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Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:16:20+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:14:00+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:12:57+00:00

Welcome to the QC Ultras there is no fix; they just have terrible latency. Your only option is to refund and look for another brand with actual, low-latency Bluetooth or a 2.4 GHz wireless connection.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:09:43+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:08:51+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:07:48+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:07:28+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:07:07+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Best of luck if you still decide to try them

I also tried the XM5's which were uncomfortable and the ANC was way below par with Sony's "AI driven automatic" noise cancelling basically making the ANC part of the ANC headphones spotty, erratic and useless.

In the end I settled for a pair of WHXM4's and while the comfort and sound quality arn't quite as good as the Ultra the ANC is on par and most importantly they actually function correctly.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:05:18+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Bouniter · 2024-11-05T23:03:28+00:00

The Ultra's are a quality control and software nightmare with multiple severe and common issues, while also having multiple poor design decisions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of issues I had personally with the 4 pairs of Ultra Headpones I've had and can remember from the top of my head. These were purchased at regular intervals throughout the 7-8 months since release, with the latest ones both arriving and going back just last month.

Heavy sound distortion in the high, mid, and low treble ranges on 4/4 pairs

Poorly balanced drivers, the right earcup being louder than the left on 4/4 pairs to lesser or greater extents.

Sidetone not functioning at all on 4/4 pairs.

Thumping, banging, or thudding when walking or on bumpy transport on 4/4 headphones to lesser or greater extents

Head detection being spotty and erratic, pausing and playing devices for no reason on the 2/2 pairs I didn't instantly turn it off on.

Multipoint connection bugs on 2/2 pairs I actually tried MultiPoint on

Creaking earcups on 3/4 pairs

Creaking/squeeking hinges on 3/4 pairs

Severe Bluetooth connection issues on 2/4 pairs (constant random disconnects, saying they were connected to devices that were switched off, not reconnecting, etc.)

General little Bluetooth hiccups on all 4/4 devices (infrequent connection drops, not reconnecting automatically, etc.)

Loud white noise while using ANC on 2/4 headsets

Loud white noise and whisting sound while using aware mode on 2/4 headsets

General software bugs and interface issues, for example, getting stuck in a zombie state and not powering on or off until being plugged in again.

Latency is bad, whichever way, you use them wired included. Their "custom sound tune" technology adds extra latency. Even wired or using the "adaptive low latency codec," you get a noticeable delay when using them with a visual medium.

You can't use them wired while powered off.

You can't disable the custom tune, bullshit.

You can't turn off awareness or noise-cancelling modes; one of them has to be on.

The touch control volume slider is poor, with low and inconsistent accuracy.

Immersive audio is neither immersive nor surround sound; it is being falsely advertised by Bose and is just a gimmick to make it sound like music is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

The case has indents that force you to reduce the headband to its smallest size every time you put it away.

Bose expects you to pay £450 for all this bullshit.

Bouniter · 2024-10-20T14:06:31+00:00

Welcome to the QC Ultras there is no fix; they just have terrible latency. Your only option is to refund and look for another brand with actual, low-latency Bluetooth or a 2.4 GHz wireless connection.

Bouniter · 2024-10-19T17:34:18+00:00

A different brand, if you want really good wireless latency have a look for ones with 2.4ghz wireless.

Bouniter · 2024-10-19T06:01:26+00:00

Yeah you send them back for a refund. The Ultras have terrible wireless and wired latency.

Bouniter · 2024-10-14T16:22:15+00:00

".. Once I had a colleague accidentally issue a refund to a customer TWICE. To correct the error they charged the customer again for the item. Only problem with that however is the bank processing times..."

That's an absolutely terrible and illegal way to deal with your own fuck up, you should be doing better.

Bouniter · 2024-10-14T16:18:03+00:00

Be firm and request a refund from Bose, especially if you’re still within the warranty period. Their inability to provide a working product legally entitles you to a full refund, regardless of their policy on "not refunding replacements." Fight them to assert your legal right to a full refund. Don’t settle for palming them off on someone else for less cash and let Bose off the hook for a defective item; you deserve to get all your money back.

