Bone Conduction Headphones ... any recommendation?
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Haven't tried them, but heard Shokz are good. And Costco has them on sale, both online and in warehouses.
I checked the price in a warehouse near me and it's the same as the online price. The Costco app lets you search the warehouse(s) near you to see if they have them in stock. Just hit the warehouse icon at the bottom of the screen and go from there. If you don't specifically go to that screen, then you'll be doing a search on costco.com.
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Thanks. I placed an order for an "Aftershokz OpenMove."
Why "Aftershokz OpenMove" rather than "Aftersokz OpenRun"? Because
- The "OpenMove" charges with a USB-C charging port while the "OpenRun" uses a proprietary charging port. I would rather not add yet another type of charging cable that I need to keep track of.
- I'm cheap. I could have gone with the "OpenRun Pro 2" to get USB-C charging but that would cost 180 USD.
Thanks for pointing me to Aftershokz. I did not know the brand before this. Thanks.
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I have heard of bone conduction headphones, but I don't understand how they work.
@Axtremus what is your interest in them? Are they supposed to sound better? Or maybe be safer?
@ShiroKuro , frankly my main interest is in earbuds/headphones that hang around the neck and won’t fall off when I move around vigorously (like typical wireless earbuds and some over-the-head headphones might). I could have gotten earbuds or headphones that meet that need, but bone conduction headphones seems to all come with designs that meet that need, plus bone conduction headphones leave the ears open when you wear them, which lets you hear your surrounding — important when you walk/run/bike in places with other people around — this can be considered a safety feature. So I figure I will try it out.
I have tried bone conduction headphones in trade shows and I have read up on its principle of operation before, so I have some prior familiarity with this product category. But I have never used one for real. So between my need for a pair of earbuds/headphones that won’t fall off easily and my curiosity for the bone conduction technology, I figure I would give it a try.
I do not expect “good sound quality” simply because bone conduction headphones leave the ears open and the user will be exposed to noise from the surroundings (i.e., lots of potential interference), but that’s OK for me because I don’t plan to use bone conduction headphones to do any serious music listening, more to listen to speech/spoken words (e.g., audio books, movie dialogues).
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I use shokz open run all the time. Ear buds generally won’t stay in my ears, especially during exercise. I like that they don’t plug my ear so I can hear traffic while walking.
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@ShiroKuro , frankly my main interest is in earbuds/headphones that hang around the neck and won’t fall off when I move around vigorously (like typical wireless earbuds and some over-the-head headphones might). I could have gotten earbuds or headphones that meet that need, but bone conduction headphones seems to all come with designs that meet that need, plus bone conduction headphones leave the ears open when you wear them, which lets you hear your surrounding — important when you walk/run/bike in places with other people around — this can be considered a safety feature. So I figure I will try it out.
I have tried bone conduction headphones in trade shows and I have read up on its principle of operation before, so I have some prior familiarity with this product category. But I have never used one for real. So between my need for a pair of earbuds/headphones that won’t fall off easily and my curiosity for the bone conduction technology, I figure I would give it a try.
I do not expect “good sound quality” simply because bone conduction headphones leave the ears open and the user will be exposed to noise from the surroundings (i.e., lots of potential interference), but that’s OK for me because I don’t plan to use bone conduction headphones to do any serious music listening, more to listen to speech/spoken words (e.g., audio books, movie dialogues).
