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Cover says QuietComfort Headphones. Regulatory model 437310 is on page 6. Controls pages 12-21, battery 27, wired 30, storage 35 and cushion tabs 37 checked.","model_numbers":"Regulatory model 437310 is shared with some related QuietComfort revisions. Marketed 2023 model identified by exact current product page and 884367 commercial SKU in review, not model number alone.","foldable":"Page 35 expressly rotate both cups flat and fold left cup toward headband.","transparency_adjustable":"Pages 20-21 two fixed Quiet/Aware and up to two Custom noise-control modes. Aware is full transparency, Custom adjusts noise control. No 11-level count inferred from number of modes.","wind_noise_reduction":"Page 20 Custom mode supports Wind Block. Current page FAQ duplicates conflicting later model text, so only the exact manual mode is used.","sidetone_adjustable":"Page 21 self voice activated during calls and adjustable in Bose app.","mute_button":"Page 16 double-press left Action button mutes/unmutes active call. This is a context-sensitive control, not a separate physical mute button.","microphone_type":"Page 30 explicitly distinguishes earcup voice microphones from the inline microphone supplied in the audio cable. Main field represents built-in voice system. Physical capsule count not stated and omitted.","passive_wired_listening":"Page 30 audio and calls through supplied inline-mic cable when battery depleted or headphones off. Built-in earcup voice pickup and Bluetooth disabled when cable connected.","multipoint":"Page 25 up to two active devices, one audio source playing at a time. Pairing-list memory size not stated.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Page 27 up to 2.5 hours to fully charge, 150 minutes.","play_while_charging":"Page 27 explicitly do not play while charging and unavailable in app. USB-C is charging only, not playback.","customizable_controls":"Page 19 Action hold shortcut can be assigned to Spotify or battery-level announcement. No Immersive Audio shortcut borrowed from Ultra or 2nd Gen.","earpad_attachment":"Page 37 cushion removal releases tabs around inside rim, clip attachment.","companion_app_platforms":"Page 11 Apple App Store and Google Play listings.","firmware_updatable":"Manual update/troubleshooting section directs current Bose app updates.","in_the_box":"Page 10 illustrates the headphones, case and two cables. The current exact product page additionally names the Safety Sheet. No airline adapter or SC soft-case bundle is included.","fcc_id":"Printed page 4 explicitly gives FCC ID A94437310 for the exact original QuietComfort manual.","paired_device_memory":"Printed page 23 explicitly says store up to eight devices in headphone device list. Active simultaneous count remains two.","swappable_battery":"Printed page 4 explicitly says do not attempt battery removal and only a qualified professional should remove it. This rules out normal user battery swapping, not repairability."}},{"url":"https://www.bose.com/p/noise-cancelling-headphones-quietcomfort/quietcomfort-acoustic-noise-cancelling-headphones/QC-HEADPHONEARN-BLK-WW.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["manufacturer_url","spec_sheet_url","series","status","back_type","anc_type","eq_bands","bluetooth_version","battery_life_claimed","earpad_material","carrying_case","voice_assistant","cables_included","dimensions_mm","colors","warranty_years","in_the_box","weight_g","compatible_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"status":"Exact original QC product offers Add to Cart, current 359 USD is not used as launch price.","back_type":"Maker FAQ describes passive seal and TriPort acoustic structure with closed earcups. Vents are not open-back classification.","anc_type":"Maker FAQ explicitly microphones inside and outside earcups, hybrid feedback/feedforward arrangement. No adaptive-ANC claim inferred from adaptive call microphone system.","eq_bands":"Maker FAQ and customization section explicitly bass, midrange, treble, three controls. Review independently calls three-band slider.","battery_life_claimed":"Exact FAQ explicitly 24 h audio playback with noise cancellation turned on. Codec, volume, device and lighting unspecified.","voice_assistant":"Exact FAQ names phone native assistant Siri. Generic mobile voice control in manual does not establish built-in Alexa or Google Assistant service.","carrying_case":"Exact product specifications states Product Case Material Leather (Hard). This applies standard model, not QuietComfort SC soft-case package.","cables_included":"Maker box USB-A to C 12 in, exact conversion 0.3048 m. Analog cable length not given.","dimensions_mm":"Exact current maker headphone dimensions 7.68 in H, 6.18 in W, 3.15 in D, converted to mm and rounded to 0.1 mm. Headband extension and fold setting are unspecified. Review 184 x 152 x 76 mm unfolded differs, so the maker is preferred.","colors":"Exact initial product color swatches in public maker HTML use dwvar_QC-HEADPHONEARN_color. Ultra, 2nd Gen and related product swatches excluded. Historical Chilled Lilac color not in current selector is separately researched.","manufacturer_url":"Current maker page of the original QuietComfort. The page carries generic Immersive Audio app text that does not fit the original QC manual. No Immersive Audio or CustomTune claims are stored. The page has conflicting quick charge claims: the FAQ says 15 min for 4 h and the original QC comparison says 15 min for 2.5 h. The FAQ pair is stored from the separate first-generation page. The published 