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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Harry McKerrell

Bose's QuietComort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) have improved across the board – but this one feature remains divisive

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) in the case in white.

If you’ve been following the fortunes of Bose for a while and/or you’re a regular What Hi-Fi? reader, you might have been aware of the brand’s take on spatial audio, which first emerged alongside the release of the QuietComfort Ultra line of headphones and earbuds over two years ago.

Dubbed ‘Immersive Audio’, the system works with two-channel stereo sound and uses onboard processing to essentially lift the sound out of your head and simulate the feeling of listening to a pair of stereo speakers, albeit stereo speakers that are, to all intents and purposes, now attached to your bonce.

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