Finding quality headphones that fit your budget and requirements in terms of audio quality and added functionality shouldn’t be too hard since there’s a huge market. There are different types of headphones to choose from, whether you prefer them in headband form or you’d rather have something you can easily pop in and out of your ears.
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If you’re not a fan of stuffing your ear canal with earbuds or sporting bulky headband-type headphones, a middle-ground pick are open-ear headphones. They don’t completely seal off your canals the way in-ear earbuds would to ensure clear audio delivery. Instead, they are designed to hang near the ear opening through a hook design that lets them cling around the edges of your outer ear.
How they hover over your ear openings brings two benefits with these headphones. They are arguably more comfortable to wear and are better suited for listeners who wear them for hours at a time. Open-ear headphones can provide more situational awareness without losing too much of the audio quality. They’re useful for people who need to use headphones and still pay attention to what’s going on around them.
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There are two ways open-ear headphones can deliver clear sound without sacrificing quality. One is through bone conduction technology, wherein sound vibrations are sent through your head and jaw bones and right into your inner ear while skipping your eardrums entirely. On the other hand, some open-ear headphones work a bit more traditionally by transmitting audio via air conduction and passing right into your ears.
Here are some of the best open-ear headphones. Explanation for why these heaphones were selected is at the end of this article.
