Also, the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. Any references to examples, components, elements, acts, or functions of the devices herein referred to in the singular may also embrace embodiments including a plurality, and any references in plural to any example, component, element, act, or function herein may also embrace examples including only a singularity. Accordingly, references in the singular or plural form are not intended to limit the presently disclosed devices, their components, acts, or elements. The use herein of “including,” “comprising,” “having,” “containing,” “involving,” and variations thereof is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. References to “or” may be construed as inclusive so that any terms described using “or” may indicate any of a single, more than one, and all of the described terms.
This disclosure features an open-ear headphone with an acoustic module configured to be located at least in part in a concha of an outer ear of a user and comprising an acoustic transducer and a first sound-emitting opening that is configured to emit sound produced by the acoustic transducer, and a body coupled to the acoustic module and comprising a first portion configured to pass over an outer side of the outer ear, and a second portion configured to be located behind the outer ear. The first sound-emitting opening is configured to be spaced from and proximate the user's ear canal opening, preferably in the cavum conchae and proximate the ear canal opening. In some examples the acoustic module is configured to be located in the cavum conchae. In a specific example the acoustic module has lower portion that is outwardly convex and is configured to sit in a lower concavity of the cavum conchae that is adjacent to the antitragus and lobule of the user's ear.