The QuietComfort 20 (QC20) and QuietComfort 20i (QC20i, for Apple) acoustic noise cancelling in-ear headphones are discontinued.

If you get the QC20, it comes with one control button to answer a call, end a call, start the music or stop the music. The QC20i comes with 3 control buttons (for iOS devices) which performs everything its more generic brother does but the additional 2 buttons perform skip and rewind.

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You might prefer the QC25s for the same reason (i.e. more bass and more of an upper-midrange spike). If you don't mind the size, and you don't wear glasses, the QC25s offer a little better noise cancelling overall. If you do wear glasses, and do mind the size, QC20s all the way.

The QuietComfort 20 (QC20) and QuietComfort 20i (QC20i, for Apple) acoustic noise cancelling in-ear headphones are discontinued.

The company announced the decision earlier today and pointed to the fact that its headphones, speakers, and other products “are increasingly purchased through e-commerce” as the reasoning. Hundreds of employees will be laid off as a result.

The Bose QuietComfort 20 are good commuting headphones thanks to their strong isolation and compact design. They have comfortable earbud tips that you can wear for longer than most in-ear designs and they're fairly easy to use with a durable build quality.

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According to French publication Dealabs, there will be three new Bose QuietComfort models: two wireless headphones and one set of wireless earbuds. They will be called the Bose QuietComfort Headphones, Bose QuietComfort Ultra, and Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, respectively.

You might prefer the QC25s for the same reason (i.e. more bass and more of an upper-midrange spike). If you don't mind the size, and you don't wear glasses, the QC25s offer a little better noise cancelling overall. If you do wear glasses, and do mind the size, QC20s all the way.

The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Truly Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless. The Bose have a significantly better ANC feature and have a better-balanced sound profile. Their fit is more stable too. However, the Sony have an auto-off timer.

The majority owner of Bose Corporation is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Non-voting shares were donated to MIT by founder Amar Bose, and receive cash dividends.

It's been a rough couple of years for Bose Corporation. After venturing into wearable technology and healthtech, the manufacturer of high-end audio equipment saw its sales revenue fall from a peak of $4bn (£3.5bn) in 2019 to $3.2bn in 2021. Over the same period, its workforce shrank from 9,000 to 7,000.