In today's daily life, open-back headphones are becoming more and more popular as an ideal companion for activities such as commuting, exercising, driving, and cycling. As a veteran user who is passionate about headphones, I think investing in a high-quality open-back headset is worth the money. Recently, I have bought three open-back Bluetooth headphones that are popular in the market: Nanka OE Pro, Shokin OpenFit, and Oladance OWS 2.
After a month of full use, I decided to do a thorough comparative review of these three products. In this post, I'll share my personal insights and real-world experiences to help you understand what makes each headset unique and make the best purchase decision based on your needs.
Brand introduction of the three headphones.
In this test, we selected a number of popular open-back headphone styles for comparison. These include veteran players like Nanka who have more than 10 years of technical accumulation, as well as new competitors in the industry.
TOP1: South Carolina 00 pressure (1099 yuan).
The Nanka brand is unique in the industry with its outstanding strength, and its newly launched Nanka OE Pro headphones are an outstanding representative of quality. This headset successfully subverts the doubts about the sound quality and sound leakage problems of traditional open-back headphones, and reshapes the market image through technological innovation. The South Carolina OE Pro has been meticulously polished in every detail, equipped with the leading Super Bass 20 high-performance sound drivers and OS acoustic system, combined with the original SoloAcoustiq independent acoustic cavity technology, greatly improve the timbre expression. In addition, the earbuds use Qualcomm 3040 chip as the core technical support, medical-grade liquid silicone material wrapping and wireless charging technology to further optimize the use experience.
TOP2: Shokin OpenFit (1298 yuan).
Shokin, as a well-known sports headphone brand in China, has a certain technical foundation and profound industry experience. The headphones stand out for their compact body design and skin-friendly silicone material wrapping, coupled with ergonomic memory titanium steel wire earhooks, which provide users with an extremely comfortable and stress-free wearing experience. Although the headphones may shift slightly during strenuous exercise, this does not affect their overall superior performance.
Top 3 :Oladance ows 2 (1499 yuan).
Oladance, an emerging brand in the headphone market, has shown its innovative spirit, especially in the split design of its latest product. It brings excellent comfort to the user. In addition, the headphones are equipped with 162mm large-size moving coil unit, Bluetooth 53 connection technology, also supports connecting two devices at the same time, increasing the flexibility of use. The battery life of up to 19 hours makes it ideal for outdoor activities and a variety of daily scenarios, meeting the needs of long-term use.
2. Comparative evaluation of core performance performance.
In the following content, I will compare and evaluate the three open-back headphones in detail, including wearing comfort, sound performance, call quality, and Bluetooth connection performance.
Sound quality and listening. Sound quality performance is one of the key factors to measure the strength of a headphone product, which not only demonstrates the brand's technological strength, but also directly affects the consumer experience and brand impression. In order to fully demonstrate the performance of these three headphones in terms of sound quality, I deliberately selected three songs with different frequency bands and styles, and listened to and experienced the performance of each earphone in different frequency ranges and vocal interpretations.
Evaluation of three headphones in terms of sound quality characteristics:
Test Results: South Carolina :
Shokin: oladance:
Comments: South Carolina 00 press.
In the journey of pursuing superior sound quality, the R&D team of South Carolina OE Pro has shown extraordinary talent and persistence. Nanka abandoned the traditional design ideas and innovatively introduced the SoloAcoustiq independent acoustic cavity design, which greatly improved the sound efficiency of the headphones. This revolutionary technology is closely integrated with South Carolina's Super Sound OS acoustic system, resulting in a sound quality that is closer to the original natural sound quality, achieving a commendable 986% high fidelity.
Shokin OpenFit: Based on the rich experience of bone sports headphones, Shokin has introduced directional sound field technology into this product, making the audio transmission more concentrated. Combined with low-frequency enhancement technology and a large driver, the sound quality is further optimized. Overall, the sound performance is good, with vocals being particularly clear and focused.
oladance ows2: Built-in 16The large 2mm dynamic driver makes it perform well in the bass section. With the support of dynamic EQ algorithms, the low-frequency sound is powerful and powerful. And it makes the human voice clearer.
Call Clarity Test.
The call function is a consideration that we can't ignore when using Bluetooth headsets, so I tested them in a relatively quiet office and on a busy road. Set the headphone volume to 50% to observe the vocal clarity of me and the other person, as well as the overall flow of the call.
Comments: Nanka PE Pro: In order to bring a clearer and smoother call experience, Nanka has four built-in microphones that support ENC call noise reduction, while eliminating background noise, it also further improves the sound quality heard by the other party during the call. This is especially important for voice communication in noisy environments, ensuring clear and stable calls.
