C30i by Anker, Open-Ear Earbuds, Clip-On Headphones, Lightweight Comfort, Stable Fit, Firm-Shell Design, Attachable Ear Grips, Big Drivers for Clear Audio, 30H Play, IPX4 Water-Resistant

I am seriously overjoyed at finding these! They are truly the only design on the market that keeps my ear free enough for my purposes. They are perfect for using in the office. I only wear the left one, since everyone else’s desks are to my right, and changed the audio settings in my phone to mono so I don’t miss any parts of the music. I work as inside sales support for a small electrical distribution firm so I have to be ready to answer the phone and be able to hear my coworkers in the small office too. I can pick up the phone and hold it to my left ear easily even with this on. I just pause the music first. I wanted something that wouldn’t need to be removed every time I had to hold the phone to my ear and this is it. I can also leave the music playing and hold the receiver to my right ear and hear the call perfectly. I used the app to change the touch commands. I have the “Hold for 2s” setting for the Play/Pause and it’s perfect. It’s easy to trigger by just holding the earbud with your thumb on the back. No fumbling around trying to find the sensor or needing to try multiple times to make it work. I did notice that it’s much more easily/accidentally triggered if you don’t use the plastic ear grips. I use the smallest one and it completely solved the problem of accidentally triggering the Play/Pause with my hood. I don’t necessarily need to use the ear grips for making the earbud fit, it fit fine without it, but adding the smallest one did not make them too tight at all. It’s super comfortable and I wear it for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and there is no soreness. I forget it’s on my ear. I’ve tested how well it will stay put by shaking my head and moving around in all sorts of dramatic way which I would never do in daily life and it doesn’t budge. The main reason I needed these is because I work in an office with 4 other people and they listen to the same god-awful music on a Bluetooth speaker every day. I was being driven insane by having to hear stuff like Limp Bizkit, Creed, Britney Spears, and 90s dance hits every day. I’m a music snob with some obscure, niche tastes and I didn’t want to make everyone else in the office unhappy by requesting to take over the speaker a few times a week. Even with just wearing the left earbud it drowns out their music and I can’t tell what they’re listening to. There is truly no sound bleed from these either. I don’t have it super loud, but loud enough to enjoy my music. I tested it and can’t even hear anything coming from the earbud if I have it in my hand or on my desk. I have long hair that hides my ears and I doubt anyone in the office even knows I have the earbud on. They definitely can’t tell I’m listening to my own music to drown out their nightmare office music. The sound quality is just fine for the average person. My husband is an audio engineer and I’m sure he would have some complaints about sound quality, but he lives and breathes audio so he’s very hard to please. For the purposes of passively listening to music while actively busy working, these are perfect. I first bought some of those bone conduction things with the strap around the back since the speakers sit on the temples and not on the ears at all, but I hated them and had to keep repositioning them because the strap would get bumped by my hair or hood. Plus it’s way more obvious that you have them on. The charge is impressive and I could probably go 3 or 4 days without charging, listening to music 8 hours a day. I love that the case holds a charge and I don’t even have to plug it in during the week and it recharges the earbud. I only plug it in on the weekend to charge it up for the week. You can find the battery levels for both earbuds and the case itself in the app. Lastly, I love how it looks. It really doesn’t matter compared to everything else, but I think it looks cool with the clearish outside and the components visible. It’s just a nerdy bonus for me. I truly LOVE this product!

