Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (1st Gen)

The score adds up these parts. Each part has a weight. A part counts as the average of its sources, pulled toward 80 when there are few sources.

1. Sound

   40% weightcounts as 82.5

   Average of 2 sources: 83.7

   • What Hi-Fi? sound 5/5
   • SoundGuys MDAQS sound 4.4/5

2. Experts

   35% weightcounts as 77.9

   Average of 2 sources: 76.8

   • What Hi-Fi? 5/5 stars
   • SoundGuys 7.3/10

3. Users

   25% weightcounts as 80.3

   Average of 1 source: 80.6

   • SoundGuys readers 7.8/10

Good: 5 ratings.

80 is the field average. A part counts as 80 + (average − 80) × N ÷ (N + 1), where N is its number of sources. One source counts half of the gap from 80. No sources count as 80.