Bose Ultra Open Earbuds VS Shokz OpenFit | Don’t Make This Mistake 

What are you going with btw? Bose or Shokz? No wrong answers

Hey man, you make really enjoyable and well edited videos, and they all seem really genuine which is nice to see, just commenting to tell you to keep posting!

A very good and detailed review, quality products need qualitative reviews like these! Thanks for posting

Ive got the bose and love them. Lets me listen to audible all day at work but still be present.

I wear sunglasses and don’t have any issues with the shokz, but it is a personal preference. Also, you can control the volume directly on the Shokz, you can change the settings to set what the touch controls do. I haven’t tried the Bose, but I really like their products and the sound quality is usually excellent. I find the volume on the shokz is enough at around 70% and the quality is really good. For me, I’ll continue with the shokz, as the price point of the Bose puts me off.

Here in Aus the Bose is just SOOOO expensive, its hard to justify for me, especially with that mic quality

Thank you for doing what you do! I am going to go with the shocks hopefully they add the two point connection. I have the separated ones but maybe maybe you’ll do a short one😊

I just purchased the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and I love them. Superior sound and comfort. I also wear glasses, so this was a plus. I do not connect to more than one device typically, so this was not an issue for me, but that was a strong point you made. I need to spend some time with them to give it a solid review, but so far, they are in tough competition with my Samsung Galaxy Buds which I love. I recently switched from Samsung to iPhone (not recommended) and was happy the Samsung buds still paired with my iPhone, but I needed something more robust for the gym. Happy so far.

Great review, valuable for me because I am making a decision of buying one of those, keep up the hard work, really helpful content! :))

Taking my Bose back today. The design is great, but that call quality is horrendous for a $300 pair of buds. Hopefully version 2 it will be fixed

I've had the OpenFits from day one, love them. Price on the Bose is just a no go.

I love my Bose and heard an update is coming for multi point.

Great video thank you!!

This is what i am looking for. Bose seem to fit my activity but when i saw the sound of mic... speechless.

No earbuds are worth $300 these days.

Great video. Thank you

hey, I really enjoyed your review. It was completely honest however with the latest version of firmware suit for the shocks, the volume controls are now on the earbuds. I tried the Bose ultra opened and I ended up returning them 56 days of my trial through Best Buy because I’ve got the Best Buy advantage which allows a 60 day return. really wanted to like the Bose, but I’ll tell you why I returned them. Because of my ears the way they’re shaped because they’re more flat. The sound did not go into my ear canal as deep as if you have an ear that has more flap protruding to poke the sound deeper in the ear. I hope you understand. The result would be if I had those type of years louder sound as it was the sound was not loud enough compared to the shocks I was honestly shocked how loud the shocks were because I was used to the Bose being quiet, I’m hoping for Bose ultra open to have a longer music stick in the ear to compensate for people like me that have flat ears. Also, the call quality was not that good with the Bose, but that’s not important. What’s important to me is the quality. I didn’t like the typical earbuds they poke in your ear because I get irritated after an hour or so of wearing them the open air concept for earbuds to me more.

I do like your video. It is very good information. I do have a question. I have a pair of Shokz OpenFit and I can control the volume with mine. So you think that it could be different types of phones that might be why you can't control volume with yours?

Thank you that is so helpful

I have the Shokz and love them for training, racing, and everyday use, but I would also get the Bose on sale if the microphone sound quality was better just because they have buttons, the design is cool, and they’re a bit more open ear than the Shokz. I’ll wait until the next update because for $300 those headphones better be absolutely perfect.

Thanks for the video. It was helpful for me. I would go go with bose if it wasn't for the bad mic. I want to use my headphones occasionally for work calls, especially when traveling. And yours is the second video i see with sound test in crowded environment and I could barely understand you. Would love it, if bose could fix this in the next iterations. For now I guess you have saved me 150 bucks.

Thanks for the video

I work in noisy construction spaces. I use bone conduction shokz ones with the behind head band. I love these because i can insert foam in my ear, then turn volume nice and low. Make sense?

My ear tunnels are weird being asymmetrical. I could have 1 bud stick in my ear with my Samsung earbuds when I'm working out, but the left one eventually wiggles out even after trying different fitting sizes. Gonna try out Bose as it seems to be the best and I don't like the hoop. The less contact for my comfort the better.

Loving my Bose = fit and sound = awesome.

I am not sure if it's only me but try sliding the earbuds down as much as you can. For me it's the perfect fit when i wear them really really low. It gives me much nicer and louder sound as well was way better comfort (at least for my ears)

I bought the shokz and find them really comfortable..their excellent for fone calls..and i like that i can hear whats goin on around me...good battery life..im very happy with them..$190 well spent in my opinion 🙂

You actually can control the volume on open fit. There’s this option settings on the app

I had the shokz open fit and loved the sound and wearablity their comfortable but what I found was when they got to half the battery life their AI noise cancelling started to lack and compromised the noise cancelling on calls but sound was not compromised so I think shokz needs to get a fix for this as they are a really good open ear device other than what I mentioned

I think the biggest thing for me is the fitting and sitting in the ear. One ear canal is a little bigger than the other. Also sound quality when speaking to or being spoken to is hit or miss for me. Presently wearing AirPod 2nd generation. Sound is good but sometimes they fall out. Again it’s hard to match up my ear canals properly. One side is a medium the other a large and is just a little too tight for comfort. I may have to try one of these. Noise canceling is a big thing for me as well. I play and practice a lot of pool and I honestly only want to hear my music and keep everything else around me silent. Appreciate your time on the reviews, much appreciated. Any feedback please share….