3. Wearing experience.
When evaluating whether an open-back headset is right for you, in addition to considering its technical specifications and features, you need to try it on yourself to make sure it meets your comfort needs.
The chart below shows a comparison of the wearing experience of the three open-back headphones we participated in this evaluation.
Assessment process:
The wearing comfort of the headset is also a point that needs to be paid attention to, long-term wearing needs more comfortable support, three Bluetooth headsets I have worn for 2 hours, the following is my overall comparison of wearing comfort:
Test Results: South Carolina :
Shokin: oladance:
Comments: Nanka OE Pro: The fuselage is designed with 23 comfort points, combined with a 31° suspension tilt wearing style, so that the earphone body can fit the ear contour better. Such a design provides a high level of comfort to the user, even if it is used for a long time without discomfort. Overall, the headset performs well in terms of wearing comfort, and is designed to ensure that users can enjoy a comfortable wearing experience while immersing themselves in the world.
Shokin OpenFit: The biggest advantage of this product is that it adopts a lightweight design and is small and portable. The body is made of titanium alloy earhooks and silicone material, which is more comfortable to wear.
Oladance OWS2: The body design of these headphones is similar to that of Nanka, and the earhook part is very slim. The overall weight distribution is relatively balanced, and it feels comfortable to wear.
4. Bluetooth connection test.
When using Bluetooth headphones, the most important thing that cannot be ignored is the connection stability and delay speed of the Bluetooth that it is equipped with, and the following is the open-back headset.
Test process:
Indoor environment test:
I chose a common living or working place as a test site, such as an office scenario, which can better simulate the daily use environment.
Outdoor environment test:
Outdoors, I chose an open space, pedestrian street environment, because the typical urban environment was considered, so it was more realistic to test it.
Test Results: South Carolina :
Shokin: oladance:
Comments: Nanka OE Pro: In order to provide an excellent user experience, Nanka is equipped with a Qualcomm 3040 chip that is rare in the industry and supports dual signal channels. This dramatically reduces latency to 60 milliseconds, ensuring smooth, uninterrupted audio transmission for both gaming and daily entertainment. This fast and stable signal transmission technology makes the headphones very smooth to use.
Shokin OpenFit: This headset has a fast Bluetooth connection speed and uses Bluetooth 52 connection technology, which ensures a stable Bluetooth connection signal and efficient audio transmission rate.
Cleer ARC II: Bluetooth 5 equipped3 connection technology, enhance the anti-interference ability, and provide a more stable connection signal. It also supports simultaneous connection of dual devices, ensuring a fast and stable wireless connection experience.
Endurance test. Sufficient battery life is also an important point to improve the experience of using the earphones, otherwise you imagine that it is inconvenient to charge once a day and run, let alone go out and commute.
Test process: By conducting the autonomy test, the main focus is on the use time of the earbuds after a single charge. The working time of the earbuds under different use conditions, such as continuous calls, can be recorded to evaluate its actual battery life.
Test Results: South Carolina :
Shokin: oladance:
Comments: South Carolina OE Pro: The battery life is very good, the official name is 8+17 hours, and the actual use test is consistent with the official; This means that the total use time can reach 25 hours when fully charged. Even if it is used at full capacity around the clock, it only needs to be charged once every three days. In addition, Nanka also innovatively adopts wireless charging technology, which can not only avoid the wear and oxidation problems caused by the traditional contact magnetic charging method, but also effectively improve the service life of the equipment.
Shokin: The overall battery life performance is also quite good, the official data is 7+21, and my actual use test is almost close to this data; It is also able to maintain a ** frequency of one charge every three days. The traditional magnetic method of charging is used.
oladance: The battery life of this earphone in hand is relatively good, with a battery life of up to 19 hours, but it does not support additional battery life in the charging case, so it is equivalent to the frequency of charging once every two days. Is it also the traditional magnetic charging method, the built-in earphones.
In the end. After a thorough test experience, I deeply feel that the excellent performance of the Nanka OE Pro in terms of sound quality, wearing comfort and performance provides an ideal choice for users who are looking for a high-quality listening experience and comfortable wearing feeling.
In this detailed comparative review, three popular open-back headphones are compared in terms of sound quality, comfort, and connection stability. As each person's ear shape and tastes may vary, we highly recommend trying them on for yourself to ensure your comfort and make the best decision based on your personal preferences when choosing headphones.
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