Bose QuietControl 30 vs Sony WI-1000XM2

Bose estimates battery life to be up to 10 hours, but your results will vary depending on factors like your volume levels, and whether you choose to use the active noise cancellation as high-tech earplugs, without streaming music to the earphones.

Their ANC feature also does a very good job of isolating you from a range of background noise, from the low rumble of bus and plane engines to ambient conversations. They also support NFC for easier pairing and can connect simultaneously with two devices.

Generally, I’d say they’re good, but your mileage WILL vary. Overall, I prefer my QuietControl 30s, but obviously the open ear concept is huge for some use cases.

Out of the box, these well-built and decently comfortable earbuds have a warm and dark sound profile well-suited for vocal-centric genres like podcasts. However, if you prefer a different sound, their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets so that you can tweak them to suit your tastes. Their continuous battery life of over eight hours is fairly solid, and they have a standby mode that can help you save battery life when you're not actively using them.

They're just too uncomfortable to wear for long stretches like I hoped they would. So..

Unfortunately, their in-ear fit can be fatiguing over time. The buds can also fall out of your ear with moderate head shakes, which is a little disappointing if you want to wear them during a run in the park. Luckily, they come with several differently-sized pairs of ear tips to help you get the best fit.

Bose estimates battery life to be up to 10 hours, but your results will vary depending on factors like your volume levels, and whether you choose to use the active noise cancellation as high-tech earplugs, without streaming music to the earphones.

The Sony WI-1000XM2 are the newest model of the WI-1000X line. Improving on design more than hardware, their silicone neckband and carrying case look sleek and refined. Unfortunately, these headphones have a decreased battery life when compared to their predecessor, even if they charge slightly quicker. Their sound profile is also darker and lacks bass

Long term concerns: - Since the earphones are always dangling, I'd expect with long term use I'm going to loose more than one ear mold getting caught and popping off. - Having owned 3 other Bose over-ear Quietcomfort headsets (which all have had earpad and headpad deterioration of materials after 2 years), I know they have their industrial design honed for 2-3 year material breakdown. I'm concerned that the rubber used will start becoming sticky and intolerable after 1-2 years of use (like my Bose SoundSports have become). - I have right ear hearing damage from using a Bose Bluetooth headset Series 2 for podcast/music listening at too high a volume (trying to use it in too noisy environments), so I am very careful now with volume and single ear use

These headphones last 8.6 hours continuously and have a standby mode to help conserve battery life when you're not using them.

5 grams) each, the QuietComfort Earbuds weigh about the same as Sony’s 1000XM3 buds in the ear, but the AirPods Pro (0.19 ounces, 5.4 grams) have them beat for all-day comfort. Bose’s earbuds are also larger than the AirPods Pro in every dimension and stick out further from the ear — though not to the same silly degree as the SoundSport Free

They will not start put, and while I have them on they are uncomfortable regardless of what squishies I try or how I turn them. They constantly fall out. I couldn't share a review of the sound quality simply because I can't wear them. For that they get a thumbs down from me, dawg

but not laptop. I called customer service and it was kinda not satisfying call , because he was talking to me as if , how come you don't know how to connect your bluetooth devices ? and he says that its basically any bluetooth device should be able to connect to the headset. I have tried everything possible , resetting my laptop bluetooth. resetting the headset connection

Who thought 2 is enough these days? * Worse, switching devices is a pain, you have to disable Bluetooth on the device you are connected to in order to connect to the other. Contrast that to Bose where you tap and hear the headphones cycle through devices, stop to connect. I never realized how well Bose does this until discovering how poorly Sony does (and apparently this is true of most headphones other than Bose). * But at least you can plug in the audio cable to connect to your laptop and use a wired connection