The 7 best open earbuds stay put, sound great, and keep us aware of the world

Mashable Selects Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Say More Versus Trending Now Look Up In My Bag Mashable @Home Top creators, ranked Creator Playbook AI at School All Series We tested open earbuds from Shokz, Sony, Bose, and more -- these were our seven favorites. Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she's now done for three years at Mashable. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Noise-cancelling earbuds are basically the default earbud choice these days, but if you don't want your ear canals obstructed, open earbuds are the way to go. The best open earbuds let you enjoy your workout playlist without losing touch with your surroundings, or stream audio all day without any wear fatigue.