Best OPEN Earbuds 2024 [Tested & Compared!] - Bose vs Sony vs AirPods vs Shokz..

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Where is soundcore?

Why does he sound like Daniel tosh???? Doppelgänger vibes 😂😂😂

Only Bose and shokz are open ear , atleast check your fact before posting

I can only wear the open ear buds cause my ears are all fucked up. I have some jbsomeshit from target for 25 bucks and they are the best thing ive found. If you train any grappling and your ears are broken, check them out.

For value, for usage (need ability to hear, not fall out of ear), and long lasting battery. OpenFit Shokz is what I’d pick. Music quality isn’t the strong suit of open ear so …

If comparing with "boss ultra open" , in terms of 1) sound qaility 2) call quality 3) fit - comfortable ? ,which one would you recommend? Thanks

I just returned the Sony linkbuds open. Horrible after a while of using them they started to slip out and never stayed in place. And they look dumb a ball sticking out your ear. I do not recommend and they hurt my ear after a while and move a lot.

The bud lives are a perfect fit for my ears.. and you can disable the touch options.. I love to listen to asmr in my bed and theres not a lot of buds that dont bother like the bud lives.. I love them so much that I have 2 pairs of them

Definitely a Bose fan and will probably buy those. Thanks for this in depth review of all of them.

He forgot the Huawei freebuds, way better than all of those tested.

One plus?

I have two different ears. A traditional earbud doesn’t fit into my left ear. I watched your video to get another perspective on what I should buy. After watching I will try the Bose. Thanks for your help.

Have you tried the JBL's at all? They've really impressed me

I own the Sony's and do enjoy them. My only complaint is you cannot use one at a time you have to have the left ear bud for the right to work

I use HUAWEI Freeclips and they have replaced my Bose Quiet Comfort Ultras.
The sound from the Bose is better, but they feel like having bricks in my ears.
The Freeclips have good enough sound and the ease of use, great BT connectivity and microphones make them my go to earbud.

Was it me but the Bose sound bleed sounded the same at all 3 levels

Bose Ultra Open Earbuds

still think and swear by samsung live bean, is the best one.

once with no silicone tip is my favourite because I can use it for 8 hours straight with no uncomfortable feeling

I love my Bud's live. I've owned three sets of them.

wireless earbuds have a sound latency; a delay when watching videos involving characters talking; it's a real problem when the speech and sound don't mesh................... uuuuhhhhhggggggg !

For me the Galaxy live bass is as strong as the buds 2 pro...🤔

Just got the Bose for Diamond 60th Edition from QVC for $250 including tax ($20 off for new customer) and I gotta say: total disappointment. I don't agree the sound quality of Bose is better than the Shokz. These Bose are going back. I was at least hoping the sound quality would justify the price. I have heard other reviewers say the sound and the fit of the Bose were A+. The only thing they win is the design and fit. The design is cool how it hooks, but that is all. Shokz is hands down better and they feel great wearing them for hours.

Airpods fall out man. If anything THEY DO fall out. Literally them fall off of everyones ears on Trails and tracks. They are trash for work outs. Big thumbs down. try running for longer then 10 minutes.

Suuuureeee. Comparing open earbuds vs to not open ones is funny

I bought the Sony earbuds, I find they fall out quite easily. Good sound quality but the charge doesn't last very long, and now I'm finding one of them isn't charging at times. I've always struggled to find anything that will stay in, Bose look favourite but not at that price.

I'd like to see a review of the C-shaped ones like the Huawei FreeClip, I know they're not available in the US but they're louder, better sound quality and wireless charging for half the price of the Bose. I don't really care how they look and cases are all pretty similar.

My live buds have never fallen out, but yes the touch is sensitive. Still, they are my favs!

We need to see the workout videos with These in

The main reason I wear open earbuds is because I get ear infections quite easily & generally have sensitive ears, so in-ear earbuds are absolutely awful for me. Before I found open earbuds I would just wear over-ear headphones, but I still didn't like that because they hurt your ears when wearing them a lot and its just not super pleasant to have your ear suffocated all day. Open earbuds are perfect; I don't have to worry about any of those problems anymore.

From my perspective, only 2 of these are open ear -- the Shokz & Bose -- because I wear them primarily to keep things from touching or blocking anywhere near my ear canal.

I've only used the Shokz. The OpenFit were a welcome upgrade for me from the previous bone conduction ones, as those can give you a headache after wearing all day (just from having something pressed against your temples).

The main problem with the Shokz is that they don't last. I'm looking at this review because my Shokz died and I just found out about the new Bose. My previous bone conduction Shokz also died faster than I would have liked.

