TRUE WIRELESS pt1
Everyone has a pair of fully cable-free in-ear buds to sell you these days – here are your top options at various price points for portable music with no dangly bits
BOSE QUIETCOMFORT EARBUDS II
Given that Bose is the company that invented noise-cancelling headphones in the first place, you’d hope its latest true wireless in-ears would be there or thereabouts when it comes to dealing with external sounds. And sure enough, the QCEIIs do a more thorough and complete job than any alternative design, at any price – so if you really want to banish the sound of the outside world, these are the earbuds for you.
What makes these the best true wireless earbuds you can currently buy, though, is also the stuff that Bose hasn’t always been the greatest at. Comfort, for example – they’re smaller, lighter and loads more comfy than the model they replaced. And while they’re not the lightest buds around, the way Bose has finessed the fit (for all ear sizes) means they stay snug for at least the 6hrs of battery life they hold. In fact, that’s also true of the extra 18hrs that’s stored in the charging case.