Shokz OpenFit Pro Review: ANC on Open Earbuds?

Like each open-ear earbuds, the OpenFit Pro person an airy and unfastened soundstage that delivers a much earthy listening acquisition than regular earbuds — it’s person to the acquisition of listening to speakers. You tin marque them dependable adjacent much immersive by activating the confusingly named Optimized for Dolby Atmos mode. I accidental confusing due to the fact that this mode is neither a replacement for Dolby Atmos nor is it strictly for usage with existing Dolby Atmos content. It is fundamentally Dolby’s champion earbud-based audio software, which combines spatial audio processing (for a wider and deeper soundstage) with optional caput tracking. Both of these features volition enactment with immoderate content; however, Dolby claims it works champion erstwhile you’re listening to Dolby Atmos content.

It’s the archetypal clip Dolby’s tech has been employed connected a acceptable of open-ear earbuds, and it’s a large match. It boosts the perceived width and tallness of the space, and does truthful without negatively affecting dynamic scope oregon loudness, thing that often plagues akin systems. And yes, the effect is much pronounced erstwhile listening to Atmos than erstwhile playing stereo content. I’ve utilized Dolby’s spatial tech connected respective products, including the LG Tone Free T90Q, Jabra Elite 10, and Technics EAH-Z100, and this is the archetypal clip I’ve enjoyed it capable to permission it enabled for euphony listening.

Still, it’s not arsenic effectual arsenic Bose’s Immersive Audio connected the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds. Bose’s caput tracking is smoother—particularly noticeable erstwhile watching movies—and its spatial processing is much convincing and immersive for some euphony and movies.

Where Shokz enjoys a large limb up connected Bose is the OpenFit Pro’s telephone quality. The OpenFit Pro’s mics bash a large occupation of eliminating noises connected your extremity of the call. You could beryllium walking down a engaged street, hanging retired successful a afloat java shop, oregon adjacent passing by an progressive operation site, and your callers astir apt won’t person a hint you aren’t sitting connected a quiescent parkland bench. As with each open-ear earbuds, being capable to perceive your ain dependable people (without the usage of a transparency mode) eliminates the fatigue usually associated with agelong calls connected regular earbuds.

Comfortable Design

Comfort is simply a cardinal payment of Shokz’s OpenFit series, and the OpenFit Pro, with receptor hooks that are wrapped successful brushed silicone, are nary exception. Unlike erstwhile OpenFit models, which presumption speakers conscionable extracurricular your ear’s concha, the Pro’s talker pods task straight into your ears, and successful my case, they marque interaction with the interior portion of that cavity. This importantly increases stability, but implicit time, I became alert of that interaction point.

They ne'er became uncomfortable, but it’s not rather the forget-you’re-even-wearing-them acquisition of the OpenFit/OpenFit 2/+ models. As idiosyncratic who wears glasses, I thin to similar clip-style earbuds similar the Shokz OpenDots One, and yet the OpenFit Pro’s receptor hook signifier was ne'er an issue. Shokz includes a acceptable of optional silicone enactment loops, presumably for folks with smaller ears oregon who request a much unchangeable fit. They didn’t amended my fit, but past again, I’ve got beauteous large ears.

As with each hook-style earbuds, the OpenFit Pro charging lawsuit is connected the large side. It’s got large physique prime acknowledgment to the usage of an aluminum frame, and you get wireless charging (not a fixed with galore open-ear models), but it’s inactive mode little pocketable than a acceptable of AirPods Pro.

Easy to Use

For the OpenFit Pro, Shokz has yet abandoned its hybrid touch/button controls successful favour of conscionable carnal buttons, and I deliberation it’s the close call. You tin present determine precisely which fastener property combos power actions similar play/pause, way skipping, volume, and dependable adjunct access, a level of state that wasn’t disposable connected erstwhile versions.