"open-ear" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2008 June 1, Arny Krueger, “headphone surround processors?”, in rec.audio.opinion (Usenet)",
          "text": "The open-ear nature of the 580s is IMO their only disadvantage.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008 August 4, dusto...@mac.com, “Bass headphone amp recommendations?”, in alt.guitar.bass (Usenet)",
          "text": "I have a Dean Bass-in-a-Box. Even with cheap headphones, IMHO it sounds great. Fine for using open-ear headphones and playing along with \"music in the room\".",
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        {
          "ref": "2009 April 21, GregS, “BOSE headphones”, in rec.antiques.radio+phono (Usenet)",
          "text": "Some of todays best phones are from Audio Tecknica. I have the ath ad700 an open ear design.",
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          "ref": "2021 January 8, Dieter Bohn, “The JLab JBuds Frames are open-ear headphones you clip to your glasses”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 2022-09-27",
          "text": "However, so far, there’s a fairly low ceiling on audio quality for open-ear headphones — so don’t expect audiophile quality regardless.",
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        "Synonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”)"
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          "word": "open-back"
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  "word": "open-ear"
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          "ref": "2008 June 1, Arny Krueger, “headphone surround processors?”, in rec.audio.opinion (Usenet)",
          "text": "The open-ear nature of the 580s is IMO their only disadvantage.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 August 4, dusto...@mac.com, “Bass headphone amp recommendations?”, in alt.guitar.bass (Usenet)",
          "text": "I have a Dean Bass-in-a-Box. Even with cheap headphones, IMHO it sounds great. Fine for using open-ear headphones and playing along with \"music in the room\".",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 April 21, GregS, “BOSE headphones”, in rec.antiques.radio+phono (Usenet)",
          "text": "Some of todays best phones are from Audio Tecknica. I have the ath ad700 an open ear design.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2021 January 8, Dieter Bohn, “The JLab JBuds Frames are open-ear headphones you clip to your glasses”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 2022-09-27",
          "text": "However, so far, there’s a fairly low ceiling on audio quality for open-ear headphones — so don’t expect audiophile quality regardless.",
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