Bose - QuietComfort Earbuds II True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Headphones - Triple Black

ANC is top-notch. Better than the AirPods Pro 2. I sit next to a noisy window fan and I can’t hear it at all with these earbuds. They are comfortable and fit perfectly. Battery life and touch controls have also been great. Unfortunately, I have two deal breakers. The first deal breaker is the overall listening experience. Don't get me wrong, the sound quality is clear, crisp, and well-balanced. But to my ears, they lack excitement. I listened to Bruno Mars' Finesse and I did not jam to the song like I usually would. The percussion just doesn't sound strong enough even after adjusting the EQ in the app. The second and main deal breaker is connectivity. I've owned two Bose headphones and various brands of earbuds and headphones. Among them all, I have the worst experience with Bose when it comes to connectivity. At times they connect instantly, at times it takes me a good five minutes to go through the whole ordeal of reconnecting them. Sadly this is still an issue with these earbuds. At times only one side is connected. Additionally, these buds still use the same voice. Each time I hear the woman's voice when I try to reconnect, I am reminded of the times I struggled with connectivity on my other Bose headphones.

I would give these buds only three stars but the noise canceling and audio quality are nice. As far as microphone goes, it's trash. People constantly on calls tell me they can barely hear me or it sounds like I'm in a bubble.. for a $300 pair of buds, it's very angering. The app that Bose has for these buds is one of the worst apps I've ever used, Sony has a way better app with a lot more customization than you can do on these, if that's something you're into I would recommend the Sony XM4 or XM5, because the app barely has anything that you can do with it. My favorite part of the headphones is the fact that if I want to switch from my tablet to my phone I have to go into the app and actually switch it it doesn't auto switch for you like almost every pair of headphones in the world does now. To be honest, I had a lot of expectations and Bose definitely disappointed. Lastly, the case that it comes in is also ridiculously big compared to everything else on the market. Here's the good news, the sound quality is phenomenal and the noise canceling is honestly some of the best if not the best I've ever used. I considered returning these for the full 2-week period but ended up keeping them due to the fact that I've never had buds have such great active noise canceling. If you're a buds enthusiast these might not be for you, if you're traveling a lot and really just want to focus on blocking out the world around you these might be for you.

With every meaningful piece of tech I get. I choose a nickname for it. Something that matches its look, color, and ability. For me the moment I got this blue and gold version it reminded me IKARIS from the Eternals. The power and impact this earphone delivers is just on another level. No earphone I have erer had in Bluetooth matches this level of powerful and smoothness. Frankly, I didn’t think it could be done. I was so nervous about this product because I heard so concern over the firmware and connection issues. But even after the update was loaded, my unit had worked just like it did when I first opened it up. I don’t get drops or connections issues or even app connection issues like some have reported. It just works, at least for my iPhone 14pro. Another thing that blew me away was the comfort. This earphone just stays in my ear perfectly no matter how I move around. It doesn’t need to be jabbed into my ears nor does it create unnecessary pressure or stretch while inside them. They basically disappear unlike some huge stemmed alternatives. Finally let’s just get the obvious out of the way. You already know it is get superior than anything ever created for ANC. Don’t let other overhype on new products and cheaper products because they will never be what the Bose QC II’s are. It just superior in bass, spacious separation, imaging, and proper treble and mid balance and fit long before they destroy everything in AnC quality and strength. So before someone sells you a lie about $100 earphone being better, use your head. There is a reason why the cost is different and it’s not just because of the name on the box.