Earbuds that don’t make me want to die - Nothing Ear (open)

Adam's got sensitive ears which means he typically carries around bulky headphones when he wants to do some mobile listening, but the new Nothing Ear (open) earbuds may just be the solution for him. Nothing's newest earbuds don't actually sit in your ears so they don't feel too stuffy to wear, but is that at the sacrifice of audio quality?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Why Adam wears bulky headphones
0:34 Unboxing and design/fit/feel impressions
2:25 Battery life and marketing claims
3:42 Sponsor - MSI
4:18 Setup, controls, misc features
8:42 Noise leakage and mic test
9:34 Overall thoughts

[nickd]

Original title "Earbuds that don’t make me want to die"

(Just in case they change it later)

[Deado]

This title is so damn real, especially as someone w super sensitive ears. Finding good quality earphones that aren't literally physically painful sucks ass

[Euniceiscool]

Didn't expect the Not Just Bikes reference. I actually prefer the in-ear earbuds in my left to protect my hearing from the noise of engines.

[Perrucho]

2:56 not just bikes reference immediate like 🤩🤩

[machon]

Love the Not Just Bikes reference. Big respect for the pro-public transport message dude

[javannapoli]

3:05 Regarding the 'sound seal technology'
I watched the development video they put out for these.
This 'sound seal technology' they speak of is using phase inversion to cancel out whatever you're playing.
Basically they have a second, outward facing speaker on the earbuds that plays an inversion of whatever you're listening to so that the outward sound is deadened, at least in theory.

This is the same process behind all active noise cancellation, but just used in the opposite direction in this case. On noise cancelling headphones, they will have a microhphone picking up outside noises, and the headphones will invert that noise and play it through the speakers, deadening the outside noise.

If you want to know more about that process, search for 'wave interference', or specifically 'destructive wave interference'.
This works for more than just sound waves as well, it is the case for any waveform.

This video explains the process really well

[JahnNbe]

‏‪9:10‬‏ the moment they realized that open earbuds review is meaningless without testing them out of the sound control studio

[Scientific.Accurate.Gemuese]

You are truly rocking some wonderful pair of head lobes 👂

[efemboygg]

thanks for the saying the need for bicycling infrastructure

[piterplichta]

for cycling I would still rather use bone conduction headphones that don't block your ear canal at all. These do to some extent

[TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

I sometimes watch Short Circuit for the tech, but I always watch for Adams beautiful ears

[subhamsaha]

Loved the subtle Not Just Bikes Reference there 2:57 😄

[LordWaterBottle]

Editor is a comedian with that NotJustBikes easteregg

[homi]

Always nice when Adam is hosting. Even nicer are his pretty ears.

[bentucker]

I never understood how people could enjoy the feeling that you've shoved your fingers in your ears while listening to music.

[Syahmie]

Since you guys have started getting more and more into IEMs, I hope you guys start getting into the higher end category for flatheads, most of which are boutique brands

[vikvc]

2:56 omg i love the reference to that other canadian channel “but in the nederlands *chokes with a falus netherland object*. I like to commute in bicycle and would like to listen to podcast while riding across town or while doing MTB.

[brandenongkp]

The build quality is truly impressive.

[agentgato]

This is why I've always used bone conducting headphones since large headphones are not allowed at my workplace but earbuds are. Can't wait to see if this gets developed further.

[MickySarge]

Just wanted to say Adam has been a good addition to LMG. He seemed a little inconspicuous initially, but he’s a good host and I enjoy the videos he writes for LTT.