Aftershokz Air Bone Conduction Wireless Bluetooth Headphones with Reflective Strips, Slate Grey

Over the winter, bummed by the pandemic and in a generally grumpy mood otherwise, I committed what until then I'd considered a cardinal sin--running with headphones. My over-the-ear Bose allowed me to enjoy entire albums uninterrupted and reminisce about the good old days spent outside doing things, among people, who were also doing things.Alas, my old, reliable Bose were too much when the summer heat came on, and they just aren't safe now that the roads have filled up again with people. Since I very much dislike in-ear (itchy/ticklish) and on-ear (pinch/pressure) headphones, I was willing to sacrifice some sound quality for comfort and safety. These have exceeded my expectations by far.When the bluetooth volume on the source is set at a moderate level--in the high/max comfort zone range before your phone warns you that you may experience hearing damage at such increased volumes--you can hear the music and vibration ever so faintly from the ear pieces. It's sort of like when you butt dial someone and hear tiny voices whispering to you from your pocket. It's almost inconsequential. Once they touch your face, however, the music comes through loud and clear.Songs with heavy bass vibrated my face a little more than I like, but that's to be expected. My face was acting like a subwoofer. Maybe leave the dub-step off the playlist unless you're interested in rattling things loose in your sinuses. I tested these on my husband at the same volume with the same music and, when worn, I could not hear the music at all, even standing right next to him.The headphones fit well. During a three mile run in 90-degree heat I never once had to adjust them. In fact, I stopped to chat with a neighbor, paused the music, and completely forgot I was wearing them until my timer app told me my cool down was over and scaring the living crap out of me. And that's the thing, it was almost like wearing no headphones. I could hear her, birds chirping, dogs running up behind their fences, cars pulling out of alleys. I was running with music playing in my head, able to hear the world around me, without earphones shoved in my ear canals. It was exactly the experience I was looking for.To wrap up, the included case is sturdy, set up was incredibly easy, and they appear well made. The manufacturer also included a set of ear plugs for loud environments and reflective tape to make the headset all the more safe to wear at dusk or after dark. (Admittedly, I didn't read the list of included accessories. I put them in the cart and expected to be disappointed.)Overall, I'm impressed. Sound quality and comfort are very subjective things. Speaking as someone who enjoys music, plays music, and owns separate headphones for listening, recording, and mixing music, I didn't expect much from these. What if they turned out to be tiny, external speakers strapped to your face? I'm happy to say they're not that at all. I'm looking forward to my next run all the more now that I can listen to Aesop Rock and hear myself fumble my way through the lyrics at the same time. Stay true like a wolf wearing wolf pants!

