I chose the Standard EQ setting because I found it quite good for music.
I use the Vocal EQ for audio books and it too is quite good.
You may be glad to know that these have physical buttons so you
don't have to use the touch control. In fact, they default to the
physical buttons and you would have to go in and change to the touch
controls, which I have no interest in doing.
Each ear has a button and a single tap pauses or plays or answers
the phone.
A double tap in audio skips to the next track. A triple tap goes
back a track. Pressing and holding the left ear button lowers the
volume in stages and there is a beep at each level.
Holding the right button down raises the volume the same way.
I don't listen really loud, so I cranked up a song by the
progressive rock group, Renaissance, that has a really clear base
guitar and I did not hear any distortion.
I will say, the 2 plus that have a wireless charging case and a
dolby setting are not really worth the extra $20 since the dolby
sound is just a lot of stadium effect that just makes things sound
over done.
But, I'm extremely happy with them and their comfort.
These came out I believe in January of this year, but I just learned
about them.
HTH,
Richard, USA
“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch
with it.”
– Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the
Universe.
My web site: https://www.turner42.com
*From:*[email protected] <[email protected]> *On
Behalf Of *Marty Hutchings
*Sent:* Monday, September 29, 2025 4:29 PM
*To:* 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: Comparison between the OpenFit 2 by Shokz and
Audio-Technica M50BT2 over the head headphones for music listening
Hi Richard, Did you make any adjustments to the EQ on the Open Fit
ap during your comparison? I had a pair of the original Open Fit
Shokz a while ago, but I returned them after a week, because the
base sounded distorted at higher levels and I didn't like the touch
controls
Thanks.
Marty Hutchings
On 9/29/2025 3:52 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote:
Greetings,
I decided to spend more time comparing my over the head
headphones from Audio-Technica, the M50BT2 with the OpenFit 2
from Shokz for music listening.
I sampled various pieces, The War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne
narrated by Richard Burton, (what could be called a rock musical
adaptation of the H. G. Wells story; a piece focusing on the
organ by Rick Wakeman, from his Six Wives of Henry the 8th, and
Samuel Barber's adagio for strings.
The mid range and base on both are quite good. The treble is
more pronounced, as one might expect, on the over-the-head
Audio-Technica headphones. While they still sound fine on the
OpenFit 2, if you really want the treble to be crystal clear,
earbuds like the OpenFit 2 will probably not satisfy you.
However, the mid range and the base in some ways seemed more
clear to me with the OpenFit 2 set.
For my personal listening, the convenience of the OpenFit 2 when
not at home, or wanting more access to the sounds around me, the
OpenFit 2 are very good.
Obviously, everyone's listening preference is different and so
no observation is right or wrong, but I thought I would at least
put this out there.
One needs always to try earphones for themselves and not
completely go by what others say.
HTH,
Richard, USA
“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in
touch with it.”
– Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in
the Universe.
My web site: https://www.turner42.com
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