I recently had the opportunity to test out the Bose Open Sport Earbuds, and I was excited to see how they would perform in various activities. As an IPX4 water resistance rating, these earbuds are splash proof, which is perfect for runners and cyclists who don't want to worry about their gear getting damaged during a sweat-inducing workout.

I found that the Bose Open Sport Earbuds fit pretty comfortably on my ears, although they weren't super comfortable. I was able to run with them without any issues, and they stayed securely in place despite my enthusiastic running style. The design of these earbuds is clearly geared towards athletes, with an open earcup design that allows for better hearing of external sounds - a safety feature that's essential for runners and cyclists.

In terms of sound quality, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Bose Open Sport Earbuds delivered fairly good audio, although not quite as good as their standard in-ear headphones. The 16 millimeter speaker drivers may seem small compared to some other earbuds on the market, but they produce a decent amount of bass and sound quality is improved by the fact that the earbuds sit closer to your ear. This is particularly noticeable in the bass department.

One thing that struck me about these earbuds was their unique design, which may take some getting used to for those who are accustomed to standard in-ear headphones with ear tips or buds. The lack of a seal around the earcup can be a bit disorienting at first, but it's clear that Bose designed these earbuds with safety and comfort in mind. Overall, I found the sound quality to be some of the best I've heard in an open-ear headphone, particularly in terms of clarity and natural-sounding midrange.

However, if bass is a key factor for you, these earbuds may not be the best choice. While they deliver decent bass, it's not as extended or punchy as some other earbuds on the market - especially those that cost twice as much. That said, I was still impressed with the overall sound quality of these earbuds, which is likely to appeal to most people.

In terms of call quality, I found that the microphone performance was decent but not exceptional. There are two microphones on each earbud, designed to focus on your voice and reduce background noise. While this works well in quiet environments, I found that callers reported hearing more background noise than they did with my Bose Tempo Frames - which have advanced beamforming microphones.

One thing that's worth noting is that the charging case for these earbuds doesn't have a built-in battery, which may be a drawback for some users. However, the compact and lightweight design of the case is a definite plus. The only downside is that there's an additional dock to worry about losing, but at least it's easy to drop the earbuds into and they stay put thanks to magnetic connectors.

Battery life is rated at eight hours on a single charge, which may seem a bit low for some users. However, I found that these earbuds actually sound best when kept at around 50-75 volume level, rather than cranking it up to 90 or 100%. This means you may end up getting six to seven hours of playback time with reasonable volumes.

One thing that's worth noting is that there are no touch controls on the earbuds themselves, although each bud has a small button for controlling playback. There's also no volume control on the buds - if you're using them in noisy environments or want more precise control over your volume, this may be a drawback. However, I found that it's easy enough to adjust your volume by speaking louder into the microphone.

Finally, it's worth noting that there is some sound leakage from these earbuds, particularly when the volume is turned up high. This means that people nearby will be able to hear your music or, if you're on a phone call, they may also be able to hear the person on the other end of the line.

