Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) Review: Upgraded In All The Right Places

Ultra-level features and a few design tweaks highlight the updates.

Billy Steele for Engadget

RATING : 8.4 / 10

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When I think about Bose headphones, the iconic QuietComfort line immediately comes to mind. No, not the more recent Ultra version with all of today's bells and whistles. I'm talking about the business-traveler-chic models that popularized active noise cancellation (ANC). They were never going to win any design contests, but you could rely on them to give you some relief on a flight while also offering decent audio quality.

The company rebranded these to the QuietComfort Headphones a few years back, and now Bose returns with the second-generation version. This time, there are some modest design changes, although the understated look is still intact. What's more, the second-gen QC Headphonesborrow features from the pricier QuietComfort Ultra Headphones which enhance...

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