I have a medical problem where if I wear any headphones or earbuds for more than 30 mins, my eardrums will start to pain and swell.

I’ve been using Razer Barracuda Headphones and Apple earbuds for more than two years. It works fine but I still have the problem.

I was searching for years for a better earbuds/headphones and then I came across Shokz OpenFit.

Pros:
- Amazing Fit
The fit in these earbuds are so comfortable. It will feel weird the first time you wear it but when you get used to it, you will actually forget that you are wearing these earbuds.

- Sound Quality
Oh My God. I have never experienced a sound quality like this before. Of course this is not your usual headphones which completely closes your ear and gives out the bass like a suction, but the Bass, Mid, and Highs are so good in the OpenFit.
I never thought i’ll get this bass from an open type earbuds and it is completely customisable thru the app. I don’t know how they pulled this off. Amazing!

- Open Type Earbuds
Yes. The biggest pros of these are the earbuds type. Remember I said I have a major ear problem? OpenFit will be the only final earbuds I will buy for the rest of my life. My ear canals are completely exposed, which means i can hear everything normally and my eardrums are not at all swelling because of constant closed up canal.
This has replaced both my headphones and Earbuds. I use it for everything. I use it for at least 12 hours in a day. No strain whatsoever.

- Battery
I use it constantly for 7 hours on laptop and put it back on the case for maybe one hour and I am back to wearing it for another 7 hours. Easily the best battery life in an earbuds, so don’t have to worry about that.

- Mic
Works really well. If I use anything other than Apple Earbuds with my iPhone, the mic works the worst but Shokz OpenFit works so well with my iPhone.

Cons:
I can tell there is no cons to this earbuds but there are few you need to fine tune for your own preference.

- Bass
The bass in these earbuds are amazing but… there is this slight, minor thing that happens with these earbuds which some people might not like it but it is easily solvable.
During the lows, the entire earbuds wobbles which sometimes works so well cause you’ll feel the bass instead of hearing it but sometimes, the wobble will be a little much, where it will tickle your outer ear. This is actually easily solvable by just adjusting your lows thru Shokz app.
So give it a try by playing any bass songs and adjust it. I would recommend not to use it in the equalised level straight from unboxing.

- Surrounding Awareness
You need to have this earbuds in like around 50% to hear both music and outside world. Anything more than 50%, you might not be able to hear outside to full extent but it is still audible. You will be able to hear cars, bus, everything but its the minute sounds you wont be able to hear.
If you want noise cancellation, you can just keep the volume more than 75% and you wont hear minor sounds but you can still hear all vehicles.

Overall, for my specific need of having my ear canal open while listening to audios without compromising on private audio and sound quality, Shokz OpenFit works like magic.

I cannot thank Shokz team enough for creating this product. You have no idea how much you saved my life.

If you guys want to buy this one for maybe running, walking, or even general usage, Go for it. Don’t think twice. It will surprise you.

Own the Openrun Pro and enjoyed them, with various other in ear headphones I use for running. Was wanting to try these for awareness whilst running and for hopefully better audio.
You certainly do get a better all around sound from these compared to the Openrun Pro, however at louder volumes you lose any ability to hear sounds around you and become no different to other in ear earphones, some have better awareness with more advanced hear through technology.

My major gripe, often when running (and sweating) one of the ear phones can either stop working or sounds quieter likes its partially water logged, thankfully this can be often solved by drying the particular ear phone, but something I'd prefer not to deal with.

Section gripe, often one of the ear phones won't charge when placed in the case, and again, will often need me to check with my phone that both ear phones are charging and often try to "reseat them" not just a place in forget experience.

Over all, decently sounding earphones, not perfect for sports, other in ear earphones provide better sound, better water resistance and better overall usability.

Disappointed to have to write a negative review, as my initial impression was positive - good sound quality and comfortable fit.

However the left earphone started having connectivity and charging issues just after 4 weeks. After following FAQs, initiated a warranty claim, as I’d just missed the return window. Response has been appalling. Canned bot messages once every 72 hours, requests for videos showing the issues, followed by silence. I’m hoping that eventually it will be resolved, but I can’t recommend risking £180 on an unserviced warranty. Feeling like quite the sucker right now.

There’s a certain irony in a brand promoting the importance of hearing your surroundings being completely deaf to their paying customers, however after a bit of research, turns out I’m not the only one. Shouldn’t have come as such a Shokz.

Buy at your own risk.

My wife has been using Openfits for about a year and loved them. She uses them around the house to listen to podcasts etc when she's busy doing other things. When i told her i wanted some headphones to use when on Teams calls, podcasts, YouTube etc, she said to get Openfits. There seemed little point in shopping around as she was so happy with hers. I love them, super comfortable, clear audio, amazing mic when on calls, even outside (no idea how that works), and rarely need to recharge then. I keep them in the case in my pocket as they've become an essential everyday carry :)

So I brought myself a pair whilst in New York, I use them for my phone and my work Teams calls, the quality is outstanding, so much better than the others I have tried, my wife tried to take them off me, so I bought her her own pair, now every time I look at her they are in her eyes, both pairs are outstanding and perfect in every way, thank you.