Breakthrough Bose Immersive Audio
World-class noise cancellation
Quiet Mode engages full noise cancellation so you can focus. Aware Mode feels as if you aren’t wearing headphones at all.
Plays up to 24 hours¹
Bluetooth® multipoint connectivity
Sound tailored to you
Unrivaled comfort
Amazingly clear calls
Customize with Bose app

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

3.5 out of 5 Customer Rating
World-class noise cancellation, quieter than ever before. Breakthrough spatialized audio for immersive listening, no matter the content or source. Elevated design and luxe materials for unrivaled comfort. It’s everything music makes you feel taken to new highs. Bose Immersive Audio pushes the boundary of what it means to listen by taking what you’re hearing out of your head and placing it in front of you. Sound just got real.
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Breakthrough Bose Immersive Audio
World-class noise cancellation
Quiet Mode engages full noise cancellation so you can focus. Aware Mode feels as if you aren’t wearing headphones at all.
Plays up to 24 hours¹
Bluetooth® multipoint connectivity
Sound tailored to you
Unrivaled comfort
Amazingly clear calls
Customize with Bose app
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
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Current Price is: $349.00 Original Price is: $429.00

Product details

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What’s in the Box
  • Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
  • Carry case
  • 3.5 mm to 2.5 mm audio cable
  • USB-C® (A to C) cable (20")
  • Safety sheet
Headphone Fit Around Ear Circumaural
Headband On Head Adjustable
Cushions Removable Cushion
Microphones Built-in Microphone
Noise Cancelling Yes
Noise Control Type Active Noise Cancelling, Echo Reduction, Adjustable Noise Cancelling
Audio cable included No
Case Carry
Headphone 7.7" H x 5.5" W x 2.0" D (0.56 lb)
Product Material Plastic, Aluminum, Leather (Protein)
Product Case Material Plastic (Hard)
Ear Cushion Material Protein Leather
Rechargeable Yes
Battery Life 24 hours
Battery Charge Time 3 hours
Charging Accessory included Yes
Charging Interface(s) USB C PORT
Wireless Connectivity Bluetooth, A2DP Bluetooth Audio Streaming, HFP Bluetooth, AVRCP Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy
Bose App Bose App

Bose QuietComfort Headphones are the successors to QuietComfort 45 Headphones. They deliver high-fidelity audio performance and world-class noise cancellation that allow you to hear more of your music and movies — while traveling, at the office, or at home.

QuietComfort Ultra Headphones offer our most premium design and our most advanced technologies, for the best Bose listening experience in a headphone. With QuietComfort Ultra Headphones, you will enjoy our best headphone noise cancellation, audio quality personalized with CustomTune, and voice pickup, among other premium features.

Immersive Audio allows you to hear audio as if it were coming from beyond your QuietComfort Ultra Headphones, thereby allowing for a more spacious, natural listening experience. Your music and other audio will have a wide sound stage in front and to the sides, just as if you were listening to a pair of stereo speakers and seated at the sweet spot between them.

Bose CustomTune technology is a proprietary Bose technology that optimizes the audio playback you hear based on the unique physical properties of your ear and ear canal. It works by playing a specially designed calibration tone as the welcome chime each time you power on the headphones while wearing them. It then measures how the shape of your ear uniquely modifies that sound. The headphones use that information to adjust their sound to your ears, creating a more balanced, authentic audio experience.

Proprietary TriPort acoustic headphone structure utilizes external ports to vent the earcups and effectively enlarge the acoustic volume, without increasing the size of the earcup. The result is better audio and active noise reduction from a smaller, lighter, more comfortable headphone.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones utilize both active and passive noise reduction technologies. They use a sophisticated proprietary electronics approach for active noise reduction, placing microphones both inside and outside the earcups. The electronics system senses the sound in almost any environment and then measures, compares, and reacts — instant by instant — to produce an opposing cancellation signal. Meanwhile, passive noise reduction is achieved by the combination of earcup fit, design, and clamping force of the headband.

QuietComfort Ultra Headphones have three controls on the right earcup: a Bluetooth/power button at the bottom, a multi-function button in the back, and a capacitive volume strip along the edge. Additionally, the headphones are equipped with on-head/off-head detection, which is another way to control the product.

• The Bluetooth/power button is used to power the headphones on/off, put the headphones in pairing mode, cycle through paired devices, and more.

• The multi-function button supports audio playback (e.g., play/pause/skip), telephony (e.g., answer/decline calls), mode switching (e.g., Quiet, Aware, Immersion), and more.

