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I'm David Karl I'm from cnet.com and I'm here with Boz's soundtrue ultra the company's first boys isolating in-ear headphone don't confuse noise isolating with active noise cancellation these aren't a powered headphone however what makes the ultra different from boses earlier in your headphones is that it's tip is designed to fit snugly in the base of your ear canal and block out a lot of ambient noise now a lot of people don't like having ear tips jammed in their ears which is why boses earlier in your headphones which have a looser fitting open design that lets some sound in have become so popular the ultra on the other hand is designed more like a traditional in-ear headphone but once again the key to its fit is the soft silicon state ear tip which Bose calls stay here ultra for this model not only are these among the most comfortable if not the most comfortable in ear noise-isolating headphones you can buy but the state year ultra tips keep the buds securely in your ears it's a great design and you should be able to wear these headphones for long stretches with little to no discomfort it also helps that the buds themselves are lightweight they are plastic which may leave you wondering why they cost $150 but they are made of high-tech plastic if that's any consolation the headphone comes in black or white and in two flavors one with the remote that's designed to be used with Android phones and another that's compatible with Apple iOS devices the headphone works well for making calls you can hear people better in noisy environments thanks to the noise isolation and it does come with a nicely designed compact carrying case as for the sound the ultra is an even-handed very clean sounding headphone that's designed to make all music sound good the bass may be a little lean for some who craved that extra thump to their low-end but it was punchy enough for me the trouble was smooth and the mid-range clear and warm without being too laid back I didn't have a problem with the volume level but some people have complained about it not being high enough the ultras top bottom is about 10 to 20 percent lower than a lot of in ear headphones on the market I believe Bose did that on purpose to keep people from damaging their ears but if your hearing is a little bit shot these may very well not play quite loud enough for you anyway I like the alters a lot for both their comfort and their sound and I wasn't the only one in the CNET office who did home audio editor type Pendlebury also approved of them true they are a little expensive at $150 if you're looking for a clean sounding pair of really comfortable in e'er noise-isolating headphones that really stay in your ears the sound true ultra should be on your shortlist I'm David Carr Noy thanks for watching