The sound quality is better than other budget open earbuds.
However, they struggle at high volumes and the claims of great bass performance dont hold up at all.
So when you come across some budget buds for $49, it can feel hard to say no.
They are far too big to fit on my ears, or even the ears of my colleagues.
To find out more, read my full Tozo OpenEgo review.
The buds are available from Amazon U.S. in three different colors: Black, white and cream white.
Some of the colors have different prices.
The most expensive is the black colorway at$55, and thewhiteandcream whiteare both $49.
Tozo doesnt sell the cream white color directly from its website.
From Amazon U.K., the black pair cost57and the white53.
Despite the price differences between colors, these earbuds are still some of the most affordable on the market.
I recently tested theEarFun OpenJumpearbuds for $99, but they have terrible sound quality.
The best affordable open-ears I have tested though are theSoundcore AeroClips,which are priced at $140.
They were comfortable and had awesome sound quality.
There is absolutely no hiding the OpenEgos.
The OpenEgos are really chunky and pretty weighty for wireless earbuds.
The charging case is so big too.
To me, earbuds should be compact, and fit effortlessly into your pocket or purse.
The charging case measures 6.88 x 3 x 7.63cm and weighs 160.7g when the earbuds are inside.
The battery percentage of the case and the buds is displayed on the digital screen on the charging case.
It also makes them feel like something predicted in Back To The Future, which is fun.
More on that later.
The silicone is comfortable on the skin, but the hard plastic cheapens the look slightly.
it’s possible for you to customize the touch controls in the app to best suit you.
Tozo OpenEgo review: Comfort
You cant do much moving with the Tozo OpenEgo open-ear earbuds on.
Even though theyre aimed at fitness fans, its impossible to keep them in place.
This is primarily because they are huge.
I wouldnt say I have particularly small ears and have never experienced issues with earbud sizing before.
If they did fit properly, they would be an absolute steal.
While heavy, theyre pretty comfortable to wear, too, which adds to the disappointment.
Tozo OpenEgo review: Connectivity & mic performance
The Tozo OpenEgos are wireless and use Bluetooth 5.3.
There are no fancy audio codecs with these buds, just standard AAC/SBC.
This is par for the course at this price point.
Again, though, they are very cheap earbuds the AeroClips are more than double the price.
The OpenEgos have call noise reduction, so to put it to the test I called my mum.
Her feedback was positive and she said my voice was clear, although some background noise did slip through.
But in actuality, it was pretty decent.
Ive tried out more expensive earbuds that have way worse sound, like theEarFun OpenJumps.
Tozo says the OpenEgos use air conduction technology to deliver focused sound quality.
They also have directional sound, which simply means the speakers are angled towards the ear drums.
The directional sound did work well, though.
The earbuds actually have good sound when using the standard EQ setting and listening at a medium volume.
They perform far better than the EarFun open-ears I tested.
However, messing with the EQ is when these buds start to struggle.
The earbuds use 16.2mm dynamic drivers.
I gave this my usual test and played a Twenty One Pilots song.
I chose Overcompensate and used the custom EQ in the Tozo app to whack the bass way up.
In the app, there are 31 EQ presets ranging from Classical to Country.
There are also some wildcard presets thrown in like Deep, Awake and Trumpet whatever those mean.
I tried out the Pop EQ by listening to Busy Woman by Sabrina Carpenter.
The earbuds get muddy and a little tinny at high volumes.
I again had the issue where Oli Sykes voice became unrecognizable.
The apps custom EQ options are incredibly user-friendly.
However, they struggle at high volumes and the claims of great bass performance dont hold up at all.
