I bought these fully expecting I would return them because I didn’t think the price could be justified. BOY was I wrong. The fact that they turn off when not in use makes them last forever without having to put them back in the case. I have the white smoke and they look great with my earrings. Plus they’re great for people with anxiety, to just take the edge off in a crowded room to play some calming music but you can still hear your conversation partner. I will say after several hours I do start to feel a little discomfort but much less than my other buds. And agreed, I have the Shokz OpenRun Pro, Shokz OpenFits, Linkbuds and more and the sound quality for an open style is unmatched.
I have Tinnitus which is really annoying, I’ve tried wearing AirPods Pro, but can’t wear them for a long time! These I can wear all day and I often forget I’ve got them on when I turn the music or book or podcast off!
Airpods pro causes head pressure even with noise cancelling off. The Bose ultra open is really good because there is no feeling of head pressure or stuffiness and the sound is good enough to be enjoyable
I've aways been a evangelist for open ear buds, with innovative design, I've owned the Xperia Ear Duo, the Sony Linkbuds and now these Bose Ultra Open. This is the future, a true all-day, immersive wearable. Hands down the best earbuds I've tried, my ears feel naked without them on.
If you like good caling quality then do not buy! As for the rest it is a good product with good service but the volume of the partner your calling is bad! I recieved another product and did the update. Nobody is talking about it! It is not worth the 350 euro!
@4:20 "not fashion" But people happily wore Apples AirPod that looked like you had a q-tip hanging out of you ears. I have the sport open ear from Bose and when you have kids and wife calling you (in the home) open ear is critical. Maybe I'll get these for Christmas.
I own them and love them because I still hear surrounding, don't have this isolated feeling, and since I have ear problems (Tinnitus), because they are not in the ear direct, music does not hurt my ear anymore. Most of the time I use them for phone calls. Great product
6:53 this is what I wanted to know, a comparison with the Airpods 3rd gen which I have but don’t like the fit. Thanks for this review I think I’ll go get a pair
I love the clip on design, since the hook design most jogging earbuds have gets in the way of glasses and facemasks. +1 for physical buttons too. I can't wait to see clip ons for all sorts of earbuds, not just open ear. I can see it being a great way to doubly secure a more traditional sport earbud instead of the usual hooks or horns which can be uncomfortable depending on your ear type. As is, I wonder if it would preserve my hearing better by just wearing 1 normal earbud at lower volume, vs 2 open ear at higher volume (to compensate for the ambient noise).
I really like this design, but there's an issue. It disconnects when I connect to the GARMIN Fenix 6s to play music and activate the running mode. This happens eight times an hour. Both the software is up-to-date.
I’m usually very careful and picky with my tech, and I have to say, I’m really surprised by your positive review. Although these looked like a solid option from a reputable brand, after using them myself I’m extremely disappointed. Unless you’re in a perfectly quiet room, these don’t come close to the brand’s usual standard. The comfort isn’t on par with over-ears, the Bluetooth connection is unreliable and clunky, and the sound quality is far below what you’d expect from Bose. At lower volumes, the sound is decent, but only if you're in a silent space and this is just not realistic.
Hi! In the world of open buds, I haven't tried a pair thars more convenient and sounds as good as the bose ultra opens but open design will never be the same as closed over ears especially with anc. It's really dependant on your personal needs.
If you like the Bose Ultra Open, then you will love the Huawei Freeclip. It’s the same open style but it has more features, better call quality and audio.
Agreed, this form factor for the open ear will become the standard. I suspect by this summer we will see versions from Samsung, Sony and others in this design.
I wish but there's one big problem with Samsung Sony and Apple this would have to be a separate earbud unless Apple can come out with a genius move and say noise canceling included
I hope so! 1st gen designs are always a little janky and overpriced because they have to pay back the R&D costs. Competition will also help squash the price down.
So from the sounds of it, seems like I should get these for my work. I work where I do need to hear, listen, and talk to people and I’m currently using the QC Ultra Earbuds, having only one in at a time and constantly taking the one I have on, on and off, on and off. I think you’d recommend I’d invest in getting these open designs as I wouldn’t have to take them off constantly and still be able to listen to everything I need to hear at work??
