SHOKZNew OpenFit 2 Open-Ear Headphones, True Wireless Bluetooth Earphones with Microphone, Earhook Earbuds with 48 Hours of Playtime, Fast Charging, IP55 Water-Resistant, with Carrying Bag, Black

I have had Apple Air Pods for years and I loved them, but now I have hearing aids and I had to have an over the ear type headphone. The large over the ear,headphones that completely cover the ear delivers good sound quality but after a few minutes, my ears ache, not to mention not being able to hear anything else around me. I've tried three other brands of open ear headphones that loop over the ear with the earpiece over the ear but they fit poorly with most of the sound escaping my ears. Every one I tried was junk. I read more reviews and ratings in order to find a set that was quality but reasonably priced. Yes you can pay $250 for Bose but they aren’t worth the price especially considering the cons (read the reviews). On the other hand most great reviews pointed toward Shokz Open Fit. Less than $100 more than the junky ones but WOW was it worth it. The Shokz have everything the others don't. And by the way, the others are very similar in design, which for the most part is a faulty one. The Open Fit ear piece angles down into the outer ear canal which gets more of the sound to your ear but not blocking your ear from hearing other sound which to me is preferable. They are comfortable. I wore them for five hours and there was no pressure on my ear. The sound quality is excellent. The others have absolutely no bass. The Open Fit App allows you to customize the sound to your liking. The pause switch is easy to get to and clicks so no confusion on how much pressure you have to put on a button. Another big plus for me is the dual pairing feature that allows seamless switching between devices. Overall, this is a quality product and excellent value, If you're shopping for an open ear design, don't waste your money on the other cheap products out there.

I've been down the 'Open Ear Design' rabbit hole for a while now, and there's two things you notice right away - since your ear canals are (hopefully) wide open...The sound is like a Bluetooth speaker invisibly floating in space that only you can hear.Pretty cool.Oftentimes, though, that magic Bluetooth speaker seems kinda gutless.Not so cool.Because of this limitation, I have tried to spend my way into something with genuine punch...And this one smokes them ALL. Regardless of price.I finally have the kind of bass response I can live with in a form factor I can reasonably forget about all day. They're on right now because taking them off makes no sense. The damn battery lasts 11 HOURS. PER BUD. No obstruction at all - I can use a Qtip with them on. It's fantastic. And the lows are REAL - usually open ear designs deliver low frequency sound the way sparkling water delivers the taste of fruit - barely enough to notice. Not these. Real fruit juice this time.Could they use a few extra features? Kinda yeah, especially for this price point. I also have a pair of Cleer's Arc 3 Sport open buds (every feature you can imagine but roughly 100 bucks more) - and I would really like to see the Shokz support LDAC, Hi-Res Audio, Dolby Atmos, and at minimum a more detailed EQ setup (5-band feels outdated, like a Sony Walkman from the 90's) - but the Shoks still sent those Arc 3's to the junk drawer by getting the basics absolutely PERFECT - fit, controls, sound quality are all in a class by themselves. If they ever roll out a Snapdragon Sound version of these with all the audio features and a case with a display, It's game over for the competition in the entire category.Multipoint works fine. It's a feature you didn't know you needed until you have it. I come home with these on (paired to phone), leave them on, then turn on the living room TV (also paired) and watch something too grownup for my little kids because I'm the only one hearing it. Dad Mode.Fit is impressive - they are comfortable, low profile, extraordinary secure (I can't imagine an activity outside of Jiu-jitsu or boxing that would dislodge them) and play nicely with both glasses and hats.Sound quality is excellent, and boy am I a snob about that. Actually, I would dive right into the custom EQ and draw a bass-biased Harman curve and tinker with it a little - then it really gets a chance to deliver. This little device uses a dual driver (essentially a speaker and subwoofer in miniature) setup so there's a lot more headroom before distortion creeps in - the arch enemy of open ear designs.In summary, yes these are $180 earbuds... and they are worth every dime, in fact punching above their weight at that cost. I recommend you believe the hype and spend the money. You won't regret it.

I am really surprised at how great these sound. I'm really picky about the audio quality of my music, and don't even want to listen to it if the speakers are subpar. I typically use a pair of studio quality Audio Technica headphones for listening, and surprisingly these could hold their own with those. Yes, if you A/B'd them side by side you could hear a difference, but point is it's tiny and sublet and these more than get the job done. The button for pausing, going to next track, or going back a track works well and from what I understand is a great step up from the tap feature on previous model. Bass is full and clear; I'd imagine only if you REALLY want pumping and thumping low end frequencies would you find these lacking. The sit on the outside of the ear, so you can still very easily hear outside noise, yet they are plenty loud don't move in any way when using them (including running) that makes the sound fluctuate. They stay snug in the ear, and the battery life is incredible. Call quality is pristine as well, and people have told me it blocks out background noise really well when I call them. I'd highly recommend.