My favorite headphones for doing things in. I forget I'm wearing these. They're so comfy and actually do have quite a bit of bass. Even the deep sub-bass in deep house is still there. I can't even believe that I can listen to the very bass focused music I like with these. They're missing that bit of growl that super deep bass has. These are definitely not as thick or rich sounding, can even be a little sharper sounding than the Bose QC 35 ii I have. To be expected. These sound more like standing in a really big room listening to music. You're not close to the music but it feels expansive and light especially since you can feel and hear your surroundings and you don't feel plugged up by over the ear headphones or earbuds. (They don't give the sound of an echo but some things feel like the sound is coming from all around you, which is delightful. You can turn on the EQ to"3D surround" and that's kind of echo-y and even more surrounding you, though I don't prefer that setting.) Before these I was practically living in my Bose QC 35 ii over ear headphones and now I'm not often tempted to put the Bose on. Bought them for audiobooks, stayed for music. I even thought that I love to live in noise cancelling every minute of my day, but it turns out that when ambient sound isn't distorted by earbuds and I have lovely music or books perfectly and comfortably in my ears, I prefer these to noise cancelling. I am a person who is quite irritated by bad sounds (dishes clanking, my electric toothbrush, cars driving, etc). I thought I liked that disconnected feeling you can get listening in noise cancelling, but it turns out that it's really nice to feel more in the real world while I listen to things. I can also put the sound to a level where I have some background beats/tunes and still listen to birds and the river. So lovely. They've been on many walks and hikes. I've jogged a bit with them in, washed dishes, put shirts over my head, and put on glasses and masks and hats. They haven't fallen out once. I was concerned that a lot of these type can't be turned on without their case so I'd always have to bring the case. Nope. It seems that it will stay in standby mode even if when it's not connected to anything for hours, and will still be on and ready to go when I reconnect the device (phone usually or my garmin watch). I have worn them literally all day most days since I've received them. The battery easily lasts the day, though sometimes I am not sending sound through them. Most of the time I'm on multiple hour calls and listening to music or audiobooks constantly, and only charging while I sleep. People report that my mic sounds very good. There are a few YouTube videos about this, if you're interested. My ears were a little bit sore on day 1 and 2 but I think it was because I was messing with the position and pulling them on and off frequently and incorrectly. It's worth sliding them up the ear before you take them on and actually putting them on up there before sliding them in place. You'll get used to it quickly and it's easy to find the sweet spot in your ear that sounds best and then just always put them there. They feel really light once you have them on. I have had 2 pairs of bone conduction headphones (one was the Shockz open move) that were so hard to wear with a hat, sunglasses, and a mask. Even without all the other stuff near my ears, I would always need to reposition those. These are just chilling there in place, not pushing my ears outward like the shockz. I'm pretty sure these also sound quite a bit better, and still sound great when they're not positioned perfectly.

I’ve been really impressed with the Soundcore C30i. The open-ear design is extremely comfortable, especially when wearing them for several hours, and I like being able to hear what’s going on around me without having to remove my earbuds. The sound quality is surprisingly good for this style of earbud. Music comes through clear with a nice amount of bass, and voices sound crisp when listening to podcasts or taking calls. The Bluetooth connection has also been reliable with no noticeable connection issues. Battery life has been great, and the charging case is compact and easy to carry. They also stay in place well without putting uncomfortable pressure inside my ears. Overall, these are a great option if you want comfortable open-ear headphones with good sound, solid battery life, and a secure fit. Definitely happy with the purchase and would recommend them. Update: After almost to years my right bud has given out on me. I still would recommend.

I'm astounded that these are getting good reviews. The only reason I can think of is that the reviewer has never tried any other open-ear headphones before. If you want truly good budget open-ear sound, pay half the price and get the SoundCore V20i, instead. If you want even more emersive audio, spend a little more and go for the SoundCore AeroFit 2's, (not the AeroFit 1's). They both offer much better sound quality, much less sound leakage, and a more secure MUCH more comfortable fit. They also both have many more options in the app than these do, for some reason. The V20i's even have customizable lights on them, which comes in handy if you drop one. These are, honestly, the most uncomfortable headphones of any kind that I've ever had the displeasure of wearing. I could have gotten used to having my ear cartilage strangled if the audio was good, but it's not. Not at all. Clear, sure. Tinny and bright as all get out? You bet. Bass? Yeah, but only if you want the mids muddier than the kiddie pool your mom wrestles in for extra cash. Want everyone wishing 15 feet of you to hear exactly what you're listening to, only at a crazy metalic pitch? These are perfect for you, my friend, because the drivers don't point into your ear canals, they're aimed just a hair to the outside so the sound misses them, ricochets off your tragus and into the face of everyone else on the bus. Their connectivity range is abysmal, especially compared to the other models I mentioned. I had my phone on my pickups bed cover and was wearing these while underneath thr truck, draining the oil. The signal cut out about a dozen times before I rolled out and switched to my AeroFit 1's to end the torture (Not as good as the 2's, but they were handy at the time). Lastly, the touch controls are on the outside, behind your ear. If I wear a beanie, it presses them against my neck, activating the controls. Also, forget about laying on your side, because not only will it do the same thing as the beanie, but it just plain hurts, and they'll likely break under the weight of your massive intelligence sponge. Basically, these look kind of cool (though they really don't) and it seems like a good idea on paper but doesn't work out in practice. Use that intelligence sponge and buy something better than these. I own 14 pairs of soundcore headphones and earbuds. This is the first ones that I've sent back because they're just plain awful. Even if they dropped the price to $20, the same as the V20i's, I would still not recommend them. If you read this and still buy them, don't forget: I told you so.

