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The video reviews the Bose QC earbuds focusing on fit, features, noise-canceling, mic and sound quality. It highlights the app improvements, noise-canceling modes, and customization. The earbuds feature stem-style design, with a comfortable fit and multiple ear tips. The transparency mode reduces high decibel levels, while the sound quality is described as fun with EQ adjustments available in the app. Bose's EQ system adjusts bass, mids, and treble for balanced sound, suitable for various music genres. The immersive audio feature enhances the spatial experience. The device's immersive audio includes still and motion sound modes, with battery life noted as satisfactory. However, the lack of multipoint connectivity is a drawback at this price point, leading to suggestions to consider alternatives like the Sony XM5s.
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In this segment of the video, the reviewer discusses the Bose QC earbuds, focusing on five key questions. The questions include the fit and comfort while working out, the app and features, noise-canceling capabilities, microphone quality, and sound quality.
The Bose QC earbuds maintain the same form factor as the previous model, with a pocketable and premium design. The earbuds offer stem-style design and come with multiple ear tips and wing tips for a customizable fit, making them comfortable and snug when worn correctly.
Regarding the app, the reviewer mentions that the previous version had issues, but the current app functions well overall, with minimal bugs and featuring a minimalist design. Users can change noise-canceling modes and customize touch controls.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the features of a particular set of Bluetooth earbuds, mentioning functions like in-ear detection, call handling, noise-cancelling modes, and app tutorials. However, they also point out limitations like lack of customizable touch controls, absence of touch gesture for muting during calls, and the absence of multi-point connectivity. The speaker also evaluates the noise-cancelling performance of the earbuds, noting a reduction in effectiveness compared to a previous model. Despite still providing good noise cancellation, there is a perceptible difference in some environments.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the transparency mode of the Bose QC Ultra earbuds, highlighting its capability to represent the outside world accurately. The transparency mode can now reduce high decibel levels to protect hearing. When testing the microphone quality in a loud cafe setting, the speaker notes background noise suppression improvements compared to the previous generation, but expresses uncertainty about how well it performs in windy and noisy environments. The speaker also touches on the sound quality of the earbuds, mentioning that the sound is not neutral but fun, with boosted bass and clean harmonic distortion levels. Bose has tuned the earbuds in a specific way, emphasizing mids and highs for even sound representation. The speaker mentions the option for EQ adjustments in the app to tailor the sound to personal preferences.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses how headphones like Bose, Apple, and Sony boost the base and treble at low volumes and reduce the boost at higher volumes to maintain tonal balance. They highlight Bose’s unique EQ system offering adjustments to bass, mids, and treble, with a focus on mid frequencies affecting vocals differently. Bose’s signature sound is described as fun and clean, suitable for pop and heavy metal music. The speaker suggests an EQ setting for a more neutral sound and notes the lack of preset EQ options in the Bose app. Additionally, the video touches on Bose’s immersive audio feature, which enhances the frequency response and timing of sounds to create an engaging, spatial experience. The immersive audio feature is praised for making the listening experience feel like the sound is coming from various directions, creating a room-like sensation.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the immersive audio feature of the device, which includes both still and motion sound modes. The still mode keeps the sound source in front of you regardless of head movements, while the motion mode allows the sound to move with your head movements, albeit with a slight lag. The speaker recommends using the motion mode and mentions the touch control’s tie-in as mostly unnecessary. Battery life is noted to be satisfactory when using AAC, despite also supporting Snapdragon sound. Comparisons are drawn with the QC2 model, suggesting that while the QC Ultra earbuds are nice, lacking multipoint functionality at their price point could be a drawback for potential buyers. The speaker suggests potentially considering the cheaper QC2 model or looking at competitors like the Sony XM5s.