• Swiping along the volume strip changes volume, and pressing and holding on it activates a user-configurable shortcut.

• Putting the headphones on and taking them off controls wake/sleep/auto-off and resume/pause. Auto-off can be customized in the Bose app.

Listening modes are collections of headphones settings that you can name and access with a single action. You can combine the following settings in a mode:

• Noise cancellation level

• Wind Block on/off

• ActiveSense on/off (applicable only in Aware mode)

• Immersive Audio setting

Three modes are provided by default:

• Quiet: noise cancellation set to maximum; all other settings off

• Aware: noise cancellation set to Aware; all other settings off

• Immersion: noise cancellation set to maximum; Immersive Audio set to Motion

With the Bose app, you can create your own custom modes as well as switch between modes.

ActiveSense listens for very loud outside sounds and selectively applies noise cancellation briefly during those sounds. This way, you can remain aware of your surroundings without having your music drowned out by interruptions like passing vehicles and loud appliance motor noises such as a coffee grinder or blender. ActiveSense can be enabled and disabled in the Aware Mode setting.

Wind Block is a setting you can use when your environment is windy. Wind Block mutes the microphones on the outside of the earcups used for noise cancellation so that gusts of wind do not cause system responses that become noise disturbances in themselves. Note that the exterior microphones used for voice pickup are not muted, so if you’re on a call, the person on the other end will still hear the wind.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones also give you two options when it comes to audio EQ. Do nothing and the bass, midrange, and treble of whatever you’re listening to will be adjusted automatically to make it sound great. Or choose Equalizer in the settings of the Bose app to change the audio levels yourself to however you like them best. Either way, you’ll enjoy immersive sound at any volume.

Yes. QuietComfort Ultra Headphones have an adaptive microphone system that allows you to use the headphones during calls when connected to any smartphone. In addition to traditional calls, the headphones will work with many apps that use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), such as Teams, Zoom or FaceTime. The microphone system adapts to your environment to isolate your voice from competing background noises and wind so that you can confidently take a call, knowing you will be heard clearly and naturally. In addition, self-voice allows you to hear yourself naturally, as if you weren’t wearing headphones at all, so you can monitor the volume of your voice and minimize the effects of speaking while wearing headphones.

First, make sure your headphones are turned on with the slider switch in the middle “On” position. Next, slide and hold the switch to the Bluetooth icon until the Bluetooth LED flashes blue or when the voice prompt indicates the headphones have entered into pairing mode. Please note, if this is your first time connecting the headphones, they will automatically turn on into pairing mode. Voice prompts will provide you with additional guidance. We recommend using the Bose app to complete the pairing process, however, Bluetooth settings on your device can be used to complete pairing.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones have a range of up to 30 ft (9 meters) from the source device. This range may be reduced by physical obstructions, such as walls and doors, or by interference from other electronic devices. Pops or a cracking noise may be heard if there’s interference with the Bluetooth connection. If that happens, move away from wireless routers or microwaves and bring your headphones closer to the Bluetooth device.

The headphones can be charged using the USB-C cable supplied in the box and plugging into a USB port on a PC, laptop, or wall charger. Allow up to 2 hours for the headphones to fully charge. The battery light indicator will show an amber light while the headphones are charging and turn green when fully charged. When you don’t have time for a full charge, the fast-charge feature provides up to 3 hours of play time from a quick, 15-minute charge.

No. QuietComfort Ultra Headphones feature proprietary Bose active EQ to provide incredible, life-like sound, in conjunction with a personalized listening experience enabled by CustomTune technology. To enable this, the headphones must be powered on during use, including when using the auxiliary audio cable.

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Yes. The Ultra Headphones have the Bluetooth multipoint feature allowing them to connect to two source devices at the same time. This is a recent update as of July 2024, so be sure to set up your earbuds with the Bose app to receive software updates.

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Try Immersive Audio

A must-have feature for any true music lover, Immersive Audio spatializes what you’re hearing by taking it out of your head and beyond your headphones to create a spacious, natural listening experience the way the artist intended. Welcome to the acoustic sweet spot.

Young man wearing Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones outside.

World-class noise cancellation

To deliver our best over-ear noise cancellation, QC Ultra Headphones utilize both active and passive noise reduction technologies, employing a sophisticated proprietary approach for Active Noise Cancellling (ANC).

Luxe comfort and design

Designed for extended listening sessions, the earcups softly hug your ears while the headband spreads pressure evenly without clamping. Luxe materials ensure these headphones look as good as they feel with elevated finishes that make a sophisticated statement.