Hi! Yes I recommend them for your setup. I have All sony, bose, apple earbuds and until you try them, it's hard to understand how game changing this design is.
I haven't worn them for 24 hours yet. Mostly to conserver battery. But they are really nice in traffic. In a car or on a bicycle. But i will need my other in ear headphones when working in an open plan office. Because then ill need them to filter out my colleagues.
Definitely not for use in a noisy office when you want absolute peace and quiet with noise canceling. But even then, it also makes it easier to speak to your colleagues.
I bought them and I’ll keep them just because they’re Bose. My favorite brand. But I don’t think it’s worth the price because of quality. Easy to lose and not too loud. 🤦🏽♂️
These would be perfect especially in my line of work...i heard the new software update added multi point connection but i still see a lot of recent reviews on amazon and bestbuy about connection issues. Has this been resolved? I am a first responder so these would be perfect around the station or during long 2 hour transports
I've just got myself a pair of Huawei FreeClips, and I am surprisingly pleased. I have the Shokz Open run, Sony Linkbuds, but these beat them hands down. They're more comfortable with better bass. The Shokz are great, but these have a very small charging case, which means being able to top up on the go, and they use a non proprietary USB C charging cable. They also have multi connect. I gave an online class with them, and I was happy with how well they performed. I had them on for about 9 hours straight, playing mostly low volume background music and an hour of talking. Sadly, I believe you can't get the Freeclips in the U.S, because they seem like a nice alternative from the Bose ones.
I am a big fan of the open ear design and these Bose buds are on my list now. Did you know that Sony had an excellent open design several years ago: XEA20. I still use those regularly for the gym because they really don't come off and very comfortable to wear for hours.
Owned a Plantronics wired headset with a very similar design that had a bud end that sat inside your ear with a rubber hook that would go around the earlobe. That design could easily be brought back by one the companies but in a wireless version. I agree that the price point for these should be $150.00 not $300.00.
Thanks for the great review. I'd already preordered mine (they're due for release where I live next week), and I can't wait to try them out. I was disappointed with the Sony Linkbuds S, and my favourites so far are actually the TOZO Open Buds.
If you use them in a home office, they work great. You can do calls with them in a quiet environment. Only catch is no multipoint so you have to manage connections in the bose app.
Hi! Are you using the Samsung buds live? These have better bass imho if you turn eq to 10 but out of box, the live will be puncher because it goes into the ear canal
@@TheFrenchGlow hi thanks for the reply. Yes am using Samsung buds live for some years now. It doesn't go all the way inside ear canal. Just resting a little on the edge of the canal but not going inside. 12 mm drivers, air vents, bass ducts help compensate being an open earbud. Plus on full volume whether on the bus or out and about in the city, it performs like a normal in earbud. ANC not wow but does a good job with loud engine noises or airplane noise. If medium volume you can sort of hear people talking whom are loud and low frequency sounds like screeching brakes of the train etc. Overall am satisfied with it but comfort is questionable sometimes. It does tend to pop out sometimes and you need to adjust it sometimes as it's quite big and won't go inside ear canal so depends on your movement etc. So not completely secure. So yeah am in the market for better open ear buds but needs to perform same as buds live and to have better comfort. Another plus side sounds like over ear headphones and I can hear cars passing so for safety that's good.
@@TheFrenchGlow In which EU country are Huawei Freebuds Pro banned from sale or have no support 🤔 And until proven otherwise, the U.S. is not the only country in the world, and it's just 400 million people out of 8 billion human beings. 🙏🏽
Bro is straight cappin. Those Bose open earbuds sound like absolute crap. They might fit better but there’s no anc and the sound is abysmal at best. This guy loses all credibility if you saying these are better than Apple or Sony. You buy these for anything other than sitting on a couch, you will be returning them, I promise.
