Huawei - FreeArc Open Headphones

I have used Shokz open run and it's really good, but the Huawei Free Arch was better for me. Cheaper, better fit, better looking and better sound quality. Battery life too is great.

Everyone is going on about shokz but I couldn’t be happier with my huawei freearc. They are air conducting- shokz has openfit versions for comparable fit. Sadly for me the beats aren’t the main deciding factor, I need earphones that don’t go haywire with the touch selection “buttons” if I wear a beanie and that often feels like a gamble. The sound quality on the huawei is very decent for the price and I find myself wearing them day to day now too. It is much easier to be in traffic or communicate with people when needed and not having a band means it’s not a bother if I lay down with them listening to some podcast either. They don’t budge when I run, lay down or go inverted and I can forget them on so they are very comfortable.

I run in huawei freearc. They’re air conduction open ear ones. So comfortable to wear I forget they’re on so they have replaced all of my day to day headphones too.

I'm you, I also use an open-fit earbud (Huawei Freearc) because everything else just seems to not fucking stay there. Perhaps semi-opens like Apple Airpods or Huawei Freebuds 6 could fit you, they're a solid middle ground; but I wouldn't risk it with anything that has a silicone tip if your ears are as troublesome as mine. Now instead of that, how about over ears? Things that don't have to go into your ear and can produce much better audio, is there a reason you want earbuds at that budget? You can keep the Shokz as an alternative for when you cannot carry them around too.. Instead of making them kinda useless by purchasing a better earbud altogether Oh and also, of course you won't hear a difference in Spotify lossless through Bluetooth. That's not the earphone's fault

Hearthrough is generally pretty bad for cycling even on high end TWS. It certainly doesn't compare to open ears. Of course, you're not going to get the bass you get on traditional in-ear TWS because there's no seal, so the bass dissipates before it gets to your ear canal, but if safety is the primary concern, open ears are the best pick. I've always been a firm advocate of separating exercise and commuting/everyday use across two sets. It has the added benefit of prolonging the life of your TWS by reducing the likelihood of sweat and congealed ear wax seeping into the drivers (the most common TWS killer) I've tested most of the major models. [Shokz OpenFit Air](https://youtu.be/6as1WWAPdyA) gave me the best fit (they've kinda ruined that with their most recent release) and [Huawei Freearc](https://youtu.be/Mbb2Xwjlhks) were the value option that actually sound better than the Shokz for me.

I've reviewed a few on my channel that fall into the 'budget but decent' category - [Moondrop Pill](https://youtu.be/XBp8UmOa6iU) for ear clips or even [QCY Crossky C30](https://youtu.be/_V3GJkXoN5w). For ear-hook style [FIIL GS](https://youtu.be/i2NVYwaV6Lg) were surprisingly good, and I've been using Soundpeats GoFree2 for ages now and they never let me down. I also sleep using ear hooks for drifting off to podcasts, and have been using the Soundpeats for that more than exercise, but they do the job. I saw you have experience with Huawei - I actually use their FreeArc for running as my main pair, but they aren't light years ahead of the budget sets. For mid-tier ANC, there aren't huge differences between OnePlus, Earfun, Soundpeats, Realme etc, it still come mostly down to preferred tuning style. I include sound samples in all my reviews (and ANC samples) so I'd say listen to a few of them and judge what sounds best to you, and decide from there.

My nothing ear open and ear stick both have a low latency mode in the nothing app. I think this is a feature of most nothing and cmf earbuds.

The Huawei Freearc also have a low latency mode in the Huawei Android app. Found this today so thought you may be interested.

You have to download from Huawei website (qr code on the headphones package) or from another APK store like apkpure. But once installed all works fine

For my part, I was reluctant to use intra-ear headphones for my triathlon training. I hesitated for a long time with the Shokz, but finally I went for the Huawei FreeArc: very good surprise, I find them really practical, comfortable to use and inexpensive.