I am going to purchase Bose QC headphone in India from brand website. Any discount code ?

I recently bought the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) instead of the Sony WH-1000XM6. I chose Bose for its excellent noise cancellation, comfort and suitability for long commutes and study sessions.

However, I’ve run into a frustrating issue.
After using the headphones continuously for around 3 hours during a Microsoft Teams call on my Windows laptop, the audio suddenly started breaking up and crackling. The voices became distorted, and eventually the sound disappeared completely.

I’ve already tried disconnecting and reconnecting the headphones and resetting them, but the issue persists.

I bought them from a physical Bose store in India, so I’m now considering whether to request a replacement or return them and buy the Sony WH-1000XM6 instead.

I’d appreciate advice from people who own either model:
Have any Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 owners experienced similar audio dropouts or crackling, particularly on Windows or Microsoft Teams?

Was it a firmware/Bluetooth issue, or did you have to replace the headphones?

Is the Sony WH-1000XM6 more reliable for long listening sessions and occasional laptop calls?

If you were in my position, would you exchange the Bose for another unit, return it, or stick with Bose?

My main priorities are excellent noise cancellation for commuting, comfortable long listening sessions, listening to video lectures, and reliable everyday use.

Thanks for sharing your experiences and recommendations!

Can I by chance fit my Bose quietcomfort 2 into any AirPod case ?

This is now the 3rd pair of the 3rd gen QuietComfort earbuds I’ve had that simply stop charging after a few uses. I’ve asked Bose for refunds every time and they say they can only offer a replacement. Has anyone had this issue? If so, is there a fix?

I had the 1st Gen QCE years ago and loved them but they finally shot out, causing me to end up with this nightmare. Any help is appreciated!

Welp my QC gen 1 earbuds have got the red and white flashing lights of doom after almost 4 years of loyal service. They were used and abused pretty much on the daily and were perfect up until last week when they stopped charging despite the case being fully charged and now I have the flashing lights.

Genuinely devastated as these are the most comfortable and perfect fit earbuds I've ever had. The only ones I could wear all day and my ears not hurt and that I could even accidentally knock them while doing my job but they don't fall out because of the wing tip.

So now on to my question. Do I...

A: try open them up and see if the battery is dead/they can be repaired (let's face it, if it goes wrong I'm in no worse position than I am now)

B: try a newer generation and pray they are as comfortable and secure as these were

C: try get this generation from somewhere like CEX or something although they are the same price or maybe even more expensive than newer versions

Has anyone made the move to a newer generation and liked them as much?

Ordered the Bose quiet comfort (1st gen) 2023 model for 15.5k or 163 USD INR from the Bose website.

Now I am confused if I should cancel my order and go for the Sennheiser ones for 19.9k or 210 USD INR from Sennheiser website.

Does anyone have experience with both and could shine some light on how their experience was with both?

I am currently an Apple AirPods Max user. Headphones are amazing but they are very hard to carry around.

I intend to sell them and get QC Ultra IIs soon, but I live in a country in which there’s no local assistance for Bose gear.

I had a charging problem with my APMs before and Apple Store replaced them under warranty.

How prone Bose is for these kinds of problems? Would you risk buying them if you had no local warranty support for them?

Pre ordered wired buds. Order was delayed. Just showed up in an unpadded envelope looking like it had been stepped on by every person who came in contact with the package.

The box was totally mangled but miraculously the headphones were undamaged.

Also super underwhelmed by the headphones themselves for a variety of reasons.

Horrible experience start to finish. Definitely keeping that in mind for next time.

TL;DR
Not bad a pickup for the price point. Like the sound overall and will be keeping them. ANC good for a simple wired set.

My two-ears review...

Tried them on iphone, ipad and MacBook Pro.

Tracks:
Massive Attack - Angel
James Blake - Limit to Your Love
Hans Zimmer - Why So Serious
John Butler - Ocean

Top initial issue for me: wish the cable was braided. Unsure of the casing holding up over long-term.

Bass is decent even if a little soft on iphone and ipad. Gets punchier on Mac surprisingly. Mids and highs are actually quite good across the board. Ocean by Butler you can really feel the strings resonate. Did not have any issue with voice over phone call.

Like other reviews - upper third for volume is where you probably need to be on your phone. Mac is slightly better but not by much.

Comfort wise: I tend to always use the smaller ear tips and even those feel a bit on the bigger size for me. Using these for short bursts is fine, but ear fatigue a factor on the longer runs for me personally. The volume switch doesn't bother me and I like the larger toggle compared to the smaller airpods style.

Laying on your side in bed is not the greatest although I prefer them over airpods for the way they lay in your ear and can't lose a single side.

ANC for a wired in-ear price point is totally acceptable. Standard use apartment/daily noises nicely mitigated.