Shokz Openfit review: Comfort and quality
The Shokz Openfit sound are some of the most comfortable earbuds I've reviewed, hearing your surrounds while listening to high-quality music.
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Scores
- Design: 9.5/10
- Performance: 9/10
- Overall: 9.3/10
Pros
- Really comfortable
- Solid audio quality
- Clearly hear your surroundings
Cons
- Sound leakage
- Controls are limited
- Lack of advanced features
When was the last time you had a personalised audio experience without either jamming something deep into your ear canal or suffocating your entire ear with a massive cushion?
These Shokz Openfit true wireless earbuds are a shift away from the company’s traditional bone conduction offering. Instead, these use wraparound ear hooks to securely place the earbuds just outside your ear canals.
Each earbud then directs the sound into your ear in a way to deliver a full, comprehensive audio experience while also letting in ambient noise. It’s like the transparency mode you find on high-end noise-cancelling headphones, except you can easily hear both the music and the conversation.
All this ends up delivering an experience quite unlike anything else I’ve ever tested. Over the weeks I’ve been testing them, I’ve actually built a preference for using these earbuds over my AirPods Pro. Particularly for situations where I want to be able to listen to music but also have a conversation with my wife or kids.
They may not be the best wireless earbuds for music quality, but they are definitely worth consideration.
