Customer Ratings & Reviews

The sound quality is horrible and low and nice fit around ear.

I've gone through a lot of different truly wireless earbuds over the years, and the Shokz Openfit Pro Earbuds check ALL of the boxes and even improve in some key areas compared to other sound solutions I've used in the past. What is different on these earbuds is they don't sit inside your ear canal, which can be fatiguing over time and can even lead to potential ear infections. They hover over your ear and send the sound into your ear via a small speaker. This leads to more comfortable and natural feeling wear over time, but does it come with a trade-off? Not in my opinion! Build Quality and Styling - Wow. The build quality, styling and attention to detail on these earbuds are absolutely perfect and what you would come to expect from a multi-trillion dollar company, not a relatively small company like Shokz. The clamshell case has a metal ring and lip that allows easy open with a bright green LED that indicates charging and pairing status. The Shokz logo is prominent but stylish and the rear has the USB-C connector bump just slightly like its the side of a luxury sports car. The earbuds themselves are a mix of fine mesh, metal, and silicone perfection and just look so futuristic. I got the white headphones and man they will be turning heads for sure. I've worn them on the subway already and had 2 people ask me what headphones these were. Sound Quality - They punch way above their size and weight and while they won't get as loud or sound as good as cans due to the fact they are not in your ear canal or have larger speakers like over the ear cans. These headphones do support 24/96khz lossless over Bluetooth from source material/streaming services that have content that supports it. They also support Dolby Atmos and positional sound for movies/shows. Another neat feature is they have head tracking so that if you turn your head left/right/up/down the focal point of sound will also change accordingly. Very cool and unexpected. Noise Cancelling - yes these have open-ear noise reduction which is pretty amazing. You can control the level of ambient sound as well as how much noise is cancelled. I immediately notice the shift in noise-cancelling as it blocks out all the sound from my PC fans and 3D printer while I am wearing them as well as the loud sounds of the subway while riding. I'm sure it'll do great on a plane as well. Comfort - As mentioned, these are extremely comfortable with all the parts touching your ear made of super soft silicone. The open-ear design not touching the hard inner ear and cartilage of your ear make it very comfortable for long wearing sessions and the wrap around behind your ear like sunglasses make them much more secure feeling compared to in-ear designs. Also, because they don't fit snug into your inner ear, there's no different tips to mess with. Battery life and Specs - I can't really comment too much on this because there's so little info out and available for these, but I've gotten 6 hours of mixed music and call use before needing to charge. It appears as if the case gives roughly 2 charges before it then needs to also be charged. The case does also support wireless/Qi charging which is great if you have a phone/charging stand that supports it. They also support Bluetooth MultiPoint Pairing up to 2 devices and the Shokz App clearly shows what devices are connected so you don't have to manage this from your Bluetooth settings. The app paired my OpenFit Pro quickly and easily as soon as I entered pairing mode (hold down case button for 3-5 seconds until LED flashes). I'm sure there's some IP water proof rating on these but again, I can't find any specs on them so far, but they are built for active use. I'll be putting them through the paces while mowing the lawn, doing yard work, running and biking etc. Love these Shokz Openfit Pro earbuds, I highly recommend them as someone who has tried a LOT of these and never found a pair that checked all the boxes, until now.

Started of working great but after a couple of days I got a popping sound and they stopped working

I had bought these before buying my Sony Clip buds and I returned the shokz the very next day

These earbuds have amazing sound depth and clarity! They are "open ear" earbuds meaning that they fit outside the ear canal, not in the ear canal. They are basically speakers that hang close to the ear canal and that may be why they're able to deliver great, immersive sound. The Bass is very impressive; you can actually feel the bass vibrations. The design is great not only for the sound but also for the fit - they can't fall out of your ear like regular in-ear buds are susceptible to doing. Features in the Shokz app include noise reduction, Dolby Audio, equalizer, multi-point pairing (2 devices), Head tracking, and Smart Wear detection. Noise reduction is highly effective, and adjustable. The equalizer has 5 presets - Standard, Vocal, Bass Boost, Treble Boost, and Private, plus the ability to customize. The Private setting is designed to reduce "leakage" of sound that may occur due to the open ear design. That would be good for a quiet environment where you don't want to disturb others. Head tracking is an interesting feature - the balance of the sound moves left to right or right to left as you turn your head, as if the source of the sound was at a fixed point. For example, as you turn your head to the right the sound moves to the left having the effect of the sound source still coming from the direction you were originally facing before you turned your head. Operation is simple. With Smart Wear Detection turned on, the earbuds will immediately start playing music when worn. A single button on either earbud can adjust volume, answer/disconnect/reject calls, play/pause and move to next/last track and turn on/off noise reduction. The earbuds come with a charging case, USB-C charging cable, 2 support accessories designed to help secure the earbuds during wear if needed, user guide, and warranty card. These earbuds have a premium price tag but you're getting premium sound, premium features and a great design. I think they're well worth it.

