Bose ’s latest plus to its QuietComfort line include the new Bose QuietComfort and the QuietComfort Ultra headphones .

It ’s been several years since the society launched itsNoise Cancelling Headphones 700 , with the headphones having had bounteous price cuts in that metre .

Keep understand to come upon how theQuietComfort Ultra Headphonescompare to the NC700 .

Price

The NCH 700 have been available for a few years now and with the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones on the market , the cost has drop through many retail merchant .

Right now the Bose NCH 700 can be had for less than £ 300 / $ 300 , although stock is not as wide useable as before , especially in terms of new models .

Opt for the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones , on the other hand , and you ’ll pay $ 429 / £ 449.95 .

Design

With the QuietComfort Ultra earphone , Bose has put forward a more conventional design with few seams and part splits and a cushion that extends all the mode around the headband .

These headphones are also collapsible if you want to stow them away , and we found they were very well-situated to wear . The earpads are cushy and cushy , and the weight is around 250 g , meaning they do n’t cause much pressure on the head .

However , if you ’re looking for a more unique - look brace of earpiece , the NC700 are a flowing reckon pair . However , they ca n’t be fold up in , but like the young headphones they consider 250 g and prove to be very well-situated to wear as well .

The QCU Headphones feaure strong-arm control ( and a capactive touch strip for intensity ) while the NCH 700 habit both strong-arm and ghost controls . We prefer the tactile controls on the new model , though the older pair ’s touch controls cultivate well , we like the feel of confidence from forcible buttons rather than swiping with gesture controls .

Features

The main features to note is that the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones feature CustomTune , a feature that analyses the shape of your ears and mechanically adjust the sound performance to give you the good sound quality potential .

There ’s alsoBose Immersive Audio , which is a unexampled spacial audio engineering science that upmixes sound into 3D audio . Satyendra Nath Bose uses an onboard IMU and the QuietComfort Ultra ’s novel digital signal processing software to make audio sound more immersive irrespective of audio platform or equipment .

Battery is 24 hours ( more than the NCH 700 ’s 20 ) , and Bluetooth sustenance equates to theBluetooth 5.3standard with backup for aptX Lossless andSnapdragon Sound . This allow for lossless sound recording to be mind to over a Bluetooth connexion as long as you havecompatible devices . There ’s also Bluetooth multipoint for colligate to two devices at once .

The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 do n’t support the Custom Tune feature film ( though like the novel headphone you could adjust the sound in the Bose app with presets and an EQ adjuster ) . It does n’t support Immersive Audio , which is exclusive to the Ultra kitchen range of headphones .

Battery life is 20 hours , less than the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones ; and Bluetooth support is of a older standard ( Bluetooth 5 ) with SBC and AAC cyclosis .

Both share the Bose app , where you’re able to customise the stochasticity - strike down performance , shortcuts , EQ for both phone , though the QuietComfort Ultra offers the abilit to customize the Immersive Audio technical school too .

The NCH 700 boast built - in vox help fromAmazon Alexaand Google Assistant when they launched but the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones do n’t feature any work up - in voice aid . Nevertheless , you may still access a vocalism help through your fluid machine .

In terms of noise cancelling the latest headphones are better at suppressing noises . In fact they ’re the good pair of over - ears we ’ve come across in term of disturbance - cancelling . The Old model are still impressive but there ’s no doubting the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are a potent performer .

Sound Quality

Though we like the NCH 700 ’s execution at the time , they were n’t the most melodious - vocalise headphones . They took a neutral approach to audio , and offered wad of major power and vim with medicine ; but they lacked finesse in the midrange . They were n’t the clear or most detailed in that area .

That ’s been prepare with the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones . There ’s plenty of lucidity and item in the midrange , the soundstage is spacious ; soprano is clearly conveyed and there ’s mass of depth , richness and mogul to the low remainder , moreso than with the older headphones . They ’re a smoother and weightier heed and a step up over the NCH 700 .

Verdict

The QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are a better twain of earphone across a numeral of categories . The collapsable intent have them more portable , the battery life-time is better ; the wireless performance is stronger ( and allows for eminent quality audio ) , and the audio carrying into action is better .

The QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are significantly more expensive though the price has dropped in some stores to around £ 349 / $ 349 . That ’s a dear monetary value to snap them up if you ’re interested in arrest these headphones .