Bose 741629-0010 SoundTrue Ultra in-Ear Headphones - Apple Devices Charcoal

I have owned every model of Bose earbuds,(except noise cancelling) more than a dozen pairs over the past 7-8 years. I was happy with the basic model (I listen to audio books and music) more than 8 hours per day, 7 days a week. I purchased sound true ultras when I came time to replace worn out set. Sound quality, crazy good. Loved them. Went to replace as the cord split at base. Snafu, picked up the sound sport by accident. Terrible. Sound nothing close to ultra. Tinkered with eq to improve sound. Nope. Bought ultras again. Fabulous. One flaw. My hypothesis is the inner cables are wrapped with too much twist tension, causing the cable to twist over time and use until it becomes annoying. Small gripe. And I have to use a lightning to 3.5mm dongle instead of just plugging into phone. I have done a fair amount of research on earbuds, these are in my opinion the very best. In sound quality. One last note: the silicone earpiece fits into the ear canal, eliminating a good deal of ambient environmental noise. Although not noise cancelling, I would not recommend using when riding bikes or jogging outside where hearing surrounding noise is required for safety reasons. The sound sport allows virtually unobstructed clarity of surrounding sounds. You will love them! There might be a bettter sounding unit, but not for 129.

I love these headphones. After trying 4 different in-ear style headphones over the last couple years I finally found the ones I'll use from now on. Admittedly, I tried a few different models in the $15-30 range. While the sound quality with those was good-enough, the fit just wasn't there. With the Bose, the "sharkfin" holds the headphone in your ear so you don't have to rely on the headphone being wedged in your earlobe so it doesn't fall out. Thats the smart design aspect with these. Most earbuds rely on being firmly in place so they don't fall out. Problem is that causes soreness after a while. Also, with the Bose I use the medium ear tip. Along with the sharkfin this means the earbud can fit a little loose, preventing soreness. Also means that the earbuds don't have to block all outside sound. I like to be aware of my surroundings (eg. in the office). But if you want use the ear tip that provides a more firm fit to block more sound. Sound quality is what I would call natural with no over emphasis on the bass or treble, and no distortion. No complaints there. Are they worth $100 more than my Amazon purchased bluetooth headphones? Sound quality wise maybe not. But in terms of fit definitely. By the way, speaking of bluetooth, I happily ditched the bluetooth capability for three reasons. First, having bluetooth means the headphones need to be more bulky. Next, bluetooth headphones are just one more thing to keep charged. Last, most important, my hope of using bluetooth headphones to mow the lawn were squashed when I found the range to be about 20 ft. Back to carrying my phone, and therefore defeating the purpose of bluetooth, in my case. BTW, others have complained with the sound of the chord rubbing against clothing telegraphing through the headphones so you can hear it. My take is this happens with all headphones to a degree. If it happens more with these its because Bose made the chord a little thicker and more durable. There is a clip on the chord to keep it in place more. Also worth trying is to run the chord between your short and body. Bought these not sure if I was going to keep them, thinking it would be hard to justify the cost. If they last a few years, in my opinion it worth it.

Shameful. I’ve had a few different models of Bose in-ear and around ear products over the years, all of which were outstanding. Currently still using my AE2’s, but wanted an in-ear model for working out, hiking, etc. I received these and was completely mystified. No bass at all, only mid and high range, literally ZERO bass. When received, the product was still factory sealed and undamaged as far as I could tell. I unplugged these and connected a set of iPhone earbuds that I received with my iPhone, yep, there was bass with those. Not so with these. How in the world did this pass quality control? ******Update 12/07/17******* Returned these to Amazon and purchased same product from Best Buy. Turns out, Amazon shipped me what appears to be a returned or used item. On comparison to the Best Buy purchase, the item Amazon sent me was missing some items from the box. The product from Best Buy was very good, typical of Bose quality. I can only rate sound quality, not durability, since I’ve just purchased the item. Good bass, not punchy, but very present. Warm and rich mid range with crisp high’s. Very good product. Shame on you Amazon for trying to pass this item off as new...

Great fit; great sound; ears don't hurt I don't understand where all the negative reviews are coming from. Everyone who has tried in ear phones, know for a fact that most of them begin to hurt after a while - and this is one of the most important aspects where Bose completely nailed the design! Try them out to believe it. These are super comfortable Sound wise, I like what I hear :) I had heard from some that the bass is low, well I think these are perfect for the in ear phones, and they do a pretty decent job at noise cancellation though not go all the way! All in all its an excellent buy though could be a tad cheaper! Typical Bose, meaning open clean vocals and mids, punchy snappy lows not boomy, and clean flat highs, but theres a little bump in the upper mid area maybe around 10k thats a little hot and sometimes you can hear it with the letter "S" But seriously these are not for kids that think Boomy bass, no mids and extra highs is the way to set an eq. These are for actually enjoying music, beautiful vocals, punchy bass and clean highs. Dance Music pumps in these things. They arent loud and loose some power but again theyre for enjoying music. I love them

Auricolari Bose e si sente, suono puro e cristallino, leggeri e non cadono dalle orecchie. Ottimo acquisto. Consigliati