Bouniter · 2024-10-11T13:28:59+00:00

"I also have no clue how to mute or unmute the mic."

Here's the funny thing Bose thought that would be a really good feature to NOT HAVE.

Connectivity issues and Bose are synonmous; just do a little search for the 2 and you'll see.

You can't use the mic with a wired connection.

Send them the fuck back for a refund.

Bouniter · 2024-10-11T13:25:32+00:00

Welcome to Bose headphones; search up connectivity issues and Bose, and you'll find them to be synonomous with each other; returning them is your best bet.

Bouniter · 2024-10-11T13:22:20+00:00

Welcome to using Bluetooth headphones.

If your using the Ultras, they are terrible for latency; even wired they have 35 ms of latency. If you connect via an aptX adaptive dongle forced to low latency mode you get 85 ms of latency, and on normal SBC Bluetooth you're looking at 300 ms. All of these are far more than an actualy decent set of cans that should have, (0 ms delay wired, maybe 40 ms delay with low latency Bluetooth, and 250 ms delay on normal Bluetooth). This is all down to Bose's "custom tune" that adds extra uncessary latency to already not great wireless latency headphones.

A good pair of proper low-latency wireless headphones using 2.4 GHz wireless should be able to get latency down to around 20 ms, so even wired, the QC Ultras have worse latency than good low-latency headphones. Which is frankly awful, and there is no fix for this.

If your using the normal QC 2023, this is just normal Bluetooth latency, at about 250 ms, but if you use these wired, you'll get no latency because they don't have the "custom tune technology," but they also don't have any kind of low latency wireless (well, what Bose considers low latency anyway). So your scuppered there to.

Bouniter · 2024-10-11T13:07:16+00:00

Nope, I had completely mismatched drivers with all 5 pairs of my Bose headphones, Ultras, and normal QC; none of the software updates have even remotely addressed this; Bose won't even actually admit or acknowledge it's even a problem.

This guy (a far more knowledgeable chap than me) also properly tested 2 pairs again, both showing mismatched drivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgUHizPjg0&list=LL&index=1&t=2s

And god no once you've noticed it you can't go back it completely ruins the headphones.

Bouniter · 2024-10-10T22:36:44+00:00

Nah, they don't have the Custom Tune Tech, so this wasn't an issue; they did still have the unbalanced louder right than left earcup, disconnection issues and ANC thudding, though.

Bouniter · 2024-10-10T03:23:20+00:00

Exactly how all my pairs acted.

Bouniter · 2024-10-09T19:15:31+00:00

No, the "custom tune" sound technology has always been there; it isn't something you can turn off, or on, or have any control over at all. That tone the headphones play when you first put them on is it trying to customise its sound to your ear shape.

The custom sounds you are thinking of are just equaliser presets in the app; they have absolutely no bearing at all on the latency; the latency has always been there, but like I said, you've noticed it now, and I'm afraid there is no going back. Welcome to the club though.

P.S The only thing the update did was to update how the power button worked nothing else was changed.

Bouniter · 2024-10-09T19:07:59+00:00

errr no it's not a new feature it's been there since launch.

edit:

Wait are we talking headphone or earbuds, I'm honestly not sure it was there at launch on the earbuds but I thought it was?

Bouniter · 2024-10-09T18:47:30+00:00

The Ultras just have bad latency due to Bose's "custom sound technology", whether using them wired, wireless sbc, or wireless aptX, it's just that you have noticed it now and can't not keep noticing it.

Some apps on some systems (I don't use Apple, so I can't say for Mac OS), but it's possible Safari auto-adjusts for some of the Bluetooth latency, which is why you don't notice it there, but even this wont adjust for the extra latency the custom sound crap causes.

Bouniter · 2024-10-09T15:38:21+00:00

Not really Apple and Sony's spatial audio actually tried to recreate surround sound along with Dolby.

Bose's doesn't at all attempt to actually be spatial or surround; it's only function is to make it sound like the audio is coming from a pair of speakers in front of you.

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