EDIT 11/1/2019: I was looking at my profile and noticed this old review and realized I needed to update it.I did eventually get my hands on a working set of actual Airs (I believe I wound up just ordering directly from the company to get exactly what I wanted). They have been awesome, the sound quality is great for bone-conducting headphones and the battery lasts a good long while. I enjoy being able to control the volume, pause the audio, or skip to the next track from the headphone buttones themselves rather than digging the phone out of my pocket. If I lost or broke these, I wouldn't hesitate to order another pair immediately! I will say the call quality as a phone headset leaves something to be desired, but that is not why I ordered them, and I would definitely recommend it not be why you order them either. It's nice to be able to use them for that purpose rather than dig your phone out to answer a call during a run or while bicycling, but it's a compromise solution at best.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I've had Trekz Titaniums for over a year and a half now, I wore them when I ran or rode my mountain bike. Great headphones, I've really enjoyed them. The sound isn't perfect, but that is the sacrifice I gladly made to be able to hear car traffic or bicycles overtaking me when running on trails. However, I recently finished a run, wiped down my Titaniums and tossed them on my passenger seat. Sometime between then and when I grabbed them that evening to take them in to charge, the band right behind one of the earpieces cracked, leaving that speaker kind of floppy. I have no idea how, I assume it got wedged in the crevice of the seat and I set something on them. It was definitely my fault, because they weren't cracked when I took them off.So, bummed, I came to Amazon (where I got the first pair) to order another. Upon searching them up, I see that Trekz has a new design called the AIR that they claim are not only lighter and sturdier but sound better as well! Now, the weight of the Titaniums had never really bothered me, but lighter is better when it's hanging from your head. And while the sound quality wasn't terrible, it could definitely be better. But the biggest reason I decided to go with the $50 more expensive AIRs is that they claimed to be sturdier, with a titanium band all the way around. That seemed like a great idea to me, considering why I was back in the market for headphones.So, after determining that the standard Airs were out of stock for weeks apparently, I went ahead and ordered this pair with some goofy reflective tape I absolutely do not care about for an extra $10.They duly arrived two days later and I eagerly took them out of the box (side note: the packaging is a little much, AfterShokz). They are definitely lighter and lower profile than the Titaniums I was replacing, yet felt fairly sturdy. I plugged them in and fully charged them before pairing them with my phone. After charging and pairing (which was as easy as could be) I popped them on to see how they sounded.Initially, I was quite impressed with the sound. They definitely seemed an improvement over the Titaniums. You're never going to get good in-ear earbud quality from bone-conducting headphones, so get that idea out of your head. You are sacrificing some sound fidelity to get the sound through your skull rather than blocking your ear canals, so you can still hear what's going on around you. Nevertheless, I was happy.Then, I switched over to some jazz with a little bass and noticed that the right speaker was buzzing terribly with the bassline. I pulled it away from my ear, and the left side sounded great. Put the right back on my head and it sounded like a blown $5 speaker from a blue-light special. I switched the equalizer setting, which seems to pull most of the bass out, but it still buzzed and now neither speaker sounded very good.So, now bummed that I have received a defective pair, I package them back up, request the return with Amazon and print off the shipping label. However, I am impressed enough with the one good speaker that I decide to go ahead and order another pair right away, so that I will have them by the weekend. I trust Amazon isn't going to screw me over on the return so I just purchased another pair rather than waiting for the return credit.Two days later, on Friday, I receive my 2nd pair. I open the Amazon box and immediately realize that I am looking at a pair of Trekz Titaniums, just like the pair I broke. I am initially cross with myself, thinking I must have somehow ordered the wrong thing. But then I remembered clicking the "Order again" button from my AIR order. So I log in to Amazon and sure enough, I did order the same exact Trekz Air headphones that I'd received the first time. Only this time, I'd received a pair of Titaniums, which sell for $50 less than I was charged!Wondering how this could have happened, I look all over the box for an inventory sticker, and found it stuck to the plastic shrinkwrap (which I had thankfully not immediately ripped off of the box before realizing it was the wrong product). Right there on the paper inventory sticker, it said "Trekz Air" headphones. Ironically, the sticker was placed over the bar code on the actual product box, but didn't cover where the box says "Trekz Titanium". See the attached photo, assuming I uploaded it correctly. Somehow, they've labeled their Titanium inventory with the stickers meant for the Air headphones. OOPS!I looked at the shipping label on the Amazon box, and it says "AfterShokz" above the return address. But, it's the same return address in Lexington, KY that the first box had, and that one says Amazon Fulfillment. So I don't know who screwed up the inventory stickers, but if you order a pair of these, you better make sure you get what you paid for, and not a pair of Titaniums that should have cost 2/3 the price!So, now I am shipping back two pairs of headphones, one defective and the other not even what I ordered, and I still don't have a pair to wear - or do I? Turns out duct tape was sufficient to temporarily fix the old Titaniums for now, so I've still got tunes for the trail. Nevertheless, I intend to order YET ANOTHER set of Airs, because the sound out of the left speaker of the first pair really did sound nice, and they were incredibly light.If I ever get a fully working pair of actual Air headphones, I'll update my review with my thoughts on how they actually sound in stereo!

O fone é ótimo, porém ficou grande na minha cabeça: a parte que tem que ficar encostada na mastóide (atrás da orelha) fica longe da mesma, portanto a função da condução óssea ficou prejudicada. Mas mesmo assim dá pra utilizar. Eu já tinha testado o de um amigo, e o dele encaixou perfeitamente, sendo fantástica a função. Por isso comprei. Mas infelizmente o meu está largo

Best headset I have used so far and I have tried a lot of them to get here :)

Tiene excelente calidad y muy cómodos, que es por lo que lo adquirí

It is as expensive as Air Pod's and I had to make a decision between the two. My primary area of usage was for outdoor activities like running and cycling which solves the purpose spot on... folks should go for it blindly if needed for above.

コロナ禍にてリモート会議が多くイヤホンタイプだと耳穴が痛くなり会議しながらその他作業をパソコンで並行作業してるのでリモート以外の人との会話や話しを聞き取れなくて毎日イライラしてました。　しかしこちらは耳穴を塞がずに音楽やリモート会議が出来て　周りの声も聞こえてくるので重宝してます