They are awesome! I’m a heavy equipment operator and if you aren’t familiar with heavy equipment they are big and loud. I wear hearing protection and still hear and talk on my Shokz!
I love Shokz! I actually bought this pair for my wife as she's getting into running, after buying my own pair almost a year ago. They're great in rain and stand up to long, sweaty runs, and being able to hear what's going on around you while listening to music is definitely safer. I also bought a pair for my 85 year old dad for Christmas. He doesn't hear well and always had the TV volume up so loud it annoyed my mom. The first time he put the Shokz on, his eyes lit up. He says he heard better with the bone conduction than with his ears, and with the TV splitting the sound between his Shokz and the speaker bar, mom can listen at a better volume for her. A win win for both of them! There are only a handful of products I recommend to others, much less write reviews for, but Shokz is at the top of the list!
Defective unit that I will be returning. Email and text notification sounds are faint chirps, unlike audible signals provided by previous Shokz product I have owned.
This is my 2nd pair of shokz. The 1st pair lasted about 3 years before the battery needed constant charging. Best thing since sliced bread in my opinion. Great design, comfortable, and sound quality is excellent.
Ask me again in a few weeks. I will be traveling with them and hopefully telling everyone about them! I do not like the function button it doesn't appear to work correctly.
Battery life is amazing. I wear them for 4 hrs a day and only charge them Once a week. The sound quality is shocking for bone conduction. I’ve been extremely impressed. If I ever break or lose my OpenRuns I’ll buy another set immediately!