Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen Headphones Rock Lossless USB-C Audio, Better ANC & More

Hot on the heels of launching its QuietComfort Ultra Earbunds (2nd Gen), which by the way we're in the processing of reviewing, Bose today announced a second-generation update to its QuietComfort Ultra headphones with a refreshed design, even better active noise cancellation, and a few other nifty upgrades. Chief among them is the option to plug in a USB-C cable for digital, lossless audio.

Make no mistake, this is a wireless headset and to that end, one of the touted improvements is longer battery life. Bose says you can jam to your tunes for up to 30 hours on a single charge, which is not quite as long as the Nothing Headphone (1) we reviewed (but close), or 45 hours if disabling the ANC feature. Yet another battery life claim is up to 23 hours with Bose's "Immersive Audio," which is basically spatial audio, this time in the ...