OneOdio OpenRock Professional

The OneOdio OpenRock affords the type of large sound that the majority open ear headphones sincerely lack, however the not so tremendous safe match throughout sweatier train time and its struggles to ship that energy in louder environments means they’re not one of the best open ear headphones you should purchase proper now.

Introduction

The OpenRock Professional are open ear really wi-fi earbuds that promise to ship one thing that the majority open ear headphones battle with: large, bassy sound.

Primarily pitched at health folks with the scope to make use of them outdoors of that exercise time, the OpenRock Professional joins a small group of really wi-fi earbuds that embrace an open-style design together with the Cleer Arc, which I examined (and didn’t completely love) in addition to the Bose Sport Open, which stay on sale within the US solely.

So this is a chance for OneOdio to make its extra inexpensive various that’s simpler to purchase additional afield, a standout choice that may promise pleasant sound, large battery life all whereas conserving you in tune with the world round you.

You may at the moment purchase the OpenRock Professional straight from the OneOdio web site for $109 / £99 / AUD$158, making them cheaper than the Bose Sport Open and Cleer Arc.

Design

• Obtainable in black and silver appears to be like
• Onboard bodily controls
• IPX5 waterproof score

OneOdio opts for a hooked design in both black or white appears to be like, the place the hooked half sits over and across the prime of the ear, planting the audio system that ship the open ear sound barely forward of your ear. So whereas it’s not fully releasing up the ear, it’s overlaying a small part of it.

Under that speaker part on each buds you’ll discover flat, textured bodily buttons, which helps you to play or pause audio whenever you press the left aspect, double faucet to regulate quantity and may maintain it down for 1.5 seconds to skip again and ahead by audio. You can too use these controls to deal with calls and have a chat along with your smartphone assistant.

When it comes to utilizing these bodily buttons, they’re effectively positioned and properly tucked away, however I undoubtedly discovered that on the transfer, making an attempt to skip tracks or alter volumes was trickier than hitting that button as soon as to play and pause audio. There’s additionally no companion app to tinker with how these controls are assigned to these buttons.

These are removed from discreet buds to put on and whereas they weigh 13g per bud or 90g as a set, these aren’t earbuds that you simply neglect about when carrying them. Whether or not that’s sitting at a desk or whipping them on for a run, you’re at all times conscious they’re on.

The way in which you put on them appears simple sufficient, although I didn’t get the right match expertise in all situations. They typically really feel like they’re resting versus holding onto the ears and whereas that’s positive for a stroll or sitting down, it’s extra of an issue when your actions turn into energetic. 

After I used them within the health club for some body weight and kettlebell exercises after a fast HIIT rowing session, the sweat generated from that exercise was sufficient to knock the buds misplaced once I took the exercise to the health club mat. In the event you’re carrying them upright, it’s usually positive, however I by no means felt totally comfy they had been going to stay in place always.

Whereas sweat creates a match drawback, OneOdio does slap these with an IPX5 water score, which doesn’t provide the greatest waterproofing you’ll discover on a set of headphones however it does offer you one thing that’s immune to mud, sweat and moisture.

These removed from svelte buds sit within a plastic shell charging case, which isn’t a really pocket-friendly measurement, however does magnetically safe the buds in place. There’s a USB-C port to cost them up and a bodily button you may press to entry the gorgeous exact colour-coded battery standing. So if the battery stage is 0-10% for example, the sunshine will flash crimson 5 occasions. If there’s 51-99% of battery, the sunshine slowly flashes inexperienced.

Options

• Twin noise-cancelling mics for calls
• Spectacular battery

There’s dual-noise cancelling microphones on board, which does imply you may deal with calls and converse to your good assistant in addition to settle for or reject calls. Once more, should you’re inside, that decision high quality is fairly strong total however as quickly as you’re battling louder exterior sound, it’s rather more of a problem.

On the battery entrance, battery life has undoubtedly impressed with the OpenRock Professional. You may count on as much as 19 hours from the headphones alone and that jumps as much as 46 hours whenever you consider a totally charged case.

A strong week of utilizing the headphones didn’t make an enormous dent in battery and that’s helped by a fast cost function that provides you 60 minutes of playtime from a 5-minute cost.

Sound High quality

• 16.2mm driver
• OpenRock TubeBass expertise
• Twin noise cancelling microphones

OneOdio delivers audio by an open ear design, utilizing 16.2mm drivers and what it calls ‘OpenRock TubeBass expertise’ to provide it that bassier, extra highly effective sound profile than nearly all of different open ear headphones.

So far as efficiently delivering that larger, punchier sound, the OpenRock Professional actually achieves it, however I do suppose its presence actually depends upon the atmosphere and stage of exterior noise it has to battle towards to supply that stability between listening to your audio and nonetheless being conscious of what’s occurring round you.

Sitting at a desk indoors or strolling round in comparatively quiet streets and that thump of bass makes its presence felt. In open ear phrases, it doesn’t fairly match the bassier profile you get on Philips’ TAA6606BK bone conduction headphones, however in comparison with a pair of Shokz headphones and different related headphones which have sought to convey that energy and also you get well-rounded audio that performs throughout all music genres and is effectively suited to podcasts, delivering easy mids with no actual harshness within the treble division.

It was extra problematic once I examined them in louder environments like operating on pavements and paths close to busier motorways and roads and in additional blustery, windy circumstances. That energy and sound normally may be rapidly drowned out, even at prime quantity. It’s not a lot of a battle actually with the loud exterior noise comprehensively popping out on prime. It does fare higher in reasonably loud environments, however when it’s really put to the check, it struggles.

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