Bose - QuietComfort Earbuds (Gen 1)
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Last updated: Jul 24, 2025 Scoring
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4
"you don't need to mask with sound to block unwanted noise. ... The misses actually gets a little annoyed sometimes because she's trying to get my attention and I can't hear her. That's because I didn't realize I still had the buds on even though I finished work!"
"Bose Quietcomfort has the best ANC in the market ... dang their ANC is freaky good ... Like when i don't have music playing and ANC on full silent, I can hear the bones in my neck snap/crackle/pop when I turn my head (old injury) - it's really unnerving lol"
"Best ANC in the biz"
16
3
"the gen 1 bose had the best fit of all these. very comfortable and secure."
"wear them for 8h+ everyday no sweat."
"they lock into the ear quite comfortably ... for my gym and cardio needs (hour on a bicycle daily outdoors for cardio and hour in the gym every other day) ... they have never once fallen out of my ears regardless of how rigorous or sweaty I get haha."
22
5
"The bass is just incredible compared to the others. It really blew me away at first."
"I switched to the Bose QCEs and it made me realize how flat sounding AirPods really are."
"The Bose QC earbuds sound better than the QC Ultra to me. Especially when it comes to bass, the earbuds are the clear winner."
8
0
"I also can't remember the last time I charged them."
"The battery life is long enough to surpass an 8-hour workday"
"I use them in the gym 2.5 hours a day-5 days a week. I charge the buds/case every 10-12 days."
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10
"I've had my bose QC for...6 years now. Still perfect"
"Have had a pair for a few years that have been used in a variety of rough environments. ... Still work flawlessly"
"my Bose QC earbuds have been going strong for years. ... I cycle daily and lift in the gym every every other day - so my earbuds get at least 10 hours weekly of use/abuse while sweating like crazy and my Bose QC earbuds have been going strong for years. ... Wax has never been an issue for me."
Disliked most:
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12
"my QCs just shit the bed (left one literally came apart at the seams)."
"I've had 3 break in a year's time. 3. ... Audio was because I made an attempt to clean the speaker with a q-tip as suggested but apparently was too rough with it or something. ... The second time I stupidly tried to clean the microphone, again in the way they recommend. Which broke the ANC completely. ... The third time the left earbud randomly started playing Audio at extremely low volume. I had not touched anything important. Didn't even switch the rubber set or plug. This was in the same month I got them. ... I still am frustrated though at how easy they break. ... it's been a few months since then and the ANC is starting to fail again and I have no idea why."
"stopping working after only a few weeks ... people being issues multiple pairs after 2-3 defective pairs"
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12
"The QC Bluetooth connection issues I've been experiencing since the first day"
"but they had terrible bt connectivity with my iphone. ... had to often forget and reconnect. ... mich too often for buds in that price range. ... had to call bose about this way too often."
"stopping working after only a few weeks ... people being issues multiple pairs after 2-3 defective pairs"
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6
"Their mic quality is trash. One of the worst flagships true wireless pairs of earbuds on the market."
"the mic is terrible"
"Mine does not work well, people can’t hear me."
5
6
"I had the same problem and returned them."
"after dropping my black Bose ear bud and having to basically lay on the floor after landing to find it ... Definitely felt the need to decontaminate"
"if you sweat a lot these aren’t the earbuds to buy. ... Sweat will change the settings and skip songs and switch modes, and they will fall out of your ears. ... Bose QC are not for those who sweat a lot by the way. They’ll fall out of your ear and the modes will switch and songs get skipped."
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2
"I just don’t like how they sound. Feels muddy to me in every way possible, and the things I want to hear I can’t."
"the sound was not good at all."
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