Comparing these to classic earbuds pretty much mimics open vs closed headphones. Close, more bass and sound but less immersion. Open, wide sound-stage like you're in the concert but sacrifice some sound because of the openness. So make a choice whether you want louder sounds and isolation or if you want to feel like you're in the sound but still have awareness of your environment. Fitting the OpenFit was kinda weird for me. I wasn't familiar how to get them to sit right in my ear so that they can direct the sound. Even after fidgeting for a bit I still can't get it as good as when I use my fingers to hold them in my sweet spot. But at least where they rest I can still hear what's going on around me, the reason why I wanted these buds. While the sound is great it's still weaker than inserted earbuds. The bass can come out as a buzz instead of a thump and pound but that's a trade-off I'm will to accept. The app has some tweaking settings and doesn't require an account to access the features of your buds. So great job there since I think it's ridiculous to force someone to create an account just to use an equalizer or chance button functions. And speaking of buttons - these are physical buttons! No more accidental taps or wonder if it even registered a tap. You can feel the button depress and know you've pressed a command. Touch buds always leave me frustrated. The OpenFit has noise cancelling, but I think that takes away from the reason for me to use it. It works, but not as good as isolated inner buds. On my tests it does well with steady droning sounds, like a car or window AC blowing. It doesn't handle someone talking very well and almost like the cancelling is non-existent in those scenarios. For me, these buds are perfect for working out. I can hear what's going on while still losing myself in the workout and music. Hopefully these last as long or longer as my old buds did.

The first thing I thought when I opened the box was, that is a good looking case. There’s just something about rounded corners! I have a bit of a hearing loss so I sometimes wear over the counter hearing aids. Those typically go inside the ear so you don’t see them. The Shokz earphones go over the back part of the ear and then kind of rest inside, the outside of the ear. I thought for sure they would fall off, but after several sideway and forward bends including a bit of wrestling with the dog, they are still in the exact same spot. More importantly, incredibly comfortable. After twenty minutes or so I forgot I was wearing them. The sound is amazing. Even better the distance is substantial. By distance I am referring to how far away I can be from my phone and the Shokz earphones work just like the phone is next to me. I was able to go outside the house both front and backyard a good ways. Was having a phone conversation and went into the kitchen to get a glass of water and my friend commented how I sounded like I was right next to her. For music on my phone I have the volume at about 40%. For telephone calls I turn it up to almost 90% and I hear everything perfectly. No buzzing, no pops, no cracks just clear as a bell. These are definitely a keeper. The app is pretty helpful. I really like how it explains what “Smart Wear Detection” and “Latency Optimization” will do right under the option so you can decide if you want the feature turned on. Also, you can customize the controls so you can decide if you want one click or two to turn off the earphones. And I think the Multipoint Pairing will be fantastic when I am work. It allows you to connect the earphones to both your phone and another device, for me it will be laptop. The earphones have great sound and the app adds really user centric fantastic features. 5 stars all the way around.

The Shokz OpenFit Pro Earbuds are an interesting take on earbuds, rather than going inside your ears these go over your ear and offer a surprisingly great sound profile with excellent noise cancellation. The fact that these don't go inside of your ear make them extremely comfortable for all day wear, with quick charging in the case you are able to easily use these for a full work day if needed. With the over the ear hook, these things are surprisingly stable allowing you to move around and run without worries of losing the earbuds. They also feature an IP55 rating making them water and sweat proof, great for exercising. The noise cancellation helps make loud environments more quiet and isolated, with several different modes allowing for customizable noise cancellation. The Shokz app allows you to customize noise reduction and sound profiles making it a perfect companion for these earbuds. They also feature an option to find your earbuds if you happen to misplace them by making the earbud make a noise making it easier to find them. These are surprisingly great earbuds with noise cancellation and sound that will leave you amazed from an "openfit" earbud. I would absolutely recommend these to anyone looking for a great pair of earbuds.

These earbuds are surprisingly great in terms of sound quality. I’ve tried other open earbuds and the sound quality is usually the weakest point of these types of earbuds but these sound the best so far. These types of earbuds are for people who need to let outside sound sound in for safety reasons or just doesn’t like silicone ear tips or plastic buds inside their ears. The battery life is great on these. They’re rated for like 50 hours per charge and that’s not bad. You should be getting around 20+ these days if you don’t have to worry about Active Noise cancellation like these. These buds offer Dolby which is supposed to work atmos like how Apple offers it. Supposed to be surround sound for earbuds. I don’t notice a huge difference with these tho. This also works with Shokz app and lets you change how the button works and if you want to use the Dolby Atmos, and Noise Reduction. The noise reduction works better than expected. I found it reduces noise quite well considering there is no ear tips. The buds aren’t IP67 or better which for what they are meant for I did lower it a star.

Excellent earbuds! Love the sound and the noise reduction. Only downside is the slight pressure sensation

It's the best Openfit Shokz ever. Audio, noise cancelling, microphone quality top tier. Shokz it's getting better than Bose.

Love it, the best I've ever had. Got second pods for my wife!

Really enjoying these. I have essentially replaced two sets of head phones. Seamless transitions between my laptop and phone.

Excellent Sound gear fit.Noise reduction is a great addition and is shockingly good.

You will love this and is easy listening on ears and great fun

I got my first headset then I got one for my hubby since I like them