The second-generation Bose QuietComfort Headphones are good, but don’t stand out
Bose QuietComfort headphones used to be innovative. Bose’s noise-canceling research is the reason the technology is where it is today, and its headphones set the standard.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Sony and Apple have both surpassed Bose in noise-canceling performance, and even midrange headphones like the $130 Soundcore Space 2 are close for much less money.
- Fact 2: That means the $359 Bose QuietComfort Headphones 2nd Gen need to stand out in other ways — and I don’t think they do.
- Fact 3: 7 Verge Score $359 The Good Great sound with minor tweaking Strong noise canceling Nice physical buttons The Bad Call quality is still behind competitors No wireless high-res support The second-generation Bose QuietComfort headphones look a lot like the QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 that Bose launched last fall, but with more plastic instead of metal accents in the headband and joints.
- Fact 4: The new QuietComfort Gen 2 are designed as a step-down model from the $449 Ultra Gen 2, but they’re slightly better in a few ways.
Bose QuietComfort headphones used to be innovative. Bose’s noise-canceling research is the reason the technology is where it is today, and its headphones set the standard.
They were the ubiquitous traveler’s accessory. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Bose has rested on that reputation, as other companies have caught up. Sony and Apple have both surpassed Bose in noise-canceling performance, and even midrange headphones like the $130 Soundcore Space 2 are close for much less money.
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Original source: The Verge
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