Shokz OpenRun Wireless Headphones Black

I am overall satisfied as I can listen to music on the background, especially while cycling, without compromising my safety. Not to mention, in many countries it is actually illegal to have headphones covering your ears while cycling. In indoor scenarios, I can have them on and playing at moderate volumes, while carrying out conversations normally.Since I got them, many of my friends were curious about them so I let them try them out. Here's the collective feedback:- Fit isn't even close to snug. Even the mini version that I have hangs about an inch away from the back of my head, with the only contact points right around my ears.- Sound quality is poorer in comparison to similarly priced conventional headphones- The microphone works great indoors, but quite bad ... MoreI am overall satisfied as I can listen to music on the background, especially while cycling, without compromising my safety. Not to mention, in many countries it is actually illegal to have headphones covering your ears while cycling. In indoor scenarios, I can have them on and playing at moderate volumes, while carrying out conversations normally.Since I got them, many of my friends were curious about them so I let them try them out. Here's the collective feedback:- Fit isn't even close to snug. Even the mini version that I have hangs about an inch away from the back of my head, with the only contact points right around my ears.- Sound quality is poorer in comparison to similarly priced conventional headphones- The microphone works great indoors, but quite bad outdoors on the move. There are strong wind noises reported from the other end of the call.- The control button doesn't have a great feeling or feedback. It's low profile and has very little range of the click, oftentimes leaving me with a click and a miss instead of a double click, or even with a long click. It's worse when moving around, which is the main use case for these headphones. Also, when this happens when trying to double click in succession to skip a few songs, you may end up pausing the music with a click+miss and then redialling the last number with a double click.- Great battery life! Feels even longer than advertised.- Excellent rangeSo overall, I'd give them a 4/5 because of the innovative underlying idea. Once these type of headphones become more established on the market, these would be a solid 3/5.

The sound quality isn't going to be on par with your BOSE noise cancelling headphones, but it isn't designed to be. These are designed to still give you ample awareness of your surroundings, whilst also providing a decent quality sound. As someone who goes running in the evening along winding hilly roads, these have been a game-changer, making me feel much more confident of my surroundings and allows me to push further and faster, without slowing down to double and triple check road crossings like I used to with my old surround ear headphones. You won't get heavy BASS with these, as given they work via conduction of your ear canal, putting the volume up to max on a heavy bass soundtrack, simply gives a tingling feeling on your ear, which is not pleasant. However I ... MoreThe sound quality isn't going to be on par with your BOSE noise cancelling headphones, but it isn't designed to be. These are designed to still give you ample awareness of your surroundings, whilst also providing a decent quality sound. As someone who goes running in the evening along winding hilly roads, these have been a game-changer, making me feel much more confident of my surroundings and allows me to push further and faster, without slowing down to double and triple check road crossings like I used to with my old surround ear headphones. You won't get heavy BASS with these, as given they work via conduction of your ear canal, putting the volume up to max on a heavy bass soundtrack, simply gives a tingling feeling on your ear, which is not pleasant. However I have found myself using these over my noise cancelling headphones for other tasks as well. When I want to listen to the radio early in the morning, I'll have these on, not disturbing anyone else whilst also being able to keep an ear out for my children waking up. I often even after I pause my media to have a more lengthy conversation, then forget they are on my head, as they are actually quite comfortable for longer uses. I also have enjoyed being able to listen to music, tv news etc whilst soothing my child to sleep. Because of the conduction sound transfer, at medium levels of volume they make no external noise that might otherwise disturb my child, whilst also allowing me to communicate to her. Overall I think apart from times where I really want to be an audiophile, these have become my go to headphones. I'm probably going to be a heavy user, however even if the battery only lasts a couple of years (given it's non-replacable), i'd have no hesitation buying another one when the time comes. Maybe the only downside is it is a proprietary magnetic charging cord, so you don't want to lose that - may be inconvienient when travelling.

I can't wear ear buds, wanted something that could stay on when working out, wanted something small (easy to pack, less conspicious), and wanted something that doesn't block out other sounds. This headphone style meets all these needs!I'm not much of a critic on music sound quality, so can't speak to that, but these headphones are my go-to for any activity outside of work (where I use large noise-cancelling headphones), including walks around the neighborhood, going to the gym, or just doing the dishes. While granular control is limited with just a few buttons, there is a nice large "Pause" button on the left side, which makes it easier than most other headphones I've used to stop the sound and fully engage with someone interrupting me (then quickly restart). I ... MoreI can't wear ear buds, wanted something that could stay on when working out, wanted something small (easy to pack, less conspicious), and wanted something that doesn't block out other sounds. This headphone style meets all these needs!I'm not much of a critic on music sound quality, so can't speak to that, but these headphones are my go-to for any activity outside of work (where I use large noise-cancelling headphones), including walks around the neighborhood, going to the gym, or just doing the dishes. While granular control is limited with just a few buttons, there is a nice large "Pause" button on the left side, which makes it easier than most other headphones I've used to stop the sound and fully engage with someone interrupting me (then quickly restart). I also appreciate that if I need to stop using my headphones for a while (eg driving, long conversation), I can just leave them on instead of removing and risking losing them, as I often did with other small headphones in the past.This is my third set of headphones over the years from Aftershokz/Shokz, and my favorite pair yet due to the option to buy the mini size - it fits my head so much better than any previous versions which were only full-sized when I bought them (Trekz Titanium, Aeropex). It's reduced how much they stick out from behind my head, and increased the comfort of them. In the past I've had to wear them for a short while at first as I acclimated to how they press on my head--with this pair, I didn't need to do that. I'm hoping that there's also some increase in durability as my last pair snapped on the side (but still works, technically).I appreciate the quick charge improvement over the previous Aeropex model, and the sound range continues to be good as i run all over the house, leaving my phone in one place. I haven't yet used it much for calls, but the few I've done have been fine (held while in a quiet environment - predecessor had some challenges in noisy environment, understandably).