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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Antlion Kimura Duo offers great comfort and excellent gaming and book/podcast listening experiences due to their sound quality and design, while they have a midrange price and a wired connection which can be seen as limiting but also providing consistency in connection. The Bose Quiet Comfort 45, being somewhat more expensive, provides top-notch active noise canceling and comfort suitable for air travel and prolonged use, emphasized by their wireless capability, but may not be as suitable for gaming due to latency issues and their sound might be less tailored for music enthusiasts. If cost and gaming are your priorities, the Kimura Duo may be your choice, but for frequent travelers and those in noisy environments, the Bose Quiet Comfort 45, with their superior noise cancellation and comfort, would be better. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Antlion Kimura Duo
- Very good for music
- Very good for gaming
- Good for TV and video
Advantages of the Bose Quiet Comfort 45
- Very good for phone calls
- Best in class for air travel
- Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
8.0
6.4
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for music, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is only fair.
Gaming
8.5
5.5
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for gaming, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is poor.
Phone Calls
5.2
8.0
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is very good for phone calls, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.0
9.3
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.
TV and Video
7.8
5.8
The Antlion Kimura Duo is good for TV and video, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.0
10.0
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is best in class for noise reduction, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is only fair.
Battery
N/A
22.5 Hours
The Antlion Kimura Duo does not have a battery. The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 has 22.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$150
$260
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
The Antlion Kimura Duo has a price of $150 and the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 costs $260.
Build Quality
9.0
8.5
The Antlion Kimura Duo has excellent build quality, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 has very good build quality.
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How the Antlion Kimura Duo and the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Antlion Kimura Duo | Bose Quiet Comfort 45 |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$150 | $260 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Antlion | Bose | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | June 1, 2022 | September 1, 2021 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired + Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 8.1/10 | 6.5/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.3/10 | 8/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.6/10 | 5.6/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.8/10 | 5.8/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.4/10 | 6.4/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | N/A | 22.5 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | N/A | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | N/A | 3 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | N/A | 5.1 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | Yes | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6/10 | 10/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | N/A | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | N/A | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | N/A | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 8/10 | 7/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8.4/10 | 10/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Large | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 21.5 Grams | 235.8 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | Integrated | |
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Antlion Kimura Duo
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Peter Susic | February 2023
"Antlion Kimura Duo aren’t packed with features, but the ones they offer, work incredibly well. Especially the boom mic delivers very clean call quality with no distortion. If you explicitly look for gaming in-ear monitors with a reliable microphone, Antlion Kimura Duo are your best option."
Bose Quiet Comfort 45
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What HiFi? | November 2022
"If you want a set of wireless over-ear headphones you can put on, deploy noise-cancelling on your commute or at your desk and largely extinguish the outside world for up to 24 hours, the Bose QC 45 has the edge over most of the competition at the price."
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About Antlion
Antlion Audio is an American company based in Oregon. Founded in 2011 by Jimmy Console, an engineer and physician, in order to create and offer better solutions for voice communication, specifically a microphone which could be used with any set of headphones which materialized in the very popular ModMic. The company has since expanded to include a wide variety of wired and wireless products.
About Bose
Bose is an American audio equipment manufacturer based out of Framingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 by Amar Bose with the goal of creating a speaker system that could accurately recreate the sound of a concert hall, Bose has become one of the most prominent players in the modern consumer audio market due to the premium feel of their products and their wide brand recognition.
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