The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Aren't Cheap. But They're Worth It

My review of one of the few highest-end tech products I actually recommend.

“When the new iPhone 15 was announced, I recommended last year’s iPhone 14 Pro line instead. Similarly, upon testing the truly excellent OnePlus Open folding phone, I wrote that — unless you’re certain about buying a folding phone — you shouldn’t buy it. It’s too expensive given the durability concerns.

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This happens because most sectors of consumer electronics are sufficiently mature that the difference between the best and the average laptop phone or laptop or table is a matter of diminishing returns. Highly experimental devices like Virtual Reality headsets are the exception to this — Apple’s upcoming $3,499 Vision Pro headset looks to be leagues ahead of the competition. The other, oddly, is noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones.

There are options I can recommend in the $100, $200, $250 etc. price-range, and they provide great quality for the price; but if you want ultra-comfortable, great-sounding, no-compromises Bluetooth headphones, you have to pay to get that. For $429, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra are not cheap, but they’re worth every cent. These are the best noise-cancelling headphones on the market, and by no small margin.”

Out now in The New York Sun: my review of the truly superb QuietComfort Ultra from Bose, the best noise-cancelling headphones on the market. Read it now!