I don’t carry my phone while running, so the multipoint connection wouldn’t be an issue. I use my Garmin music player while running. Really my concern would be how comfortable/secure the Bose earbuds are while running. And the battery life for a marathon

Not sure which to buy I want earbuds for walking/running. Also I want to be able to walk/exercise outside or gym and listen to audiobooks. Comfort is important Also sound quality to hear phone call or audiobook- ease of use is important. I have an iPhone - so maybe AirPod pro ? The biggest reason I haven’t bought the Apple - I don’t like a device in my ear Any thoughts?

You mentioned when running you like using sunglasses (idk if you use contacts when running) but when working is it something that could be manage using glasses and shokz? Or even running/ working out? What is the biggest difference to like a in ear ones or over ear. Sorry for so many questions. Love your videos! Loved the review!

I have been trying both and I'm keeping the Bose for the exact reasons you mentioned. I wear them for runs and walks and will use my AirPods Pro in the gym for the noise cancelling.

Oh man, i wear glasses so i want the Bose mostly for the clip design, but the microphone sound, for a $300 device, is unacceptable! Back to the drawing board. Does anyone else have suggestions?

I have open fit and Oladance. It's really difficult to imagine the Bose sounding as good or better than what I have.

I’m gonna wait a little longer to see if Bose does get a multi point update but mainly I’ll wait for a price drop…lol! Great review man!

Bose are really comfortable, but the open fit are louder and better sound.

I will stand by for over ear buds with the call quality & loudness of Shockz & the comfort of Bose. Thanks for the video 🙏🏽

Please compare with Huawei FfreeClip

Just picked up tozo open buds for $49. We shall see how good they are.

Shout out to those legs!! I'll get the bose when they go on sale! I can wait.

I will say that using the shokz app should raise the points on the shokz. If you use the app you can lower the bass so it doesn’t sound bad at full volume. A custom EQ could fix the clarity issue when compared to the Bose. You can also customize the controls and even adjust volume from the buds if you change the settings in the app. So with the app I would say shokz would win.

By the end I had shockz 6 Bose 3 or something like that .. but I appreciate the effort lol. I’m glad I made the right pick, I’ll keep my shockz 😅

Man those Shokz look like hearing aids, the sound quality on the Bose is wild for what it is I feel. Wouldn’t be buying exercise-centric earbuds for taking calls, will just have a non-open pair for that. Solid comparison though

Bone conduction?

You can adjust the volume directly from the Shokz set the feature on the app. Just sayin’

I wish the Bose weren’t so expensive because I love the design. Also, the lack of multipoint connection is a bummer.

Looks very Spring...wherever you are...and I am jealous.

I've heard that the Bose can't play just out of the left ear while u charge the right side. I forget what thats called. Is this true?

I really want to Bose, I also have budget, that is not the problem. The only thing I hesitate about,.......life of the product. What if it lasts only for 2 years? and then? Who knows?

I'll wait for a $250 sale on Bose, then see for myself. I mainly care about sound quality. Currently my number one is Shokz Openfit. I returned the Oladance Open Pros. Shokz was so much better on sound quality.

Does sweat cause the Bose to drop off? I sweat buckets so I’m concern if it’ll fall off 😅

Nope Bose is not getting multipoint. I watched your video again and the best I can figure is you liked the sound quality of Bose. The functionality goes to Shokz. Thanks for the review

Was it a iPod like app you had on your iPhone??

Can you make a video on shokz vs oladance ows pro?

get the Huawei freeclip its a game changer...

Merch spotted 👀

I love my bose. I can't believe it but I forget that I am wearing them all the time

I need call quality

Touch sensor will never be good feature on Ear Bud like this, still remember JBL also came out with such Ear Bud, & the control sucks, big time

Honestly

Which has better bass response?

I own both and the Bose look nicer but feel worse on the ear to me. The audio on the Bose is better for music, but worse for audio books and the spacial audio is dreadful on the Bose. BUT the Bose call quality is awful, completely unusable for calls. People just get angry when I use them, the microphone sound fades in and out. The Shokz call quality is superb, never any complaints. The Bose are 2 months old and now the left one doesn't charge so i am stuck with a warranty claim. Unless you only want audio then don't buy the Bose. In fact, the improvement in the audio just isn't worth it. Get the Shokz.

Test the Huawei FreeClips 👌🏽

I have the Shokz in the black and the beige. They’re awesome. I just think that you’re doing your best to push the Bose. It’s the Shokz hands down. 😎

I'll wait for a third party version of the Bose. $$$

Bose has no multipoint, the worst mic compared to everyone - and they want $300?! Showstopper. But not sure about the Shokz either - how about a review of the Huawei Free Clip, a direct lookalike to the Bose and $170?

The Bose sounds distorted when talking

I haven't touched my OpenFit in months, as the touch controls are so horrible. They constantly malfunctioned during winter with a hat on, not to mention not functioning thorough the hat or with gloves.

Huawei Freeclips FTW!!!!

Don’t make this mistake! Honest review! Don’t you love RU-vid algorithms! 😂

Bose sounds like you're in the bathroom. Also Bose missed the bus on multipoint

Please note the Bose are twice the cost. And from the call quality test, Bose was terrible. SMH.

So expensive. Ridiculous

When i call somone using BOSE 11, people say what shitty earphones are u using, so much of back ground noise, i regret wasting 300 on Bose, shitty earbuds

What about the fact that the bose looks ridiculous?

Shokz DESTROY the Bose in every single way.

I bought the bose and I had to return it to the store I didn't like them they are too expensive not worth that price 300 dollars it's garbage they are overpriced.

I tried the bose but they looked like goofy earrings