Audífonos Bose QuietComfort II Earbuds

Man, I thought I’d found the perfect earbuds and am so bummed I have to return these. A little background: I’ve been using v1 of the Airpods Pro for about 2.5 years. One of them flaked out last week so I began searching for a replacement. While I’m well within the Apple universe (MacBook Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro, etc) I also use Windows quite a bit. In my search I read dozens of reviews on earbuds, and the vast majority of them almost presumptively point Apple users to the Airpods Pro 2. I get it, in theory everything syncs up and works better. But there were things I didn’t like about the Airpods Pro 1 (ANC was mediocre, and particularly bad on a plane; sound quality was meh). So I was actually eager to step outside the Apple box and try something a little more universal. I narrowed my search down to two, and ended up purchasing both the Bose QC II as well as the Airpods Pro 2, with the intent of doing my own use case testing and returning one.Upon receiving and trying both, it took me less than 30 minutes to decide which to keep: The Bose QC II.The ANC on the Airpods 2 was very, very good, but the Bose QC II just took it a couple notches better. As I travel on airplanes quite a bit the ANC was very important to me, and like I said my experience with the original Airpods was lacking.Additionally, after playing a few of my favorite songs with each unit, the Airpods Pro 2 sounded good, but the Bose QC II again came out on top. I’m not an audiophile, but the sound was just richer, with more depth; I heard certain notes in a different way than I ever had with the Airpods.It was at this point that I decided to send the Airpods back, which I did the following day, ready to begin my new and better audio life with the Bose QC II. Everything started out in a state of bliss. Working out of a home office, I could no longer hear my wife working through her accounting problems via Zoom calls in the other room. (FWIW, I also didn’t hear her when she came up behind me and asked if I wanted something for lunch). I received a call, and though I fumbled a bit with the controls the first time the call quality was fine, and they seemed to be able to hear me OK.However, the first chink in the armor came just this evening when I tried connecting the Bose QC II to my Windows system in preparation for a call I have tomorrow. Connection via Bluetooth was simple and straightforward. I then went to a news site that I knew had videos and listened. For some reason the sound kept clicking in and out. I thought it might be the connection with the site, so opened Spotify and played a couple of songs. Same issue. I then went to the Bose app on my iPhone, which said it was having trouble connecting, even though it was in fact connected to the PC (albeit a little glitchy).At the end of the day, this last experience seems consistent with so many of the other reviews that I read up here (thank you), and I just don’t want to be dealing with this again and again (and especially not after I’m past the return window!). I have no interest in going through a tech support call with Bose or them sending a new pair. For $300 plus tax I shouldn’t have to, and these should work more seamlessly. So I’m returning, and I’m not sure what I’m going to replace them with.A few other observations:- The controls for pausing, skipping forward, moving back, volume control, etc. work and are intuitive, however a few times I inadvertently paused music when I was just trying to adjust the earpod. This wasn’t the deal killer; I figured in time I’d get used to the sensitivity and figure it out. But it was a little annoying and perhaps some sensitivity adjustments, or more of a haptic-type feel would work better.- The earbuds themselves fit great out of the box. I didn’t even try the other sizes. They were very comfortable.- I liked how each time I put the earpods in it told me how much battery was left in each.- The charging case is slightly larger than the Airpods case, but still very pocketable. I could care less that it doesn’t support wireless charging, just not a big deal to me. The magnet holding the earpods in also seemed a little stronger than Apple’s case, which I really liked because anytime I accidentally dropped the Apple case the earpods would fall out and slide all over the place (wood floors).In summary, again I really, really wanted these to work out. I was so impressed with the ANC and sound quality, and liked how the bass and treble could be adjusted in the Bose app. It’s just a shame that it had these connection glitches with my computer system. To be clear, I’ve read that Bose customer support is good and fair, but again if I have to call customer support to just to properly use a pair of $300 earbuds then something is wrong.UPDATE:So before returning I decided to try one more time with connecting to computer. I shut down all devices (iPad, etc) that were near the computer, to reduce any potential interference. This resolved the issue with the sound breaking out and the earbuds worked fine.I then shut down the computer and reconnected them to the iPhone. All good. However, when I rebooted the computer I somehow lost the connection with the iPhone, and what I was listening to stopped playing. I then looked at the Bose app and it was somewhere in no man’s land, searching for a connection with the earbuds. Only a reboot of the phone got the app out of this mode, and allowed me to reconnect.So… this takes me back to my original point: These are among THE MOST EXPENSIVE earbuds on the market right now. I’m the consumer and it’s not my job, nor interest, to troubleshoot problems and jump through hoops to figure out what’s going on. That should have happened at in the Bose QC department, but from my brief experience combined with all the reviews I’ve read, it seems like something slipped past them.Thank you and God bless.

