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Shokz OpenFit Pro: Open-Ear Headphones Review with Noise Cancellation
This video introduces and reviews the Shokz OpenFit Pro open-ear headphones, highlighting their design, features, audio quality, and noise reduction capabilities. The video also compares the OpenFit Pro to previous models and provides an overview of its performance in various environments.
1. 📦 Unboxing the Shokz OpenFit Pro: Limited Edition and Content
- ✅ The video begins with an introduction to the Shokz OpenFit Pro, highlighting its improved audio, impressive battery life, and noise reduction capabilities.
- ✅ The unboxing reveals a limited edition that includes the OpenFit Pro headphones, a card holder, a USB charging base, a user guide, and a USB Type-C to Type-C charging cable.
- ✅ A stability kit is also included for a more secure fit.
00:00 - 01:34
1. 📦 Unboxing the Shokz OpenFit Pro: Limited Edition and Content
- ✅ The video begins with an introduction to the Shokz OpenFit Pro, highlighting its improved audio, impressive battery life, and noise reduction capabilities.
- ✅ The unboxing reveals a limited edition that includes the OpenFit Pro headphones, a card holder, a USB charging base, a user guide, and a USB Type-C to Type-C charging cable.
- ✅ A stability kit is also included for a more secure fit.
01:36 - 03:22
2. 👂 Design and Comfort: Shokz OpenFit Pro vs. OpenFit 2 Plus
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro maintains Shokz's signature open-ear design, which sits on the ear without entering the ear canal, ideal for situational awareness and avoiding a claustrophobic feeling.
- ✅ The headphones use titanium-nickel alloy hooks covered in ultra-soft silicone 2.0.
- ✅ Compared to the OpenFit 2 Plus, the Pro's design is slightly longer and heavier, but still comfortable for all-day wear.
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro has an IP55 rating for water and sweat resistance.
- ⚠️ The charging case has no IP rating.
03:23 - 05:32
3. ⚙️ Setup, App, and Controls: Bluetooth 6.1 and Smart Usage Detection
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro has been updated to Bluetooth 6.1.
- ✅ The Shokz app allows users to control the OpenFit Pro, showing battery life and providing access to features like Dolby Atmos, customizable controls, and the "Find My Earbuds" feature.
- ✅ The headphones support multipoint pairing, allowing connection to multiple devices.
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro features physical controls on both earbuds to play/pause music, answer calls, skip tracks, and adjust volume.
- ✅ Smart usage detection automatically pauses audio when an earbud is removed and resumes it when it is replaced.
05:33 - 06:06
4. 🔊 DirectPitch 3.0: Minimizing Sound Leakage
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro incorporates DirectPitch 3.0 technology to direct audio to the ears while minimizing sound leakage.
- ✅ Tests with death metal at high volume show minimal sound leakage.
06:07 - 08:43
5. 🔇 Noise Reduction: Performance and Use Cases
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro is Shokz's first open-ear headphones with noise reduction, although it is not full noise cancellation due to the open-ear design.
- ✅ Noise reduction works through a triple microphone setup and an adaptive algorithm to dampen ambient noise such as traffic and chatter.
- ✅ It is effective at reducing noise from portable heaters, fans, and background noise in cafes and offices.
- ⚠️ It is not as effective in noisy environments such as public transport or busy streets.
- ✅ The Shokz app allows users to adjust the level of noise reduction.
08:44 - 10:01
6. 🎧 Audio Quality: Super Boost Tech and Equalization Options
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro features Shokz's enhanced Super Boost technology and a new 11x20mm dual-diaphragm design for crisp, full-bodied audio.
- ✅ The Shokz app offers equalization presets such as standard, bass boost, treble boost, and vocal boost.
- ✅ There is also a private mode to further reduce sound leakage.
- ✅ The headphones support AAC and SPC codecs.
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro now supports Dolby Atmos, a feature that was not present in the OpenFit 2 series.
10:02 - 10:43
7. 🎤 Microphone Performance: Call Clarity and Background Noise Reduction
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro has a triple microphone setup that clearly captures voice and eliminates background noise.
- ✅ Tests in noisy environments simulate real traffic and demonstrate excellent vocal clarity.
10:44 - 12:23
8. 🔋 Battery Life and Charging: Longer Life and Redesigned Case
- ✅ The OpenFit Pro offers up to 12 hours of audio streaming on a single charge, compared to 11 hours on the previous model.
- ⚠️ Using noise reduction reduces battery life to approximately 6 hours.
- ✅ The charging case provides three full recharges, giving a total of 50 hours of listening time.
- ⚠️ Using noise reduction reduces this total time by half.
- ✅ A 10-minute quick charge provides 4 hours of listening time.
- ✅ The case can be charged via USB-C or wirelessly.
- ✅ The charging case has been redesigned, making it slimmer for easy portability.
12:24 - 13:00
9. ✅ Conclusion: First Open-Ear Headphones with Noise Reduction
- ✅ The Shokz OpenFit Pro are the first open-ear headphones tested with noise reduction.
- ✅ The video thanks Shokz for sponsoring the video and encourages viewers to check out the link in the description for more information or to purchase the headphones.