SoundPEATS - Clip1 Open-Ear Clip-On Earphones

Ear pain usually means in-ears just aren’t for you. Open-ear clip designs avoid that whole pressure issue. Using soundpeats clip1 recently, works great for workouts. Super easy on the ears and still hits way better than I expected. For the mic, my needs are simple and regular calls have been fine. You could take a look.

I recently started testing a few, premium as well as cheapos. Sometimes amazing how little difference there is. Like those two in the pic. I actually like the much cheaper QCY Crossky C50 better than the new SoundPeats Clip1. I like the Bose, but fear for their life in rain. Also like the Soundcore Aeroclip, but can’t justify the price … the Baseus MC1 pro with IPX67 have the best weather / dust rating. Keep seeing the Huawei freeclips topping lists on YT, but when I tested them I found them just ‘eh’ … my pref is great sound, don’t need LDAC, not interested in phone quality … what else should I check out?

Don’t have the pearlclips … tried them briefly. They have a much slimmer case. The case on the clip1 is massive. Also had trouble with the fit of the clip1, too loose. I am actually contemplating getting the pearlclips.

Very specific needs / use cases. Interesting. We all have different priorities. I never game / use for phone calls. My main use is for running ;) curious about the XC1, but I do have the Bose Ultra Open, so I have the real Bose sound already ;) oh, and another thing I disliked about the clip1: the case is huuuuge.

Right now the Shockz OpenDots One are my favorite clip. I had a set of Soundcore Aeroclips that weren't bad, but I bought the Baesus XC1 because they have LDAC and didn't need three sets of earclips. The Baesus XC1 aren't bad, but I loathe that the software seems to attenuate max volume when the bass notes hit hard (likely to protect the drivers from bottoming out causing more damage). So the max volume on the XC1 is honestly too low for some of my needs (like cycling outdoors where I get lots of wind noise). Lately I rotate between the Shockz OpenFit Pro and OpenDots. I'm tempted to buy the Bose Ultra Open because I hear they have awesome sound quality, but the call quality is lackluster compared to the Shockz OpenDots apparently so right now I'm waiting to see what else hits the market. I also got the JBL Endurance Zone earhooks which aren't bad, but the sound quality isn't as nice as the OpenFit Pro

* They are insanely comfortable for me. But my wife finds most of my earclips uncomfortable. * They stay put regardless what I'm doing - from working around the house to hitting the gym or my daily cardio bicycle ride. I don't need to constantly adjust them * Open ear natural transparency means I can have conversations with people while still enjoying my music at lower volumes, or hear if there's an issue with my 3D print farm (I have lots of machines constantly running). Yes, sound quality takes a minor hit at higher volumes, especially bass. But it varies greatly from brand to brand. I have tested nearly a dozen earclip earbuds over the past year (Including the Soundpeats Clip1) and results vary wildly from total garbage sound quality to pretty decent. Sure, when I want better sound quality with ANC, I reach for my Bose QC-Ultra earbuds. Or I reach for my Bowers & Wilkins Headphones for better sound. But earclips work for my personal needs because the natural open-ear design is both comfortable and allows me to comfortably wear them literally all day (from morning when I wake up, until the evening). I literally wear down the battery and then swap out for a different pair of earclips and keep going haha. The Soundpeats Clip1 are decent. They are not the worst earclips I've handled, but they are certainly not a premium model like the Shokz OpenDots One or the Bose Ultra Open. Although those earclips also retail for more than double the price

I would probably vote for either the Soundcore Aeroclips (the white with silver band is a beautiful accent piece, one of the better styles I've seen besides Bose Ultra open). If you need louder and better quality, my next vote would be the Shockz OpenDots One which are out of your budget, but you might be able to scoop them up on sale or on ebay. I have the Baesus XC1 inspire clips, and the LDAC is nice, but overall I'm not too thrilled with them. The firmware has some sort of driver protection protocol that attenuates the volume about 15% lower when you're listening to bass-heavy songs. It's crazy how much louder they are when you're listing to certain songs that don't have lots of low-end, then as soon as the bass hits, the entire volume (not just the bass) gets about 15% more quiet until the bass stops playing, then a second later they get louder again. I've experienced this on a handful of earbuds (all cheaper models) and it bugs the hell out of me! Having an acoustical engineering background, I understand this is a failsafe to protect the speaker from blowing out the voicecoil of the driver due to excessive wear at higher volume - better earbuds have better (sometimes thicker) materials to resist wear at these higher volumes. I sold my Aeroclips when I got the XC1 clips (because I had the Shockz already and only need two good pairs for a full day of streaming music). And honestly I wish I had just returned the XC1 clips - they're not bad, but they're only worth about $75 in my personal opinion (compared to other generic clips I've tested over the past year). Right now the top ear clips would be either the Shockz OpenDots One, or the Bose Ultra Open and I have been desperately looking for something even more premium. I was very disappointed by CES this year - very few earbuds and earclips of any noteworthiness were reported. The Shockz OpenFit Pro and the JBL Endurance Zone earclips were basically two of the only exciting open-ear releases of CES 2026. (Someone please correct me if you have anything better than the OpenDots or Ultra Open - I'd love to 'hear' what else I'm missing!)

