CMF Launches $99 Clip Pro Earbuds, Undercutting $200 Rivals

3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Aug 14

$99 CMF Clip Pro earbuds mark the budget sub-brand’s first clip-style model, targeting buyers who want open-ear comfort without paying the roughly $200 charged by Bose, Sony and Shokz rivals.
Comfort is the main draw: the flexible clip avoids in-ear pressure, while sound is solid for the category despite the usual open-ear tradeoffs in consistency, ambient interference and potential leakage at high volumes.
A sale price of $79 already puts the earbuds closer to their perceived sweet spot, especially since Nothing’s own Ear 3A launched last month at the same $99 with more features.
Calls were generally clear and less buggy than the Ear 3A, though an aggressive noise gate can clip word endings and makes quiet speakers sound muffled.