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Is it an earring? Is it a Jeff Koons modern art piece? No, it’s Huawei’s FreeClip. This odd-looking pair of wireless buds uses an “open” fit design, meaning you can listen to music while being entirely aware of your surroundings at all times, and offers a less intrusive design compared with conventional earbuds where an eartip burrows into your ear.
At this price there are plenty of great five-star earbuds, such as JBL’s Live Pro 2 TWS, Sony’s WF-C700N and the AirPods Pro 2. In terms of “open” style earbuds, Sony’s Linkbuds’ compact, light design and balanced, natural sound impressed us for £149, while Bose’s take on the idea, the Ultra Open Earbuds, will set you back £299.
Each earbud consists of two shapes – a round ‘acoustic ball’ that nestles in your ear’s concha and a larger ‘comfort bean’ that sits behind the ear to provide support – that are connected by what Huawei calls a
