Over-Ear
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
87Outstanding
$450
Full review dataBose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones vs t+a WH-1000XM6: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones vs t+a WH-1000XM6, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
- t+a WH-1000XM6
HearWiki score
87
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Sound
7.0
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Noise cancelling
8.5
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Battery
7.0
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Calls
7.0
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Value
6.5
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Price (USD)
$450
$400
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Same generation
The t+a WH-1000XM6 is 2 years newer, but it is the same generation of hardware: nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price.
- QuietComfort Ultra Headphones2023
- WH-1000XM620252 yr newer
Level on: ANC type, Multipoint pairing, Transparency mode, Companion app.
Specifications
QuietComfort Ultra HeadphonesWH-1000XM6
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $450
- $400
- HearWiki score
- 87
- Not scored
- Released
- 2023
- 2025
- Driver
- 35 mm dynamic
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- Driver type
- dynamic
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- Driver size
- 35 mm
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- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive
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- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 24 h
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 18 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 180 min
- -
- Quick charge
- 15 min → 3 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- Yes
- -
- Controls
- both
- -
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 254 g
- -
- Water resistance
- none
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Connector
- 2.5 mm balanced
- -
- Microphones
- 2
- -
What reviewers said
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are premium over-ear wireless headphones that excel at adaptive noise cancellation and all-day comfort. With 24 hours of battery life, Bluetooth 5.3, and a lightweight 254g build, they're a solid choice for frequent travelers, though they lack high-resolution codec support and wireless charging.
- Pro:Outstanding adaptive noise cancellation
- Pro:Very comfortable for long listening sessions
- Pro:Long 24-hour battery life with quick charge
- Con:Only supports AAC codec, no aptX or LDAC
- Con:No wireless charging option
- Con:Slightly heavy at 254g
t+a WH-1000XM6
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