The latest Bose QuietComfort Earbuds have some powerful noise cancellation, a 30-hour battery life, and bass-forward audio. Right now, they’re on sale for $150.
The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds (2024) are on sale for $149 at Bose, Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. Bose will offer these earbuds for their sale price until March 30.
In response to Apple’s latest AirPods 4, Bose just released its 2024 generation of the QuietComfort earbuds, a reset on the previous version with an improved fit, better noise-cancellation, voice command controls, and a redesigned app.
Right off the bat, I can tell you that these earbuds fit and feel fantastic. I am a bit of a tough customer when it comes to earbuds since I have small ears, and I typically prefer over-ear headphones or earbuds without a silicone tip. The new QuietComfort earbuds, however, have a design that feels far lighter and more comfortable than they look.
The buds appear somewhat chunky, but when they’re in-ear, they feel incredibly light and minimal. The angled, oval-shaped ear tips differentiate themselves from the wide, completely round tips that a lot of other earbuds have, resulting in a secure but comfortable fit.
That being said, there seems to be one single way that these earbuds go into the ear: there’s a single optimal angle where they « click » into place, and if you don’t get it right, they don’t feel secure. I took the QuietComfort buds to the gym with me for a week, and a rushed placement one day resulted in not one, but both earbuds falling out of my ears onto the floor.
Needless to say, I now make sure to take the time to put them in correctly before hitting the floor.
So let’s talk about the sound. As you’d expect from Bose, the audio quality on these earbuds is rich and booming. The bass is fat and all-encompassing, the mids are distinct, and the highs allow for a textured, dynamic soundstage. There is a good deal of separation between sound elements, and the sound quality is virtually indistinguishable whether the active noise-cancellation (ANC) is on or not.
The approach with these earbuds seems to be to provide an aggressive, bass-forward audio profile that pairs well with noise-cancellation to be good for commuting, exercising, or in otherwise loud environments.