In conclusion, I found the Bose Open Sport Earbuds to be an excellent choice for runners and cyclists who value safety and comfort. While they may not have the best bass extension or sound quality compared to some other earbuds on the market, their unique design and sound quality make them a compelling option for those looking for an open-ear headphone experience. However, as with any new technology, it's worth trying them out for yourself to see if they're right for you - especially when it comes to comfort, which can be a major factor for some users.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthese are bose's new 200 sport open earbuds i'm not gonna lie they're pretty funky as far as headphones go but they're also pretty cool and after using them for a few days my guess is that some people are gonna love them and some people well maybe not they're just that kind of product so let's get right into the review so you can decide which side you might be on now those who follow bows know that last year released a couple of new sets of true wireless earbuds the quiet comfort earbuds and sport earbuds both of which have noise isolating designs where the ear tips nestle inside your ears sealing out a decent amount of ambient sound the quiet comfort earbuds also have active noise canceling these on the other hand feature an open design without a tip meaning the bud part sits on top of your ear and fires sound into your ear canal from a short distance away the earbuds are the first to use bose's open audio technology not bone conduction that's the same technology that bose uses in its 250 frames audio sunglasses the first time you put them on the process can seem a little unnatural you wrap the hook around your ear and the headphone basically clips onto your ear and it can take a little adjusting to get it on securely and in the most comfortable position and basically how you feel about how they feel on your ears will largely determine whether you like these or not one of the issues is that these aren't all that lightweight they actually have a bit of heft to them and feel like a premium product not a cheap set of earbuds they have an ipx4 water resistance rating which means they're splash proof just like the airpods pro i got used to them being on my ears and i found they fit pretty comfortably and securely though they aren't super comfortable i was able to run with them without a problem they stayed right on my ears and they really are designed for running and biking because they leave your ears open so you can hear traffic for obvious safety reasons there are going to be plenty of people who just aren't going to like how they feel on their ears and unfortunately the only way to know if their fit works is for you to try them out as far as their sound goes it's fairly similar to what you get with bose's tempo frames audio sunglasses although i thought the sound was slightly better with these even though their speaker drivers are smaller the tempos employ 22 millimeter drivers whereas these have 16 millimeter drivers but i think how they sit a little closer to your ear does improve the sound quality a bit particularly in the bass department they still don't have as much bass as bose's standard in your sport earbuds and overall they don't sound quite as good but for this type of open style headphone and that includes bone conduction versions of both headphones and audio sunglasses this has the best sound out there right now with good clarity and natural sounding mids and just enough bass along with nice open sound that you might expect from an open headphone they do blow away the sound from bone conduction headphones that said you just don't get the bass extension and kick that you get with standard in-ear headphones particularly ones that cost 200 so if bass is your thing this isn't the headphone for you i was slightly disappointed with the call quality there are two microphones on the right earbud for making calls bose says the advanced microphone system is designed to focus only on your voice and reduce the sound of wind and other noise around you these work well for making calls in choir environments but callers told me they heard more background noise compared to those bose tempo frames i was talking about earlier which have beam forming microphones and are excellent for making calls that said it is nice to be able to hear your natural voice when you're having a phone conversation since your ears aren't blocked and it is possible that bose will be able to improve the noise reduction during calls with a firmware upgrade aside from their unique design what's also unusual is that their charging case doesn't have a built-in battery for charging on the go the good news is the case for these is relatively compact and lightweight considering the size of the earbuds and i did like it the bad news is the earbuds have their own charging dock which is just another thing to worry about losing but it is easy to drop the buds in the dock and they stay there thanks to some magnets battery life is rated at eight hours at 50 volume level which is pretty decent and i will say that these actually sound best at 50 to 75 volume rather than cranking them to 90 or 100 percent so you may actually end up getting six to seven hours if you keep the volume in check these don't have touch controls rather they have a single little button on each bud for controlling playback though there are currently no volume controls on the buds themselves and what's interesting is uh they don't turn off when you put them in the case you have to turn them off manually or you can also set them to automatically shut down after set interval starting with five minutes if you're not playing any audio so it it seems like a problem but it really isn't finally i should point out that if you do have the volume up there is some sound leakage so people standing nearby will hear your music or if you're talking to someone on the phone they may hear that person's voice however in the end despite their small downsides i did come away liking the bose open sport earbuds and we'll continue to use them from someone who tests a lot of headphones that that is saying something they're obviously not for everyone and they're pretty pricey at 200 but if you're a runner or a biker who likes the concept of an open ear headphone for safety reasons you're just someone who doesn't like having an ear tip or any sort of bud jammed in your ear this is an appealing option as are the bose frames although people tend to