{"id":1963710,"date":"2026-05-30T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1963710"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:30:00","slug":"the-6-best-open-earbuds-of-2026-expert-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1963710","title":{"rendered":"The 6 best open earbuds of 2026: Expert tested"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 6 best open earbuds stay put, sound great, and keep us aware of the world<\/h1>\n
We tested open earbuds from Shokz, Sony, Bose, and more \u2014 these were our six favorites.<\/div>\n
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Bethany Allard<\/div>\n
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\n Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she’s covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she’s now done for three years at Mashable.\n <\/div>\n

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Noise-cancelling earbuds<\/a> are a popular choice for many people, but if you want to hear the world around you or find an in-ear design uncomfortable, there’s a better option: open earbuds<\/a>. The best open earbuds let you enjoy your workout playlist without losing touch with your surroundings. The open-ear category is growing fast, so we put the most popular options from Shokz, Bose, Sony, and other brands to the test.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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\n Shokz OpenDots One
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\n $199.95
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Best ear hook design<\/div>\n


\n Anker Soundcore AeroFit 2
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\n $79.98
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\"purple<\/a><\/div>\n
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Best newcomer<\/div>\n


\n Sony LinkBuds Clip
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\n $198.00
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Best for comfort and sound<\/div>\n


\n Bose Ultra Open
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\n $299.00
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Best sounding ear hook design<\/div>\n


\n Shokz OpenFit Pro
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\n $249.95
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\n Soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro
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\n $179.99
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Open-ear earbuds sit on the exterior of the ear, but they also come in many shapes and sizes, from clip models to ear hook models. Some are specifically designed for working out<\/a>, while others are better for everyday use. The Bose Ultra Open earbuds<\/a> are an especially popular pick, thanks to their sound quality and color options, but at $299, they’re hardly the most affordable option.<\/p>\n

Plus, since the Bose Ultra Open came out in 2024, big audio brands like Sony have released open earbuds of their own, while Shokz has introduced noise reductio<\/a>n into the category for the first time. To help you find the best open earbud models available in 2026, we tested the latest options from Soundcore, Sony, Shokz, Bose, and more.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/span>The 11 best wireless earbuds we’ve ever tested<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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The Good & The Bad<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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