Bose's flagship wireless over-ear headphones ($449), known for industry-leading active noise cancellation and premium sound quality.
Bose's second-generation QuietComfort Headphones run 24 hours with noise cancelling, 11 fewer than Nothing and Sonos rivals, Wired's review found. For travellers who take calls on the road, that gap and poor call audio now offset a lighter, quieter headset.
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Nothing's $399 Headphone 1 Pro carries a physical Flat EQ switch that turns off its app EQ and spatial audio so studio users can check mixes. Early reviews suggest most listeners will keep tuning in Nothing's app instead.
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Bose's 10.12.12 beta firmware adds LE Audio and Auracast to the $449 QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen), nearly a year after they launched. Owners get the upgrade on hardware they already paid for, but how much of it they can use depends on the phone or PC it pairs with.
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Gizmodo's reviewer put the $449 Ace Ultra's sound behind Sony's $460 XM6 and a notch under Bose at the same money, which leaves the new Wi-Fi handoff to Sonos speakers as the case for buying it.
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A Gizmodo review places the non-Ultra QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) just below the Ultra on noise cancellation and above cheaper rivals, with Bose's new seal-gap tricks shipping down-market.
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