be more picky about choosing a pair of sunglasses than earbuds at least when it comes to aesthetics the one thing i just can't tell you is how comfortable you'll find them as i said the only way is to try them so just make sure to buy them somewhere that has a good return policy i'm david connery for cnet thanks for watching and let me know what you think in the comment section take care and stay healthythese are bose's new 200 sport open earbuds i'm not gonna lie they're pretty funky as far as headphones go but they're also pretty cool and after using them for a few days my guess is that some people are gonna love them and some people well maybe not they're just that kind of product so let's get right into the review so you can decide which side you might be on now those who follow bows know that last year released a couple of new sets of true wireless earbuds the quiet comfort earbuds and sport earbuds both of which have noise isolating designs where the ear tips nestle inside your ears sealing out a decent amount of ambient sound the quiet comfort earbuds also have active noise canceling these on the other hand feature an open design without a tip meaning the bud part sits on top of your ear and fires sound into your ear canal from a short distance away the earbuds are the first to use bose's open audio technology not bone conduction that's the same technology that bose uses in its 250 frames audio sunglasses the first time you put them on the process can seem a little unnatural you wrap the hook around your ear and the headphone basically clips onto your ear and it can take a little adjusting to get it on securely and in the most comfortable position and basically how you feel about how they feel on your ears will largely determine whether you like these or not one of the issues is that these aren't all that lightweight they actually have a bit of heft to them and feel like a premium product not a cheap set of earbuds they have an ipx4 water resistance rating which means they're splash proof just like the airpods pro i got used to them being on my ears and i found they fit pretty comfortably and securely though they aren't super comfortable i was able to run with them without a problem they stayed right on my ears and they really are designed for running and biking because they leave your ears open so you can hear traffic for obvious safety reasons there are going to be plenty of people who just aren't going to like how they feel on their ears and unfortunately the only way to know if their fit works is for you to try them out as far as their sound goes it's fairly similar to what you get with bose's tempo frames audio sunglasses although i thought the sound was slightly better with these even though their speaker drivers are smaller the tempos employ 22 millimeter drivers whereas these have 16 millimeter drivers but i think how they sit a little closer to your ear does improve the sound quality a bit particularly in the bass department they still don't have as much bass as bose's standard in your sport earbuds and overall they don't sound quite as good but for this type of open style headphone and that includes bone conduction versions of both headphones and audio sunglasses this has the best sound out there right now with good clarity and natural sounding mids and just enough bass along with nice open sound that you might expect from an open headphone they do blow away the sound from bone conduction headphones that said you just don't get the bass extension and kick that you get with standard in-ear headphones particularly ones that cost 200 so if bass is your thing this isn't the headphone for you i was slightly disappointed with the call quality there are two microphones on the right earbud for making calls bose says the advanced microphone system is designed to focus only on your voice and reduce the sound of wind and other noise around you these work well for making calls in choir environments but callers told me they heard more background noise compared to those bose tempo frames i was talking about earlier which have beam forming microphones and are excellent for making calls that said it is nice to be able to hear your natural voice when you're having a phone conversation since your ears aren't blocked and it is possible that bose will be able to improve the noise reduction during calls with a firmware upgrade aside from their unique design what's also unusual is that their charging case doesn't have a built-in battery for charging on the go the good news is the case for these is relatively compact and lightweight considering the size of the earbuds and i did like it the bad news is the earbuds have their own charging dock which is just another thing to worry about losing but it is easy to drop the buds in the dock and they stay there thanks to some magnets battery life is rated at eight hours at 50 volume level which is pretty decent and i will say that these actually sound best at 50 to 75 volume rather than cranking them to 90 or 100 percent so you may actually end up getting six to seven hours if you keep the volume in check these don't have touch controls rather they have a single little button on each bud for controlling playback though there are currently no volume controls on the buds themselves and what's interesting is uh they don't turn off when you put them in the case you have to turn them off manually or you can also set them to automatically shut down after set interval starting with five minutes if you're not playing any audio so it it seems like a problem but it really isn't finally i should point out that if you do have the volume up there is some sound leakage so people standing nearby will hear your music or if you're talking to someone on the phone they may hear that person's voice however in the end despite their small downsides i did come away liking the bose open sport earbuds and we'll continue to use them from someone who tests a lot of headphones that that is saying something they're obviously not for everyone and they're pretty pricey at 200 but if you're a runner or a biker who likes the concept of an open ear headphone for safety reasons you're just someone who doesn't like having an ear tip or any sort of bud jammed in your ear this is an appealing option as are the bose frames although people tend to be more picky about choosing a pair of sunglasses than earbuds at least when it comes to aesthetics the one thing i just can't tell you is how comfortable you'll find them as i said the only way is to try