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If it ain’t broke: Bose’s latest earphones are still the best

Nothing compares with the QuietComfort Ultra 2 for noise-cancelling efficacy. Apart from the original QuietComfort Ultra.

Bose didn’t have to do very much to its QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth earphones to get its latest model, known as “Gen 2”, up there with the very best on the market.

The first generation were arguably the best earphones on the market anyway, despite being two years old, and didn’t need a lot of improvement. They needed better call quality, they needed wireless charging, and that was about it.

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is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

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