0.520 lb is stored as the converted maker claim of 235.9 g. The secondary 240 g table does not override the maker. No shell or headband materials are assigned from the generic Metal/Plastic/Leather product-material list. The adaptive call microphone wording does not identify DSP versus AI processing, so microphone_noise_reduction is omitted.","warranty_years":"US product page Bose 1-Year Limited Warranty section explicitly states one year, included with all Bose products. This is the US scope, not a worldwide statutory-warranty claim.","in_the_box":"Current exact original QuietComfort product What is in the box list explicitly includes the Safety Sheet alongside headphones, carry case and two cables. The current manual identifies the analog cable as including a microphone.","weight_g":"Exact original QuietComfort Headphone specification publishes 0.520 lb. Converted using 453.59237 g/lb and rounded to 0.1 g = 235.9 g. Source does not qualify cable inclusion or configuration. Claimed mass, not independent scale result. SoundGuys 240 g table is a secondary spec and does not override maker.","compatible_platforms":"Exact maker FAQ says audio and calls on any smartphone and names native Siri plus Zoom/FaceTime. Exact manual setup uses Google Play/Apple App Store on Android/iOS. Only these documented mobile platforms listed, no console or generic desktop assumption.","platform_connections":"Bluetooth smartphone call path from exact FAQ. Built-in microphones used. Bose app platform setup corroborates Android/iOS. Analog path not assigned to platforms because plug-type/source-mic compatibility evidence conflicts."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/bose-quietcomfort-headphones-review-99695/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["usb_c_audio","bluetooth_codecs","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes","measured_battery_life","eq_presets"],"notes":{"usb_c_audio":"Exact connectivity section explicitly no USB-C audio on original 2023 QC. The 2nd Gen model is different hardware and is excluded.","measured_battery_life":"Purchased sample ran 27 h 14 min under SoundGuys standardized continuous music test. Firmware stock version number unknown, app 8.0.5. ANC state/codec not explicitly named for this run and omitted. Linked methodology states 75 dB SPL peak playback. 27.23 h versus claim 24 h is documented actual measurement, not an estimate.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Same purchased review sample, stock firmware, app 8.0.5. No numeric graph extraction, score-to-dB conversion or band-average inference.","measured_microphone_notes":"Same sample and firmware conditions. It does not prove a numerical microphone capsule count.","eq_presets":"Exact original review EQ section has Bass Boost EQ and Treble Boost EQ subheadings with tested curves. Only explicitly named presets listed. Custom EQ is user adjustment, not a fixed preset. Later-generation preset lists excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bose-announces-new-quietcomfort-ultra-headphones-and-earbuds-with-bose-immersive-audio-for-the-most-realistic-sound-ever-301928295.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","markets"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Bose-authored US launch release explicitly original QuietComfort 349 USD, planned September 21. Ultra Headphones 429 USD and Ultra Earbuds 299 USD are separate products and excluded. US MSRP before local sales tax. No EUR figure with proven VAT scope.","announce_date":"Exact maker release September 14, 2023. Planned September 21 sale is separately corroborated by retrospective launch-history source."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/bose-quietcomfort-headphones-2-131060/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Retrospective launch-history paragraph explicitly original QuietComfort Headphones launched September 21, 2023. Stored first retail month 2023-09. No prediction of subsequent model date used."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/how-we-test/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["measured_battery_life"],"notes":{"measured_battery_life":"Battery methodology explicitly continuous playback peaking 75 dB SPL recorded to empty. It does not state a universal ANC setting, so the QC row retains unknown ANC and codec rather than inferring them."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/headphones/dont-get-the-new-bose-quietcomfort-2nd-gen-gen-1-is-currently-just-usd169-for-prime-day","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["driver_type","driver_size_mm"],"notes":{"driver_type":"Comparison explicitly says both 2023 first generation and 2026 second generation use the same 40 mm dynamic drivers. Exact original model scope, not Ultra. B&H exact 884367-0100 Driver Type Dynamic corroborates.","driver_size_mm":"Comparison explicitly says both generations use same 40 mm drivers. Exact original TechRadar review specification table independently states 40 mm, contrasted with 35 mm Ultra. Not borrowed merely because older headphones look similar."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/bose-quietcomfort-headphones","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["wear_detection"],"notes":{"wear_detection":"Original 2023 review explicitly says touch controls, wear detection and Find My Headphones key features are missing. Current 2026 comparison separately confirms both generations lack wear detection."