Same here, I grabbed the clip 1 recently and was honestly surprised how decent it is for what it is. for something that doesn’t even sit in your ear, the tuning is actually pretty balanced — mids are clean, vocals don’t get buried, and the drivers don’t fall apart when you push the volume a bit. It obviously won’t slam like an in-ear, but for an open-ear clip design it holds up way better than I expected. Stability + comfort are the main reasons I bought it, but yeah, the tech side isn’t cheap gadget level either. It’s more competent than I thought an ear-clip style would be.

We've got both in our household (amongst some others). If you find the Clip1s too lose, I suspect that will be a similar situation with the Pearlclips.....probably even more so. They are easily the "loosest" of any of the ones we have. I've used both around the house, walking, in the car, walking around the office / shops, etc. But anything more active (at least for MY medium sized ears) is a no-go for the Pearlclips. The QCY Crossky C50 and the Truefree B1 have been much better for my ears when it comes to more vigorous exercise - e.g. running / mountain-biking / jump-rope / etc - though the sound IS better on the Clip1s than those other models. What I personally found fascinating with the Clip1s is that their sound when using the LDAC is NOT as good as simply keeping it off and switching on Dynamic EQ. I've EQd the heck out of them in different ways since I received them and situation remains. Yet even with that said, they still sound better than the others mentioned....though the QCY are also up there. Good luck with it whichever you end up with and make sure you give us all an update so others can learn from your experience! Cheers mate! 👍

I wouldn’t trust any open earbuds to be call champs. They’re built for comfort and awareness, not mic isolation. soundpeats clip 1 is my gym go-to these days and ngl, I love how it just disappears on my ears. No cloggy feeling, nothing falling out mid-set. And the sound's the real surprise for me. Pretty cleaner. For calls, I’ve done a few during walks and they seemed fine, but nothing high-stakes. If calls are dealbreakers, maybe keep a backup in ear pair just in case.

Open ear ones are way more forgiving and safer on narrow ear canals. I've gone through a few, Soundpeats Clip1 is the most comfortable so far. Clip on design, so nothing shoved in your ears, but it still sits close enough that the sound doesn't feel far away. And the sound's surprising too, not just okay but genuinely solid as open ears. I always jumps rope with them and they can stay locked in. Love ittt

I had the same unit. Still budget one so its feel great wearing even for long time. I wish that they can use LDAC and multiple point connection at the same time.

[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRFGJ738?th=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRFGJ738?th=1) Soundpeats just released the Clip 1 and you can get them for 50$ with the coupon on amazon. They will never have the base that in ear will have , but they are super light and comfortable , and sound great for what they are.

my biggest issue with in-ears was that they’d always start loosening up once i got a good sweat going. i'd constantly have to adjust them mid-run so they wouldn't fall out, which totally kills the flow. these clips are way more comfortable because they don't actually go inside the canal. they stay perfectly in place even when i'm sweating a lot, and i don't get that dull ache after wearing them for a long session. for me, it's just a much more practical design for working out.

i'm using the soundpeats clip 1 too, same as OP. i’ve had mine for about two months now and honestly, the experience is just way better than in-ears for working out. from my experience, the comfort is the main thing. they don't give you that annoying ear ache after a while and they actually stay put even when you're sweating a lot. for me, the clip 1 is just a much better fit for the gym than regular buds.

If in-ears don’t work for you, try the soundpeats clip 1. It clips on the ear so it doesn’t press into your canal at all. I use it for lifting and it just… stays there. Zero pressure, zero adjusting. Huge upgrade comfort-wise.