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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

#30 overall · wireless ANC over-ear · counts updated Oct 2026

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

Ranked #30 of 31: 14 people recommend it and 27 say they own it. Most repeated praise: The comfort choice: people who find Sony hot or tight land here. Most repeated complaint: Bass-heavy out of the box.

Recommended for long flights and loud offices, where comfort and silence matter more than the last bit of sound quality.

FlightsComfortSilenceWireless (for commuting)
People who recommend it
14
Say they own it
27
Mentions
193
Posts read
2,685
Check price on Amazon · $449

Price when checked (Sep 2026): $449. Only 3 distinct recommenders named the QC Ultra specifically; many more recommended Bose generically (QC35, QC45, 700) in the older Hacker News threads, which are not counted here.

What owners love

3
  • The comfort choice: people who find Sony hot or tight land here
  • Noise cancelling that many rate a notch above Sony
  • The app EQ tames Bose's bass boost well

The complaints

3
  • Bass-heavy out of the box
  • Expensive; the older QC45 does most of the same job for less
  • Some people get a pressure feeling or nausea from strong Bose noise cancelling

Where owners disagree

Bose fans prize the comfort and quiet; Sony fans say the sound is muddier and the price higher.

The 15 sources

Every thread and video these notes come from.

Owner = the person says they use it. Recommendation = passed on without saying so. Dates are when the thread or video was posted.

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The headphones people weigh against this one most often, counted from comments that name both.

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