The interior of Bose QC Ultra 2 cups have this hard rubber that goes around it and after having the headphones on for a couple of hours, your ears start to hurt, even though the headphones are lightweight.
Left to Right: Sony WH-1000XM6, Sennheiser HDB 630, AirPods Max 2
I had Bose QC Ultra 2 HP previously but ended up returning them and got the Sennheiser HDB 630 instead and … wow … they sound amazing. Music just sounds better with them. I think they look kind of cheap, though.
I’m not using the bluetooth dongle that came with it and have no custom EQs setup as now. I’m only using the ones that are pre-setup on the app.
(The reasons I returned the Bose QC U2 were: (1) constant connection drop on my Macbook and (2) the ear fatigue I got after using them for just two hours, and that was due to the interior hard rubber surrounding the ear cups. If you have smaller ears however, you may not get this fatigue as your ears may not even touch it.). They have a great ANC though, almost as good as XM6, and the music after you play with EQs, sounds closer to the HDB 630 than XM6 or APM2.
AirPods Max 2 have the best ANC, even better than the Sony’s XM6. I’ve tested them on an indoor bathroom with an above ceiling air vent and the APM2 blocked the vent’s humming noise more than XM6’s.
Sony XM6 still sound the best in Cinema mode when watching a movie or a show. It’s like you have that surround sound coming from your headphones.
AirPods Pro 3 (not pictured) still fit me better than AirPods Pro 2, which came loose frequently particularly the left one, though the right eventually did as well.
Aaaaand, I just bid and won on an open box of Sony WH-1000XM4 HP's on eBay.
I really need help...