As the companys debut open-ear buds, theyre not too bad.
My experience with the Nothing Ear (Open) has mostly been about convenience and reliability rather than sound.
The sound on these buds was far from the star of the show for me.
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The buds fit worsened the situation, owing to a lot of sound leakage and an overall loose design.
It easily slid into the tiny pocket outside my tote bag and in my jeans front pockets.
A single press also accepts/ends calls.
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For most of my review period, I found this control pretty easy to use.
I was just happy about having easily navigable onboard volume controls.
I found skipping and rewinding tracks to be the most difficult gesture because of the problematic button.
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Nothing Ear (Open) Review: Fit
Im an avid hook earbuds user.
Cleers Arc II are one of my go-to earbuds for podcasts, calls, and music.
However, extended periods of wearing them do reveal their weaknesses in terms of weight and form factor.
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The Nothing Ear (Open) completely changed that for me.
I wore these for hours and often forgot that I was wearing them.
It is extremely thin, sleek, and lightweight.
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That said, the thin wire does carry its fair share of cons, too.
Since it barely features any weight, its easily movable by your hair and glasses.
However, my biggest gripe with the Nothing Ear (Open) was how it sits inside your ear.
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At its natural position, it would always hang slightly outside of my concha.
Driver size primarily affects bass intensity.
However, despite the bumped-up drivers on these, you cant expect punchy bass on open earbuds.
This is an old issue associated with open earbuds and one that companies are eagerly trying to fix.
The new tech used inShokz latest running budsis a great example.
Treble managed to make its way through, and the mids were fairly decent, too.
But whenever I needed agoodmusic session, I found myself picking up the Pixel Buds Pro 2 lately.
With regular outdoor noise, youll likely be fine, as I was for most of my review period.
They recharge in less than an hour and do not support wireless charging.
I liked that these buds catered to my fast, busy life.
But they couldnt deliver an enjoyable music experience.
This was mainly because of their poor fit coupled with the on-ear design.
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