The headphones are what I expected being open and allowing me to hear my surroundings while running. They fit good, but are finicky to get in the right spot so they don't feel like they are going to fall out. The sound is great and deliver as expected. Not great on a windy day or when a train is passing on my run. The trade offs to be more aware of surroundings are worth it. I wish the fit was better and hope overtime I figure out their placement and they are more natural to out on.

This is our families 3rd pair of Shockz. First OpenDots. We got them for our son who has trouble with ear infections and wearing earbuds. He says these have terrific sound. Cross our fingers that the open ear design will help keep the infections at bay!!!

I received the black OpenDots as an ambassador gift and ordered the red ones for myself. I'm absolutely in love with the quality and battery life. As a slower runner that can easily take 6+ hrs for a marathon, the OpenDots one will be my long run headphones of choice.

I was looking for earbuds that I could use in the lab, while being able to hear my colleagues and low ambient sounds in my environment. With these, I can hear almost all sound from the outside! However, I was really surprised that personally for the sound to be hearable, the volume level must be set halfway. I usually listen to music quietly, so it makes me wonder how useful this product will be for others who listen loudly. It would be useful if there was a greater range of volumes. That being said, for my needs, this product is great.

I honestly do really like the sound they make. The bass is solid, and the overall sound quality is nice and clear. BUT, the way it's designed only lets the sound come across cleanly if the speaker is aligned right with your ear. In other words if you shift the earbud out of the exact alignment it becomes quiet or not very clear. On top of that, the proper alignment blocks other sounds from your ear which is not ideal. On top of that the touch response is pretty poor and gesture settings are pretty unintuitive tbh. So while the sound quality is nice, they're just not designed or engineered very efficiently or optimally. (They would be better designed if they used the shape of your inner ear to bring the sound into your ear rather than needing it to be directly pointing at your ear hole(idk terminology). That way your ear would be more open to hearing other sounds and the alignment wouldn't need to be perfect for the sound to come across well. (I think Bose's open earbuds have a better engineered design that does that very well, but the sound quality is definitely not as good(a lot less to low key not enough at all bass is my main complaint with them).

I've been using my openrun for a couple of years now and still love them but definitely desired to have the freedom of something more akin to individual ear pieces and these are perfect! The sound quality is fantastic and they're definitely comfortable. I took one star off because they do start to make my ears tender after a while, like some other reviewers stated but then again so do the openrun - I think I'm just overly sensitive. I can't use in-ear buds and have tried so many different headphones and listening devices over the years, and these are my favorite by far!

After alot of trial and error of trying to find an earbud that fits my tiny ear holes- I was frustrated and about to give up when my neighbor was wearing the Dots- she likes them so hear I am- this is my first week with them on my ears and so far they are working pretty well

They work well and you'll still be able to hear your surroundings. Bad for being on a loud train, good for walking the streets. More comfortable than I thought they'd be, they fare better than earbuds, at least for my ears, no concerns yet with them falling off, but haven't done any intense activities like running. They work well for wearing a winter hat too, as they don't get in the way. Touch controls work alright. Case is great for keeping them charged but it's difficult to open it if you've only got one hand free.

I really like not having the bar across the back of my neck like with my other shokz, but I do have a hard time starting and stopping the music and increasing and decreasing the volume. Sometimes I tap twice and nothing happens. Sometimes both of my fingers are on either side of the battery pack to adjust the volume but nothing happens. Overall I am very pleased. Still trying to figures some things out, though.

I love that they are not connected around the back of my neck like the other shokz but these begin to hurt my ear after wearing them for a couple of hours and I end up putting my olds ones on. The buttons are not the easiest either. I will use these sometimes but I will continue to use the old ones I have they are more comfortable and easy to control.