This is my very first purchase of wireless earbuds (well, I purchased 3 others at same time, to compare them to each other). I did a decent amount of research in a short period of time, and landed on three of the highest rated. These, the Sony WF-1000XM4 and the Beats Fit Pro. I’ll start by stating that I haven’t felt compelled enough to actually write a review in years. I was so afraid these would disappoint me based on other reviews and Reddit threads, but after just a couple minutes listening to music with these and the Sony earbuds – I had determined an easy winner. I didn’t even bother opening the Beats Fit Pro because I knew there was no way they wound better than Bose. My previous earbuds were Bose Soundsport (a gift from someone), so maybe I just have some bias because I’m accustomed to the sound that Bose delivers. My only other prior experience with ANC wireless earbuds is Apple Airpods Pro (I think first generation?) and all I remember when I tried them is instantly thinking the music quality wasn’t even close to my Soundsport. Which is a good segue into my Pros and Cons list.PROS:1. Sound/Music quality. I’m not educated on all the components of sound/music, I don’t know the exact science of what’s what, I only know what sounds good to me. I know when music sounds “full bodied” and that’s how I’d describe these/the Bose sound. The bass especially. I love Bose bass.1. Comfort. One of my biggest gripes with the Bose Soundsport was the fit/the wing tips. I HATE the wing tips, even with the smallest size they would cause soreness in my left ear in less than hour. In contrast, I LOVE the way these fit/feel. I have worn them for 3+ hours with zero discomfort. And that’s with the size that they came with, I haven’t even tried the other sizes yet to see if they can be even more comfortable.2. Noise Cancelling. Again, I’m not highly educated/experienced in this area (Soundsport didn’t have ANC), but I can tell these do it well. I blow-dried my hair while listening to music and I couldn’t hear the blowdryer at all (I did have my music up to max/near max volume), but still. I did try to compare this feature with Sony’s, and either Sony’s ANC was malfunctioning (I researched and troubleshooted), or it was just really bad in comparison to Bose.3. Easy set-up/sync. Scanned a QR code, downloaded the app, and boom, I was connected. I’ve had zero connection issues. (I have a Galaxy S21+).4. Aesthetic. I like how they look. I didn’t like the weird knob thingy on the Sony, and I don’t like the very obvious “b” Beats logo that’s on the Bits Fit Pro, so I am extra grateful that I ended up liking these the most, because I also like how they look the most.CONS:1. Hiss/static noise. One of the biggest complaints I saw people have with these is the faint static/hiss noise (when no music/sound is playing), particularly when in Aware mode (ANC turned off). And yes, mine make the noise, and it can be heard even if music is playing at a very low volume, and yes it’s annoying, but when I considered how infrequently I would have my earbuds in but not have any music/sound playing (or have volume low enough to hear the static), I determined that’s really not a deal breaker for me, and it doesn’t outweigh the pros.2. At first they were a little difficult to remove from the case, but I have quickly gotten better at knowing where to grab/how to remove.NEUTRAL FOR NOW/WILL UPDATE LATER:1. Call/mic quality? In my research I also came across a lot of complaints about call quality, people say that the other person on the line can barely hear them/there’s a lot of noise, etc. For me, I literally didn’t even consider this a factor in my decision making, because I barely care. It’s not my primary purpose or use for my wireless earbuds. However, I’ll eventually test it out and will update my review later with my experience.2. Touch controls. I’m new to this, so it could just be a learning curve, but every so often I have trouble getting the touch controls to respond or do exactly what I want. I like it, I think it’s neat, and I’m sure I’ll get better at it, but I also expect touch controls in general to be finicky on occasion.CONCLUSION:While I would recommend these to anyone, I do believe the best choice for everyone is going to be different, and that it’s important to know what your priorities are, what annoys you more, etc.For me personally, the primary purpose of my earbuds is for enjoying music for relatively long periods of time, oftentimes while engaging in physical activity/chores, so sound/music quality and comfort are my two greatest priorities, so for my purposes, I am absolutely thrilled with these.

