Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are the best buds I own. Now they’re cheaper than ever

When it comes to AirPods vs the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds, there’s really no competition in my eyes (or ears, more specifically). The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are my favourite earbuds of 2023, but you pay for the quality. There’s a decent saving to be made on them for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, however.

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For a limited time, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are available to buy from Amazon US for $249. That’s a rather good 17%/$50 saving on the usual price of $299.

In our review, we were massively impressed with the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds’ noise-cancelling capabilities. They’ve been injected with Bose’s all-new Immersive Audio spatial listening tech. It promises to deliver an expansive, multi-dimensional soundstage. The firm reckons it’ll stop music from sounding “collapsed into your head, between your ears”, which is a common occurrence with earphones.

The QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are effectively a replacement for the QuietComfort Earbuds II. Design-wise the big difference is a new metallic finish, but the built-in stability bands have also been overhauled. A new interlocking fit should stop them from slipping off, which was an issue on the outgoing model. Call quality should be much improved, courtesy of dynamic mic mixing and adaptive noise filters.

Bose promises the same responsive touch controls, same IPX4 sweat resistance, and same CustomTune sound EQ tech. The QuietComfort Ultra buds should offer up to six hours of juice with Bose Immersive Audio is turned off, and up to four hours when it’s turned on. 

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Connor Jewiss

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Connor is a writer for Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website. He has been writing for around six years now, with writing across the web and in print too. Connor has experience on most major platforms, though does hold a place in his heart for macOS, iOS/iPadOS, electric vehicles, and smartphone tech. Just like everyone else around here, he’s a fan of gadgets of all sorts! Aside from writing, Connor is involved in the startup scene. This exciting involvement puts him at the front of new and exciting tech, always on the lookout for innovating products.

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