Bose made one of the biggest audio-related announcements at IFA 2025 in Berlin. The company announced a new version of its Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd gen) headphones, as they’re called, are on the receiving end of one of our IFA 2025 awards. These headphones have big shoes to fill, as the first-gen model was extremely popular, and a really solid pair of headphones at that.
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd gen) headphones bring improvements across the board
While these headphones don’t look the same as the first-gen model, they do retain a rather similar look. That’s not a bad thing at all, as they look really, really nice. Bose did make a number of improvements under the hood, though, in order to boost the performance of these headphones. These headphones do add audio over USB-C, which was not present on the first-gen model. That’s great to see, needless to say.
Bose decided to keep the 2.5mm headphone jack, but a 2.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable is included in the box. That 2.5mm headphone jack will certainly make a lot of audiophiles happy. Bose improved its CustomTune technology, as it’s working even more effectively now, or at least it should. This tech automatically calibrates audio performance and noise cancellation to the unique shape of each ear. That way, you’re getting custom-tuned audio, basically.
Both noise cancellation and Aware Mode have been improved
The company also claims that noise cancellation has been improved, and the same goes for the Aware Mode. Ambient audio will sound more natural now, claims the company. Bose has decided to add the so-called ‘Cinema Mode’ to these headphones too. It is supposed to offer a wider sound stage and clearer dialogue reproduction. That will come in handy when you’re watching movies, for example.
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones support Bluetooth 5.4 and the SBC, AAC, and Qualcomm AptX Adaptive audio codecs. The battery life has also been improved, as it now offers up to 30 hours of listening on a single charge with ANC enabled. If you disable it, Bose claims you can get up to 45 hours of battery life. All in all, there are quite a few improvements across the board.
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