The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones vs the Bose QuietComfort Headphones
View the QuietComfort Ultra and the QuietComfort
- You can enjoy spatial audio with every streaming service with Bose Immersive audio.
- Thanks to noise canceling, you can close yourself off from your surroundings.
- The CustomTune technology analyzes your ear and ensures you hear a balanced audio.
- The headphones aren't water-resistant.
- Thanks to noise canceling and the wind block technology, you can listen to music in a crowded or windy area silently.
- You can connect your headphones to the Bose soundbar with Bose SimpleSync, so you can listen to your favorite series by yourself.
- You can adjust the sound reproduction of the headphones according to your preferences in the Bose Music app.
- The headphones aren't water-resistant.
Comparison of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones and the Bose QuietComfort Headphones
| Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones | Bose QuietComfort headphones | |
|---|---|---|
| Noise canceling | Yes, and wind block technology | Yes, and wind block technology |
| Spatial audio | Yes, this is called Bose Immersive Audio | No |
| Fast charge function | Yes, 15 minutes of charging for 2.5 hours of use | Yes, 15 minutes of charging for 2.5 hours of use |
| CustomTune technology | Yes, it scans your ears for a personal sound reproduction | No, you can only adjust your music preferences in the Bose Music App |
Spatial audio
QuietComfort Ultra: yes
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones have spatial audio. With this technology, the music sounds as if it's playing around you. Spatial audio allows you to immerse into the music. For example, you'll hear the drums in front of you if the artist intended the music to sound that way. Bose calls this technology Bose Immersive Audio.
QuietComfort: no spatial audio
The Bose QuietComfort Headphones don't have Bose Immersive Audio. Thanks to the stereo sound reproduction, the music gets a lot of room. For example, you'll hear drums on the left and a guitar solo on the right. Still, stereo sound doesn't sound as spacious as spatial audio.
Design
QuietComfort Ultra: aluminum, sturdy design
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones have an aluminum headband and plastic ear cups. The headband and ear cups have a leather finish, so the headphones also feel comfortable during long listening sessions. Thanks to the foldable design, you can easily take it with you in the storage pouch. The right ear cup has 2 buttons. With the lower button, you can turn the headphones on and off. With the top button, you can turn the music on or off. The right ear cup has volume controls to adjust the volume.
QuietComfort: light, comfortable design
The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are made of plastic and physical buttons on both ear cups. With these buttons, you can skip a song or adjust the noise canceling and volume. The leather ear cushions allows you to listen to music comfortably. Do you want to take the headphones with you? You can easily fold it and take it with you in the storage pouch.
CustomTune technology
QuietComfort Ultra: scans your ears and adjusts the audio
When you turn the headphones on and put it on your head, you'll hear a sound. With this sound, the headphones scan the shape of your ears. The headphones adjust the sound reproduction accordingly. In the Bose Music app, you can adjust the bass, mid-tones, and treble with an equalizer. You can also adjust the noise canceling in the app. That way, you can decide how much ambient noise you want to hear.
QuietComfort: you can adjust the audio with an app
The Bose QuietComfort Headphones don't scan your ears. Do you want to adjust the audio of your headphones? In the Bose Music App, you can adjust the bass, mid-tones, and treble. You can also adjust the noise canceling. That way, you can determine the amount of ambient noise you hear.
Conclusion
Do you want to feel like you're at a concert? Choose the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones. Thanks to the spatial audio, you'll hear more details in the music than with the QuietComfort Headphones. CustomTune also adjusts the sound reproduction to the shape of your ear, so you'll always listen to the best audio for you.
