The headline says the important things. These "ear buds" are not meant to be champion noise cancellers. They cannot be since they do not in any way block your ear canals or pinnae. But if your primary concern is the sound quality you hear from your selected sources and wearing comfort, these are a true bargain.
The fact that they can do this without disturbing those nearby with what you are listening to, mussing your hair, sticking into your ear canals, or cutting you off totally from your surrounding environment is a plus in my book. I use them to listen to the sound tracks of movies and TV in my home, so I'm not at all concerned with how effective they are at blocking extraneous sound for phone calls or music listening when out and about.
i find that the most natural tonal balance with my ears on most TV and movies is with the EQ set to boost the bass by one or two dB. With that done, the tonal balance, clarity, and freedom from apparent distortion is top notch for the price.
No, the deepest bass is not there at the level of headphones which make a great seal with your ear canals or with your head, but the amount of such bass is totally adequate for such listening. These are a better compromise, to my ears, than what I've heard from many far pricier audiophile headphones which don't pretend to make a seal with your ears or head. Many such audiophile products try too hard to give you the bottom bass and in the effort muddy up the entire bass and even midrange through excessive driver excursions.
Wearing comfort is high. Rotate the little under-ear cuff until there is minimal pressure or pinching of your pinnae. Once so adjusted, I hardly know they are there.
The immersive audio feature works very well indeed to my ears to further dimensionalize the playback and applies to all stereo programs. There is minimal audible "phasey-ness" and maximal solidity and three-dimensionality of the presentation. It gets the presentation out of your head and in front of your eyes and around you in a way you quickly regard and natural an immediately miss when you turn it off.
Before you listen seriously to these, much less pass judgment on them, even when bought brand new, be sure to first go into the Settings tab of the Bose Music App and update the software. My new ones bought from Amazon were several generations behind on updates. Updating both improved the overall sound and eliminated some intermittent connectivity problems I had at the first. Do this for any other Bose headphones you have as well. You will be pleased.
Over the years I've owned many of the top audiophile headphones out there and have auditioned many more in stores and at audio shows. In addition to these Ultra Open Earbuds, I also own the Bose QC 45 and QC Ultra headphones. I currently also own NAD Viso HP-35, Apple AirPods, Max, and two different vintage Stax electrostatic headphones. Sure, the Stax are better sounding to me than these Bose Ultra Open, but the Stax together with the best amplification for them can cost $10,000, not $300.
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Great "in-earbuds" that aren't in-ear 🤔
I really prefer in-earbuds to headphones, but even after I got some foam tips for better comfort - my ears still get "swamp ear" and get irritated after long use. I finally decided to see if there was a better solution and stumbled upon these Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, which seemed like they could be the answer.After about a week or so of using them, I have been pleasantly surprised at how well they perform. They are by far the weirdest pair of earbuds I have ever owned, and I was considering buying the Sony LinkBuds but I was really hoping for something different like bone conduction rather than in the ear (which seem to be my main problem).I also was hoping that I'd be able to wear them for longer than my in-ear pair, which definitely is the case. Comparatively I'd have to take my in-ears out every so often to clean my ears as with these the only issue is my ear tends to get a tad irritated after long-use but it also could just be my ears getting used to something being there, hard to say right now until I've had them for longer but I just adjust them slightly up or down when I feel discomfort.I actually got these as my "gaming" earbuds, which after turning off "Immersion Mode" and using "Stereo Mode" I feel it's best unless you're listening to music it's just too bassy for regular stuff in my humble opinion (still sounds great, YMMV). Battery life has been a lot better than my other pair of earbuds which would die after ~4-6 hours, so far the lowest I've gotten these have been around 40%. I'm also not too sure how fast they charge, since they live on my desk and I charge them overnight but when I first charged them it took about half hour to fully charge from ~60%.It's a bit difficult to figure out what the optimal spot is for these earbuds to perform their best, I believe for me at least when they're at their lowest on/in your ear it seems to be the best. I'll randomly check that they're evenly pushed into my ears and not falling out from time to time, but generally they're pretty snug fit that don't move much once on.As far as "noise cancellation" or "passive hearing" goes, they do a pretty good job at blocking out sound when turned up I generally have mine around 60% at that's loud enough for me - I can still hear around me, if need be which I like not having to take off my earbuds in between sessions to multitask. There was a recent firmware update that adds auto-volume, which increases the volume in louder environments which is kind of "noise cancellation" in its simplest form. You're also able to control the earbuds pretty well with just the button on either earbud, play, pause, skip track, reverse track, toggle immersive mode or you can customize the shortcut which is nice. I have left as cycle thru still/motion/off immersion, and right as toggle immersion but there's also "switch devices" and "access your voice assistant" as options.I look forward to future updates and possibly v2 of this product if it performs well, a great niche product for an oversaturated market. I would recommend trying these out if you're at all interested, the price is a bit hard to swallow but they may become your favorite pair of earbuds 🫠
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Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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I've been using Bose Ultra Open Earbuds for about a week now. Given that they are an open style, these are not my go-to for all purposes but my usage of them has been fairly regular and all in all, a good experience. I've usually had trouble finding good earbuds for my ears (small, differently shaped) but these fit snugly. Below are the highlights based on my observation: Pros: - Very light, lighter than I expected - Fit really well, quite snug and didn't pop out even after persistent and harsh movement (this may differ from ear to ear though) - Decent sound quality (these are Bose after all), although the openness may take away from it a bit since part of the experience is to be open to outside sounds - Long run time, didn't need to charge it much over the one week of use - Good, clean, aesthetic of the earbuds and the charging case - Ease of use Cons: - Can not be used for everything (I've used these for open air workouts, runs, calls in empty spaces but the sound can carry through so haven't been able to use these in shared / crowded spaces) - High price point given the functionality I'll update the review based on continued usage, but initial thoughts are inclined towards a solid audio device.
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