Picked these up last year for ~60$. They are awesome. I use them during my trampoline workouts. The sound quality isn’t the best but they are extremely comfortable (literally forget they’re on my ears for hours at a time) and they do NOT fall out, even when doing all kinds of different flips. Again, the sound quality isn’t great but if you’re an athlete, the value for money is incredible especially since they’re now almost half the price of what I got them for. I also like that I don’t half to clean them because they don’t actually go IN your ear, so they’re very low maintenance. Battery life is also great and the app is excellent with EQ customization and control configs.

i really like these - but one of the stopped working within a few months. They are comfortable, don't fall out, and when they work, the sound is clear and the mic works well. But now that one of them stopped working, i can't use them for phone calls because the mic is messed up and the left one doesn't work at all.

Update. I got the Bose open ear bud ultras. 1. The sound comparison, the Bose are way better. Even for the price…the eq, the different immersion settings, the soundstage is much more dynamic and pleasing. The bass is noticeable compared to the c30i’s, it’s not astounding but it is present. The mids and highs are really clear. 2. Fitting. The Bose are easier to put on your ear. They have a flexible material that allows the Bose to be easily worn, and there not solid plastic like the c30’s. I still can’t get over how uncomfortable the c30i’s are. Anker quit being cheap by offering a sub par product. It’s sub par. Do what Bose did and make version 2 ear cuff buds flexible, a larger sound port, add have the low end more present. I got the c30i’s after seeing them on YouTube and from the reviews here on Amazon. My take on them. 1. They do not flex, the whole encasing is hard plastic and it does not give. I had to pull the top part of my ear to slide them on, or else, they would fall off. They hurt when putting them on and after an hour of having them on listening to different music genre’s trying get a good feel for them. 2. The app is really good, it gives you different tap options to customize the controls to your liking. Once you connect them they get an update to the c30i’s. 3. The sound quality…compared to the earhook open earbuds, they are not that good. Compared to the different brands that came out with there version of the ear clip/ear buds, they are meh. I think the sound ports that the audio is coming out of needs to have a larger opening to get more warmth to the audio playbacks. The audio is not tinny, but it’s not warm. The low end is lacking…a lot. It was like It fell off a cliff at 400hz. I watched a lot of reviews on YouTube before I bought the c30i’s. Several of them tried to give it the benefit of the doubt by stating “ the sound quality was excellent for podcasts, phone calls, and ebooks. When I’m working out, I want some type of low end presence to get me over the top during a workout or a long run. These will not do it. These were made to fill a gap in there open earbud lineup so they can compete with other brands filling the ear clip/ ear buds market. These will get returned. I’m waiting to compare the Bose ultra open earbuds before returning the c30i’s