I found that I had to use Immersion mode with custom EQ to get the sound reasonable. If not the sound was not great. That being said these are open ear and will never rival the in-ear sound
He did say open earphones. Transparency mode just pics up outside noise from the mics and plays it through the headphones. They're not supposed to beat out in ear headphones. @rolins3279 . I bought airpods and buds 2 pro , Transparency is okay at best lots of times I need to just take my headphones out to have a real conversation
Hello, I'm an audiobook listener and don't listen to music, so I always use only one earbud. For me, the MOST IMPORTANT feature is not comfort, not sound quality, but the ability to fully control the earbuds using only one of them when the other is in its case. This means volume control, power on/off, and possibly noise canceling must be possible on each individual earbud. Do you know of any Open Earbuds that work this way?
Is Apple & Sony going to copy the Bose Ultra Open Buds?🙂 (I THINK THEY WILL) Link here: Bose Ultra Open Earbuds: amzn.to/4bS67Qf
I bought these fully expecting I would return them because I didn’t think the price could be justified. BOY was I wrong. The fact that they turn off when not in use makes them last forever without having to put them back in the case. I have the white smoke and they look great with my earrings. Plus they’re great for people with anxiety, to just take the edge off in a crowded room to play some calming music but you can still hear your conversation partner. I will say after several hours I do start to feel a little discomfort but much less than my other buds. And agreed, I have the Shokz OpenRun Pro, Shokz OpenFits, Linkbuds and more and the sound quality for an open style is unmatched.
Thanks for sharing your experience. You are the first wave of early adopters to this design. It will catch on fast.
So when you remove them from your ear it stops playing? Another reviewer mentioned this feature didn’t exist.
I have Tinnitus which is really annoying, I’ve tried wearing AirPods Pro, but can’t wear them for a long time! These I can wear all day and I often forget I’ve got them on when I turn the music or book or podcast off!
This was the hype I needed to let my wife spend $300 on me for my birthday.
Airpods pro causes head pressure even with noise cancelling off. The Bose ultra open is really good because there is no feeling of head pressure or stuffiness and the sound is good enough to be enjoyable
love my ultra opens🙂
I've aways been a evangelist for open ear buds, with innovative design, I've owned the Xperia Ear Duo, the Sony Linkbuds and now these Bose Ultra Open. This is the future, a true all-day, immersive wearable. Hands down the best earbuds I've tried, my ears feel naked without them on.
Which of these has the best sound quality? And deepest bass?
@netnomad47 so far the ultra opens are the best
If you like good caling quality then do not buy! As for the rest it is a good product with good service but the volume of the partner your calling is bad! I recieved another product and did the update. Nobody is talking about it! It is not worth the 350 euro!
@4:20 "not fashion" But people happily wore Apples AirPod that looked like you had a q-tip hanging out of you ears. I have the sport open ear from Bose and when you have kids and wife calling you (in the home) open ear is critical. Maybe I'll get these for Christmas.
I own them and love them because I still hear surrounding, don't have this isolated feeling, and since I have ear problems (Tinnitus), because they are not in the ear direct, music does not hurt my ear anymore. Most of the time I use them for phone calls. Great product
100% agree with you. If you work from home or somewhere quiet, it's a game charger too.
6:53 this is what I wanted to know, a comparison with the Airpods 3rd gen which I have but don’t like the fit. Thanks for this review I think I’ll go get a pair
Thanks for testing them out and breaking down why they are so good. I didn't think about how good it would to use when you work from home.
I love the clip on design, since the hook design most jogging earbuds have gets in the way of glasses and facemasks. +1 for physical buttons too.
I can't wait to see clip ons for all sorts of earbuds, not just open ear. I can see it being a great way to doubly secure a more traditional sport earbud instead of the usual hooks or horns which can be uncomfortable depending on your ear type.
As is, I wonder if it would preserve my hearing better by just wearing 1 normal earbud at lower volume, vs 2 open ear at higher volume (to compensate for the ambient noise).
Been considering these for at least the last 2 months. This review is comprehensive and so helpful! I will report back if I decide to purchase 👍🏼
update?
I really like this design, but there's an issue. It disconnects when I connect to the GARMIN Fenix 6s to play music and activate the running mode. This happens eight times an hour. Both the software is up-to-date.
Totally agree, I have them for a couple of days and indeed blown away.
