthrough
I first came across your channel when I was looking for reviews for SoundPeats TrueAir since I was looking for a pair of open ear earphone then, now that I'm considering the Bose QC buds, I think of your channel again 😆 thank you for the insightful review!
Great review as always!!
Great review and appreciate your honest opinion also. Many thanks ol' fellow.
Awesome review!
my favorite headphones channel :). i love to watch your all review as i have a lot of earbuds :) . I wish to see some Hi-End Audiophile grade buds to be review on your channel. all these brands, models good marketing products. now some Hi-Fi brands joined into the game.. hope to see their producst's reviews on this channel. keep up good work mate
Thanks so much, I plan on incorporating more of that very soon
@@OfficialGamesky i would like to see you review here noble fokus pro, grado gt220, finale ze3000, astell n kern uw100 .. thhanks a lot
For me the fit of these earbuds are excellent, I have trouble getting earbuds too stay in these don’t budge, The ANC is excellent however with Quiet Mode on I could still hear the announcements on the train. For the sound I find these are very detailed in the low end but find these are very bright sounding in the high ends regardless how much I tweak the EQ. For me the pros are the ANC and the fit for me and the cons would be the sound don’t think they sound that great
Edit : Changed too the Large Tips and went back too the no1 stability bands and what a difference with the sound more punchy bass and the high end is more detailed not as bright sounding, now sounds more like premium earbuds
Awesome Review!! I barely listen to 2 earbuds at time unless I'm home working out on something. It sucks for it to be a 2022/2023 with a $300 price no wireless charging, and no independent use can't live with.
I can't understand why they didn't let you use both buds independently . 🤷🏽♂️. That's a deal breaker for allot of people.
Yes even on the Jabra 85t - huge disappointment. Come on, Bose!
@Aldo R yeah you are probably right. It's been something people have been asking for and wanting for years as this point. 300$ and it's missing 🤷🏽♂️ . I just thought that was automatically a thing on Bluetooth 5.3 and 5.1 and so on.. guess not. I got so sick of dealing with shit like that I went back 2 airpods .even though I use android now. Got the airpods v3 and they work pretty damn good . I did have 2 download an app 2 make it more convenient,but other than that I'm good. I had my 4th pair of galaxy buds break and I was done.
@@shoktrupz3219 I don't remember what ones I have ,but my jabras are like these ones. I can only use the right by itself. Because of that I almost never use them.
What do you want with one earbud? I don't understand why you like this
@@hanschenklein7990 I listened 2 music or podcasts while I'm working. I still need 2 be able 2 communicate,so... One earbud it is.
This isn't a new thing. People have been using them like this for a long time. You seem really surprised. You don't have any friends that use one ?
Thank You for nice video. I dont know to decide which earbuds to buy 😞 I am fan of Sennheiser and MTW3 do great job I believe even with ANC. I think is all about preferences and everybody is different and look for different things. Bowers & Wilkins PI7 are very expansive for example and winner 2021 as best headphones 🤷🏼♀️ For me is important to pair it with another device and ANC feature - if I walk on noisy street, I need to hear person on another side and also I need the person to hear me and no cars and motorbikes etc…
I like that headphones can only pair with one source. Have a pair of Jabra (had, third replacement pair that could not be charged after a month) which when I went out paired to the mobile I had at home.
Really good review
I stopped myself from buying them until I heard your thoughts, it was really weird listening to everybody praising them for the ANC, yet almost any channel i follow dropped a review. Thanks Keith!
You Can Use The Left And Right Bud Independently...And I Received My QC II's With A Huge Discount...Bose...🎼🎶🎵
I'll be buying these soon early this year, especially when an update is coming that will give them the same codec that the Nuratrue Pros have; AptX Lossless!!!
Hey, skullcandy just recently dropped some new gaming headphones. Is their a review of them in the future👀
I plan on it
I can trade in one of my older Bose earbuds and get a €100 discount on these. So for me, pretty good deal. My interests are ANC and sound.
this question may have already been answered, but, when you want to pair these with an iPod touch, is there a bluetooth button on the charge case that you have to push to pair the earbuds with the device itself? I have to do this with my current Bose Sport earbuds and it can get pretty annoying having to push the bluetooth button on the case until the blue lights flash on the buds themselves.
Some posts miss the point of product selling…
If you can claim to be the best at something, you need to have a product to sell and if it is as it says, then you can always create your own niche market.
Bose were there from the start with ANC.
That was their market.
300 dollars is a lot to one person for what they want from a product when comparing it to another but to BOSE who already did their homework, they know that if you want the best in ANC, you go to them.
