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Love my shokz!!!
These are great. I have an iPhone 11 and somewhere along the line I have become allergic to silicone in my ears and so the traditional ear buds become a problem for me. At first I thought it may be Apple products, but trying other brands also irritated my skin. Being that I didn’t want to just wear over-the-ear headphones, I was left with very few option until I found Shokz. Although this particular brand doesn’t work seamlessly with my iPhone, I feel that the lack of controls I would normally get with Apple made audio products is acceptable due to how irritated my skin gets with silicone. Audio sounds great, very comfortable secure fitting. I use them for all areas of life just like any other pair of ear buds. Highly recommended for those with similar ailments. Very happy with this product.Show lessWatsonV76
Shokz vs Sony WF-1000XM4
I have used the Sonys for 2 years now. The Sonys are excellent for noise cancelling and sound. The only issue is I work in a way where I travel and walk with customers, having multiple conversations over the phone and in person. The Sonys noise cancelling is too good, with the amplification hearing tinny and difficult. Excellent head phones if you can or want to be isolated.
Shocks with the open ear design, truly work great for me. I can not only hear the phone and sound with out missing the conversations happening around me. I can also hear my surroundings, while listening to call or audiobooks.
When I am on site and working, I can actually hear things around me. This is an excellent safety feature for me being in construction.Show lessChillfctr
Almost
Pros: Sounds is way better than conductive types especially when driving etc where there background noise. Based on people I’m on the phone with, they indicate the background noise cancellation is impressive and they can hear me clearly even when I’m standing near loud music or loud machinery. Bass is impressive for open air concept. Nice to have the EQ to adjust for listening style/type. Stays on the ear securely. I can do all my ninja rolls without losing the earpiece. Can still hear my situational surroundings which is huge plus over traditional in-ear earphones.
Cons: Was not comfortable with my eyeglasses ( Yours may differ). Battery talk time can be better. Not sure if the app battery indicator is inaccurate or the battery is poor because my talk time was only about 50% of expected. Although open-air concept it covers just enough of the ear canal that I still get a little moisture buildup which is a bit annoying. They should also come up with a one-piece design connected with the cross-support across the back of your head for those not not needing separate one-piece functionality because it’s inconvenient having to juggle the individual pieces (I miss my conductive type that’s all one unit).Show lessrovermartian
Great for those who can’t do in ear headphones
I love these headphones, I had ear surgery a few times & can no longer use in ear headphones because of it, I also don’t like over the ear headphones because of the bulk. Shokz are perfect for being able to watch an episode of my favorite show & being able to hear my kids when I need to, they’re also great because they don’t feel uncomfortable, they’re lightweight enough to almost forget you have them on. Amazing when you need to make a phone call or listen to music while grocery shopping & feel like you need to be in your own world while picking up necessities while being able to pick up on the normal ruckus going on in the grocery store. Bonus perk is when people think you’re talking to yourself because its hard to see that you have the Shokz on when you have long hair covering your ears.Show lessSimplygreat2.0
Lightweight with clarity
I bought the around the head Shokz for my sister. She was complaining that when she is mowing the lawn she can’t listen to her music. She said she doesn’t want something that drowns out all the outside noise, so after checking out several different ones I picked Shokz. After she received them and she told me how wonderful they were so I decided to get some for myself. You have to understand, I LOVE MUSIC and I enjoy listening to it all the time. I bought noise cancelling headphones from Bose and I love them but like my sister, I wanted to be able to hear noises around me and the noise cancelling was too much on the Bose. I bought the new Shokz which just fit around my ear and I love them. I actually forget I have them on. Lightweight with extreme clarity and it makes gardening so wonderful and I owe it to Shokz. Thanks again.Show lessvadger
Great but Little Bass
I have enjoyed these open ear headphones for a few weeks now. I’ve had them connected simultaneously to my iPhone and MacBook. It does great to wear all day for conference calls on Zoom and Teams and I’m told that the mic is crystal clear. It’s also great for listening to audiobooks. But my favorite part has to be how they fit around my hearing aids. I have no problems wearing both hearing aids and Shokz all day long.
When it comes to listening to tunes, given how much the product website brags about the “enhanced bass with incredible depth”, I was underwhelmed to say the least. I’m sure they have done wonders to add a little bit of bass to open ear headphones, but that’s it. I’m my opinion, it’s on the verge of false advertising. Maybe I would be less disappointed if they didn’t cost so much.Show less77Boomer77
Wow
So comfortable you forget they are on!! They actually stay on when doing my 5 miles run and all my other exercises. I believe the sound is better from the open runs specially on the low deep sounds range. I love that you can hear the outside sounds when I am outdoor running since when I run is in the wilderness and I want to be able to hear any animal might be around!! When I am doing other exercises I usually do them early before work and before the kids get up and they let me hear if something is needed since I have a little one. The multi-connection works amazing changing across the designated devices automatically and it has never failed. I just discovered that if I leave my ipad in the middle of the house I can walk and listen to my music almost in every area in the house so the range is way better that my old open run with I still also love but my wife has claim ownership lol. I got them because as stated my wife was taking my old ones to much so went to website to get new ones and then I saw a new model so decided to give it a try. Now the problem is she is wanting this ones. LolShow lessYico13
Small price for peace
After trying another bone conduction headphone that was less expensive, had more features but were uncomfortable, I tried the OpenRun Pro. My wife was always complaining that she couldn’t talk to me when I was wearing earbuds which caused me to try bone conduction headphones. After two weeks she tried them. Result, I bought her a set of OpenRun Pro Minis. Small price for peace. I sleep on my side and can sleep all night while wearing them. I wish I had them when I was a bicyclist. They have good Bluetooth range and reasonable sound for music. If I had one wish they would automatically switch to my iPhone when a call came in.Show lessIquiltIam
Disappointed with both the app and the headphones.
Opened the headphones yesterday, excited to put them to use. Have been working on them ever since. The left earphone doesn’t work at all (yes, it’s fully charged). In the app is shows that the right one is connected and the left is not, so I have to put ten both back in the case and hold my fingers in them every time I want them to connect. Once that’s finally done, the app is telling me that there is an update I need to download. Started the download last night, woke up this morning, the update was still at 1%. I know it said it would take a few minutes, that was a few hours. Have “forgotten” the device in Bluetooth a few times, have deleted the app a few times, still the same issues.
Nothing but a huge pain in the rear since I received these, it shouldn’t take hours of work to simply get to use headphones. Should have just gone with Bose.Show lessUnintelligible Nickname
Developer Response
We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Please kindly contact our customer service team at customer.service@shokz.com.Shokz Open Run, Open Fit and Open Fit Air
Shokz is an amazing company that produces a great Product and backs them up with great warranties and great customer service. I have a pair of Open Run, a pair of Open Fit and a pair of Open Fit Air and they are all amazing. My wife has 2 pair of Open Run, a Pair of Open Fit and a Pair of Open Fit Air. She prefers the open Run and I prefer the Open Fit’s. I have had a couple pair replaced under warranty and they got me the replacements in less than 2 weeks. They all sound great and function as described. I’ve had a couple instances over the last 4 years where a connection was lost. But that’s it. I re-pair them and we’re golden. I don’t work for Shokz nor am I paid for this review. I’m just a good ole boy from Arizona who likes to give credit where credit is due. Thank you Shokz!Show lessYubicon
