QuietComfort

The QC45 offer some of the best active noise cancellation you can get in a pair of headphones. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Whether you’re working from a noisy cafe or commuting on a train, a comfortable pair of noise-canceling headphones can prove invaluable in the right setting. Thankfully, Bose’s QuietComfort 45 are currently matching their best price to date at Best Buy, where you can pick them up for $249 instead of $329 — a discount we haven’t seen in a while. The lightweight QC45 are…

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing.If you work in a noisy environment or travel a lot, high-quality noise cancelling headphones can be a godsend. One of the best of those is the Bose QuietComfort 45 wireless ANC headphones, and they're now on sale at close to an all-time…

Bose has built its entire brand and reputation on noise cancellation technology. The company has been in this game for decades, so I probably shouldn’t have been surprised by how soundly the new QuietComfort Earbuds II outperform the competition in the ANC department. But after several days of testing them, that’s exactly where I find myself. Until now, the original QuietComfort Earbuds, Sony’s WF-1000XM4, and Apple’s AirPods Pro were all within a stone’s throw of each other — and all very good. But Bose’s new $299…

Bose is no stranger to true wireless earbuds. The company’s first model debuted in 2017 and it has refined its take on the product segment multiple times in the years since. Bose made a big leap in 2020 with , bringing its active noise cancellation (ANC) expertise to an updated true wireless design. Now the company has made with a new look and a host of upgrades thanks in part to its CustomTune technology,With the (QCE II), Bose has massively improved its already great noise canceling abilities, blocking more than ever…

Bose’s QuietComfort Earbuds II offer a whole new level of silence MSRP $299.00 “Quiet and comfortable really are the best words to describe Bose's latest buds.” Pros Very comfortable Very good sound quality Outstanding noise cancellation Very good transparency Adjustable EQ modes…

The Bose QuietComfort 35 II were getting pretty long in the tooth when they were replaced last year by the QuietComfort 45. Now there is an SE model out, which seems to be a rebrand of the 45. This was a silent launch, so it almost flew under the radar, but they are already listed in several US stores (and should be coming to Europe soon as well). The Bose QuietComfort SE promise 24 hour play time on a single charge (up from 20 hours on the 35 II and matching the 45) and need 2.5 hours to recharge. A quick 15 minute…

Bose says its new earbuds cancel out the noise of the outside world better than any other consumer headphone, including over-the-ear models.The earphones, called the QuietComfort Earbuds II, are a third smaller than their predecessor, each one weighing in at just a third of an ounce.The Earbuds II come with three sizes of silicone ear tips, to better fit all ear sizes. They also include three sizes of “stabilizer band,” a ring of soft silicon around the middle of the earbud that molds to the shape of your outer ear,…

The latest QuietComfort wireless earbuds from Bose are here with the brand new QuietComfort Earbuds II. These come two years after the original version launched and offer improvements across the board as well as a smaller footprint. Bose QC Earphones II Bose claims its new buds are the best noise canceling on the market - including in-ear and over-ear models. The new QC Earbuds II brings CustomTune sound calibration. Each time you put the buds on, they play a proprietary tone that measures you ear…

Photo: Michelle Ehrhardt / GizmodoBose stepped into the custom active noise-canceling game today, defying Apple’s AirPods Pro 2nd Gen reveal to announce its QuietComfort Earbuds II. Eschewing features unrelated to audio quality like spatial audio or, um, wireless charging, these $300 earbuds focus solely on custom active noise canceling, which supposedly builds a profile that specifically fits your ear shape.According to Bose’s lead engineer for these earbuds, who I got to speak to during a press event where I also got to…

Apple wasn't the only company with new true wireless earbuds to debut today. Bose also has a new model on the way, the QuietComfort Earbuds II. As the name suggests, this set is an update to the first QC earbuds the company debuted in 2020. This time around, the company has retooled the design, tweaked the fit and added some heavy-duty sound calibration technology. But all of the upgrades come at a cost as the QuietComfort Earbuds II will be $20 more then their predecessor at launch.  Bose says these next-gen buds are…