These are hands down the best pair of bone conduction headphones I've ever owned– I've tried generics that fell apart, and a mid-range Aftershokz, where the build quality, battery, and sound were okay, but they failed at the volume rocker/power button.
Some general perks you get with just about any bone conduction, I bought these because I want to keep situational awareness– walking around, I want to know if there is someone coming up behind me, be they on a bike, walking, or in a car. Of course, this means on the downside, they don't block out the annoying music or loud conversations you hear on the bus for example.
I can also listen to these at work while still responding to phone calls, questions, etc. They're easy to pause and hit play again, merely by tapping on a button on the left headphone area.
I also have mismatched ear-canal sizes, and I find that these are vastly more comfortable than even my other favorite headphones, the Powerbeats Pro.
This pair may seem pricey, but I find that they are vastly superior– on top of virtually no noise bleed that you get with conductive headphones at higher volumes, they battery life is amazing. I can literally wear this all day, listening to podcasts and then workouts or whatever.
Another huge benefit, one of the weak points in other bone conduction headphones, are the bespoke chargers for them. My last Shokz required buying generic chargers to replace the one they came with– these take just regular USB-C, and on top of that, they charge amazingly quickly. I'd estimate you can go from low battery to full in about 20 minutes at most.
The fit is amazingly secure. I've literally forgotten I was wearing these while doing Krav Maga practice, which includes jumping jacks, summersaults, punching drills.
I've even worn them in the shower (for brief periods, it doesn't recommend this, but it's worked– just make sure you seal the USB-C port with the rubber stopper). Rain doesn't do a thing to them.
The signal strength is also very strong for a pair of Bluetooth headphones. I can walk about 30 feet away until the signal starts to degrade, and I've down laundry downstairs with my phone upstairs in my room and I still get a clear signal.
So far as call quality– I will say it's a weak spot with these headphones. You can hear fine, but the microphone will really pic up a lot of background noise, such as wind and background conversations.
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