Everything else is secondary.
I want the most efficient ANC so I choose BOSE. If I want the best where sound is concerned i look at another tried and tested product.
It is what it is…
Besides, if you understand the market, EVERYTHING IS PRICED UP TO BE PRICED DOWN COME SALE TIME.
Choose your budget and then your product…
This is all true.
does anyone notice the difference between QC1 and 2 when it comes to the first sound when you put the version 2 into your ears?
I had both and the second version have a distorted intro sound compared to version 1..
thanks for the reply
$299 for a pair of earbuds, $899-999 for a new GPU, and the list goes on. These prices are just mental, no matter how good the product is!
I bought a PS2 back in 2002 for $400. To have the convenience of wireless earbuds, the best noise cancellation and transparency mode? All for $300? Let’s keep things in perspective. They’re not that expensive for what you get.
Hello, great review as always, i have the QC ones. Is the volume as loud or louder than previous pair? Thanks Ian, From London.
So for max budget of 250-300$ top which pair do you recommend for very good anc, very good call quality (zoom meetings etc.) and very good sound? of course other functions such as multipair are welcome. I own an iphone if that matters to anything
In your specific case I'm going to have to say the new Airpods Pro 2. Mainly because you want get to take advantage of Sony's LDAC playback and the Airpods work great with iPhones.
I just bought a pair like 20 minutes ago, I have about a month and a half for the return/exchange window. I’ll try them out. But I’ve been really eying the Bang Olufsen Ex - everything I’m reading says that the B&O has the very best music quality, my main hesitation about them is the poor reviews about noise canceling and wind noise when bicycling … is $400 for the highest quality Fidelity of music worth the loss of noise canceling integrity…. ⚖️🤔 … I may go ahead and buy the B&O to find out and return either those or the Bose……. 🔮
Are you thinking about the new Bowers and Wilkins Earbuds ?
We buy earbuds for listening to music and not for other fancy features.
Extra other features are good and welcome.
So what other product to buy better than Bose for today’s music.
Though I also feel, price tag is high.
Only SBC and AAC. What were they thinking?
Question how’s the tracking on these cuz I misplace my stuff all the time
Love Them!!! Cleanest sound to my ears!
you still love them?
Please test the Cleer Alpha headphones. I have the latest Bose and got the Cleer as a gift. The Cleer's blew me away. Thank you for this revies. No multipoint? What? A no-go right there as far as I'm concerned. And I can't use left and right bud independently?? That was the reason I left Jabra a couple of years ago. Booo Bose!
I have a question for people who lose stuff if the case with the pods in it falls out of my pocket how good is the tracking
There is no tracking with them
I hope they redesign them smaller, I'll get them then. For now Sony shall do.
I bought these after looking at the feature list and wanting superior noise canceling. I assumed they would work, but they are unbelievably frustrating to live with. They fail to charge even when plugged in. But the worst thing is they lose the Bluetooth pairing all the time. Things you take for granted on any pair of earbuds just don’t work. I have tried both the Ultra and qc 2’s and both have unbelievable quality issues that I have never had with any other earbuds. The noise cancellation is really good but if you have to repair on a flight or the battery is dead after hours of charging it does you no good.
Great video. Glad I waited. I was gonna get them maybe a month ago to replace my soundsport wireless since they seem to have larely discontinued those and none of the other reviews mentioned the solo bud situation. I think I'll pass on these.
My experience with the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds 2 was disappointing. The only negative thing i found with this product was I had a difficult time "Pairing" them to my Android cellphone. It would pair and unpair unexpectedly which was disappointing but other than that I truly can't say anything else negative about them.
Mine are super glitchy with youtube
. Borderline unusable. Shame because they sound good.
These sounds like AirPods Pro without Spatial Audio . That’s what it is . Trust me I tried them today on the nearby store .
🔥cool
Do they have find my earbuds?
opinion on confobuds mini in 2022?
Anyone else having issues using the left earbud only? I updated the firmware. And it turns off in like 5 seconds while using the left. Loses connection and just stops playing sound. But will stay connected if I use the right only. Or both. Any help?
These Bose are the best buds I've ever owned. I bought both the AirPods Pro 2 and Bose at the same time and have been comparing them for about a week and it's the Apple product going back.
Hell yea
I got these for $120 a few weeks ago during the Verizon price glitch. Probably the best ANC on the market but not worth full price.
For $120 they're great...it's that $300 price tag that makes these a no for me
By the way , I love you hair, you look very handsome!
Thank you
Hello sir , please recommend to me a Earbuds under 35$ for Extreme metal music !!
