Hear your fitness soundtracks clearly with these AfterShokz Sportz headphones. The PremiumPitch technology optimizes the quality of sound that reaches your ears through bone conduction, and the OpenFit design and flexible headband ensure a comfortable fit. These AfterShokz Sportz headphones let you enjoy up to 12 hours of nonstop listening.
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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.