Thanks for the microphone tests! Not all videos have this and is a huge feature for me! I want to like the Areofit Pro, but the mic quality has been inconsistent and I have heard it sound worse more than good. In your video, it sounded just as good as the OpenFit while the the other 3 sounded terrible for call quality.
Glad you like the audio samples! Mic quality can vary depending on a lot of factors, al I'm trying to do is give you samples that are at least recorded under similar conditions.
please benchmark all of them against raw microphone sound from a good microphone and against the benchmark at the current time. apparently the best call quality one is the huawei freebuds pro3
Yes i did, and youre right the Jabra Elite 8 Active might be best for me. as I do own a pair of the elite 75t? i believe; but the sound in one bud is not working properly even after tried to reset by picking the little hole it has. Worked super well in the sauna and did not ever shut down compared to other buds like Soundcore Life p3 which shuts down automatically. and those buds i gave to my ex lol@@AndysTechTone
Just got my oladance pros... Phenomenal. :) I completely forget I have them on. Sound quality is a 10. The sound genuinely feels like I have in ear headphones and the bass feels very bass-y, especially for open ear headphones. The controls are a little odd at first, but I freaking lovvvvve not accidentally tapping them and changing the track or pausing or whatever... I freaking hateeeee that aspect with earbuds. Alsoooo, the noise canceling thing is pretty cool and surprisingly functional. The battery! It's insane. It never dies. Lol it just goes and goes and goes. 😮
They are good also for cycling ? Because i have from few days soundcore aerofit pro and they reflect the wind maybe because of the position in the ears. So i hear the wind noise louder than the music. Ola d will be a better option who cand sound louder than the wind ?
Another great review, thank you! I wonder where the Openrock pros would arrange in that order. From all the open ears i bought i still like the Tozo Open Buds, the Fiio Jade JD1 and the Blackview airbuds 10 the best. The Fiios have amazing tone and timbre and sound exceptionally live like for such a cheap set. Out of head experiance is almost as good as with the tozos. The Blackview offer a warm and cozy sound, specially good for relaxing. Nr. 1out of those are the Tozos for me personally. They are super comfortable, have long battery life and in terms of sound they offer deep and dry bass and the most out of the head experience regarding soundstage of any headphone i heard in 15 yrs in the hobby. In that regard they even crush any of my overear open back planar headphones which range between 10 to 30 times pricier than the Tozos. It still is interesting to explore those cheap little all day TWS sets tho.
The Openrock Pros are just outside my top five but certainly somewhere in the top 10. I also did a comparison with some more affordable open-ears and they measure up pretty well to even higher standards as you said
Thank you Andy for the well-constructed review, have been waiting for a long time for this, loving the modular flexibility and overall sound of aerofit pros
@@AndysTechTonebut another youtuber also said that aerofit pro has the problem that makes the bass disappeared after certain volume which is quite a deal breaker for me
Shokz openfit. I don't get an allergic reaction behind and at the top of my ears, I do with the oledance. They are hard to hear when it's windy when I run. Their mics are great. They don't have buttons which means they activate randomly when I wear a hat with a sun protector. I actually switched back to my Shokz open run's because I can hear them, comfortable, no reaction and buttons.
I've never had an allergic reaction like that so I can only imagine how frustrating that could be. The rest is a matter of personal preference of course
I have the Shokz and they don't interfere with my eyeglasses at all. Since they all have a similar style, I would think they all would work fine with eyeglasses.
Dayum Andy, that was very comprehensive and a well put together vid as always. A belated merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Let see the new year grow your channel as it rightly deserves. Best Regards Jeremy
So I am moving from shokz bone conduction to open ear. I tried the Anker soundcore aerofit pro but the behind the ear piece was larger than the space I have between my ear and skull and after a few hours of wear it started to cause pain. Tried it for a few more days but it didnt improve; but I had zero hot spots on the part over my ear. With shokz releasing the openfit air, I thought I would try those. The do fit better between my ear and skull with the pliable open silicone hook but it does put a bit more pressure on the back of my ear which while it secures the part over my ears from moving it is pushing the speaker portion into the back of my ear and is creating some hot spots. That said I wear these from when I get up at 6 am and wear them til I go to bed at 9 so there will be some adjustment time required but so far a week in to the shokz and will see if the hot spots calm down or if I will be sending these back like the Anker
I am a mail carrier and have to switch from buds so I am looking to open ear. My main usage is for all day wear, podcasts & videos, phone calls, and music. Im not in need of big bass. Also I don't want to buy something that has charging issues. Right now I am leaning towards the fit, fit air, or s50. What would you recommend of these 3 or any other?
@@pjmallery5379 I haven't tested the Fit Air yet, the S50 is not the most comfortable for all day use so that leaves the Openfit as the best of the three. But the OneOdio Openrock X is even better all together.
