It's actually a great product! I don't have to worry about not listening to surroundings when biking. Also great that I can wear them everywhere and don't have to take them off to talk to people, etc. Maybe it's sometimes hard to figure out where exactly is the best place for my ear to listen best, like cm movements change the sound strength. Either way they stay in place real well, and it's only sometimes that I have to adjust.

I bought my first Shokz mainly to listen to major league baseball games and not be confined to watching a screen indoors. With my Shokz I could be outside, and still be a part of other activity and conversation while keeping up with the ball game. Now I have the Open Run mini which fits much better and allows me to be more active while listening to any thing I want. Music, podcast, books, and of course Baseball all while relaxing, gardening or working out.

I own 3 pairs of the original aeropex purchased in 2019 through 2021. My mom has a pair for watching TV. I use a pair for work to make calls and two other pairs for working out and running. I have experienced no issues with any of them but have heard of the DOA issues, but have not experienced that. I take them on vacation and use them around the pool. I love these things obviously. waiting to purchase a pair of the black mini's to see if I like the smaller size. I bought the mini's for my mom and liked them better for their fit. my big recommendation is to register them on the Shokz site. i hardly know they are on and have often accidently worn my office set home. the sound is great for calls and no one has ever said there was an issue with the call. Music while running, working out and hanging out is good. I understand that the bass is going to be missing a little, but i am used to it. I think they sound great. I'm an 80's metal head so I listen to a lot of rock and it sounds fine and does the job while working out or running. I also have in ear buds for cold days and they do sound better but I lose the ability to hear passerby's or cars coming up behind me. I would say that's my only gripe and its not Shokz fault, its the inability to wear a hat that covers my ears while running. That's when I wear my buds, otherwise if I can run without a hat, my Aeropex are on. Great product and glad i found them.

This is my second pair of Shokz headphones. I was happy with the first pair that I bought a few years ago, and I still use them, but I wanted a second pair. These updated Shokz seem to have a few improvements - they connect to my phone faster, and the sound quality is a little better. Overall, very satisfied. And as a bonus, they did not have an offensive odor.

I love these headphones. They are great when I’m walking my dog. I can listen to music and still hear if someone is coming up behind me. The sound quality is great. I never really liked earbuds. I always worried they would pop out. These fit over your ears & stay in place. I won’t use any other headphones after these. Great investment, great quality, great technology.

I’m 100% deaf in my left ear and these head phones are perfect. I can listen to music/videos while still being able to hear cars or other things around me with my one good ear. I think they are great for situational awareness and everyone should shift to similar head phones.

The best for running! The mini Open run were so comfortable, I forgot to take then off. The sound quality is wonderful for phone calls, podcasts or music. This is my second pair and they are even better than the original Areopex. I recommend these to everyone!

They are super comfortable and sound good. Phone calls area far easier than many other headsets. I think I might have been better off with the mini (size-wise) but not sure without trying that model. Would recommend for sure with a caveat. One gripe, now I have another unique power cable to keep track of. If you misplace this cable, you have a very ineffective paper-weight. That's why 4 stars. My lady has a different shokz model and they use a USB-C cable and I could not find a single thing about the power cable online (not even on shokz website) prior to purchase - it does seem that detail is a significant oversight in the product description (I eventually found it in the 96 page user manual online). I was hoping this pair would have charge via a usb-c cable. Alas no. If I misplace the power cable, that might be reason enough to find another product that uses usb-c. I understand they are meant for exercise and a magnetic charger makes more sense given potential sweat and moisture but why not make that fact fairly obvious prior to opening the package?

I wear these practically all day at work (Real Estate Videographer). They let me stay in the zone with music while interacting with Agents, Sellers, and various software. People don’t seem to mind that I have them on because my ears are open and visible.

One critique. The charging cable. The magnetic thing may be a little cool, but who needs another different kind of charging connection. The move from USB-B to USB-C was fine because I have a USB-C in my office and in several places around the house. But I don't have spare two prong short cords.