The battle of over-the-ear wireless headphones between the Apple AirPods Max and Bose QuietComfort headphones just took a dramatic turn. The Bose QuietComfort headphones always had a small price advantage over their Apple competitors, but for Black Friday and Cyber Monday at Amazon, that narrow edge has turned into a massive gulf — the Bose QuietComfort wireless headphones are under $200 (43% off) for the first time ever, and are now a staggering $300 cheaper than the Apple AirPods Max.
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To put a finer point on things, if you hit Amazon during the 3-day Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday shopping extravaganza, you can buy two pairs of Bose QuietComfort headphones and still have a hundred bucks left over for the price of one pair of Apple AirPods Max. Sacrificing quality? Not likely — the highly rated Bose QuietComfort headphones are among the best on the market, regardless of which of the seven available colors you choose them in.
Amazing Noise-Cancelling Power
A quick and easy push of a button lets you toggle the Bose QuietComfort headphones between Quiet and Aware modes, with Bose’s Quiet mode among the very best noise-cancelling features found in any wireless headphones or earbuds. You can even create your own custom noise-cancellation setting to manually decide how much of the outer world you want to allow into your ears, and there’s also a Wind Block feature that’s indispensable when you’re using the Bose QuietComfort’s microphone while outdoors for phone calls or videoconferencing.
Turn the Quiet mode on for ultimate escape from the world and you can stay there a good long time — the Bose QuietComfort headphones have a battery life of nearly 24 hours on a single charge. If you’ve forgotten to recharge them, a quick 15-minute charging session with the included USB-C cable will get you another 2.5 hours of additional playtime.
Long, Comfortable Listening
With wireless headphones that can go all day, you also need comfort, and that’s literally part of the name of these Bose heaphones. The ear cushions are remarkably plush and soft, while still maintaining a firm enough fit to cancel out external noise. They also weigh just half a pound, ensuring your head and ears won’t tire out during those long, relaxing listening sessions.
The top-quality sound of the Bose QuietComfort headphones can be adjusted to your specific taste. The High Fidelity audio’s bass, treble, and mid-range can be easily modified with Bose’s Adjustable EQ to create the precise mix that you prefer for your music. There’s even an option to hardwire the Bose QuietComfort headphones with a 2.5mm audio jack should you ever want or need to plug in to a device that doesn’t have Bluetooth.
We’ve been used to seeing the Bose QuietComfort wireless headphones as a very tempting buy at their regular $350 price. Amazon’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal dropping them just under $200 for the very first time is the clincher — at a full $300 less than the Apple AirPods Max, the Bose QuietComfort wireless headphones are a spectacular buy.