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Bose has finally finished its answer to the best-selling Apple AirPods Pro and Samsung Galaxy Buds Live. The company, which is known for its amazing active noise cancellation on models like the Bose QuietComfort 35s and Bose 700 series, is bringing its audio intelligence to wireless headphones.
According to Bose, its new competitors AirPods Pro are “the most effective noise-canceling headphones in the world.” Dubbed the Bose QuietComfort headphones, clearly Bose believes their QuietComfort branding is stronger than the 700 series used in their latest top-tier on-ear headphones, the headphones are available to pre-order right now for £ 249.95. That’s a bit more expensive than rivals like Apple’s AirPods Pro and Sony WF-1000XM3, which retail at £ 220, but can be found for a bit cheaper now that they’ve been out for a while.
Bose QuietComfort headphones feature adjustable levels of noise cancellation. To be precise, there are 11 different levels of noise cancellation available with these headphones. According to Bose, that means you choose exactly “what part of the world you let in or what you let out.”
There’s also a dedicated transparency mode that allows the sound around you to fill your ears, perfect if you need to quickly hear a tannoy announcement at the airport, train, or quickly speak to someone at the supermarket checkout but don’t have the charge. case in hand to drop the buds.
The noise cancellation levels are not controlled by the buttons themselves. While there are touch-sensitive panels on the outside of these wireless earbuds, these are reserved for controlling music playback and summoning the voice assistant built into your smartphone (Siri for iPhone owners, Google Assistant, or Alexa for the great). most Android devices, and Bixby for Samsung users who insist on using Bixby).
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Like most similarly priced headphones (and some of the more affordable ones), the headphones will automatically pause playback as soon as you remove them from your ear.
In addition to its renowned noise cancellation for these diddy friends, Bose has promised to bring stellar audio quality to the QuietComfort headphones. The audio company promises to deliver “consistently balanced sound” even when listening at low volumes.
According to Bose, “As you turn down the volume on most headphones, the bass tends to disappear, leaving music with a tinny, tinny sound.” This is something that Bose claims to have fixed thanks to its volume-optimized Active EQ technology, which dynamically changes the equalizer to boost the lows and highs each time the volume on your QuietComfort headphones changes.
Of course, we will have to listen to these new ‘buds’ to see how they work in practice, but this sounds very promising. The combination of volume optimized active EQ and active noise cancellation should mean you can get full sound at low volumes, without any disturbance from the coffee machine / office printer / aircraft engine rumbling in the background.
Connectivity is handled by Bluetooth 5.1, which should provide a smooth connection up to 30 feet from your device. So you will be able to leave your smartphone in charge in the kitchen and still wear these headphones while gardening outside.
Each QuietComfort earbud has six hours of battery life, and the carrying case offers an additional 12 hours, for a total of 18 hours of listening before you have to plug them back into the socket. It doesn’t look like these new Bose headphones are going to compete for battery life champions (that accolade still falls firmly on the Samsung Galaxy Buds +), but there should be enough here so you don’t have to charge them every night.
Along with the QuietComfort headphones, Bose has also launched a new pair of redesigned Bose sports headphones, which ship with an improved silicone tip to ensure a better seal inside the ear, cutting off the outside world. While no smart active noise cancellation can be found here, Bose is confident that its so-called StayHear Max Tip (the same one found in expensive QuietComfort headphones) is enough of a barrier that you’ll still be able to listen without distraction.
The Bose sports headphones will cost you £ 179.95 and are rated IPX4 for sweat resistance.
Both Bose QuietComfort headphones and sports headphones are available for pre-order right now and will begin arriving in mailboxes on October 5, 2020.
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