The second-generation Bose Ultra Earbuds have top-notch Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), but their design is chunky and unimproved.
While the noise-canceling improvements are great, there's not much to set them apart from the first generation.
Bose has built its reputation on noise-canceling performance, offering the best in class for two decades, since the launch of the QuietComfort headphones in 2000.
Bose aims to top the competition again with improvements to sound and call quality.
The $299 Bose QuietComfort Ultra second-gen earbuds face competition from Sony and Apple, who caught up in 2023.
Author's summary: Bose Ultra Earbuds have great ANC but a chunky design.