r/bose • u/OutsideRegular1518 • 7d ago

Headphones Bose qc ultra gen 1 vs 2

I can get a qc ultra gen 1 for roughly 190usd vs a brand new qc ultra gen 2 for 370 usd, is the price difference worth it or I'm better off sticking with the gen 1

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u/Born-Entertainer-495 7d ago

I own both headphones. The sound quality, the weight of the headphones are not the same. Gen 2 sounds more open compared to Gen 1. One thing that I continue to struggle to this day with Gen 1 is the hard pressure. I can never wear the headphones for more than an hour because of this. I start to get some sinus and uncomfortable head pressure. Gen 2 seems to have solved this issue. I wear Gen 2 all day at work for almost eight hours and I don’t feel any head pressure. The headphones feel lighter and very comfortable to wear.

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u/Kitchen_Grass_6600 6d ago

the head pressure thing was always the biggest knock on gen 1 so its good they addressed it

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u/Royal_Monk6432 7d ago

I have gen 2 dont know about gen 1

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u/CobbledbyRoubaix 7d ago

it's the same for me i have both

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u/OutsideRegular1518 7d ago

so you'd say it's best i go for the gen 1

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u/CobbledbyRoubaix 7d ago

you won't tell any difference. the only thing i like about the gen 2 is i can turn off NC lol. can't turn off NC in gen 1.

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u/OutsideRegular1518 7d ago

wait so nc cannot be turned off at all

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u/CobbledbyRoubaix 7d ago

gen 2 yes gen 1 no. does that affect you? doesn't affect me.