Bose 741629-0010 SoundTrue Ultra in-Ear Headphones - Apple Devices Charcoal

I have owned every model of Bose earbuds,(except noise cancelling) more than a dozen pairs over the past 7-8 years. I was happy with the basic model (I listen to audio books and music) more than 8 hours per day, 7 days a week. I purchased sound true ultras when I came time to replace worn out set. Sound quality, crazy good. Loved them. Went to replace as the cord split at base. Snafu, picked up the sound sport by accident. Terrible. Sound nothing close to ultra. Tinkered with eq to improve sound. Nope. Bought ultras again. Fabulous. One flaw. My hypothesis is the inner cables are wrapped with too much twist tension, causing the cable to twist over time and use until it becomes annoying. Small gripe. And I have to use a lightning to 3.5mm dongle instead of just plugging into phone. I have done a fair amount of research on earbuds, these are in my opinion the very best. In sound quality. One last note: the silicone earpiece fits into the ear canal, eliminating a good deal of ambient environmental noise. Although not noise cancelling, I would not recommend using when riding bikes or jogging outside where hearing surrounding noise is required for safety reasons. The sound sport allows virtually unobstructed clarity of surrounding sounds. You will love them! There might be a bettter sounding unit, but not for 129.

Best earbuds on the market! After owning three sets of Shure earbuds that sounded good, the quality and the crisp sound wasn't there! The Bose are the most comfortable, durable and best sound quality available for your money! I love the way they sit in your ear with the rubber or silicone tips that fit in the outer ear secure and offer the best comfort, you can wear them all day and not even notice there on your ears!Sound quality, what can I say! Having been a Bose speaker owner since the eighties I should have never second guessed the quality that you would expect from Bose. No distortion, clear, highs and mid range with impeccable bass! I'm totally hooked on these earbuds and I'm already thinking of purchasing the noise cancelling earbuds. Just to see if there's any difference! The one suggestion I have is to try all the ear cup sizes out, they come with the medium cups pre installed, I took these off as a suggestion from a friend and put the larger era cups on, now they sound like notice cancelling ears buds, I hear no sound or distortions from out side, you won't be disappointed!

Shameful. I’ve had a few different models of Bose in-ear and around ear products over the years, all of which were outstanding. Currently still using my AE2’s, but wanted an in-ear model for working out, hiking, etc. I received these and was completely mystified. No bass at all, only mid and high range, literally ZERO bass. When received, the product was still factory sealed and undamaged as far as I could tell. I unplugged these and connected a set of iPhone earbuds that I received with my iPhone, yep, there was bass with those. Not so with these. How in the world did this pass quality control?******Update 12/07/17*******Returned these to Amazon and purchased same product from Best Buy. Turns out, Amazon shipped me what appears to be a returned or used item. On comparison to the Best Buy purchase, the item Amazon sent me was missing some items from the box. The product from Best Buy was very good, typical of Bose quality. I can only rate sound quality, not durability, since I’ve just purchased the item. Good bass, not punchy, but very present. Warm and rich mid range with crisp high’s. Very good product. Shame on you Amazon for trying to pass this item off as new...

These headphones are awesome. They earpieces that come standard on it fit my ears perfectly, but it comes with multiple types of earpieces and sizes.These are great noise-isolating headphones. They do not actively cancel sound, but if you find an earpiece that fits your ear well, these headphones create a great seal to block out external noise. The noise-isolation helps me stay focused at work or relaxed on a plane.These headphones are a bit quieter than I initially liked, but I found that with the noise-isolation, the sound levels are more than needed.The remote works well with my iPhone and the mic is reportedly clear. They have a great, subdued design--nothing flashy--and a great build quality.The EQ on these headphones is pretty neutral, in my opinion. The bass is not booming.They are more than I've ever spent on headphones, but well worth the price. If you learn how to wrap cords properly, you can keep these headphones for a long time.

I am not an audiophile, so I will start with that. I can tell you I owned JBL and Bose for years and I think they both sound great. I had the previous version of these with the shark fin design and I was really surprised at the comfort. I wore the previous model all day for phone calls for work and they never hurt my ears. Recently I was on an international flight and I broke the plug when sitting back in my seat and bending it into the airplane audio jack. My loss...but no more! These headphones are awesome. More noise cancelling than the previous pair although that's not the purpose. The sound is exactly as expected from Bose and the phone features are great also. For the price, I'm not a fan of paying over $100 for anything which can be easily lost or forgotten somewhere, but these are worth it.