In a nutshell, you could characterise the JVC HA-A25T favourably with straightforward features and a balanced sound.

The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are extremely easy to use, as the earbuds can be clipped on to the ear and adjusted to the desired position in your ear.

The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless are among the most successful wireless in-ear headphones of recent years. Can the manufacturer build on this with version 4?

The Soundcore AeroFit Pro's open-ear design allows you to be responsive and aware of your surroundings, as they have much less shielding than closed Bluetooth over-ears or True Wireless in-ears.

With the Soundcore AeroFit, Anker is expanding its range of True Wireless earbuds with this open-ear model.

The Creative Zen Air Pro are equipped with dynamic, 10mm drivers that reproduce a pleasantly powerful sound considering the price range.

Available in white or black, the EarFun Air 2 are pleasantly light, weighing just 4.5 grams per side.

With the Tone2, Khadas offers an extremely compact, portable D/A converter.

The Fostex TH616 are open over-ear headphones with an elegant design and detailed sound, here released as a hi-fi anniversary model.

The Sennheiser HD 490 Pro (and Plus) turn out to be sonically appealing, pleasantly transparent and linearly tuned open headphones.