In our testing, we never ran out of juice but appreciated the insurance of the extra hours in case we ever forget to plug them in or left the charger at home during a short trip.īut, most importantly, the Bose Sleepbuds II changed the way we sleep. We set it to play for 1.5 hours each night, which effectively masked external sounds (including snoring) as advertised - and let us get to sleep and fall back asleep if we awakened during the night.Ī round charging case with a sliding cover connects via USB-C Bose says battery life is approximately 10 hours on a single charge but the charging case adds an additional three charges.
While we found some of the nature-oriented audio clips too active and distracting for our taste, “Swell,” a white-noise-like crashing waves loop, worked for us. We appreciated this because we don’t keep our phone in the bedroom overnight for better sleep hygiene, and didn’t mind missing out on those features (the alarm was very subtle and didn’t wake us, though your mileage may vary). You simply click the “Add to Sleepbuds” button and load your choice directly onto the headphones themselves - and you can activate a Phone-Free mode and use them without having a device nearby (though you can’t change sounds or use the Sleepbuds II’s wake-up alarm mode in this mode). To set up, you use the app to connect your Sleepbuds II to your phone via Bluetooth, and then choose from a range of 50 soothing sounds, grouped into categories such as Noise Masking, Naturescapes and Tranquilities. The Sleepbuds II are a departure for Bose - not only do they not do any noise-canceling, but they don’t play music or any other content. Wing-style stabilizers help keep the Sleepbuds II in place, and we only lost an earbud in the bed once, missing it so much that we frantically searched until we located it under a pillow in the morning (Bose doesn’t sell single replacements, stating that the devices are “paired together during the manufacturing process,” so you’ll want to be careful). The small, smooth earbuds fit comfortably in our ears - in fact, we’ve used no other earbud that has come close to being this comfy in any situation. Plus, 50 different sound and white noise options are available via the simple-to-use companion app to further mask any disquiet, but alas, the Sleepbuds II won’t play any other music or personal audio they’re strictly meant for rest. Not only are they the most comfortable of the competition for all-night wear, but even without the company’s beloved noise-canceling feature, they also gave us the most reliable seal, keeping out external noise like traffic and our biggest nighttime problem, our husband’s snoring. The Bose Sleepbuds II are the best sleep headphones we tested. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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