These are the open ear headphones I recommend
I love noise cancelling over ear headphones as much as the next person – as I write this article I’m wearing a pair (the Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones to be precise). They’re perfect for cutting yourself off from outside distractions so you can immerse yourself in the sound of your favorite playlist, podcast, or movie.
I think everyone should own a good pair – ideally bought at a budget price thanks to this year’s Black Friday deals – but as a frequent user I know their faults. The ANC is a double-edged sword as sometimes staying aware of your surroundings is preferable to cutting yourself off, and their typically bulky design means you can’t easily carry them around – if you ever want to take them off you’ll need to bring a bag to pack them into.
That’s why I believe everyone should also own a pair of open ear headphones. I’ve scoured the internet to find the best deals out there and put them in this round up. Yes they’re all from Shokz (apart from one more ‘out there’ pick you’ll see), but with a mix of bone conduction and air conduction choices to choose between, as well as different price points, there’s enough variety for you to hopefully find your new reliables.
Check out the deals in full below. The headline deals are US-only, but I’ve also included a link for UK shoppers on every open ear headphones deal.Today’s best open ear headphones Black Friday deal
This would be my favorite of the bunch as the Shokz OpenFit Airs not only deliver excellent audio via air conduction but are supremely comfy. They’re so good in fact, my fiancee has permanently borrowed my pair so I might use this sale to get my own.
UK deal: SHOKZ OpenFit Air: was £119 now £95 at Amazon
These more budget-friendly bone conduction headphones are ideal fun runners as they leave your ear completely clear – so you can enjoy your headphones while still being able to draw on the energy of your workout tunes of choice.
UK deal: SHOKZ OpenRun: was £129.95 now £89 at Amazon
Here’s your promised “out there” option. I’ll level with you folks, sonically the Ray-Ban Meta glasses leave something to be desired, but they’re far from awful and make up for their audio deficiencies with some useful extra goodies – namely a 12MP camera, and a respectably useful Meta AI.