Die "SoundTrue Ultra" kommen in der gewohnten soliden Bose Verpackung. Dabei noch zwei Uhreinsätze zum Wechseln - nämlich L und S. Die Größe M ist bereits drauf und dürfte in den meisten Fällen auf Anhieb passen. Das Kabelsystem ist komplett überarbeitet. Das Kabel selbst ist ein wenig dicker und damit robuster und an dem Punkt, an dem sich das Kabel für die beiden Seiten teilt, ist ein T - Stück eingesetzt, welches die Kabel sauber getrennt nach links und nach rechts ableitet. Sehr gut gelöst! Die Kabelfernbedienung ist auf der rechten Seite und besteht aus drei Tasten: Die mittlere (abgesenkte und damit gut spürbare) Taste ist für Start/Stop, Track vorwärts/rückwärts sowie Anrufannahme und beenden gedacht. Die anderen beiden Tasten sind für Lautstärke höher bzw. runter. Im Prinzip dasselbe wie auch beim Bose Soundlink Kopfhörer, nur sind die Tasten da noch deutlicher getrennt. Aber in einem KH Gehäuse ist das sicher einfacher zu machen, als in einer so kleinen Kabel Fernbedienung. Von daher kann das kein Kritikpunkt sein. Der Klang der SoundTrue InEars ist - einfach gesagt - sehr, sehr gut. Ich will nicht wieder alles in Bässe, Mitten und Höhen zerlegen, weil dies ohnehin extrem subjektiv ist und dem jeweiligen persönlichen Geschmack unterliegt. Der Eine liebt kräftigen Bass (zum Beispiel ich...), der Andere kann das nicht leiden. Von daher empfinde ich das Klangbild des Bose als sehr ausgewogen. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Angenehm über die gesamte Bandbreite. Es ist einfach schön, seine Musik damit zu hören. Besser kann ich es eigentlich nicht beschreiben. Was aber extrem wichtig ist, ist die Wahl des richtigen Ohrstöpsels...! Die Klangfülle wir dadurch erreicht, dass der Gehörgang sauber abgedichtet wird. Abgedichtet - nicht gewaltsam zugestopft. Das Silikon der Aufsätze ist sehr, sehr anschmiegsam und passt sich hervorragend an. Besonders, wenn es nach ein paar Minuten Körperwärme hat und dann so gut wie nicht mehr gespürt wird. Nur - bitte - solange ausprobieren, bis man tatsächlich den optimalen Sitz im Ohr hat. Ein zu kleiner Aufsatz lässt alles am Rand entweichen. Ein zu großer Aufsatz wird Falten bilden und wieder alles am Rand verlieren. Nur mit dem optimalen Aufsatz kann auch der Klang optimal sein. Bose liefert eine kleine Tragetasche dazu. Und mit "klein" meine ich tatsächlich "klein". Die Tasche, die beim Normalen SoundTrue Innar mitgeliefert wird, ist etwa doppelt so groß wie die hier beigelegte. Klar bringt man die InEars auch da rein, aber ich denke dass es nicht schaden kann, wenn die Dinger in ihrer Tasche ein wenig Platz haben. Aber da auch das nichts mit der Qualität der InEars zu tun hat, fliesst es nicht in die Bewertung ein. Denn da geht es um die Ware selbst. Und nicht um Zubehör oder die Lieferzeit... Viel Geld, keine Frage. Aber auch hervorragende Qualität.

Well.. let me tell u i am not a paid reviewer( u can acces my profile n fb n insta as i have uploaded pics of many earphines tht i have bought) NOR i have bought this from Amazon. I got it frm a bose store. I have 4 bose namely 2 soundtrues, 1 soundsport, 1 soundsport wireless n this one soundtrue ultra. Apart frm these i have senns 300x, street, creative 630, soundmagic es18, sony xb50, jbl 150. Denon ahc 260. Niw coming to high end or mid budget goe shure se215, senn momentum in ear, sony a1ap, klipsch r6i, RHA T10i n all bose Out of the above i enjoy music from bose ultra n RHA n also bose soundsport wired. Let me tell u fir bass freaks. I was also one f u a yr back n was never satisfied with any earphones fr bass. But never thought abt quality f music n vocals. These ultra babies r perfect. They let out the most balanced audio output that i have heard si far after the RHA. Mids- perfect. Little recessed but u wont notice. I m happy. U hear natural vocals. Bass- perfect too. Little bit bloated but could b due to the tips. But no regrets here as we all need some bass, isn't it?? It is though not overpowering n indeed u feel the presence as n wen u need. I have nderstood tht after a year tht its not only about bass. Treble or high range- superb. Like rha u hear all the instruments n many times u hear nuances tht u may not have heard before in ur music ir songs. While writing this review m listening to electronic music n maan such a crisper sound f drums guitars etcc. Super cool The dynamic range is not tht wide but i bet u will njoy every kind f music. I have thus fr more tht a year but thought to write a review only now after seeing many negatives. I hve seen abt wires been corroded. But guys u have to take care of ur belongings. I have all the earphones intact n few f them are 2+ yrs n no problems whatsoever. Lastly bass lines lovers.... music is not all abt bass. The bassier earphones provide bass even n normal songs n ruin them. While they do justice to songs which has deep bass but still f u listen to balanced sound u will forget bass. Also the people who don't own these babies will definitely say tht they dont like it. M adding a pic f my ear phine collection. Its a yr back n rha n bise wireless need to b put in BTW- my next BABY IS BOSE QC20I. Its coming next week Happy music n bosing

Buen producto, buen sonido, todo muy bien. Lo único es que me hubiera gustado que la bolsita para guardarlo tuviera un clip para colgarla en mi bolsa o junto con un llavero, de ahí en fuera todo muy bien

Ecouteurs d'une qualité connu. La marque bose est connue pour sa bonne qualité, ces écouteurs reflètent cela. Ils tiennent très bien dans l'oreille pour une utilisation classique (transport, marche, pour écouter à la maison etc) Nous conseillons de les utiliser pour les transports en commun; l'intra-auriculaire permet de ne presque plus entendre les sons extérieurs (certes pas aussi performant que des réductions de bruits, mais tout de même très impressionnant). En revanche nous les déconseillons pour la course à pieds : en effet on entend les câbles bouger, et au bout de quelques minutes de courses, les écouteurs tombent. Nous mettons 5 étoiles pour une utilisation autre que sportive.