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“I am THRILLED with the pure quality…sleek style, next level comfort and pristine caliber of sound. I have worn them for continued listening for multiple-hour long stretches.”

– Robo59, verified customer review

One app. Total control.

The Bose app maximizes everything your headphones have to offer, ensuring optimal functionality with regular software updates and access to the latest features.

Create shortcuts: Assign or modify shortcuts for Immersive Audio settings, Spotify Tap, and voice assistant access.
Make a mode: Create custom modes with a noise cancellation level and Immersive Audio setting of your choosing.
Customize your sound: Adjust EQ settings by modifying the levels of bass, mid-range, and treble to your liking.

Download on the App Store or Google Play.

The Bose app on a smartphone displaying the Modes screen.

Features

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones.
  • Bose Immersive Audio
    What you hear is placed just in front of you, so it’s like you’re listening without wearing headphones.
  • World-class noise cancellation
    Comprehensive system featuring 8 microphones for advanced feedback and adaptive feed-forward noise reduction.
  • Immersion settings
    In the Still setting, the audio seems to stay in place in the room even as you move your head. In Motion setting, the audio follows you around so it’s best for on the go.
  • Up to 24 hours of battery life
    The headphones play up to 24 hours on Quiet or Aware Mode (up to 18 hours with Immersive Audio).¹
  • Bluetooth multipoint connectivity
    With multipoint connectivity, you can seamlessly connect to two devices simultaneously via Bluetooth.
  • Amazingly clear calls
    Hear and be heard clearly on calls with a revolutionary mic system.

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¹Testing conducted by Bose in June 2023 using production-representative Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones and a variety of music tracks using A2DP Bluetooth audio streaming at RSSI signal strength of 75dBm. Volume set to playback loudness of 75dB, 3-band EQ set, to zero in Quiet Mode (full noise cancellation). With Immersive Audio off, playback time was up to 24 hours before battery depletion. With Immersive Audio on, playback time was up to 18 hours before battery depletion. Battery life varies based on settings and usage.

