Comfort is great, battery life is great. Volume is to low, they aren’t good for places with ambient noise like airplanes or wind. The open ear is a great idea.
Response from bose.comBy Global Customer Service, January 16, 2025
Hi there - I'm happy that you liked the comfort and battery life of your Ultra Open Earbuds, as well as the open-ear design!
If you find that their volume is too low, then while loud noises such as planes or wind can make your audio content difficult to hear, I would make sure you're wearing your earbuds optimally, as per the following guide:
If this doesn't help, then also make sure your mobile device's volume (if separate) is turned up sufficiently. Our product support team will also be happy to provide further troubleshooting assistance, if needed:
I've tried several different earbuds over the years from cheap ones to very expensive ones. My ear canal in each ear is different. I've tried several different sizes of ear inserts that are provided with the more expensive buds. All to no avail as the buds will not stay within my ears and pop out quite easily. For one set of nice earbuds I purchased, I was chasing them around the floor of an airplane during the trip. These Bose open earbuds have been a great solution for me. Somebody could pick me up and shake me like a rag doll and they wouldn't fall out. In addition, they have a high quality sound that is very pleasing to listen to. Were they are placed on the ear is comfortable and they don't interfere with sunglasses. Now a note. They do not go into the ear canal so they don't reduce ambient noise. This can be a benefit when you are in situations where you need sound awareness such as driving or at work. If sound suppression is your goal, go to something else. In summary, I have been very happy with these.
Had it for 2 weeks. Very comfortable compared to many other earbuds. But sound levels are faint - a call in a a very quite area works but anywhere else with a little bit of background noise and I can barely hear the vother person 3.5 stars on comfort 0 stars on volume
Response from bose.comBy Global Customer Service, December 20, 2024
Hello, it's lovely to hear you feel these are very comfortable. These are designed to give great calls, you can follow the steps here bose.life/49K1nLA to ensure the best experience. Thanks Mike - Customer Support
I bought these as a gift to myself, and Wow! The quality is great especially how crisp and clear the music sounds! I also liked how comfortable it felt on the ear and compared to the other competitions, these earbuds stay in place and do not fall out of your ears. Definitely a stand out to the other competitions out there. Definitely recommend!
I’m about 3 weeks in after overly researching trying to find the perfect earbuds. Still deciding if satisfied. They definitely stay in place during active workouts, and allow outside noises to filter in. Amazingly comfortable and don’t come loose during activity. But, if you’re expecting max volume it’s just not there as in ear canal buds are. You can wear them for hours on end with no fatigue. Very poor to use for phone conversations. I’ve been told I sound like I’m in a tunnel to not being heard clearly at all. Finding right position on ear doesn’t take long but obviously not all ears are similar size which directly reflects on how loudly you may hear music. That being said, this may be a complementary pair to use alongside another pair that may hit the mark on different boxes you’d like to check. Wish they increased volume capacity to make music louder, then I could begrudgingly accept the lack of phone usage a bit easier. So, for right now I’m not tossing aside my jaybird vistas yet. Hope this helps someone.
I have weird shaped ears apparently because all earbuds I have tried have falled out. I had given up on ever having in ear headphones and living with the hair denting over the ear headphones. My husband convinced me to let him buy these for me for Christmas, and boy am I glad he did. These are AWESOME. They sit around the outside of the ear but the sound is incredible, and oh, they do not fall off my ear. I can now run on the treadmill and listen to whatever I want to because these stay put!
I bought these ultra open earbuds for myself for Christmas. I love how they sound and how they feel in my ears. I also love the color I picked a white and shinny pink.