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Ultra Open-Ear True Wireless Open Earbuds
The Ultra Open-Ear True Wireless Open Earbuds offer a comfortable and stylish open-ear listening experience prioritizing situational awareness, but suffer from sound quality limitations, software issues, and durability concerns. Their high price point makes them a questionable value proposition for many, despite their unique design and comfort.
Key Strengths
comfort and fit
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sound quality
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transparency
(107)
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aesthetic and style
(101)
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portability
(22)
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Deal Breakers
microphone quality
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price and value
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connectivity
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volume
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durability and build quality
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Product Aspects
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overall
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1.3K
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comfort and fit
511
33
131
76
sound quality
453
46
141
7
microphone quality
20
17
262
13
price and value
30
16
195
24
connectivity
45
8
140
67
battery life
94
20
45
25
volume
37
14
107
58
controls and features
57
12
40
77
transparency
81
3
23
84
aesthetic and style
78
9
14
32
durability and build quality
26
5
55
39
firmware and software
25
19
39
30
bass
20
10
46
12
noise cancellation
6
5
44
90
portability
19
1
2
Recommendation-consider
Analyzing extensive user feedback reveals the Ultra Open-Ear True Wireless Open Earbuds offer a unique, though flawed, listening experience. Users consistently praise the comfortable design and situational awareness provided by the open-ear concept. However, significant concerns exist regarding sound quality, software reliability, and overall value, painting a picture of a product with potential overshadowed by notable drawbacks.
Comfort and Awareness
A major selling point is the earbuds' lightweight design, allowing users to maintain situational awareness while enjoying audio. The secure fit is also a positive, with many reporting they are suitable for various activities. The blend of comfort and environmental awareness makes them a compelling option for those prioritizing safety and connection to their surroundings. Plus, users prefer the physical buttons over touch-sensitive controls, citing them as more reliable.
Sound and Price Concerns
Despite the positives, the sound quality is a recurring point of criticism, with many describing it as lacking in bass and insufficient in noisy environments. Many users feel the high price is not justified by the sound performance and feature set. This sentiment is common across reviews, suggesting a significant discrepancy between user expectations and the actual listening experience.
Connectivity and Durability
Beyond audio, multiple users report experiencing connectivity problems and software glitches, including frequent disconnections and a buggy app. Reports of premature earbud failure and a flimsy charging case further compound the concerns about long-term reliability. These issues detract from the overall user experience and raise questions about the product's durability.
Final Thoughts
In conclusion, the Ultra Open-Ear True Wireless Open Earbuds are a mixed bag, the open-ear design and comfort is beneficial, but sound quality and reliability is questionable. Potential buyers should carefully weigh the importance of situational awareness and comfort against the limitations in sound, connectivity, and durability. These earbuds are better suited for users who prioritize environmental awareness over high-fidelity audio and are willing to overlook potential software and hardware issues.
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233 Positive Feedbacks
portability
design I'm really happy with this case
design with one glaring exception so the
aesthetic and style
so as far as the Aesthetics go I
was surprised they didn't look as weird
as I thought they did they also come in
comfort and fit
actually these are
probably the most most comfortable
earbuds I've ever worn I could
transparency
I can obviously hear my voice just fine
sound quality
spatial audio on these works better in
my opinion than basically any other more
battery life
like I said earlier these are extremely comfortable so you can wear these for hours at a time and as far as battery life you're looking at roughly 7 and 1/2 hours on a single charge and then the charging case will give you an additional 19 1/2 hours roughly now keep in mind those numbers are with the immersive audio feature turned off so you could very well wear these for an entire 8 hour day all right so as you
controls and features
have any accidental touches if you ever
do adjust this I naturally grab on the
firmware and software
the feature to both the QC ulter year Buds and this model and I'd expect to see a firmware upgrade
durability and build quality
in terms of the build quality they do feel like they could take quite a beating they have this kind of uh I think it's rubber connecting the weight thing on the back with the driver and that does feel like it could take quite a bit of stick and the case is brilliant
bass
spot in your ear but there is ample base good Clarity and some nice openness to the sound that said like other open
volume
the volume was really quite Pleasant if
you're in a really loud environment like
connectivity
kind of a good workaround it works well
enough these dud these have Bluetooth
price and value
these are totally worth 300 bucks okay you're going to get your
money's worth the first day that you wear these for 8 hours straight and and you forget that you have them on they're going to pay for themselves all right so
microphone quality
it's also worth noting that I had no trouble hearing callers when walking around the noisy streets of New York
112 Negative Feedbacks
portability
the Bose one being a little bit bigger
aesthetic and style
the Bose Open Earbuds Ultra look
weird and to be honest,
comfort and fit
fit first I was struggling to find the
transparency
very little sound with open earbuds if you play them loud people around you tend to be able to hear what you're
sound quality
what's not cool on the bows is the slight White Noise you hear when listening to the buds at lower vol volumes in quiet areas shout out to benzo 97 for drawing our attention to that one and playing Spotify and YouTube music was fine but when you play a YouTube video on an iPhone the buds play a tune that it only does when you start a phone call that's annoying because you miss a little part of the video every time since you first hear that tune and
battery life
the single charge play time can be up to 7 and 1/2 hours which is less than what most competitors can do and if we use
controls and features
controls are slower than I'd like and
firmware and software
there are some EQ options but I'm going to go ahead and say that there's not really much that you can tell the difference between switching in the different EQ options or even going in and customizing the EQ settings the way that you want
durability and build quality
rating on the ultra open so you're
bass
but the sound
quality is definitely lacking a little
more base compared to these and
volume
that the bows are not going to go as loud in volume as the shocks let me show you I am now exactly 3 ft away from my microphone and these are the bows I'm going to put them at
connectivity
like the QC Ultra earbuds these currently don't have multipoint bluetooth pairing which allows you to
price and value
in 2024 not having wireless charging on
a premium pair of earbuds it's kind of a
noise cancellation
the answer is no they don't I know that
the Galaxy beans did or the buds live as
microphone quality
compared to the Bose Ultra open all
91 Neutral Feedbacks
portability
however the Bose open Ultra earbuds case is significantly smaller than Bose's other cases but this case is still larger than other earbuds cases but more importantly this case is going to be less noticeable when it's in your pocket than these other Bose cases but again it's going to be more noticeable than let's say the air Force case but
aesthetic and style
I've ever used the Bose open earbuds
comfort and fit
The earbud sits at about a 45-degree angle on your ear, although you can slide it up or down slightly for comfort.
transparency
Bose Ultra opens let me make it very clear you regardless if you do it at 50%
sound quality
they do feature Bose's immersive audio for music spatialization that's the same feature found in the QC Ultra earbuds
battery life
bit less if you have immersive mode on
without active noise cancellation I was
controls and features
For example, the Open
Earbuds Ultra have a button on the barrel
which sits behind the ear, which does
give you music and call
controls, but no swipe gestures
controlling the volume like the QC Ultra.
firmware and software
pretty simple it's a classic Bose
app here as we're used to we have modes
durability and build quality
if you drop them in a puddle it's not
ideal but for rain and sweat and stuff
bass
the base is okayish and cranking it up in the EQ barely did much but yes you do get a 3band EQ in the app to do some tweaking you can also turn on auto volume in the app which will adjust the volume based on your environment it'll Crank It Up in noisy places and turn it down when it's quiet
volume
so now let's do a little sound test now I got a
classic song queued up we got Stephanie Mills you're putting a rush on me I'm going to start off at maximum volume
connectivity
so let's talk about the connectivity issue now y'all
price and value
open do that you might just want to wait
microphone quality
this is what the microphone sound
like so let me know what you think now