Yet another pair of earbuds on our testbench today, the SOUNDPEATS Clip1. The name reveals the type of earbuds, open-ear and clip-on. Battery on the backside of your ear and obviously the speaker part inside your ear.

Design and Unboxing
As we can see, the Clip1 comes in a stylish box like the previous ones we've tested from SOUNDPEATS, clearly showing the design of the earbuds found inside the package. Looking around the back of the package we find that the Clip1 are of course also wireless, they feature Bluetooth version 5.4. The frequency response ranges between 20Hz and 40kHz. Play time should be around 8 hours with a total of 40 hours when charged through the charging case. Each earbud has a 45mAh battery and the charging case contains a 450mAh battery. Quick charging only 10 minutes in the charging case from empty gives the earbuds another 2 hours of playtime.

Same as with the previous earbuds, no charger is included, but a charging cable is included or you can of course use your own USB-C charging cable. Charger needs to output 2-5W of charging power.

We also find that these earbuds feature 12mm dual magnetic drivers. If we compare this with the Air5 Pro (in-ear sealed earbuds) that we tested a few months ago, they use 10mm drivers. They are of course completely different earbuds being in-ear with silicone ear tips, sealing out any sounds around and outside of your ears. The Clip1 is the same type of earbuds as the Pop Clip and PearlClip Pro that we've tested from SOUNDPEATS previously, open-ear earbuds. This means that they do not seal off any surrounding sound around you and therefore make you aware of your surroundings.

As I've mentioned in previous articles, the open-ear design is like having speakers in the ceiling of a store that you can listen to while browsing products to purchase - only that no one else can hear what you're listening to. The feeling of using open-ear earbuds has really grown onto me by this point, it is something different and I really like it. Of course, there are situations where these are the best to use and there are situations where you need or want to use sealing in-ear earbuds or even on or over the ear headphones, also based on your personal preference of course.

Opening up the package we find the charging case in glossy grey, almost gunmetal grey with a stylish gold or champagne colored S logo for SOUNDPEATS. USB-C charging port and reset button are this time located on the back of the charging case.

Features
Inside the charging case we of course find the earbuds themselves, magnetically in place. Both earbuds have a protective sticker that you need to remove, revealing the charging contacts. Replacing the earbuds into the charging case activates them and makes them available to connect to your telephone or other devices via Bluetooth. As with the previous open-ear earbuds we've tested these can also be placed in either of the two spots, changing which earbud goes to which ear - they are self-adaptive left-right audio channels, according to the box.

This is great as you both don't need to keep track on which earbud goes to which ear, if you're unsure just replace them in the charging case and then you know which is left and which is right. But also, as you can use just one earbud at a time to perhaps have even better surrounding awareness but also if you like to only use one earbud, you can do that by only using one and keeping the other in the charging case.

When the first one runs out of battery, you can get the one left in the charging case and replace the one with no battery to get that charged up. That way you technically get 16 hours of battery time - or if you want to look at it another way, continuously up to 40 hours of playtime.

The earbuds themselves are designed with one large ball, which is the speaker side, seven holes to let audio out of the earbud into your ear. The other part is the battery side which also features the touch control interface. The connecting part between the speaker side and the battery is again memory wire, which helps it resist deformation and maintain a snug fit. Each earbud weighs 5g, which is feather light.

The Clip1 also features wear detection, so when you take the earbuds out of your ear it turns off or pauses the media you're listening to. When you put them back in your ears, the media resumes. This felt a little bit hit or miss, but it can be because these earbuds are completely new and the firmware isn't final yet or it can be that I'm not used to how it works, so I might be doing something wrong.

We also have multi-device pairing, so we can be connected to for example a phone and a computer at the same time, when a call comes in on the phone, it pauses the music or media playing on the computer.

They are also IPX5 rated, so sweatproof and somewhat protected from water. They aren't waterproof, but they can withstand light water sprays. Again, like the other open-ear earbuds we've tested, it is impossible to shake these out of your ears when exercising or performing other activities. Running, going to the gym or cycling - it doesn't matter, they stay put on your ears.

Technically the Clip1 also features Hi-Res Audio with LDAC that can send audio from your phone at up to 990kbps with 96kHz/24 bit sampling rate compared to when you don't use LDAC, you "only" get 256kbps - which most often is plenty enough, but you can hear the difference. The only downside to LDAC, as with I think all earbuds/headphones out there, you can't use some of the features while using LDAC - it is a tradeoff.

