{"post":{"id":259,"title":"Bose Ultra Open Earbuds 2nd Gen — $299 upgrade actually worth it from the first gen?","body":"I've been running the first-gen Ultra Open Earbuds for about a year and honestly love them for walking around the city — being able to hear traffic is the whole point for me. Bose just dropped the 2nd gen at $299 with louder audio and a wireless-charging case. For anyone who has tried them: is the sound noticeably better, or is this mostly a charging-case refresh? Trying to decide if I sell the old pair or just keep rolling with them.","community":"Audio","score":3,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":1,"leading":{"id":143,"name":"Try them in a store first","score":1},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"samhustles","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-21T18:12:59.943Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/259","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":143,"name":"Try them in a store first","body":"I got to try the gen 2 at a pop-up last week. The fit is basically identical to the old ones — same ear cuff — so if you liked that, no surprises. Sound is a little fuller at mid volume, but honestly at $299 I couldn't justify it as an upgrade while my first-gens still work. If yours are on their last legs, the wireless-charging case is the genuinely useful bit — one less cable to fiddle with on the nightstand.","score":1,"rank_score":1,"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-21T18:18:13.133Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}