Closed-back headphones offer passive noise isolation, less sound leakage, and punchier bass than open-back designs. Open-back headphones provide a wide soundstage for a natural, airy sound, but they ...

The Sony LinkBuds Open are not like most wireless earbuds. Instead of creating a complete seal in your ear canal to block sound from entering, they have a physical hole in their ring-like design. This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The GoFree2 from SoundPEATS sit just outside the wearer's ...

The sound quality on these earbuds should have Bose sweating.

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At first glance, Sony LinkBuds Clip and Bose Ultra Open Earbuds seem similar, both are open-ear, both avoid noise ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the inaugural Shokz Innovate event in New York City, Shokz introduced OpenSound, a next generation audio technology architecture built to advance ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CES 2025 - JBL Soundgear CLIPS are here to bring effortless style and incredible sound to your everyday look. The newest offering in JBL’s open-ear headphone line, JBL ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Active noise cancelation has become an expected feature in all but the cheapest wireless earbuds, and it's pretty commonplace ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. When Sennheiser announced that it would be licensing the ...