They are my new faves
Have and Love Shokz OpenFit. Come on Bose "The Price" ????
Can you connect 2 phones
I’m usually very careful and picky with my tech, and I have to say, I’m really surprised by your positive review. Although these looked like a solid option from a reputable brand, after using them myself I’m extremely disappointed. Unless you’re in a perfectly quiet room, these don’t come close to the brand’s usual standard. The comfort isn’t on par with over-ears, the Bluetooth connection is unreliable and clunky, and the sound quality is far below what you’d expect from Bose. At lower volumes, the sound is decent, but only if you're in a silent space and this is just not realistic.
Hi! In the world of open buds, I haven't tried a pair thars more convenient and sounds as good as the bose ultra opens but open design will never be the same as closed over ears especially with anc. It's really dependant on your personal needs.
This is the best video/review on this new product.
If you like the Bose Ultra Open, then you will love the Huawei Freeclip. It’s the same open style but it has more features, better call quality and audio.
Sadly Huawei has some issues beyond the features especially with product support that makes it hard for me to recommend them.
Agreed, this form factor for the open ear will become the standard. I suspect by this summer we will see versions from Samsung, Sony and others in this design.
I wish but there's one big problem with Samsung Sony and Apple this would have to be a separate earbud unless Apple can come out with a genius move and say noise canceling included
I hope so! 1st gen designs are always a little janky and overpriced because they have to pay back the R&D costs. Competition will also help squash the price down.
how is the open ear sound feeling compared to samgung galaxy buds live?
A big improvement compared to the live. It's more like wearing a earring speaker than a in ear earbud
Sweat resistance
So from the sounds of it, seems like I should get these for my work. I work where I do need to hear, listen, and talk to people and I’m currently using the QC Ultra Earbuds, having only one in at a time and constantly taking the one I have on, on and off, on and off. I think you’d recommend I’d invest in getting these open designs as I wouldn’t have to take them off constantly and still be able to listen to everything I need to hear at work??
Hi! Yes I recommend them for your setup. I have All sony, bose, apple earbuds and until you try them, it's hard to understand how game changing this design is.
I haven't worn them for 24 hours yet. Mostly to conserver battery. But they are really nice in traffic. In a car or on a bicycle. But i will need my other in ear headphones when working in an open plan office. Because then ill need them to filter out my colleagues.
Definitely not for use in a noisy office when you want absolute peace and quiet with noise canceling. But even then, it also makes it easier to speak to your colleagues.
Good to know, I was concerned whether it was audible over bicycle wind or traffic while road cycling.
I bought them and I’ll keep them just because they’re Bose. My favorite brand. But I don’t think it’s worth the price because of quality. Easy to lose and not too loud. 🤦🏽♂️
What earbuds do you recommend?
Bone conduction is the only real open earbuds. So go for aftershocks
These would be perfect especially in my line of work...i heard the new software update added multi point connection but i still see a lot of recent reviews on amazon and bestbuy about connection issues. Has this been resolved? I am a first responder so these would be perfect around the station or during long 2 hour transports
I've just got myself a pair of Huawei FreeClips, and I am surprisingly pleased.
I have the Shokz Open run, Sony Linkbuds, but these beat them hands down. They're more comfortable with better bass. The Shokz are great, but these have a very small charging case, which means being able to top up on the go, and they use a non proprietary USB C charging cable. They also have multi connect. I gave an online class with them, and I was happy with how well they performed. I had them on for about 9 hours straight, playing mostly low volume background music and an hour of talking.
Sadly, I believe you can't get the Freeclips in the U.S, because they seem like a nice alternative from the Bose ones.
I like the concept, but I wonder how long until that rubber will start degrading.
1:43 I can wear the Sony Linkbuds 24/7
I do worry about the durability of the Silicon part.
Try the HUAWEI FREECLIPS please. I would like to know what you think.😊
Gotta wait for Black Friday
They are better in every way except for the mic… but i still love them. I don’t talk on the phone much.
I am a big fan of the open ear design and these Bose buds are on my list now. Did you know that Sony had an excellent open design several years ago: XEA20. I still use those regularly for the gym because they really don't come off and very comfortable to wear for hours.