I would have got these but for the principle of the penny pinching they have done with no wireless charging at the price they charge and I don't even use wireless charging. It's just the principle of not caring for the customer and profiteering at the price they are charging.
Plugging in a usb-c is so demanding. I cant imagine😂
I bought it because its most expensive earbuds to get best quality but I found its the worst, imagine pay $299 and you can't use tge left side only, with others you can double the talking time because most people using only one so you gona have longer time by using only one each time, the transference mode not comfortable because you can feel automatically going on and of even when you change it manually will continue working automatically, when do call the sound you hear too low you need to put both on so you can hear clearly one not enough until you use quiet mode.
Finally why we didn't see any video talking about that major issues specifically when pay $299, I bought it yesterday from Bestbuy and definitely I gonna return it ASAP.
Just don't waste you mony guys on it.
Thanks
Gamesky my opinion is this... bose has gone to shit as far as sound goes. Do they sound good sure they do but do they sound better than the edifier neobuds pro 1 more evo soundcore liberty 3 pro or 4 hell no not even close best anc sure but I will take way better sound with damn near as good a anc for 1/2 the price all day every day. Ammeter the quietcomforts I swore I'd never buy bose again same with Sony after xm4 . For their prices they gotta have better sound. Great vid tho gamesky and always enjoy seeing and hearing what ya think a these products. Those tinbuds 3 are still right there along with the liberty 4 for my favorite sounding earbuds followed by the L3P and edifuer w240tn
Thanks man and those are all excellent earbuds you have in your collection. Proves you don't have to spend a fortune to get great sound, ANC and other features
@@OfficialGamesky agreed buddy!!! And guys like you and El jefe for past few years now have made some a these purchases a whole lot easier to make for audio nuts like myself lol!!! When you did that tinbuds 3 review I literally pulled the trigger on em immediately. I fn love those earbuds and the others too but those tinbuds 3 have a special place to me. I love the build and the sound is amazing . Closest thing I have to my olinas hooked up to the qudelix 5k with tripowin lsc-08 2.5mm cable in black. Next purchase ima make will be the rapt go hook x hbb edition. Man I dig his stuff and his tuning. Also rock the qkz hbb and for 20 bucks they're insanely good but again the tinbuds 3 are closest I get to those without any wires and at 89.99 they're a fn steal!!!! Now for lil more dynamic sound the L4 impress me the more i use em and think your review on em once ya got ldac enabled was absolutely spot on! Have a great night man and as always thank you!!!
They do seem overpriced and missing key things. Personally I would just buy the new AirPods Pro (when on sale). I really think all more expensive earbuds should start coming with or allowing to purchase a dongle to use with your PC or console. Just my opinion of course.
Before seeing airpods pro check out the lg tone t90q
No wireless charging no independent use is a deal breaker for me
Great review, as usual. :)
I'm really surprised how badly they dropped the ball on these.
1) No wireless charging
2) No lossless codecs
3) Left earbud depends on the right earbud.
These don't seem like $300 earbuds to me. For $300, I would expect either LDAC or aptX and wireless charging. And the left earbud thing is just weird.
You do realize people buy them for best ANC and comfort? The points you mentioned are extras, not essential. You can still charge them conveniently via USB-C , I doubt the AAC codec makes you notice any difference. What's the point of wearing only one earbud? For best ANC and sound you need to wear both.
I read a review today - Tech Radar I think? Don't quote me on the source, but a fairly reputable website, where they were supposed to add (APX?) early this year. Not sure if/when that happened but I just got mine today, and a software update was needed (normal for electronics). All I can say is, they're comfy, sound is good, and the only way one fell out was I brushed my left ear with my hand while driving. That stopped the music and took it off quiet mode. I didn't try to restart the music with one in; I wanted the ANC. Stuffed the LH one back in and it restarted right where it left off.
No left only, is a no no Bose at $299
I have problems in my right ear, and using only the right ear for phonecalls is a no for me, I have to balace it, this earbuds are a NO for me.
yeah and I am not too sure that most people know you can only use the right earbud
@Gamesky Haven't watch the video yet but I downloaded it for tomorrow, this videos actually relax me at work, also you are on the in my top 10 audio reviewers, the only reason you aren't #1 is because you can't compete with White Shoes 🐱
@@elmaster6207 haha, I can respect that...no one can compete with White Shoes
Now that you have brought up Sony's WF 1000XM4, can we please talk about their obnoxious battery leaking, after the last firm ware update, how can it be fixed, not everyone lives in the US, where Sony is offering an out of Warranty Replacement at no additional charge.