The earbuds also features Dolby Audio support which is supposed to enhance movies with a cinematic feel, which can only be activated through the PeatsAudio app - which by the way is the best and only? way to control your earbuds. Extremely easy to use and good looking app, very quick and easy to use. However, the Dolby Audio feature doesn't seem to work. It cancels out all audio playback and when trying any other setting in the app after turning on the Dolby Audio function, the earbuds crash and restarts.

Again, the firmware version is early on these earbuds, they only released fully today - there will most often be some bugs on day one. Hopefully SOUNDPEATS will rectify these problems, I can't see that it would be anything other than a firmware upgrade - or maybe an update of the app. For reference, both the PeatsAudio app and the firmware on the Clip1 earbuds was fully up to date on the 12th of November when this review got posted.

We also get AeroVoice feature which reduces wind noise for clearer calls when outdoors.

Testing
So, testing the Clip1.. They connected in the same way as all previous audio products we've tested from SOUNDPEATS to the app, extremely easy and fast. They went on the ears as with any other open-ear earbuds and after the dynamic Eq calibration which I still think is very easy and fantastic - all companies should have this so you can create a base profile of what you actually hear and adjust the base volume on certain frequencies so you definitely can hear all frequencies based on your personal hearing.

However, something special happened during the testing. For the first time, I forgot that I was testing earbuds - or any audio product at all. I just completely went into my normal work mode, reading up on news about products while listening to music through the Clip1. I completely forgot that I had these on my ears, I couldn't feel them at all, I heard my clickity clackity keyboard like if I had nothing in my ears, I heard the music very well and then all of a sudden I come to think of the earbuds..

I must say that, in the review guide (which some companies provide), from SOUNDPEATS it clearly says that we should not compare the Clip1 to other high-end sealed in-ear earbuds. But really, this time I must.. I really must. Normally I don't really care about the review guides, they can sometimes be very leading and tell you what to do and don't do. Sometimes you get warnings and sometimes you can even upset the manufacturer of a product if you don't follow the "rules".

Well I test products my own way, I believe that the readers, visitors, users of SweMOD appreciate this and the same with many companies producing products. I don't use AI, I don't copy works of other sites and I normally don't follow review guides - the last being some sort of red thread to just keep in mind what I should be talking about, so I don't forget something.

But.. something special happened during the test of the Clip1.. I forgot that they were on my ears - so no pressure from in-ear earbuds, no warmth or sweat from over or on the ear headphones - but the audio volume and quality.. felt like in-ear earbuds.. and, I can't explain it.

• There are several differences between these and other open-ear earbuds, the speaker driver is a little bit larger - maybe that could be the thing?
  
  
• There are more "holes" through which the audio can go from the speaker driver and into my ear canal, maybe that is it?
  
  
• It could be that the speaker driver is a larger round ball that could give better acoustics?
  
  
• Or another idea is that the connection between the battery and the speaker part, the memory wire, is longer so that the speaker part gets into my ear better?

But still, I can clearly hear my surroundings well.. There is certainly physical space between the speaker "ball" and my ear and ear canal, so it isn't just shoved into my ear canal.


Conclusion
The audio quality, audio volume and overall feel of the Clip1 is amazing. These are the absolute best of the best earbuds - for me, my personal opinion - that I've ever used. You don't get any pressure from the silicone ear tips inside your ear canal from in-ear earbuds, you don't get the warmth and possible sweat from using on or over the ear headphones, but you still get awesome audio quality with great audio volume. Even the bass is awesome, especially if you edit a personal Eq with a little bit more bass, which these earbuds allow without any problems at all.

I don't understand how this can be and I certainly don't want to sell these to you, the reader, as the absolute best in the world - because they can't be, right? But certainly I've had great fun and really enjoyed using these earbuds as for me, again my personal opinion, they work perfectly. Your ears, sizes in all different directions, thickness of your ears and your overall ability to hear different frequencies may certainly be different and affect how you feel these earbuds.

For me.. I don't know, I want to say that these give me the same audio feel as the Air5 Pro in-ear earbuds - without the pressure of in-ear earbuds with their silicone ear tips. I know SOUNDPEATS doesn't want me to compare the two different types of earbuds, but I can't listen to that, not today.

The Clip1 is launched today, November 12th 2025, with a retail price of Usd $69.99, Gbp £75.99, Eur €75.99, Aud A$86.99 and Cad C$94.99. Perhaps a bit pricey, but for the audio quality and volume, the awesome fit on the ear - these are worth the money.

Verdict
For me, the Clip1 is for now - the best earbuds I've probably ever tested and used and these are certainly great in any case for people who want situational awareness, gym-goers, people going cycling or office users. I really, truly hope that if you, the reader, purchase these, you get to feel exactly the same awesome feeling and joy that I did when testing them.