These budget earbuds turned an audiophile into an open-ear believer

ZDNET's key takeaways The Soundpeats PearlClip Pro earbuds are available now on Amazon for $59. The PearlClip Pro earbuds offer high-quality sound and a design that holds to your ear, no matter how active you are. The controls of the PearlClip Pro earbuds take some getting used to. $49.99 at Amazon As a runner and a lover of music, I'm always looking for earbuds that can marry those two things in an active form factor. For the longest time, the ideal option has been bone-conducting headphones, but they're often lacking in immersive audio. I recently started considering open-air earbuds as my go-to for running, but the problem is their touch control can be challenging due to the buds' movement (they hang over your ear, which means they can be a bit floppy). Also: Why I recommend these DJ headphones to all audio professionals - especially at their price Then the clip-on style of earbud came to my attention. It's a new style, and at first I was reticent to try them, assuming, by nat ... Read full article.