UPDATE: Aug. 28, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT We have up to date this submit with up to date hyperlinks and context following the QC Extremely earbuds preorder going reside.

Bose introduced again in June that new QuietComfort Ultra earbuds have been on the way in which, and as of at this time, we’re one step nearer to seeing them formally hit the market.

As of Aug. 28, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds (2nd gen) are for preorder for $299 on Bose’s web site. They are going to change into obtainable to the general public beginning on Sept. 10 within the white smoke and black colorways, with the deep plum variant scheduled for availability in October. At $299, they’re obtainable for a similar precise value that their predecessor was upon launch.

What’s new with the Bose QuietComfort Extremely (2nd gen) earbuds?

Amongst Mashable’s staff, we contemplate the primary era of the QC Extremely earbuds to be the perfect noise-cancelling earbuds on the market. True to their title, we additionally discovered them extremely snug to put on for lengthy intervals of time. Actually, the only real complaint we had with them was that they have been tough to take away from their case.

Regardless of knocking it out of the park the primary era round, Bose is bringing extra enhancements to those new earbuds. This is a listing of what to anticipate:

• New AI-noise suppression for improved voice readability throughout telephone calls (whether or not utilizing one or two earbuds)

• Wi-fi case charging

• Enhancements in adaptive noise cancellation, with smoother transitions to noise cancellation from Conscious Mode when utilizing ActiveSense

• The power to toggle off contact controls

• Ear suggestions have guard to stop wax buildup and make cleansing simpler

In comparison with the earlier era, the design of the earbuds themselves and their case stays largely unchanged, with the traditional stability bands and ear suggestions. Additionally staying the identical is the six-hour battery life (4 hours with Immersive Audio), IPX4 water- and sweat-resistance ranking, 20-minute fast cost for as much as two hours of use, CustomTune sound calibration tech, and Bluetooth 5.3 multipoint connectivity.

Is the improve value it?

In our first week of testing, we have discovered the earbuds to carry out very equally to the earlier era, with some enhancements in noise cancellation, sound high quality, and extra obtainable options like wi-fi charging. Whereas the adjustments actually do not justify a right away improve for first-gen QC Extremely homeowners, these earbuds could be a pleasant improve for people who’ve but to put money into a pair of premium noise-cancelling earbuds.