Owned a Plantronics wired headset with a very similar design that had a bud end that sat inside your ear with a rubber hook that would go around the earlobe. That design could easily be brought back by one the companies but in a wireless version. I agree that the price point for these should be $150.00 not $300.00.
Thanks for the great review. I'd already preordered mine (they're due for release where I live next week), and I can't wait to try them out. I was disappointed with the Sony Linkbuds S, and my favourites so far are actually the TOZO Open Buds.
To me they worst at everything when you compared them with the Huawei free clips
Can someone comment if there is a lag while watching RUclips videos on iPhone?
Hi! No lag that I noticed.
Would be good to seal them, for swimming with onboard storage included that would be epic
Not good to having conversation you hear echo the background
I love mine, they're fantastic!
Mine had problems with white noise, how do I fix that problem?
Is it good for gaming or not???
Great Review - Thank You!
Is there a second antenna for multiconnect?
The new firmware update at the beginning of July added multipoint connection
How about using them with a PC for Teams/Zoom all day?
If you use them in a home office, they work great. You can do calls with them in a quiet environment. Only catch is no multipoint so you have to manage connections in the bose app.
@@TheFrenchGlow you can set a shortcut to switch between paired devices without the app (it's a carousel)
How's the bass? I use buds live which has a separate bass port which does well as open earbuds
Hi! Are you using the Samsung buds live? These have better bass imho if you turn eq to 10 but out of box, the live will be puncher because it goes into the ear canal
@@TheFrenchGlow hi thanks for the reply. Yes am using Samsung buds live for some years now. It doesn't go all the way inside ear canal. Just resting a little on the edge of the canal but not going inside. 12 mm drivers, air vents, bass ducts help compensate being an open earbud. Plus on full volume whether on the bus or out and about in the city, it performs like a normal in earbud. ANC not wow but does a good job with loud engine noises or airplane noise. If medium volume you can sort of hear people talking whom are loud and low frequency sounds like screeching brakes of the train etc. Overall am satisfied with it but comfort is questionable sometimes. It does tend to pop out sometimes and you need to adjust it sometimes as it's quite big and won't go inside ear canal so depends on your movement etc. So not completely secure. So yeah am in the market for better open ear buds but needs to perform same as buds live and to have better comfort. Another plus side sounds like over ear headphones and I can hear cars passing so for safety that's good.
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Bose ultra has ambient mode as well as ANC.
The Huawei FreeClips are better for much less
I disagree because you can't get support in us and lots of EU. I would wait.
@@TheFrenchGlow In which EU country are Huawei Freebuds Pro banned from sale or have no support 🤔
And until proven otherwise, the U.S. is not the only country in the world, and it's just 400 million people out of 8 billion human beings.
🙏🏽
Bro is straight cappin. Those Bose open earbuds sound like absolute crap. They might fit better but there’s no anc and the sound is abysmal at best. This guy loses all credibility if you saying these are better than Apple or Sony.
You buy these for anything other than sitting on a couch, you will be returning them, I promise.
I said they are the best open earbuds. Which open earbuds are better than bose from sony or apple?
I found that I had to use Immersion mode with custom EQ to get the sound reasonable. If not the sound was not great. That being said these are open ear and will never rival the in-ear sound
@@TheFrenchGlowAirpod Pro 2 in transparency mode 🤷🏽♂️
@@rolins3279Air pods pro are not open earphones 😂. They clog your ear canal and make it all sweaty
He did say open earphones. Transparency mode just pics up outside noise from the mics and plays it through the headphones. They're not supposed to beat out in ear headphones. @rolins3279 . I bought airpods and buds 2 pro , Transparency is okay at best lots of times I need to just take my headphones out to have a real conversation
Hello, I'm an audiobook listener and don't listen to music, so I always use only one earbud. For me, the MOST IMPORTANT feature is not comfort, not sound quality, but the ability to fully control the earbuds using only one of them when the other is in its case. This means volume control, power on/off, and possibly noise canceling must be possible on each individual earbud. Do you know of any Open Earbuds that work this way?
They do currently have one in as I watch this video. Hope this helps