Bose QuietComfort® Earbuds II
Currently the best buds
06/12/2022 10:20
I used them with an android device. The experience in pairing is much the same as any other bluetooth earbud. Open the case, it pops up to be paired on the phone. The audio quality pushes past what competitors offer but being an earbud it can only do so much and thus is not as good as a full sized headphone. I would say currently the best consumer level bud for quality and to achieve something more you would need to use wired a wired IEM with with a DAC - of course this setup is much much simpler and easier so it gets my vote.
Battery life is as you come to expect in the current year. They last ages when you use them for an hour at a time and put them back in the case. I would expect in a couple of years the batteries lives will shorten drastically as every wireless earbud does. When I charge them I do it overnight so I cannot comment on charge time. Case size is obviously bigger than its main competitor. Its thicker and its taller, around the same width though. I seldom carry the case in a tight trouser pocket and it normally goes in a hoodie or a jacket so the size is not an issue. Coming from other from a big player in noise cancelling buds, the case is not an issue at all.
With comfort being in the name you expect them to be comfortable and they are. My last buds were comfortable enough to be worn for hours but randomly would make my ears ache after about 20 minutes of use. I would not say they are drastically more comfortable than my old buds but I do not get that ache with these so its definitely an improvement.
I am not a fan of bose packaging and never have been. Its a personal gripe but I have always disliked products that come with sleeves made of card/paper and these have that. Minus the sleeve though, it has a nice enough packaging. The sleeve comes off and the lid comes off presenting the product in a plastic cover. I would not say the experience is super premium but its not super important to me. I am the sort of person to buy an already opened and get torn up packaging if it saves some money.
faye76
Eastbourne , Spojené království
Age: 48
Gender: Female