What's wrong with Bose? This definitely ain't worth that price, and they are huge...
the surprising thing is they are smaller than the previous model and they are still fairly large
I got the Bose NC 700, and I think that will be my last Bose product purchase. Sony has them beat at everything that doesn't involve a mic, and the mic isn't sounding that great now. The most annoying thing is the sound they make when turned on.
@@OfficialGamesky Haha I went from the SoundSport Free buds to these. They're tiny by comparison! And much harder to fall out (near impossible unless you hit them).
Still thinking, since I'm an Apple guy, I should get the Pro 2 set and give them a fair shake.
Can't use the separately a big no for me.
I think that is going to be a big no for many people
@@OfficialGamesky You may want to update your claim, just sayin'...
based on this review i guess the brand tax is over $200
Give or take...haha
Too expensive for the features they offer 🤷♂️🤔
This video is exactly like every other video. Why do all UA-camrs keep making the same thing?
Will not purchase because I only wear one ear piece when working out. For the the price should be able to use independently
What on earth has happened to your audio?!
My mic was having issues. It's all good now.
How can the noise cancellation be great?! It's terrible in my opinion. So is the mic. Bose dropped the ball here. These earbuds should be one hundred dollars or less, not three hundred.
I wonder if you got a bum pair, the ANC is one thing I think they nailed with this pair. It's the ANC I've tested on a pair of earbuds. still not worth $300
@@OfficialGamesky I sometimes get unlucky when I buy stuff. Sometimes they don't work, broken or missing items. I told a friend recently, I'm not going to buy headphones or earbuds that cost up to three hundred dollars or more. It's not worth it if I have to go through customer service, get angry with them on why something isn't right, ship the item back and wait until they refund me. I'll spend on budget stuff, or at least up to $150. Even if it isn't as good as Bose, Sony, Apple or Sennheiser. I come to your channel and many others looking for great products and stuff for a reasonable price.
Alternatively, you could go buy another well known branded pair with someone paying for you with your money and see if you are, as you say, unlucky. That might work.
I say this as i have been listening to music since the Sony walkman was invented. That should give you an idea of how old I am. Never had, as you say, bad luck with earbuds, just cassette tapes being chewed up due to over use and heat on a summer’s day…
Be lucky!
As for whether they are worth the money, everyone’s budget compared to opinion is surely not the same, you would agree.
I would, if I could afford the price buy them for the fact that the ANC is my primary feature as I travel a lot. As for the sound, if you know how to tweak your music, which I do, speaking from years of experience, you will eventually find the sound you are listening for.
Better sound by research was a BOSE slogan. I did just that, research and have enjoyed their products as well as Sony’s and Sennheisers high end head sets over the years.
I’ll say this as a fact. No one headset is perfect. At lease for me. I have found over the years that Classical music versus EDM vs. Hip Hop vs. Pop / Rock music is so different depending the headphones you use. But then again, we all hear things differently and how we want to…
Bose is not the be all to end all.
The ANC on mine is fantastic. The sound is also great.
@@richmck007 Walkman! Dude, 8-tracks! :)
Was it a cassette Walkman or a CD Walkman?
Bose frankly have nothing for them except ANC and Bose name, and lack too many basic functionalities today.
And I have this impression that Bose designs its products only for the Apple environment, while they do not have the advantages of the Apple earbuds linked to the H chip 🤔
In 2022, with a case and earbuds of this size, no wireless charging, just 6 hours per charge, no mono mode, impossible to deactivate ANC, no multipoint, no ADAPTIVE APTX or LDAC, and an astronomical price, 😳
The Airpods Pro 2 even if they are only 20% better than the previous ones will be the default choice for 90% of Apple users, and they still went from 4h30mn to 6h with ANC activated, volume management directly on the earbuds, and above all it's Apple.
In the Android world, Bose's proposal this year is difficult to justify against 1More, Soundcore, OnePlus Buds Pro, and other Sennheisers.
I think the Airpods Pro 2 will still roll over the competition.
There are no hamburgers in the noble restaurant
@@hanschenklein7990 I just see an old, outdated neighborhood restaurant that sees itself as prettier than it is 🤧
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Yeah...the noise canceling alone is not worth the price tag. Especially when you take away a feature the original version had (wireless charging).
agreed. ANC is great...but everything else doesn't justify the $300 price tag for me
I bought the first set. Still using them. I bought them as it was the ANC which was the deal breaker. I was not 100 percent satisfied so i also bought Sennheisers and Jabra 75elite ANC headsets as well.
My conclusion. Each pair does something the other one does not.
Best ANC: Bose.
Best sound stage: Sennheisers
Best fit and battery life as well as bass for reggae / hip hop and soul music from my perspective:
Jabra 75.
