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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 headphones offer excellent comfort and noise isolation, making them ideal for air travel and extended use in noisy environments, but they are not the best for exercise due to their size. They have built-in controls and a battery life suited for long sessions. In contrast, the Moondrop Blessing 2 earbuds, while more expensive, provide outstanding overall sound quality and are better suited for critical listening and high-fidelity music. Their cable ear hooks may offer a secure fit but lack built-in controls and features such as noise cancellation. Neither of them is optimized for gaming or TV due to latency issues. If portability or using it during exercise is important to you, the lighter and smaller Moondrop Blessing 2 could be better, but for long-haul comfort, especially during air travel, and the convenience of wireless connectivity, the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 would be the way to go. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Bose Quiet Comfort 45
  • Very good for phone calls
  • Best in class for air travel
  • Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Moondrop Blessing 2
  • Very good for music
  • Very good for TV and video

Key differences

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Music

6.4
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
8.7
The Moondrop Blessing 2 is very good for music, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is only fair.

Gaming

5.5
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
6.7
The Moondrop Blessing 2 is only fair for gaming, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is poor.

Phone Calls

8.0
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
4.9
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is very good for phone calls, while the Moondrop Blessing 2 is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

9.3
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
7.8
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Moondrop Blessing 2 is good.

TV and Video

5.8
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
8.2
The Moondrop Blessing 2 is very good for TV and video, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is poor.

Noise Reduction

10.0
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
6.0
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 is best in class for noise reduction, while the Moondrop Blessing 2 is only fair.

Battery

22.5 Hours
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
N/A
The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 has 22.5 hours of battery life. The Moondrop Blessing 2 does not have a battery.

Build Quality

8.5
Quiet Comfort 45
Blessing 2
9.0
The Moondrop Blessing 2 has excellent build quality, while the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 has very good build quality.
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Cost

$260
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Blessing 2
$272
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The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 has a price of $260 and the Moondrop Blessing 2 costs $272.

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How the Bose Quiet Comfort 45 and the Moondrop Blessing 2 compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Bose Quiet Comfort 45Moondrop Blessing 2
Bose Quiet Comfort 45Moondrop Blessing 2

GENERAL

Price
$260
$272
Brand
BoseMoondrop
Release Date
September 1, 2021June 1, 2020
Form Factor
HeadphonesEarbuds
Connectivity
Wired + WirelessWired

SOUND

Music Score
6.5/108.8/10
Phone Calls Score
8/104.9/10
Gaming Score
5.6/106.8/10
TV and Video Score
5.8/108.2/10
Exercise Score
6.4/104.4/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
22.5 HoursN/A
Wireless charging
NoN/A
Charging time
3 HoursN/A
Bluetooth version
5.1N/A

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
YesNo
Noise Reduction Score
10/106/10
Virtual Surround
NoN/A
Android App
YesN/A
iOS App
YesN/A
Mic Quality
7/10N/A

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8.5/109/10
Comfort score
10/108/10
Size
N/ALarge
Weight (headset or single earbud)
235.8 Grams9 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedN/A

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Bose Quiet Comfort 45

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What HiFi?

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."

Moondrop Blessing 2

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Sebastian Taboada | March 2021
"After having the opportunity to finally listen to them myself, I think I can kind of begin to understand why this set in particular has garnered so much hype and praise over the past year, since its release. It’s a truly delightful IEM to listen to, with an outstanding tonal balance that I think most listeners will enjoy, and solid all-around technical performance at a great price."

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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.

About Moondrop

Moondrop is a Chinese brand of smart audio equipment, portable audio players, earbuds and headphones started in 2015. During the last few years they have become one of the major players in what is lovingly referred to as the Chi-fi market, the bulk of Chinese companies that have managed to actually compete with the western manufacturers in both prices and superior quality. Products such as the Blessing II, Chu and Kato are among the most popular offerings of the brand, more popular among those users that wish for good quality audio that won't break the bank. Besides audio, the brand also works in what they call the ACGN field (Animation, Comics, Games and Short Novels).

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