What these headphones do for daily listening
- Amazon price
- $319.00
- Customer rating
- 4.6
- Customer reviews
- 163
- Typical price over 90 days
- $358.43
- Difference
- $39.43 (11 percent)
The Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) are built for a full day of listening, calls and video, with up to 24 hours of playback when noise cancelling stays on. Switch on TrueSpatial Immersive Audio and that figure drops to about 18 hours, so heavier immersion sessions mean more charging stops.
You get five listening modes to move between. Quiet Mode for full noise cancelling, Aware Mode for hearing your surroundings, Immersion, Cinema Mode for a more layered take on video, and ANR off. The buttons for power, volume, playback and mode cycling sit on the earcups, so your phone can stay pocketed.
We'd consider these for commuting, open offices and long flights where you want adaptive noise cancelling handling steady hum and sudden spikes. Bose has tuned Aware Mode with ActiveSense to smooth those jumps in noise instead of letting them cut through.
How your source connects to the headphones
Bluetooth carries your everyday audio, and the Bose app handles software updates plus access to the current feature set after pairing. For high-fidelity lossless audio, run a USB-C cable from your source to the earcups; that wired path is the one Bose describes as lossless, not the wireless connection.
Charging also goes through USB-C. A full charge takes 3 hours, and a 15-minute quick charge gives about 2.5 hours of playback if you're heading out sooner. You can listen while charging, which helps on longer trips.
Where these fit and when to pass
These suit a listener who wants one pair to cover music, calls and screen time, and who values controlled bass versus an audiophile tuning. The wider headband and synthetic leather trim point to longer wear sessions, and the hard-shell case keeps the headphones and accessories together in a bag.
At $319.00 you're below the $358.43 typical price over the last 90 days, and it matches the lowest price we've seen in the all-time window. With 4.6 stars across 163 reviews, the feedback lines up with that value.
Skip these if most of your listening is USB-C-free lossless playback from a player with no wired output, since the cable path is what unlocks it. Also pass if you want the smallest possible travel kit, because these are over-ear with a full case rather than something fold-flat into a pocket.
Confirm your longest listening stretch fits 18 hours with Immersive Audio
Spec sheet
| Model | 895491-0200 |
|---|---|
| Color | White |
