Being able to hear ambient noise doesn't really interfere with the sound

Short of a train rolling by you will NOT make out ambient noise.

I listen to podcasts on my bike commute to work, and ambient noise just drowns out speech

If the ambient noise is too much, you can put in earplugs and still hear your music

The open ear design is great for hearing ambient noises and not affecting the quality of my music.

60-70% volume is what I use when outside and about 50% indoors when there is not a ton of ambient noise

These are by far my favorite as they provide good sound quality, do not cause pain or

This pair will still click about once or twice per hour, but it is not so often or distracting as to ruin the experience.

Perfect as I ever used before.