I now desire the BOSE qc2.
Why?
Because the size and shape of the first version was always going to be an oversight when I bought them.
Basically, there are ugly and obtrusive. BOSE know that.
That’s probably why they reduced the size of the qc ii.
I hear ( no pun intended…) the ANC has been further improved but they have upped the price and reduced the features which the could have included so that could be a deal breaker for many people considering the competition out there.
For me, it is not as a problem. I want really decent ANC I can rely on when I travel. The sound quality I can remedy.
The rest is just added ( in this case, lack of…) features which you accept or not.
Yeah, Sony have upper game as have Bang & Olufsen and Bowers & Wilkins but at a price as well..!
Bose know what they have done in marketing a product they know very well how to sell.
They may not be the best, but everyone has a choice and opinion.
If I have to choose, I am going with Bose for the ANC and now its smaller size which matters most to me.
But when the time is right…
The price will certainly come down. All products sold to the masses have a shelf life and will inevitably be reduced to sell.
That is the time to buy unless you consider 300 dollars within your budget…
Stopped watching when you said there is no multiconnect. Some crazy decision making right there for $300 earbuds.
That's a feature a lot of people would expect in this price range
Yet it wasn't a deal breaker for me, so there's that. And although I'd miss wireless charging on my phone, I don't wear the buds often enough to feel that's an inconvenience. Although.... could they have packaged it with a shorter cable? My God, it's a whole FOOT long! :) Good thing I have other USB C cables laying around.
Bose REALLY not interested in the words.... SMALL FORM FACTOR... apparently.... sticking alot of cotton in my ears reduces noise too. How about a product that's small and reduces noise.
I'm sure if they offer a much smaller earbud and had to sacrifice the level of ANC it has people would be more interested. the size of these are a turnoff for allot of people
I think I'd be too embarrassed to wear them out in public lol
AirPods Pro don’t fit in a lot of ears. They are built like crap. Cheap and junk. Software issues abound. And due to bad build quality, they come loose inside the case and you end up with dead battery. Just on build quality alone the Bose take the win. Add in the best ANC, sound, fit and the fact that I’ve never blown a speaker, this is a no brainer
Hey if you don’t want them I’ll be happy to take them off your hands. Lol
sure, go out right now and check your mailbox
@@OfficialGamesky I’ll be waiting. Lol
Yeah, these don't sound like they're stacking up well.
for their current price they are a tough one to recommend
First
Expensive earbuds with old outdated technology.
Bose needs to offer more features for the price they're asking. Close to $300 and basic codecs...pass 💀
It's almost as if they don't want poor people from the ghetto to use their earphones.
Not at all.
They created their own market just as Ford cars do versus Mercedes cars.
It is what it is.
You create a market for a certain kind of customer and you deny it features which you will introduce at a later date in a new product.
One cannot sell all their eggs in one basket!
Bose know exactly what it is doing. Losing customers they are not.
In fact, to the contrary!
@@hanschenklein7990 seriously? And you have done your research, have you?
Please could you forward a link to substantiate that fact. I am interested in learning about the fact you claim.
@@richmck007 I can try to explain this in my poor Englisch. All big companies in the world have the same owner (Satan...he owns all countrys too) and they they exactly divide up the buyer base precisely. It is no random that the market leaders like Xbox and playstation or Bose and apple publish their products at the same time. Would they compare would anyone dominated the market and the other go bankrupt... Nobody wants that. They always have the same products with small differences. God isnt a capitalist. He want a peaceful hand-in-hand society. Satan want a system where the strong, smart and ruthless wins.
This earbud is trash. It has noise issue
These look really ugly. 😂
Waste of money this pair !
Terrible pricey... My earbuds are better.
that Bose tax is pretty damn high for sure
The Sony you mentioned in your video seems to be a better choice ☺️
Wf-1000xm4's by Sony are better than this
those are my go to when I want an ANC pair. The anc is not as good as the Bose but the sound on the Sony is definitely more up my alley
Terrible trash. The sound quality is on par with those cabled cheap ones you used to get free with samsung phones. These would have been decent if they had cost 25 dollars. The sound cancelation is worse than on the old sport model( that does not have noice cancelation) when you pause the music there is a constant bussing noise that is awfull. The fit is not good. The buttons are terrible and finnicky and they have too many functions to be user freindly. This product is basically a scam.
Hve to disagree with you on the sound. Mine are excellent.
You must be half deaf cause these are way better sounding them the Sony’s. I sent my Sonys back to Amazon. Bose are just way better fit in the ear and fuller sound.