Great video ! I use to cycling outdoor and few years i use aftershoks bone conduction headphones. I was never pleased about his weak sound and now i purchase few days ago the soundcore aerofit pro open ear buds. The sound is slightly good but i have a big problem with them : they reflect the wind noise even is just a breeze and the wind noise dominates the music from the buds even at max volume. I think because of the position of the buds in the ears they reflect the wind much more than aftershokz bone conduction headphones and the wind noise realy upset me. So please give me an advice which from those open ears buds from your video makes a better job for outdoor cycling ? I need also a louder volume than soundcore but my main problem are the wind noise. Also i need to make short phone calls. Please help me with an advice because i want to return them otherwise. Thank you very much !
Can ANYONE tell me which open ear buds fit GIANT ears the best? I can see Andy's ears are about 1/2 as big as mine, and I've tried two brands already and neither of them fit. TIA!!!
Great video Andy. I bought the soudcore a few days ago and I was very disappointed, I didn't like the sound quality. The big absentee in your video are the Tozo openbuds, which have much better sound than the soundcore at a great price. I wish you could do a review of them.
Man, the Tozo Openbuds are unbelievable for the money. The mics are so good that I regularly use them at work driving a loud truck. Everyone says I sound crystal clear. I have no desire to try much of anything else because, like a Popeye's Chicken sandwich, I'm probably going to be disappointed.
interesting.. I have Tozo open and 1more s50, and i prefer the s50.. even though the base is not as strong as Tozo, still i feel the sound of s50 is more premium (clearer with wider stage) while the mids in Tozo sounds a bit muffled
Good reviews but not all can use different earbuds for different situations. So with one have the best sound when it comes to bass ?I had the shokz but I lost them I loved them a lot .but any ones better ??I need to get new ones and don't want to bulky on ear .I use them mostly for power walking .. ..and when ever I am out about ....
@@knicks2030 Bearing in mind that this is a challenging environment, the mics are in the ear, nowhere near the mouth. The clear winner was the S50 as its the only one where the voice was very audible at all times. None of them win from a quality perspective but thats not what these kind of buds are for
@cheekbones2 I've had a set of Oladance OWS1's for a couple years. Talk on them all the time and people think I'm talking directly on the phone. The only time I get mic complaints is in the wind or really noisy times. Moderate noise or traffic don't seem to be bad.
I ended up getting the Soundcore because I loved everything else about them and so far I have not had anyone complain about the mic quality either and I use them for phone calls almost every day multiple times.
@@AndysTechTone yeah. I hoped that S50 (because of this eartips) wouldbe better than my areofit pro. I have to use buff/bandana of some sort to make it work :/ I am curious that if some kind of wind noise cancelation would work...
thks for the review. I was looking at the 1 more fit for intense workout, but it doesn't turn off (so need to carry the case all time) which is a no go for me. Is that the case of the other ones ?
Ive returned the oladance due bacause they hurt my ears and they do have delay, buttons are quite finicky and they're not secure on my ears they tend to move alot
@@Mehrdad_rad I don't do "very loud with heavy bass" comparisons but if all you want is bass get the Tempo 30 while saving some money or for a more sophisticated and balanced sound get the Opera05. I've never used the v22 so don't know nothing about it
These are probably better suited for outside use, you might want something with ANC for the gym such as the Jabra Elite 8 Active. Haven't reviewed those yet but I'm working on it
Hi Andy, thanks for much for the review. I've been watching a lot of your stuff on open ear goodness. The reviews are so well laid out. Do you know of an open ear style headphone that supports aptX-LL? I think the cleer arc II is probably the least in terms of Bluetooth latency but is not aptx-LL. Any input from yourself? 😊
Hi Andy, thought I replied. Thanks for getting back to me. The arc II seems like a good choice but I can't get them in aust without paying 400 AUD plus.. too much. The game edition with a USB dongle seems to be an Asia only exclusive and not 100% sure it's even available for sale. I know it's not about latency with aerofit but I can't even get that here too. I looked at the 1more s50 and it's available here. Will likely give them a go. Thanks for your top notch reviews Andy.
I think the Oladance pro are a little overpriced but i agree they are very good overall and sound great- with the latest update, the white noise that was pretty strong when they were first released seems to have reduced so now seem to be sounding much better than when they first came out
I received my first pair of open ear tws. They are similar to the Tozo called Onn. The Onn sound amazing.I also have the Bose QC Ultra earbuds and am preferring the Onn open earbuds for how good they are. I was a skeptic but now I believe.
why would one compare an open ear with a sealed and even noise cancelling iem?? They fit the completely opposite use cases. The open ears are much more comfortable for long listening session when beeing alone in a quite room, while you can still hear the door bell and what not, while sealed iems specially with anc are for public transportation and plane rides where ou want to blend out your surroundings.
