[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I think the open ear buds are great. I do a lot of walking and outside activity. I don’t even know I have them on except for the great sounding music I hear along with everything I hear going on around me. I sound is “Bose” amazing. Well worth the price. Another great Bose product.

Would be great if you could only use one earbud at a time. No way to select which earbud the microphone is active something even the cheapest earbuds offer. So if you get a call and you want to switch to them, no one can hear you until you put both on.

I've held off on buying non-tethered earbuds for years because I've been worried I'd lose them. Between the lilac color (matches my iPad and some other accessories) and being able to clip them on my ears, these are perfect. The sound is excellent, they were very easy to set up with all my Bluetooth devices, and I'm hoping we'll have a long and happy relationship together, just as I've had with my 25-plus-year-old Bose Wave.

Very disapointed. Earbuds easily fall out, almost lost them twice on a recent flight. No additional ear size options in teh box....The app crashed on me a couple times during setup, and another passenger on my flight connected to my earbuds so every flight announcement interrupted my music. Could not for the life of me figfure out how to disconnect them. FTR, I am a longtime Bose customer. This one missed the mark.

I bought these when they first came out and they worked really well. After the last few months using them every day I noticed the right I use the most has slowly been getting lose on my ear. Now I can not use them to make phone calls any more because the person on the other end can not hear me and say it sounds like your far away. All in all they was amazing at first but having them since they came out tell now I’m going back to my aftershokz

I don't know what to say but that they changed the way I listen to music day to day! Pros: 1.light and virtually unnoticable on ear! Unless you have large tunnels in your ears. 2.Very good sound in the mids and highs (subjective) 3.Honestly.... they look sexy 4.changed the way I talk to people, I feel people don't visualize me as this anti social person at work and the gym that they can approach, it takes away the visuals that they experience when someone is pulling a person out of thier music experience that almost makes you look irritated even if you arent and thats amazing! It's a good middle ground for an all day music listener that is safer and healthier for them if they can handle the negatives... on to the cons. Cons: 1. bass is lacking as a result of the design, if you listen to deathcore, slam, deathmetal(you get the point) don't expect them to replace your isolated earbuds for those heavy breakdowns. 2. A little finicky to get right in your ear but the tutorial is very good at giving you an example to get it right. 3.Immersion mode wasn't for me, it lowers the volume it seems and actually lowered the quality of my music imo but the feature works as describes and is interesting in dead quiet environments. 4. That brings me to the last thing, they are quiets. Extreme metal and dubstep homies stay clear :/ sorry. I would argue that getting completely immersed is not the purpose however.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We became part of the Bose family in 2005. They stand by their products! I purchased a Bose earbud headset in 2018. I was very pleased this product had water resistance and all kinds of settings on the buds themselves. After years of daily use in sports and work, they finally started to fall apart the buttons on the earbuds fell off and sadly I had to give them up for new ones. I called Bose and they gave me credit for half of what I paid for. I thought this was a wonderful alternative, so I purchased the open earbuds. They take getting used to but I like the concepts and continue to use them. I miss the settings on the old earbuds. On the new ones, you have to have the app. to set the settings. They are convenient. I lost my right earbud while working bose sent me a new set at a discount. then the left one started to crackle again Bose set me a new set for free. I love my Bose products. I have a stereo and DVD/ CD player and through the years I and my family have enjoyed many of the Bose products. We will always be a Bose family.

As an urban dweller in the PNW who cycles, long walks, and loves to listen to music - I was delighted to use these open earbuds through a typical day of remote work and outdoor adventure. (Toggling through different devices and sound settings is customizable using the app.) However, right after receiving my buds, I ended up flying to San Francisco for a client meetup. I generally prefer using my Bose QuietComfort Headphones in noisy environments (particularly on an airplane), but opted instead to try out my new listening device - which fit lightly in my coat pocket, and could be easily used for more than one function on my trip. Initial Impressions: First things first, I’m impressed by the small eco-friendly packaging and ease of information found during unboxing. There is a QR code on the left tab which directs you to a setup guide. The right tab has shorthand instructions easy to grasp. Getting started was straightforward and took maybe 1-2 minutes? If you use the setup guide, you’ll see there are some fit instructions, which were helpful for me since I had never used an open earbud like this one. My initial assessment of the fit was that it felt unusual, but after having them on for a few minutes I quickly forgot about them. The wrap around nature makes them feel secure without any pinching sensation. While I could at first feel a small amount of the product near my ear canal, I would say it was no more present than using a standard earbud. I found the introduction to the different audio settings in the setup guide on the app to be quite informative and was eased into the customization options which are well worth your time. The preprogrammed user settings were frankly very intuitive, as was the general use of these earbuds. Personally, I only added a couple of button prompts to keep things simple, while leaving the other preprogrammed ones as they were on arrival. The case is a nice size and weight with the magnetic pull inside being comfortably strong, allowing the earbuds to saddle instantly, making charging a breeze. Performance: The sound quality is completely as expected from a Bose product. The ‘Immersion’ setting was absolutely my favorite. It’s like “stereo” but better; living up to its name, if you close your eyes you can practically feel the artist’s sweat during a long rift. I found if I turned the sound up to max volume, I could still hear things happening around me but not very well. By nature, these are not intended to block surrounding noise. Listening at a normal volume, I could easily hear gate instructions at the airport and any announcements while on the plane. (A double-edged sword. Why do we have to sit through long advertisements by flight attendants for credit cards now?) In the future I will likely stick to the Quiet Comfort for the plane ride, but will keep these in my pocket for the rest of my journey. The ‘Immersion’ setting has an interesting feature - when you move your head, the music stays front facing but then moves to the direction of your head if you keep it faced that same way for a few seconds. This added to the feeling that I was at a concert, which was kinda fun. Critical Considerations: Removing one or both earbuds does not stop the audio. I’m not sure I care about this exactly, but it is worth a mention. Unlike Apple earbuds, moving from one device to another is not seamless. (Though you can toggle with an earbud button which makes this pretty effortless.) I found the ‘Stereo’ mode allowed for the music to be played with a louder sound quality than when in ‘Immersion’ mode. The ‘Bass Boost’ was noticeably better in ‘Stereo’ mode verses ‘Immersion’ mode as well. Lastly, there's an amazing lot of features in the Bose Music app. I would love for Bose to add a Widget so I can add it to my shortcut menu on my iPhone to get me to the app and its features more quickly. Final Thoughts: These are an amazing product, especially for people who due to safety concerns need to hear more of what is happening around them. You do not lose any sound quality or depth of experience during regular activity while gaining peace of mind. Additionally, I feel the fit quality will meet the needs of a wide range of ear shapes and sizes. I heartily recommend these earbuds!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased the ultra open earbuds as a replacement to my quiet comfort II I really l Ike the open earbuds. The in ear buds always made my ear hurt and the open ones do not the sound quality is up to Bose standards and they are very comfortable to wear. I had problems with the quiet comfort earbuds connecting and staying connected these open earbuds connect easily and never lose connection

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] pro:I have been using the earbuds for a month, love the sound quality and the open ear. The main point I bought this earbuds is open ear, I can wear the earbuds hours without getting wet inside my ears. Con: please improve the software and show the battery of the case.