90
Becky Scarrott
TechRadar
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds deliver top-tier noise cancellation and immersive audio with lossless codec support, but lack wireless charging and have a bulky design at a premium price point.
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Stellar ANC
- Spatial audio without special content
- No price increase over previous model
- Top‑tier noise cancellation
- Best‑in‑class ANC
- Excellent Bluetooth codec support (AptX Adaptive, AAC, SBC)
Points of Contention
- No wireless charging
- Earbuds are still large
- Bulky build
- No multipoint connectivity
Professional Reviews
7 reviews from 7 critics90
Tim Gideon
PCMag
“The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds offer the best in-ear noise cancellation you can get, with more immersive audio features and better Bluetooth codec support than their predecessors.”
88
Billy Steele
Engadget
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds deliver stellar active noise cancellation and innovative spatial audio without requiring special content, making them a solid upgrade for sound quality enthusiasts. Despite their large size and battery life impact from Immersive Audio, the reliable touch controls and unchanged price justify the recommendation.
85
Lee Bell
TechRadar
“Bose is back with a new and much more powerful generation of QuietComfort earbuds. It's calling them the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds and our first impressions of the new buds is that they've blown us away.”
80
Chris Welch
The Verge
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds maintain world-class ANC and sound quality while adding spatial audio and improved stabilizers. However, the incremental upgrades, battery drain in Immersive Audio mode, and lack of multipoint pairing make the full-price jump questionable for existing Earbuds II owners.
80
Simon Cohen
Digital Trends
“But apart from that one missing feature, they’re some of the best wireless earbuds you can buy.”
74
Matthew Lopes, Christopher Steward, Yannick Khong
RTINGS
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are premium wireless in‑ear headphones that excel at active noise cancelling and offer a comfortable, lightweight fit with IPX4 splash resistance; however, their ear tips can tear easily and the seven‑hour battery life may be insufficient for long days without recharging.