I'm really impressed by the style of the Bose, it looks significantly more fashionable than the Shokz -- they have kind of a cyberpunk aesthetic. I would love to go for a pair of those, but the mic quality is giving me pause. I like to use mine for work and for other phone calls -- Shokz are really nice for calls, as you can hear your surroundings and so you can speak like you were in-person. I suppose its not a big deal for work, as I usually use a Shure mic and just have the earbuds for audio, but it would be annoying for phone calls.. I might try them just to try them

It is also kind of annoying that these are also the 2 that don't have wireless charging... that would be nice.

Using the Bose currently to watch this video. These shine as a podcast earbud less so music

Feels like the podcast is actually taking place in your vicinity. Music quality is very good too but podcasts have been a surreal experience with these.

You should put freebuds 5 on this test

OMG the apple airpods have NEVER been comfortable for me and many other people I know -from inception.

I had the SHOKZ but sadly lost one of the ear pieces and SHOKZ refuses to offer single earpiece replacements. Also the audio quality isn’t a patch on over ear headphones or in ear ones. If you’re looking for hi-fi quality avoid these types.

It's healthy to have open ear

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I like them because I can’t keep in ear earbuds in my ears

I swear by the Sony earbuds I’m on my third pair and knocks on audio sounds like it’s someone at your door I’ve freaked out plenty of times hearing a random knock at the door so many times 😅😅😅😅

Is it just me or do the Samsung sound muffled? I expected much better from them. I just watched one tuber try some ear buds from Temu (under $9) and he said they easily rival sound quality of his Galaxy buds, I'm glad I didn't waste the $9

JLab Flex open earbuds, Soundcore C30i.

A secure Fit and reliable, quality performance is everything! I need a battery life of 10hrs with noise canceling, great sound, a secure fit, and reliability. That shouldn't be too much to ask in today's tech. I don't care about a fashion statement or having the fanciest, that's just dumb. Fix the necessities and then offer different options. Most electronics today do not have reliable quality, just check all reviews. The most reliable electronic item I have had is my Galaxy Ultra phone; it does have minor nuances but still the best in electronics. My Galaxy Buds Pro had good noise canceling but the worst fit, constantly falling out of my ears until one fell in the toilet while urinating and I had to flush it. Shokz OpenRun Pro are good but can't noise cancel and can't be heard well enough in loud environments. Shokz Fit are nicer than OpenRuns. Sony Linkbuds S have mediocre noise canceling which also crackles with harsher sounds. Noise canceling on all I tried only lasts 3 hours on average.

Good review. I have the Bose and Shokz and notice you failed to mention a few things. I wear glasses sometimes and readers alot. The Shokz are more difficult fit with glasses, especially if you take the off and put them back on frequently like readers. Bose comes with an option to buy a wireless charging case. Also Bose is more flexible for different earlobes.

Airpods are ugly, in all honesty. Bose look like some kind of earring

I personally prefer the the mic performance of airpod3 and Samsung LiveBuds. 😊

As someone who has had the Shokz open air for 8 months now, I wouldn't recommend them. Don't get me wrong, I like how they fit, they have great battery life, fast charging, and good sound quality...at first. The problem I've had is in these 8 months I've had two pairs, and in BOTH the bass sound begins to blow out and gets worse over time. So if you listen to music with decent base, or just people talking with deeper voices, at first, it sounds great. After a couple months, the bass starts to sound a bit blown out, like a super cheap headphone. By 4-5 months, any audio with a good amount of bass is almost unlistenable.

Now, I wear these a LOT (at reasonable volumes). Every day for many hours, while working out, playing games, or watching stuff on my phone when I don't want to bug my partner. They get heavy use, so I don't expect they to last forever. But at the price I'm paying, even with heavy use, having noticable quality loss withing a few months is just unacceptable. Maybe I've just had bad luck, but having the same problem with two different sets really put me off of them. I will NOT be getting a third set.

I fell that the Sony are the best for the song and the mic

I had two pairs of the Sony Linkbuds but they both failed after a few months of use. The sound became crackly and distorted, which I could temporarily fix by squeezing them really hard. Clearly a design fault, especially judging from reading the forums where others experienced the same. I managed to exchanged them and paid extra for the Bose Ultra Earbuds and got to say, I’m really pleased with them.
Honestly feels like I’m not wearing them - they are so light. Bass is a bit lacking and I would love to be able to track them if they ever become lost, similar to how you can with Apple AirPods.

shokz are Chinese, if you buy them you are supporting Chinese communist party and their concentration camps, murders, dictatorship, etc