Bose Quiet Comfort QC-45 Wireless Headphones (QC45-SWHT) - White Smoke

Bose’s ANC headphones are a bit of an archetype, and that’s for good reason: they’re very good at providing comfort and ease of use to most people. The Bose QuietComfort 45 is no different. If there’s one major positive about the QC 45 looking nearly identical to its predecessors, it’s that you’re not in for any major surprises.

The ear cups are decently large, and while the headset weighs 240 grams, it distributes its weight well enough to not cause too much fatigue over long periods of time. The synthetic leather pads are sufficiently dense to offer decent isolation, and the band also provides a bit of padding on the top.

Inside the packaging of the Bose QuietComfort 45 is a travel case, 3.5mm TRRS cable, a USB type A to C cable, and assorted documentation. There aren’t airplane adapters of any kind, which is either a funny nod to the state of the world, or another reminder that I’m old and should probably stop expecting these things.

e Bose QuietComfort 45 connects to your smartphone or source via the Bluetooth 5.1 hardware nestled inside the ear cups, or you can hardwire it via the 2.5-to-3.5mm TRRS cable included in the packaging. When you go wireless, you can move up to nine meters away from your source device before connection hiccups occur.