Bose - QuietComfort (QC1)

I got the 1st gen regular QC from Costco for $160 ! And I also ordered the new QC Gen 2 ultra. Went from the basics to the best ! The question is, is it really worth the extra $300 for the QC Ultra Gen 2 ?? Why? It's Predict the Bitcoin price?? It's just a headphone ..

Sold my QC1s for about $255 and technically got my new QC2s at only $145. Does that get any better?

Hi. I just have the original quiet comforts, which are my all time favorites. I’ve not tried the subsequent models so I can’t say if they are worth the extra money but probably.

Bose quiet comfort are my all time favorite, but I wouldn’t want to workout with anything sitting on my head. You don’t want to hear this, but have you tried Airpod Pros? They are decent sound quality. I would never use the original for workouts.

The gen 1s on Bose's website has them at $379 so they're on sale but I feel like I got a better discount on mine. I love the lunar blue ones I have but if I didn't have headphones, those violet ones would be mine so fast.

If I didn't have the gen 1 in Lunar Blue, I would grab those violet ones so fast. But there's not enough of an improvement to warrant getting a new pair. Especially when I just bought a pair of the Ultra earbuds (I got them on eBay for $180 and somehow they had a warranty). I love the color though.

They're expensive, but the in-ear Bose QuietComfort headphones are great. I've had the wired ones for a few years now, and I take them everywhere with me. I believe they've been replaced by wireless Bluetooth ones in their product line now.

I have a very old wired QC and the newest version of Bluetooth QC...yeah the new one is better, but it's like a decade apart in technology. So to me it's not mind blowing. I will say bass is where the new one is much better. Sound quality was improved a lot more than ANC. But I don't have the Ultra and I'm so curious about that sound immersion.

The noise cancellation with the immersion mode is in a different ball game. I still have my old QC and the noise cancellation that I used to think was awesome now feels like a cheap headphone.

I have APMs and not even the highest Bose, but Bose QC (Not the most recent). I haven’t done a ton of testing but I think it is plain the APM’s sound better. I don’t care - I use the APM’s only when sitting stationary and watching TV under circumstances where the house needs to be quiet. They routinely disconnect if I make the mistake of brushing my head against the sofa. Sometimes the crown works for volume; sometimes it doesn’t. It doesn’t matter how good they sound when they work if they basically don’t work. I brought them to the Genius Bar, they sent it out for “repair”, it bounced back immediately stating they could find nothing wrong. This is just how it works. I traveled with the APM’s once. They are heavy and big and I had to carabiner them to the outside of my carryon to fit anything else in it. In the small airplane seat, they disconnected every few minutes. A pillow touching them - oops! Then I got the Bose. They are super light. They fold up into a small nearly flat case. They never ever disconnect. I think we have a winner.

same. Ive replaced the cushions twice, and they are still powering along just fine. If they were bluetooth, I honestly would not look to upgrade. Alas, Im tired of wires.

That's how I felt. Tried Bose QC from Costco, returned. Didn't bother with Sony. Meant to try Technics but didn't get around to it.