Customer Reviews for Shokz - OpenRun Mini Wireless Bone Conduction Open-Ear Bluetooth Endurance Headphones (USB-Charging) - Black
Customer Rating
4
They work great. They feel
on December 16, 2023
Posted by: john b.
They work great. They feel great. However they have a unique charger that is a pain. A normal charger would make the product 5 stars. The charger works fine but a "special" charger us just greedy.
I love the convenience of my OpenRuns. I work as a handyman/carpenter/woodworker and I appreciate that I can listen to music, hear what’s going on around me, and not have to remove them to put in hearing protection. I’ve tried other bluetooth earbuds but none of them stay in my ears, even with over-the-ear loops. Shokz solve that problem beautifully. The sound won’t win any audiophile awards but that’s not why I got them. For me it’s a winner for ease of use and the sound is good enough for me. Battery life is as advertised or better. Happy with my purchase. Wish they came with a hard case, though.
Love these mini ones the regular size was never very comfortable for me fit Hubby perfect Now I understand the comfort he was talking about. I can hear conversations so much better with this fit
This is my first purchase of shokz, overall I'm very pleased with one exception, it does not last long enough on the charge. The fit, comfort and sound quality for the price are exceptional. I can't find anything bad to say about them except for the battery life between charges.
The good: I got a pair of these for myself and my husband recently, and we both love them. I got the smaller size for me (5'5' woman with small head) and got the regular size for my husband (6'1 man with regular size head), and they fit us well.
- We like to run outside, and these feel much safer than wearing earbuds while we're around cars.
- Also, my husband is always fighting with the need to clean wax out of his earbuds, and that problem is eliminated here, which is honestly the reason I looked into these in the first place :P
- I'm also excited to wear them in the pool next summer, swimming laps is maximum boring with no sound.
- I like that I can wear them around my neck when I take them off vs. having to hold ear buds in my hand when I take them off.
- I like that if one of us is listening to something and the other starts talking, we can still hear each other without having to fiddle around and pull something out of our ears.
The less good: I had hoped to wear these for work calls too, but I think the mic quality is not as good as my earbuds, so I am mostly using these for exercise and not work.
One thing I would change - they don't turn off automatically after a period of dormancy. They don't burn a lot of battery when they're just sitting on my desk, but they stay connected to my bluetooth until I manually disconnect them, and I don't love that, esp bc I'm using other ear buds for work. If I had my way, they would turn themselves off after 10-20 minutes of dormancy.
The take home: We are really happy with these and I do recommend them! We love them so much that I just bought a pair for my brother for Christmas!