Ultra Open Ear Earbuds - Ergonomic Clip-On Earbuds, Glossy Black

I’ve been trying to wear earbuds and headphones for years. After about 10 minutes my ears start to ache. When I see a new style, I always try them out to see if they might work for me. I really wanted to listen to music when I mow the lawn or do outside work where a speaker wasn’t convenient. I was skeptical about these working for me because I have tried so many different models. After I figured out how to turn them on and pair with my phone, I gave them a try. I’ve worn them several times now, and one time until the batteries died. In all this, I had no ear pain or any discomfort from wearing them. In fact, they are so light, and because of how they are worn, I don’t even feel them on my ears.When I originally put them on, I kept trying to get them into position. Since I couldn’t feel them on my ears, I thought they weren’t in place. I took that side photo I attached and saw they were actually on my ears. They are so light that I didn’t even know they were in place. Basically, they just slip over the back of the ear a slip right into place.The sound quality is pretty impressive. I tried several different songs in many different ranges, and these performed better for me than any other set I own, not just in in sound quality, but in how my ears feel when I have them on.In addition to wanting music while working outside, I wanted something to use in the hot tub and while doing martial art workouts. I’m a Black Belt in American Kenpo and love to listen to loud music while I’m working out. Because I have renters in my downstairs apartment, that connects to my gym, I can never play my music very loud. These earbuds were the answer to that too. I do some pretty wild movements and with great speed, they haven’t come off even once and I can listen to my music as loud as I want. I also use my hot tub at about 10:00 pm at night and can’t play my music very loud there either. Since these are basically waterproof, I’ve been wearing them there too and have had no issues at all of them not working when they get wet.These open-ear earbuds don’t bother my ears, they can get wet, they stay on my ears when I’m working out and I’m loving it all. I can easily recommend these to everybody with a strong 5 Star Rating.

Pros:- definitely do not slip off; love this about them. My last Bluetooth headset fell off frequently and this was difficult for me with the job I have and the struggle I experienced putting it back in while working.- good volume level; much louder than expected!- very good quality for music listening- battery life is accurate; I wear my earbuds 70% of my waking hours for phone calls, audiobooks, etc. These have a great battery life.- wearing only one ear bud at a time is an option- the black color is uniform and goes with whatever I’m wearing- case is easy to use- fast to charge- comfortable to wear; can’t even tell I have them on after a bitCons- INITIAL ear fatigue if you’re not used to this kind of Bluetooth device; it passes within a few days and sometimes even lingers a bit when I first put them on but only briefly and minimally- button controls are much too complicated and a bit sensitive; if you’re very deliberate with what you do they’re fine, but when I have to touch them in haste they’re a bit annoying at times- subpar for phone calls; the level of quality sound during phone calls just isn’t consistent! Some phone calls I have no complaints at all while others I have to ultimately put my phone on speaker or remove one ear bud and put the phone to my ear to be able to have a proper phone conversation. I thought maybe it was location and paid attention to where I was when making calls. But I’ve used them for 6 weeks before making this review and have had no improvement. Other people consistently struggle to hear me as well. This has been the most disappointing part of this purchase.

So these are open ear headphones, not bone conduction, just wanna make that clear. Bone conduction would sit on your cheekbone (most often) to conduct the sound into your inner ear bones. This sits on cartilage, so it by default cannot be bone conduction. Just wanted to make that very clear. Bone conduction headphones are still expensive most of the time, good ones being made by Shokz.However, I don't like that no one has figured out how to make bone conduction headphones without a weird attaching strap around the back of my head. Generally in a neon color. That being the case, I can't wear them and look professional at work.These have normal speakers built in, that point directly down the ear canal for optimal volume to you without sharing the sound to everyone around you. I attached these to my phone and played some industrial music (I figured it would be loudest) at top volume to see how loud it was to those surrounding me. On my ear, the volume level was uncomfortably loud. Off my ear, I had to be within a foot of the ear bud to hear anything. I like that, as I don't want to be the person who forces everyone around me to listen to my choice of music.These are true open ear ear buds, meaning air can flow freely into your ear, and it is not blocked. I'm susceptible to ear and sinus infections, and regular ear buds make my ears feel wet inside, and sometimes hurt as swelling is part of ear infections. These have soft silicone for the entire back half, so there is no pinch.I tried other open ear ear buds before these, that hooked over my ear instead, but I already wear glasses, and the two combined was uncomfortable and inconvenient. These do not have that problem, as they don't rest anywhere near the top of the ear.I doubt these are the best quality in sound, I've noticed there's not a ton of base, the sound leaning toward tinny. That being said, they're better than some others I've tried around the same price point. I don't like spending $100 to $300 on ear buds, especially without having tried that type, so these made sense.I love them. I'm about to go buy a blue-tooth dongle for my computer so they can also be my regular computer sound. They're extremely light weight, and my sensitive skin isn't reacting with pimples like the ones over the ear gave me. I also like that it has the little digital readout on the case to show how much battery is left.So the short version (TL;DR) small, lightweight, comfortable with glasses and on super sensitive skin. Great value for the price.