We put Bose’s latest flagship headphones to the test. Here’s what’s new and how they stack up.

Bose’s QC Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) add lossless wired playback and better head detection, while carrying over top-notch ANC and great sound quality.

Marantz Cinema 30

The Marantz Cinema 30’s premium price is £4000 / $4500 / AU$7900. That makes it vastly more expensive than the Denon AVC-X6800H with which it shares some components…

Almost all of our home cinema Awards categories are full of exciting new entries – apart from two I really care about

2025’s What Hi-Fi? Awards winners have been revealed and it has been an explosive year with multiple new entries in most of our home cinema categories. There are…

These Bose earbuds are an easy pick over AirPods for me – why I don’t regret it

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 deliver an unmatched comfort and audio experience, but not without a few caveats.

I’m A Distance Runner, And Here’s My Honest Feedback On The Bose Open Ultra Earbuds

The earbuds come fully charged and ready to go. They also juice up fast once placed in the included charging case. You get two hours of playback time…

BOSE crushes it AGAIN – Why you’ll want the Soundlink Micro 2nd Gen

Bose sent this for free, but the views are my own, and I genuinely see this as a massive improvement over their previous micro** Chapters 0:00 intro 0:26…

Onkyo TX-NR646 review: Powerful, feature-packed receiver amps up the thrills

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests,…

Bose kills SoundTouch: Smart speakers go dumb in Feb

Cloud support to be ditched on older hardware, customers left with pricey paperweights Audio equipment biz Bose is discontinuing cloud support for its SoundTouch product line, effectively reducing…

Bose Cuts Support for SoundTouch Wireless Speakers, But You Could Get $200

Impacted users can claim credit toward buying future products from Bose, but the decision has still prompted plenty of outcry from SoundTouch owners.

Bose just did what Apple couldn’t with the QuietComfort Ultra headphones – and I’m sold

Apple’s AirPods Max and Bose’s QC Ultra 2 perform this feature best by pausing content when you remove the headphones and disconnecting them from your phone’s Bluetooth. This…