Ratings and Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 by from Phenomenal Have QC 35ll. . These are even better on sound and noise cancellation. The immersion feature is great
Date published: 2024-11-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great for the office Incredible update to the pair I was using that was nearly 10 years old. Comfortable, easy to use controls on the headset itself, and excellent sound for my office purposes. Highly recommend.
Date published: 2024-11-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Game changer!! I’ve had these headphones for about a month now and have been loving them! I love the immersive audio feature, as well as the auto off feature when you take them off to help save on battery power. The noise cancelling is also top notch. I literally hear nothing once I activate ANC. Overall sound quality is also next level with deep bass and crisp highs
Date published: 2024-11-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great product great company Not only do I love the Bose products the company has a no funny business exchange policy during warranty period that I think is consumer centered and I appreciate that.
Date published: 2024-11-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Definitely an upgrade. Great job, Bose! I had some QC 35s, and I wanted an upgrade and, honestly, the usb-c charging. The sound on these is absolutely phenomenal, as I expected, as is the noise canceling. Everything I hope for and have come to expect from Bose headphones. I'm still fiddling with the settings and options, as I've never delved into the app before, but it's fairly intuitive. Battery life is fine. More comfortable than the older ones. And I got that fetching blue, and they look great.
Date published: 2024-11-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Best headphones ever!!!!! The best money you will ever spend. I was deciding between the Bose, Sony and Sonos. I'm am so glad that I chose Bose.
Date published: 2024-11-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Sound! These are the best headphones I've ever owned. A high quality product and fantastic sound. I'm a bit of an audiophile who likes heavier music and these sound wonderful. Very comfortable fit and no noise on flights. Highly recommended.
Date published: 2024-11-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Nice pair Very nice and well designed headphones that sound really great! They are extremely comfortable for extended wear. They are reasonably priced especially when they are on sale.
Date published: 2024-11-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great sound Upgraded from QC35 to the ultra. Bose QC Ultra is amazing, better sound in general. I just wished that they have physical/manual buttons for the sound adjustment and the on/off switch button.
Date published: 2024-11-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Ultimate headphones Bose does not disappoint. I use the headphones for the majority of my day and they are very comfortable. The sound quality and noise cancellation are both on point. There’s a reason why I continue to love the Bose products
Date published: 2024-11-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Awesome headphones!!!! Top quality product. From comfort to performance, these headphones are the best I've ever owned. Incredible range let's me walk around the house with them and never have loss of signal. I've been recommending them to all of my friends. Bose simply makes the absolute best!!!!
Date published: 2024-11-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Awesome headphones Awesome sound. Your music experience is crystal clear. Powerful sound when needed.
Date published: 2024-11-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from These are an experience These are better than the sonys. And I mean both the headphones and the earbuds. If you like low end deep bass, get these. If you prefer a higher end tight/punchy headphones, get the sony xm5. But after using these for a while, the sonys remind me of a demo version of what they could be.
Date published: 2024-11-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great sound, comfort and features I got these a month ago and the sound is fantastic and noice cancellation is amazing!
Date published: 2024-11-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Best of the Best! I just received these as an upgrade to my QC2's. The are so much better, and more comfortable to boot.
Date published: 2024-11-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great sound and options Fantastic sound quality and the features to tune out the world or allow you to have a conversation as you listen is great for using them on a run for safety.
Date published: 2024-11-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great headphones I bought them about three weeks ago, and it was worth every penny. 10 times better than my Apple iPods.
Date published: 2024-10-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Home Run for Bose Ultra Quiet Comfort As a casual listener rather than an audiophile or tech expert, my review of the Bose Ultra Quiet Comfort headphones comes from an overall impression and genuine experience with this product. Right from the start, Bose delivers an incredible sound quality that feels like hearing music anew, capturing details I never noticed with other headphones in this class. The accompanying app allows for easy customization, so you can adjust the sound to suit your personal taste. The immersive experience truly feels “out of this world.” The noise-canceling feature far surpassed my expectations, easily blocking out background distractions, making it ideal for focused listening. Comfort-wise, these headphones are incredibly lightweight compared to others in the same category, and the design feels sleek and modern. They have a smaller profile than previous models, which adds to their stylish look without compromising performance. In summary, Bose has hit it out of the park with these headphones. They offer exceptional sound quality, impressive noise-canceling capabilities, and a comfortable fit—an unbeatable combination. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a top-tier listening experience!
Date published: 2024-10-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Love these headphones.The sound is great.Im happy I purchased them
Date published: 2024-10-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by from My Blue Moon The sound is spectacular! At first my brain couldn't recognize where the music was coming from because it is clear, you can't hear background noise At All. I love this headset!!!
Date published: 2024-10-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by from In love! I have had this for about 2 weeks now and so in love! I used to have Beats, but they would hurt my ears after a short time wearing them and they caused irritation to my scalp. I had read great reviews and feedback on Bose and decided to take the plunge. 100% worth it! The sound is superb and are so comfortable!
Date published: 2024-10-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I dont normally type out reviews of things but this might help someone else. These fit perfect over my hearing aids. And sound great. (:
Date published: 2024-10-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Pleased customer Easiest set of headphones to order/received promptly/ programmed to phone quickly/quality of sound fabulous/comfortable fit/reasonable price. Thx so much
Date published: 2024-10-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Work fantastic and have been a fan since qc20 and this was worth the upgrade
Date published: 2024-10-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Living up to the hype These headphones live up to their expectations. Amazing sound quality and perfect comfort
Date published: 2024-10-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Amazing headphones Bought these to replace a worn out used set. Hubby can’t stop raving about them, and how they are truly noise cancelling. He can’t hear any outside noise. He just love them.
Date published: 2024-10-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Bought it at the airport, great sound, great comfort. You can keep it for hours, totally immersive.
Date published: 2024-10-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Upgrade Had a QC15 for years. Upgraded my QC15 with new ear cushions, replaced inner membrane, found a Bluetooth adapter and used this arrangement for a lot more years. Loved the sound. In every regard this devise is an enormous improvement——lost in the sound.
Date published: 2024-10-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by from My Emotional Support Headphones I love the sound quality of my Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones in Lunar Blue. I love the noise cancelling feature because I like to get lost in my music and like to shut out the outside world. I like the different sound profiles with quiet being my favorite and immersive coming in second. My husband bought me my first pair of Bose headphones two years ago and now I don't want any other brand. They are my emotional support headphones and I always have them with me lol. I have a hard time with noise and repetitive sounds and things I can't control when out around other people and Bose helps keep me from being irritated because I can block out everything. Also I'm obsessed with the Lunar Blue color and love the matching case that comes with it. I usually buy earbuds but wanted to try the headphones this time. Now I want the matching earbuds😆
Date published: 2024-09-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great sound These are my first headphones and I am not disappointed. Great sound!
Date published: 2024-09-29
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