them so just make sure to buy them somewhere that has a good return policy i'm david connery for cnet thanks for watching and let me know what you think in the comment section take care and stay healthythese are bose's new 200 sport open earbuds i'm not gonna lie they're pretty funky as far as headphones go but they're also pretty cool and after using them for a few days my guess is that some people are gonna love them and some people well maybe not they're just that kind of product so let's get right into the review so you can decide which side you might be on now those who follow bows know that last year released a couple of new sets of true wireless earbuds the quiet comfort earbuds and sport earbuds both of which have noise isolating designs where the ear tips nestle inside your ears sealing out a decent amount of ambient sound the quiet comfort earbuds also have active noise canceling these on the other hand feature an open design without a tip meaning the bud part sits on top of your ear and fires sound into your ear canal from a short distance away the earbuds are the first to use bose's open audio technology not bone conduction that's the same technology that bose uses in its 250 frames audio sunglasses the first time you put them on the process can seem a little unnatural you wrap the hook around your ear and the headphone basically clips onto your ear and it can take a little adjusting to get it on securely and in the most comfortable position and basically how you feel about how they feel on your ears will largely determine whether you like these or not one of the issues is that these aren't all that lightweight they actually have a bit of heft to them and feel like a premium product not a cheap set of earbuds they have an ipx4 water resistance rating which means they're splash proof just like the airpods pro i got used to them being on my ears and i found they fit pretty comfortably and securely though they aren't super comfortable i was able to run with them without a problem they stayed right on my ears and they really are designed for running and biking because they leave your ears open so you can hear traffic for obvious safety reasons there are going to be plenty of people who just aren't going to like how they feel on their ears and unfortunately the only way to know if their fit works is for you to try them out as far as their sound goes it's fairly similar to what you get with bose's tempo frames audio sunglasses although i thought the sound was slightly better with these even though their speaker drivers are smaller the tempos employ 22 millimeter drivers whereas these have 16 millimeter drivers but i think how they sit a little closer to your ear does improve the sound quality a bit particularly in the bass department they still don't have as much bass as bose's standard in your sport earbuds and overall they don't sound quite as good but for this type of open style headphone and that includes bone conduction versions of both headphones and audio sunglasses this has the best sound out there right now with good clarity and natural sounding mids and just enough bass along with nice open sound that you might expect from an open headphone they do blow away the sound from bone conduction headphones that said you just don't get the bass extension and kick that you get with standard in-ear headphones particularly ones that cost 200 so if bass is your thing this isn't the headphone for you i was slightly disappointed with the call quality there are two microphones on the right earbud for making calls bose says the advanced microphone system is designed to focus only on your voice and reduce the sound of wind and other noise around you these work well for making calls in choir environments but callers told me they heard more background noise compared to those bose tempo frames i was talking about earlier which have beam forming microphones and are excellent for making calls that said it is nice to be able to hear your natural voice when you're having a phone conversation since your ears aren't blocked and it is possible that bose will be able to improve the noise reduction during calls with a firmware upgrade aside from their unique design what's also unusual is that their charging case doesn't have a built-in battery for charging on the go the good news is the case for these is relatively compact and lightweight considering the size of the earbuds and i did like it the bad news is the earbuds have their own charging dock which is just another thing to worry about losing but it is easy to drop the buds in the dock and they stay there thanks to some magnets battery life is rated at eight hours at 50 volume level which is pretty decent and i will say that these actually sound best at 50 to 75 volume rather than cranking them to 90 or 100 percent so you may actually end up getting six to seven hours if you keep the volume in check these don't have touch controls rather they have a single little button on each bud for controlling playback though there are currently no volume controls on the buds themselves and what's interesting is uh they don't turn off when you put them in the case you have to turn them off manually or you can also set them to automatically shut down after set interval starting with five minutes if you're not playing any audio so it it seems like a problem but it really isn't finally i should point out that if you do have the volume up there is some sound leakage so people standing nearby will hear your music or if you're talking to someone on the phone they may hear that person's voice however in the end despite their small downsides i did come away liking the bose open sport earbuds and we'll continue to use them from someone who tests a lot of headphones that that is saying something they're obviously not for everyone and they're pretty pricey at 200 but if you're a runner or a biker who likes the concept of an open ear headphone for safety reasons you're just someone who doesn't like having an ear tip or any sort of bud jammed in your ear this is an appealing option as are the bose frames although people tend to be more picky about choosing a pair of sunglasses than earbuds at least when it comes to aesthetics the one thing i just can't tell you is how comfortable you'll find them as i said the only way is to try them so just make sure to buy them somewhere that has a good return policy i'm david connery for cnet thanks for watching and let me know what you think in the comment section take care and stay healthy\n"