“Price is too high but love the idea of them”

64% of 148 verified owners recommend the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Bose Ultra Open Earbuds owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“Price is too high but love the idea of them”
“For me they were worth every penny.”
“the fact they arent good for calls is killing me”
“No one can hear me during a call. Your mic sounds a thousand times better than the call quality I'm experiencing.”
“The more I use these the more I'm liking them. I have quite a few open earbuds from the Tozo's, 1more, Soundpeats, and the Shokz. I do like the Shokz the best, but the Bose do sound good”
“Im actually liking the design. A lot of earbuds always fall out when i run or just aren't comfortable”
“Just got them. Sending them back.”
“I did buy them, but I think they are overpriced.”
“they are glasses friendly”
“paying $300 for it is insane for what has to be like 15 dollars of materials”
“I had a similar reaction to Bridget’s when I learned of the price. Otherwise, I think these are pretty cool.”
“They are great.”
“I am enjoying the design - as someone with smaller ears that has not had success with any other earbud - these stay in my ears and are quite comfortable”
“My only issue with these earbuds is that they don't have wireless charging”
“Worse headphones you could buy.”
“I have tried these and they are extremely comfortable. You can't feel them in your ears; and the sound was surprisingly good for an open style earbud.”
“Very buggy… connection drops in the middle of listening… sometimes just one ear bud connects the other one doesn’t. Way too buggy for this price range.”
“I love the sound on these but I am constantly being told by people I’m talking to on the phone that they can’t hear me.”
“I've got bigger ears and cant get enough reach without causing pain (ear ridge) after a few minutes.”
“they fit nicely without hurting my ear, they are aesthetically pleasing”
“my last two products, the Earbuds 1 and then QuietComfort ultra, being hyper buggy and faulty”
“I have been using these earbuds for 3 days and they sound great for a non-noise cancelling pair of buds.”
“after 2 weeks, they stopped charging. I'm not sure what happened. I returned them.”
“My only beef with them is that I do find myself checking to make sure they’re in my ear properly. The sound quality seems better on the older Bose models though.”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“I have the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds but have been told when they’re a little louder, people around me can hear them”
“I have the same issue with my Bose Ultra Open earbuds. It is just the left one and only while I am walking.”
“I also have the Bose Open Earbuds Ultra for walking/running as I want to hear my surroundings.”
“Might be a defective set”
“Very frustrating.”