AfterShokz - Sportz Titanium Wired Bone Conduction Open-Ear Headphones - Lava Red

I was skeptical of ear phones that were advertised as playing thru the bone in front of your ear. If they worked they seemed like they would be perfect to use for my summer walks. Of course I tried them out immediately, and they worked perfectly.

I must say that I like these headphones! The bone conduction technology is solid and allows me to wear them in my office while still hearing people trying to talk to me and other surrounding sounds. No more sneaking up on me! The unit I am testing does not have a mic or volume controls. I miss that feature immediately. Using the headphones with my iPhone and having to grab my phone to skip songs is kind of annoying. I've tried running with these but the wires do get in my way. They have a small charging box near the phone that I think they could have given a bit more length to to allow me to tuck it away more properly with my phone in my holder. On the subject of holders, they do provide a very nice water resistant bag to keep the headphones in. It's a just a TAD short to hold my iPhone 6S+ though. Another inch and I would have been able to store everything in there which would have been awesome and negated the short wire to the control box. Battery life seems fine for this type of thing but I do wish that they were completely wireless. If I have to charge something every so often, I would rather it be for wireless connectivity. The sound is great though. I pretty much stream Pandora all day long and the sound quality through these headphones is more than fine. Plus the ability to hear things in my surrounding give the effect of background music. I love it. I can see myself wearing these all day in the office and still being present and aware of everything while enjoying my own personal music. That is the real benefit of the bone conductive technology. The OpenFit design is perfect for people who want to enjoy their music but still be present and aware with their surroundings. This is a review for the AfterShokz Sportz Titanium Bone Conduction Headphones that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.

I work in a clean room and this is great. At loud volumes, it can be heard by people near me. I should have bought the one with audio volume control buttons however. I imagine it would be good for factory work, forklift, biking and doing laundry while baby is sleeping.

Overall a nice quality product. I like that it is all black and that it does not go into my ear so it cannot fall out while I am running. However the battery pack is a little heavy and even with the clipped pulls on my shorts. Also seems to need to have the volume on my phone very loud. Seems to increase in volume when I put my fingers in my ears which is kind of funny. Overall, too quite for me and I had a hard time making sure I was indeed using it correctly. The charging piece is hidden underneath a flap which is hard to open up but I imagine we'll be easier over time. This is really good for running but not really for everyday use. The instructions are easy to follow and very simple to use. That is why I give this product 3 out of 5 stars because it is good for its use but not good in everyday applications. This is a review for the AfterShokz Sportz Titanium Bone Conduction Headphones that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.

These are the second pair of Aftershock headphones I purchased. The first were Bluetooth and they worked so well that bought these bone conduction headphones to use with my IPod Nano that does not have Bluetooth technology. I cannot use normal ear buds or over the ear headphones due to hearing loss caused by exposure to loud noises. These bone conduction headphones solved my problem and the sound quality is good. The battery pack is a bit large and cumbersome but I'm willing to accept this drawback to have music play while I work out.

I needed a pair of headphones for live music performance that allowed me to hear the ambient environment as well. Good choice here. You can adjust the mix of headphone and ambient nicely. Negative is that they're hard to adjust and get situated properly. If they're not sitting just right, the sound quality can be very lacking. I play guitar and it sounds very tinny when not seated properly. Our vocalist loves using them for the same reason. You can get a lot of volume out of these. Do not use wireless models for live music performance however. There will be too much latency delay.

I wear mine everyday at work, I can hear my music plus everything going on around me. They where a little hard to get use to at first, but now that I've had them awhile they are great. I chose the wired over Bluetooth because it drains my battery so fast .

These headphones provide a reasonably good quality sound, however our use them mainly for listening to the news at the YMCA. The only issue I have with these is that I would like to tension to be a little bit tighter so they don’t feel like you’re slipping off my ears. The tension is not adjustable.