Soundcore by Anker, AeroFit Open-Ear Headphones, Ultra Comfort, Snug Fit, Ergonomic Ear Hook, Balanced Sound, IPX7 Waterproof, 42H Playtime, Bluetooth 5.3, App Control, Clear…

I tried out a number of open ear buds, can’t wear anything inside the ear, and settled on these. Due to the shape of one’s ear canal, which differs from one person to another, headphones can sound quite different to folks. As such, I auditioned open ear buds from JBL, JVC, Philips, and Soundcore. None had the former had a right fit, and that’s aside from their sound quality. These not only fit well and quite comfortably, the sound is slightly warm with a laid back presentation. The highs and upper mids won’t tear your ears off. A positive, given the general scope of much of the source material. The Ankers actually project a sense of depth with some inner detail. Not bad for the money and the sheer nature of the product. Too, very easy and robust pairing with all of our devices. These are not an audiophile grade ear buds, but they’re trying. Mainly sins of omission. Easy to live with.

I bought these a year ago so this is a long term review.
I literally wear these about 17 hours a day and I listen to podcast while I am working and while driving non-stop. They fit me very well (everyone’s body is different) even with my glasses on, are extremely light weight (I forget I’m wearing them) and last my entire 12 hour shift and my 5 hour commute daily without fail (yes….17 hours a day i am listeningto these). The sound is great for podcasts and movies but are not quite as good for music (there is a setting change you can do in the Soundcore app but I haven’t really played with that) so know your use purpose. They have programmable function for the tapping of your finger and patterns to remember, but no exposed buttons to tailor button covers to fall off like others I have had in the past. They can work solo, if you want to wear only one at a time. I have a personal android and also a company android and I have them to linked with both devices simultaneously which is also cool.
The Bluetooth is fantastic and reaches through multiple walls (5 in my house without issues) and to distances of well over 250 feet if you are outside with clear line of sight to the phone. They don’t really like cinder block walls and steel roll-up warehouse doors but for drywall in your house they are fantastic.
They will pause the media playing on one device to take a call from the other and deliver audio notifications from both at once. I have done hundreds of hours of calls on them and the audio for you is clear and crisp but I have had some people I was talking to say that background noise cancellation could be better on their end dependingon my environment.
Bottom line : TLDR = I love them and bought 2 spare sets for the sad day these finally die…and I may buy a 3rd if I see them getting scarcer. I love them that much.

A little bit of background: I work as an automotive mechanic, and I like being able to listen to my music while working (and also while working out at the gym). Unfortunately, my ears are always very “oily”, meaning that traditional earbuds just simply slip out no matter what I try. I actually returned a pair of Anker earbuds at one point for this very reason. The audio quality was great, but they couldn’t stay in. These earbuds certainly do not have that problem! Not only do I not have to worry about my earbuds falling off at random points, but the sound quality is 95% as good as what you would get with regular earbuds that fit inside your ear. What’s more, depending on the volume you have set, you can still pay attention to ambient noise (like someone calling your name). And the best part? The battery life! While I am certainly happy that I don’t have to worry about these earbuds falling out due to my (unfortunate) oily skin, the thing that blew me away the most is how long these suckers last on a single charge! I fully charged the case once I got it about a month ago. Since then I have spent probably 40-50 hours listening to music (no phone calls or anything where the mic was used, just FYI), and they are still running! It wasn’t until today that the case finally hit 1 out of 3 “lights” (meaning it still hadt 1/3 batter left) that I decided to take them home to charge them up. So yes, it’s great that they fit, the audio quality is still amazing, AND I can still hear ambient noise. But by far the thing I am most amazed about is the battery life! I don’t know of any other products that could go nearly this long without needing to be charged. I’m sure I could have gotten another week or two before they completely died on me if I kept at it! In closing, this product absolutely has my stamp of approval!!!

Overall, I really like these and the price is really nice for what you get. I do hope in the future some type of noise canceling can be added to open-ear earbuds. I don’t write reviews at all but thought these deserved it and hope someone finds this useful.

Extra Info:

I have always had an issue with earbuds hurting my ears after a couple of hours of use. I have tried many different earbuds from Apple, Sony, Beat, and a few others and always had this issue. There could have been ear tips that might have helped but I didn’t try because I used headphones instead. Plus, the battery life of many of them is not great for my needs because I use them all day long.

However, I heard about open-ear earbuds and wanted to give them a try. These are the first ones I tried and have really liked them so far. I have used these every day for 10+ hours a day since I got them over a month ago. I did have to massage the band a bit but they don’t hurt my ears at all. My ears are on the medium to small size and fit nicely. When I workout they don’t fall out, I have even done handstands and they stay in.

Personally, the sound was not a making it or break it for me because comfort is more important, but I found the sound to be quite good for open-ear. It will not sound as good as in-ear earbuds or over-the-ear headphones but they work great for what I need. Plus, they sound better than a lot of crappy headphones I have used.

Again, hope this helps but everyone is different especially when it comes to earbuds and headphone products.

Bei mir ist der Lautsprecher nicht direkt über dem Ohrkanal und dadurch kommt die sehr gute Tonqualität nicht im Ohr an. Ist sehr schade, dass man den Bügel nicht anpassen kann. Musste ich leider zurückschicken.