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?

I currently have a pair of og wired Quiet Comforts. I like the noise cancellation and sound quality, plus they fold up neatly which is convenient, but they are wired and take an AA battery. I bought a pair of cheap SkullCandy ANC and don't like them. Noise cancellation is not as good as the Bose, the mic is not very good, plus they have a super annoying feature where they don't work while plugged in, so they are unusable if the battery runs out. Right now Sony XM5 is on sale for less than $300 on Amazon, BestBuy has open-box Bose Quiet Comfort Ultras for $250, regular "non-ultra" quiet comforts can be found on sale for about $300, Sennheiser Momentum 4 for $222. Anker Q45 and JBL 770nc are attractive price and have good reviews, but I don't want to waste money if they are going to be similar quality as the SkullCandy ones I already have. Which one has best noise cancelling for airplanes for $300 or less? I am seeing that Sony has best noise cancellation, but also that the xm5s don't fold up and the XM6 are more than I want to spend. I do like how my in-ear air pods automatically switch between devices, very nice for switching between phone for personal stuff and laptop for work, but I'm not paying $500 for the air pod Max headphones. Do other headphones have that feature, or is that an apple ecosystem only feature?

I've had almost every Generation of Bose over the ear, noise cancelling headphones since my dad received a pair of QC1's to Beta test in 1998. QC1's QC15's QC35's NC700's QC45's QC2023's and now the Plums. I just recently bought myself the QC Ultra's in Plum and they are fantastic. 10/10. I absolutely love the volume slider. They seem to connect so much more seamlessly than previous generations. Sound quality in all modes is brilliant. I love the auto pause feature being brought back. Battery life is incredible. And the color... 😚👌They got me there. Utter perfection. Did I need a new pair? Absolutely not. Honestly, they are near perfect. The only annoyance being when they die, you can't use them while they are charging. But that is such small potatoes... https://preview.redd.it/t0v9axk4falg1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0eaad517742c90d4a91ad66c4f62334eb3bd2807

Exactly, my Bose QC1 broke down too. It fell down while i was sitting in the plane. and now Bose is asking me 75% of the new ultra headphones.. They said they have to change the entire board inside. The 2.5mm jack broke so bad. I am so annoyed with BOSE QC.