Bose - Ultra Open
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
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"Counter point - I have big ears and wear glasses, and these are the most comfortable, secure, forget-I’m-wearing-them earbuds I’ve ever owned. ... I don’t think it can be overstated that the design and fit is the selling point. ... behind the ears are secure, but give me a lot of discomfort after not that much wear, especially when wearing glasses."
"They're so comfy that I forget I'm wearing them. ... I've stepped into the shower, almost wetting them before suddenly realising I still had them on."
"First off I want to say as someone with bad ear fatigue and swollen ears from any earbuds that go in-ear this is legit the best thing to ever happen to me!! ... As someone who can only use headphones because earbuds are so uncomfortable these really change the game. ... I truly can’t explain how balanced and comfortable these earbuds are."
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"Like i work at cvs and I had both on all day and could hear people perfectly without having to touch my ear buds it’s insane ... It was like back ground music playing I could hear everything from the outside world and the quality is just like amazing I feel like i’m in a movie or something."
"but can still hear things around you so you can stay aware of things like cars, bikes, pedestrians etc"
"but I can still hear everything else around me. ... I asked my husband several times “Can you hear this right now? *How are you not hearing this?!*"
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"Counter point - I have big ears and wear glasses, and these are the most comfortable, secure, forget-I’m-wearing-them earbuds I’ve ever owned. ... I don’t think it can be overstated that the design and fit is the selling point. ... behind the ears are secure, but give me a lot of discomfort after not that much wear, especially when wearing glasses."
"If you put these on right it fits perfectly and does not fall out. Ive worn these today for a total of 8 hours and a lot of the times I totally forgot they were even in. I tested them walking around the store doing some chores and even laying around and it didnt cause any problems. They are very lightweight so you dont have to worry about it weighing your ears down or falling down. ... Fit is very snug you can honestly full on sprint and they will stay in. ... I just worked a 10 hour shift with both ear buds on while talking to customers. They didn’t over power my ears one bit!!!"
"the Bose openear ultra have literally the best fit on the market for any earbuds. ... You literally cannot get them off without something bumping them."
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"Like i work at cvs and I had both on all day and could hear people perfectly without having to touch my ear buds it’s insane ... It was like back ground music playing I could hear everything from the outside world and the quality is just like amazing I feel like i’m in a movie or something."
"in libraries and at night when everyone is asleep they sound amazing"
"First off sound quality, the sound quality is phenomenal but its not just ordinary sound. The sound is so hard to explain its like a movie theater is constantly following you around everywhere you go. Because its open and not inside your ear I feel like the sound is more natural and feels like you can touch the sound rather it being locked up in your head. ... I give these a 5 star because of sound and comfort. ... Yea i’m so glad I took the risk and got them I pretty much wear them all day it’s nice to have music following you around wherever you go ... the quality is just like amazing I feel like i’m in a movie or something. ... For me these are truly phenomenal in sound in every way. The sound is so good it freaks me out sometimes. These are really balanced earbuds tho not bass heavy."
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"First off sound quality, the sound quality is phenomenal but its not just ordinary sound. The sound is so hard to explain its like a movie theater is constantly following you around everywhere you go. Because its open and not inside your ear I feel like the sound is more natural and feels like you can touch the sound rather it being locked up in your head. ... I give these a 5 star because of sound and comfort. ... Yea i’m so glad I took the risk and got them I pretty much wear them all day it’s nice to have music following you around wherever you go ... the quality is just like amazing I feel like i’m in a movie or something. ... For me these are truly phenomenal in sound in every way. The sound is so good it freaks me out sometimes. These are really balanced earbuds tho not bass heavy."
"It feels like I’m in a surround sound theatre"
"For an open earbud the sound also is outstanding."
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"The phone call quality is really poor. Period. ... Every single time I've had to answer a call, I've had to stumble over call settings to switch to the phone earpiece, or the call is useless. ... Not good enough."
"you cannot makes calls with the Bose ... complete joke, useless, really dissapointed"
"Everything about them is awesome, except for the microphone call quality. It seems downright atrocious, everyone I call when using them points it’s out. ... The call quality is truly terrible. ... It definitely improved things but the call quality still isn’t fantastic. It went from people really not being to hear me if I was outside in a noisy spot to “I can hear you but you don’’t sound great”"
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"The product quality is unpredictable. ... I have decided to warranty return 2 pairs due to connectivity or quality issues. ... 1st pair, they were randomly rebooting every few hours. It was really annoying. ... They were also disconnecting and reconnecting to my phone and announcing the phone name sporadically for no reason. ... 2nd pair, the left channel had an audible hiss/buzz, and I was NOT living with a fault of that sort for a pair of AU$400+ earphones."
"The connection is terrible ... after two months of use, they regularly cut out/disconnect requiring me to put them back in the case, wait a while and they will be able to reconnect, ideal when you're on the go and want to listen to music."
"Just snagged a pair and upon initial testing, I'm getting frequent total disconnects from one device in particular, with pretty good connection for the rest (3 others). ... Even after the update I am dropping connection with the same device. Very annoying."
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"I don't see how these justify a price higher then $150 ... So what the heck Bose! $300? Really?"
"they broke down after about 3 months of consistent use. ... Way too expensive a product for it to be so flimsy."
"Not worth full price. ... $300 too much IMO."
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"The product quality is unpredictable. ... I have decided to warranty return 2 pairs due to connectivity or quality issues. ... 1st pair, they were randomly rebooting every few hours. It was really annoying. ... They were also disconnecting and reconnecting to my phone and announcing the phone name sporadically for no reason. ... 2nd pair, the left channel had an audible hiss/buzz, and I was NOT living with a fault of that sort for a pair of AU$400+ earphones."
"The connection is terrible ... after two months of use, they regularly cut out/disconnect requiring me to put them back in the case, wait a while and they will be able to reconnect, ideal when you're on the go and want to listen to music."
"they broke down after about 3 months of consistent use. ... Way too expensive a product for it to be so flimsy."
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"They claim to be multi point bluetooth. ... Multi bluetooth means that you can listen to two devices simultaneously. ... When asked why I wasn't able to, they said,'You can switch from one device to another. That is multi bluetooth'. ... That is just bluetooth. Fake labeling 🏷 ."
"Yeah, recently mine has just dropped for no reason. I have to turn Bluetooth off and on then for them to reconnect."
"These earbuds do not support simultaneous connections to more than one device. ... You can pair with other devices and use a shortcut button press to disconnect from one and connect to the other, but not simultaneously like products before. ... Not good enough."
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