I LOVE these. This is the first in-ear speaker I have tried. The sound is great (It is a small speaker in the curves of the ear and some outside sound is expected so it is not going to be recording studio level but it sounds better than a tiny speaker hanging out on my ear flap). I wanted bone conducting like my husband, but I have hair and glasses. They were not comfortable. I hate pods/buds - I have to take them out, I never have the case, it is probably still playing my podcast in my pocket where it remains until I wash it with the rest of my clothes - there is no IPX rating for that. I tried the leash for the L/R buds with the pole part but that usually blocks the mic, can't charge that way. I can leave these C30i on ALL DAY. They are not in the way, if I need to talk to someone I can - I can hear them, I can stop the audio and leave it in place. My hair does not get in the way or pull them out/they do not pull my hair. They fit very well - with or without the extra grips. My husband put them on and started jumping and running, they stayed. The bluetooth lets me go further from my phone than any other device. They stay charged longer than my phone (latest model) with pretty consistent listening & calls throughout the day. And bonus, the case holds a charge. The only time I have had a complaint about the quality on a call was when I put them on in the middle of the call - they connected while I was probably touching the mic. They connect immediately - a lot better than some I have had to do something for each and every time. I like the app - I like having the options to make changes and see the battery life. I like the sound better than his bone conducting (another brand). I have had a few Anker/Soundcore products and have not had any issues. My last bluetooth was a neckband, so old that they do not make them any more. There was a collision with the small speaker grill/cover/thing and the tooth of the dog, otherwise the 5 year old Soundcore product would still be going strong as a daily use. This is a good replacement.

These open earbuds aren’t about competing with top-tier noise isolation or sound quality, but that’s not what they’re for. They’re perfect if you want to enjoy your own music or podcasts while staying fully aware of your surroundings. You can walk around without messing around with your hair, and they don’t alter the sound of your voice when you speak—ideal for being in the general public (weird concept to introverts I know). Adorable (so get three, lose one side, gift it to someone, no big deal), easy to clean (or don't bother), and comfortable enough to wear like earrings all day. They don't fall off, easily worn with safety glasses or shades for driving, you might forget you're wearing them and take off a jumper and then step on one and it'll still work after a clean (experience may vary depending on your fa-). Honestly don't do that, just always play something, raw dogging anything for 8 hours is weird- that's not the right phrasing If you need to focus on a conversation, just pinch them, and it’s clear you’re paying attention. Now, if you’re really looking to block out the world, a beanie and worktunes combo would be more of a cosy immersive retreat. Honestly, splurging on consumer electronics in this economy definitely draws attention, just up to the individual if that is the attention you want. These do their job just about perfectly.

First, the good: the sound is lovely and clear, with a bigger soundstage than my Airpods Pro First Generation. They sound like a good pair of over-ear headphones. There's no noise cancellation but the sound is good enough that they are fine for a walk or run in the park. They are light and comfortable to wear, probably more so than my Airpods, because they just clip on and you don't have to think about how they are positioned in the ear canal. Although they are not inside the ear canal, as far as I can tell, there is no sound leakage. Now the negative, and its solution. I have Apple devices, and basically these earbuds can only connect to one device at a time. That means that if I have been for a run, using sound from my phone, I have to connect it to my Apple TV like it's a new device. Then when I return to my phone or laptop, again I have to connect it like it's a new device. I was thinking about getting one pair for each device. HOWEVER. I was able to work out that if you connect via Anker's Soundcore App on the iphone, you can connect extra devices there. So I can switch between the Apple TV and the phone and the laptop. But you have to do it via the app, which is a bit less convenient than Apple earphones with the H1 or H2 chip, but it's manageable. I don't normally bother with reviews but I'm putting this here in the hope someone will find it useful, and avoid buying a second pair of phones! Edit: Not sure I can recommend these now. I had a problem where the left airbud just went dead. Did all the resets and the cleaning, contacted support, who promised me that I'd get an email, but I got nothing. So I gave up and bought some Beats Fit Pro, which have less good sound, but are bulletproof both in terms of working and connectivity. Then a week later the C30is started working again! The sound is wonderful, they're comfortable, but not 100% reliable.

Great fit and do what they meant to really well If you want deep immersive sound these are not for you. But if you want to hear the kids while you listening to your music these are a great option

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se escuchan bien, sonido muy claro, solo no esperes un gran bajeo, de hecho parecen un adorno en las orejas, la musica se mezcla con el sonido del medio ambiente de manera natural (no esperes cancelacion de ruido, estos audifonos no son para eso, pues no bloqueaan el canal auditivo) son ideales para cuando vas en viaje (al trabajo, a la escuela, a casa, etc) pues estas conciente de todo lo que te rodea, el pequeño inconveniente es que despues de un largo tiempo de uso (depende de cada quien) te deja un poco adolorida la zona donde los colocas, asi que toca ver que carcasa es la correcta, por defecto viene con la carcasa mediana. Duracion de la bateria esperada.