}},{"url":"https://www.bose.co.uk/stories/bose-quiet-comfort-headphones-second-gen-vs-first-gen","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["frame_material"],"notes":{"frame_material":"Exact maker first-generation comparison explicitly describes classic design with steel-reinforced headband. Value scoped to structural headband, not a claim of all-metal earcups."}},{"url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1785014-REG/bose_884367_0100_quietcomfort_wireless_over_ear_active.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["gtins","headband_type","headband_material","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Exact Black US commercial SKU 884367-0100 UPC 017817848961. Base union of known identifiers. Black variant alone records this gtin, no other color assigned its code.","headband_type":"Premium Materials section explicitly underside of band uses soft protein-leather-covered foam. Original TechRadar review independently says headband well padded.","headband_material":"Premium Materials section explicitly steel in headband and soft protein-leather-covered foam underside. Maker exact first-generation comparison independently confirms steel reinforcement.","model_numbers":"Exact MFR 884367-0100 Black commercial SKU added alongside preserved regulatory 437310. These are different identifier systems, not two claimed chipset revisions.","variants":"New Black US reference row 884367-0100, GTIN 017817848961 and hard-case bundle tied to exact retailer item and maker original family. Other known family colors remain in base without invented commercial identifiers."}},{"url":"https://support.bose.com/s/article/quietcomfort-headphones-specifications?language=en_US","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"Exact support Product Specifications entry explicitly Sold from 2023 and Available Colors list includes Blue Dusk, Chilled Lilac and Moonstone Blue in addition to existing eight colors. Public search-index table read. Live HTTP 200 page is a JS shell and web direct fetch failed, noted externally. No second-generation colors added."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/audio/wireless-headphones/bose-quietcomfort-headphones-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["driver_size_mm","headband_type","eq_presets"],"notes":{"driver_size_mm":"Exact original 2023 QuietComfort review specification table explicitly 40 mm drivers, independently read. Later Ultra and 2nd Gen not substituted.","headband_type":"Exact original review design calls headband well-padded. Corroborates original Black retailer foam underside.","eq_presets":"Exact original review explicitly names selectable presets like Bass Boost or Treble Reduce. Treble Reduce retained as the reviewer-published name, not an independently inspected app-label string. SoundGuys independently names Bass Boost and Treble Boost. other unnamed presets omitted."}},{"url":"https://assets.bosecreative.com/m/4579082941b4e207/original/885443_OG_QC-HEADPHONEARN_en.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["compatible_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"compatible_platforms":"Original manual Bose app setup page 11 uses App Store/Google Play and Bluetooth menu pairing to mobile device. Combined with maker explicit any-smartphone calls/audio claim, Android/iOS paths documented. No desktop/console inferred.","platform_connections":"Original Bluetooth menu/setup path and maker smartphone call FAQ establish Android/iOS Bluetooth playback and speech. Built-in microphones, not analog in-line route."}},{"url":"https://www.bose.com/p/headphones/bose-quietcomfort-headphones/QC-HEADPHONEARN.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","wireless_range_m"],"notes":{"quick_charge_min":"The current first-generation QuietComfort Headphones charging FAQ states a 15-minute fast charge. The product is identified as the successor to QuietComfort 45, not QuietComfort Headphones 2nd Gen.","quick_charge_playback_h":"The same FAQ states up to four hours of playback from a 15-minute charge. Codec, volume, and ANC state are not specified. The page also contains conflicting full-charge estimates of two and 2.5 hours. The existing 2.5-hour manual value is retained.","wireless_range_m":"The exact product range FAQ states up to 30 feet or nine meters from the Bluetooth source. Walls, doors, and electronic interference can reduce this distance. The maker metric figure is used without converting its rounded feet figure."}},{"url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1785014-REG/bose_884367_0100_quietcomfort_wireless_over_ear_active.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["analog_connectors","drivers_per_side"],"notes":{"analog_connectors":"The exact Black 884367-0100 Wired Audio Connector row states one 3.5 mm TRRS source connector. The original Bose guide independently confirms the supplied 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm microphone cable and its source-side 3.5 mm plug. No headset-side contact count is imported.","drivers_per_side":"The exact Black 884367-0100 Number of Drivers row explicitly states one per earpiece. This is a physical transducer count, not a stereo-channel inference. Other retailer charging and dimensional rows disagree with the maker and are not used."}},{"url":"https://www.bose.com/pressroom/bose-updates-the-iconic-quietcomfort-headphones","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Bose's press release calls the QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) the next generation and compares them with the first-generation model."}}],"fields_filled":81,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}