OneOdio OpenRock Professional

Verdict

The OneOdio OpenRock provides the type of huge sound that almost all 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 the very best open ear headphones you should purchase proper now.

Introduction

The OpenRock Professional are open ear actually wi-fi earbuds that promise to ship one thing that almost all open ear headphones wrestle with: huge, bassy sound.

Primarily pitched at health folks with the scope to make use of them exterior of that exercise time, the OpenRock Professional joins a small group of actually 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 different that’s simpler to purchase additional afield, a standout choice that may promise satisfying sound, huge battery life all whereas holding you in tune with the world round you.

You’ll be able to 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 seems
• Onboard bodily controls
• IPX5 waterproof ranking

OneOdio opts for a hooked design in both black or white seems, 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 solely liberating up the ear, it’s masking 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 may as well use these controls to deal with calls and have a chat together with your smartphone assistant.

When it comes to utilizing these bodily buttons, they’re properly positioned and properly tucked away, however I undoubtedly discovered that on the transfer, attempting to skip tracks or regulate 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 just neglect about when sporting them. Whether or not that’s sitting at a desk or whipping them on for a run, you’re all the time conscious they’re on.

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

Once I used them within the fitness center 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 after I took the exercise to the fitness center mat. Should you’re sporting them upright, it’s typically high-quality, however I by no means felt absolutely comfy they have been going to stay in place always.

Whereas sweat creates a match downside, OneOdio does slap these with an IPX5 water ranking, which doesn’t provide the finest waterproofing you’ll discover on a set of headphones but it surely does offer you one thing that’s proof against 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 degree is 0-10% for example, the sunshine will flash pink 5 instances. 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 communicate to your good assistant in addition to settle for or reject calls. Once more, in case you’re inside, that decision high quality is fairly stable 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’ll be able to anticipate 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 stable 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 know-how
• Twin noise cancelling microphones

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

So far as efficiently delivering that greater, punchier sound, the OpenRock Professional actually achieves it, however I do assume its presence actually is determined by the surroundings and degree of exterior noise it has to battle in opposition to 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 properly suited to podcasts, delivering easy mids with no actual harshness within the treble division.

It was extra problematic after I examined them in louder environments like operating on pavements and paths close to busier motorways and roads and in additional blustery, windy situations. That energy and sound on the whole could be shortly 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 actually put to the take a look at, it struggles.

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