Bose - QuietControl 30 wireless headphones

Bose has not been able to figure out Bluetooth earbuds. I went through 3 pairs of the QC30 earbuds back in 2016 and then had issues with their first true wireless earbuds, the Soundsport Free in 2017. They both had connectivity issues and durability problems. That only continued with the original QC earbuds and were worse with the QC earbuds II. The Ultra have been better, but not nearly as solid of an experience as the JBL Tour Pro 3, Sony WF-1000XM5, AirPods Pro/ Pro 2, or other flagship earbuds.

I agree. I have my QC Ultra headphones and love them. Great ANC, the 3-band EQ is more than enough for me, and they have all day comfort. Even after testing out Sony’s WH-1000XM6, I don’t feel the need to switch to those like I did back with the QC45. Their Bluetooth speakers are even great and pack a punch above their size. The Soundlink Flex 2 has more bass and gets almost as loud as the JBL Charge 6 that’s almost twice as big. I’d even argue that the Ultra Open earbuds are nice. My original pair didn’t have any issues and I picked up a pair of their Lisa colab ones, they’ve still been solid. But in-ear wireless earbuds have been terrible. I remember the old Soundsport wireless with the wire between them, they were awful. The true wireless version of those were also bad as were the QC30. I wanted to like the QC earbuds 1, but hated them and couldn’t use each pair I went through. Same with the QC earbuds II. I haven’t even tried the newer QC earbuds. I have a pair of the QC Ultras, it’s my 5th or 6th pair and they’re still buggy. But I’m waiting until the second gen to exchange them, again, with Bose. I’ve had my QC Ultra headphones for almost 2 years now and haven’t had a single issue, they were a launch pair. But the QC earbuds and other wireless in-ear earbuds? Terrible. I’ve never been a fan of their soundbars, not when Samsung’s bars cost much less and sonically perform similarly or, for Bose’s prices for a complete surround, you can just get Sony’s expensive surround speakers that are stupid easy to setup and have a phenomenal Atmos experience.

I found the Bose quietcontrol 20 and quietcontrol 30 the best options for noise cancelling earbuds. I can listen to an audiobook at 75 percent volume while doing 140 km/h. Unfortunately these wired (qc 20) and Bluetooth (qc 30) are discontinued. Alternatives e.g. Bose Quietcomfort Ultra or Apple Airpods have have troubles with a 'plopping windnoise' at speeds above 90 km/h.