Re: Comparison between the OpenFit 2 by Shokz and Audio-Technica M50BT2 over the head headphones for music listening

['Richard Turner' via VIPhone]

I have the OpenRun regular, not the pro, which are fine for audio books or other spoken word stuff, but the OpenFit 2 blow them out of the water for music. Richard, USA "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley My web site: https://www.turner42.com (sent from my iPhone 16 pro)  On Sep 29, 2025, at 6:18 PM, Marty Hutchings <mhutchings152...@gmail.com> wrote:  Richard,  I was impressed with the fit of the Open Fits.  I have the Open Run Pro now, but I hope to give the Open Fit 2 a try in the future. Thanks. Marty Hutchings On 9/29/2025 7:07 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: 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: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Marty Hutchings Sent: Monday, September 29, 2025 4:29 PM To: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> 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       -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.   If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.   Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. 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