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1 / 9Be open to the world.
A 3 puts its noise isolation / ANC in the bottom quarter of wireless earbuds we've measured.
Measured on 133 of the 271 we've cataloged.
below average for wireless earbuds — based on 243 of 271 we've cataloged.
below average for wireless earbuds — based on 245 of 271 we've cataloged.
IP54 appears on 15% of the 244 wireless earbuds we've cataloged (of 271).
For you safety-minded folks who want to take on the world to your own soundtrack, the Shokz OpenFit lets you hear everything at once with open ears. As unsealed personal audio products go, these sound decent and feel good. The mics are surprisingly good too.
Objective measurements from the SoundGuys test lab — overlay other models to see how this one compares.
Measured frequency response (dB) against the SoundGuys house target — the dashed curve. The closer the measured line tracks the target, the more neutral the tuning; peaks ride above the target, dips fall below it.
| Frequency (Hz) | Response (dB) |
|---|---|
| 20 | -34.9 |
| 25 | -33.8 |
| 32 | -22.6 |
| 40 | -14.6 |
| 50 | -9.4 |
| 63 | -6.2 |
| 80 | -4.5 |
| 100 | -4.5 |
| 125 | -5.5 |
| 160 | -6.9 |
| 200 | -6.7 |
| 250 | -5.7 |
| 315 | -5.1 |
| 400 | -4.8 |
| 500 | -4.3 |
| 630 | -3.0 |
| 800 | -1.3 |
| 1000 | -0.0 |
| 1250 | 0.4 |
| 1600 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 4.6 |
| 2500 | 7.3 |
| 3150 | 4.6 |
| 4000 | 7.5 |
| 5000 | 9.9 |
| 6300 | 1.8 |
| 8000 | 3.1 |
| 10000 | -5.8 |
| 12500 | -5.5 |
| 16000 | -15.9 |
| 20000 | -34.3 |
Passive isolation (dB) with ANC off — how much ambient noise the fit blocks on its own. Higher on the chart means more attenuation.
| Frequency (Hz) | Attenuation (dB) |
|---|---|
| 21 | 0.0 |
| 26 | 0.0 |
| 33 | 0.0 |
| 41 | 0.0 |
| 52 | 0.0 |
| 65 | 0.0 |
| 82 | 0.0 |
| 103 | 0.0 |
| 130 | -0.0 |
| 163 | -0.0 |
| 205 | -0.0 |
| 259 | -0.0 |
| 325 | -0.1 |
| 410 | -0.1 |
| 516 | -0.1 |
| 613 | -0.2 |
| 772 | -0.2 |
| 972 | -0.3 |
| 1220 | -0.4 |
| 1540 | -0.7 |
| 1940 | -1.4 |
| 2440 | -1.8 |
| 3070 | 0.1 |
| 3870 | 0.8 |
| 4870 | -1.6 |
| 6130 | 6.9 |
| 7720 | 0.9 |
| 9720 | 1.2 |
| 12200 | -4.4 |
| 15400 | -1.8 |
| 19400 | 12.0 |
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