open-eared

Adjective

open-eared (comparative more open-eared, superlative most open-eared)

1. Listening closely to something; attentive.
   • Companies should be open-eared to feedback from their customers.
   • "She is passionate yet level-headed, committed but collaborative, and focused on making important change, while remaining creative and effective," Damodaran wrote in an email to the News. "As a leader, she is extremely communicative and open-eared, which has allowed our group to be most effective...2018 April 11, Serena Cho, quoting Kiran Damodaran, “CANDIDATE PROFILES: Saloni Rao '20”, in Yale Daily News, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2021

   Antonyms:

   closed-eared

2. Being receptive or open-minded to new styles of music.
   • Many people tend to listen to what they know, but others are more open-eared.
   • Which is everywhere—being open-eared is ostensibly a sign of anti-racism (not really) and gender progressivism (also not really) and is at least slightly aligned with the tenets of poptimism.2014 December 9, Jon Caramanica, “Best albums and biggest rapper 2014: Jon Caramanica on J. Cole, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj, Bobby Shmurda, Drake.”, in Slate, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021

   Antonyms:

   closed-eared

3. Synonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”).
   • Not sure if Rat shack has any more decent headphones (you might find some old Pro-25's that they might still have in stock if you're lucky) but those are open eared.2001 June 15, Chris G., “Shit n' A' STUDIO IS WHACK DICK”, in alt.music.4-track (Usenet)
   • While they are small open eared headphones, they have excellent sound quality, are fairly comfortable for wearing for long periods of time, and the bass response on them is absolutely incredible.2002 May 2, Chris G., “Headphone recommendations for POD/V-amp”, in alt.guitar.effects (Usenet)

   Synonyms:

   open-back