BOSE QUIETCOMFORT 45
It’s oh so quite good
Bose’s new QC45 noise-cancelling headphones go big on comfort and sound… but small on tech treats
Violently tappy Bose has opted to stick with physical buttons, rather than copying the touch controls of its more expensive NCH700s.
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The cans charge fully over USB-C in about 2.5hrs, and a 15-minute mini-slurp will return you 3hrs of listening. Headline battery life of around 24hrs means the QC45s are very likely to remain a firm favourite with frequent flyers.