Been using Sony WF-1000XM4 for a couple of years but have been shopping for a new earbud because the Sony’s battery craps out on me after about an hour of listening on ANC. The Sony’s sounded fantastic and the noise cancelling was great. But the battery life of the earbud is unacceptable. I tried several things I saw in the web but the battery life on the right earbud won’t go more than an hour.I first bought the AirPods Pro 2 because I operate in the apple ecosphere. I tried for a few days but ended up returning it because the ANC is no where good as the Sony. I work out of a Starbucks an hour or two everyday and the AirPods were letting in way too much noise.So, I am now trying out the Bose. Here are a few observations:- The ANC is fantastic…perhaps even better than the Sonys. I haven’t done a side by side test at Starbucks but the ANC blocks out an amazing amount of external noise.- The sound is not on par with the Sony. The XM-4 has a cleaner and crisper sound- I get close to six hours on the earbuds with ANC on. I can’t speak to the longevity of the batteries as I’ve only had these for a few weeks.- Comfort and fit is excellent.Overall, I am very pleased thus far. The best trait – ANC. I just hope the batteries will be better than the Sonys.

You already know that your buying Bose quality eat buds and they hold up to the name. So far (2nd week) the only complaint I have is they only connect to one device at a time so if like me you wear an Apple Watch you have to choose either the watch or the phone. Which isn’t that big of a deal it’s just a simple feature that even the cheapest ear buds have. I feel like Bose may have missed an opportunity there. For ear buds they are a big and a bit on the heavy side so if your not used to wearing earbuds you may experience some discomfort after wearing for any extended amount of time . Also it would be nice to be able to have a mode that both the noise cancellation and the aware modes are turned off. You can only adjust the level of the noise cancellation up or down which basically takes you to aware mode. So public service announcement here: do not get into your car with aware mode turned on or you will experience the bomb going off in your head when you close your car door. (Absolutely rocked my world 15 minutes into owning them). But with all that said these are amazing ear buds, the sound quality will not disappoint and I haven’t had a better pair of noise canceling earbuds than these. If like me you’ve been on the fence to drop this much money on a pair take my advice and do it.

I love the quality of sound on these buds. Amazing. I listen to a lot of hip hop so bass is a big priority. And you WILL hear excellent and thick bass with these. I was concerned about how loose it was gonna fit my ears, one of the reasons why I disliked my AirPods Pro. I’m pleased to say these are snugly fit and comes with 8 pieces to assure they fit your ear size. I’m happy with this purchase. A few downsides:- if you lose an earbud, this lifts the 1-year warranty on them. Bose cannot replace buds or send you new ones free. Bose quoted me $199, to purchase a new set, reduced price. So try not to lose any of them.- There is no battery indicator for the case on the Bose app. The app just tells you the battery life on each bud. The case has an LED light indicator to let you know if it needs charging. It will turn amber when it’s under 33% and full charge is 3 hours. Would be nice if the app lets me know accurate battery life on case.- buds last up to 5.5-6 hours. My AirPods Pro could go up to 9 hours. But given the Bose is 2.5x bigger, better quality and thicker that’s agiven.Nonetheless this are great earbuds. These downsides are just my pet peeves b/c I’ve been spoiled with my AirPods Pro for 2 years. I also have the Bose soundbar and subwoofer at our home. You can’t go wrong with Bose.