I bought these after borrowing my partner's Aeropex for over a year. I was surprised to see that Aftershokz was now just Shokz, the aeropex are now called "openrun". I assumed it was just a name change and ordered my pair, excited to have my own. I was so disappointed when I first used these headphones- although they look almost exactly the same, you can tell they changed something about them. We did a blind sound test with the Openrun and previous Aeropex and both my partner and I could tell which ones were the Openrun. The sound quality is a little worse, not super noticeable but once I realized they sound more muffled I can't unhear it. The main annoyance is when the volume is turned up high (not all the way, anything over around 75%), the headphones vibrate a little bit. Specifically the part distributing the sound right outside your ear, so it's just a constant tickle that can be so annoying. I love some things about the headphones, they allow me to listen to music/podcasts and hear my surroundings, which has been helpful in all sorts of situations. This version also charges a lot faster than the prior, but they also seem to run through battery faster. I used to charge the Aeropex maybe once/week with regular use, but I have to charge the Openrun every 1-2 days. It's not a huge deal since they charge so quickly, but something to keep in mind depending on your use. Ultimately I don't think I'd repurchase. It feels like the company changed the quality while hiding behind a "new and improved" battery, which feels gross and exploitive. They're pretty expensive for the issues that come with it. Really disappointed in these changes :(

These are definitely better than my last pair! I got the open run, size small, and they fit better. Perfectly around my neck, but still a little big when I'm wearing them on my ears. I use them everyday while walking (generally an hour at a time), sometimes twice a day. The first week I had them I forgot to shut them off. Never had issues with them dying on me but I did recharge them just in case. Sound quality is good, I only use them for calls if I happen to get a call while on my walk. I definitely think this was a good upgrade!

Previously, I used samsung ear buds, and they worked pretty well but battery life was an issue and I always had to take one out to talk to someone. With these (openrun) I can hear everyone just fine and after a 10hr shift they are still at 60% battery life (way longer than advertised). I want another pair for home!

I don't like having a piece of headphones introduced in each of my ears. My encounter with SHOKZ was quite timely. Now I can listen to my music and answer my calls while I'm driving in a very confortable way without having to feel a strange object in my ears.

I prefer the old style of the Air headphones. The buttons on these are too small, I had to stop running to fumble around with the multi function button when I wanted to skip a song. Also don’t like that it now uses a proprietary charger, one more charger to carry around

I wanted a pair of headphones I could use that allowed me to be able to hear what was going on. Earbuds hurt my ears, and I don't like using headphones because I can't hear what's going on around me. I like that I wear these and hear what's going on around me, but easily use the headphones if I get a call. I've not had any problems with hearing music or calls and I have not had any complaints is people not hearing me. The only thing I don't like is if I use these to listen to directions from my GPS app is that the is a delay from when the app starts to give directions to when the sound starts, so sometimes part of the directions gets cut off. Overall I have been very satisfied and would recommend these and would definitely but then again.

I love these! They hold a charge well and they have great sound quality. They are a little weird to adjust to but you get used to them. I listen to podcasts and music on them and the sound is good. I do wish they had an option for people with smaller ears but they still work.

Loved them at first! I felt so safe with the open ear technology but the battery would die very quickly so I charged after each run and now it will not hold a charge. It charges and red light comes on but then it never charges enough to turn on even if I leave it to charge overnight. I have only had them 3 weeks and wanted them for my ultra next week. So disappointed!!

Love them!! I this is my second pair of headphones from Shokz and I absolutely loved my first pair, the only downside to it was that the band that goes around my head was too big so sometimes they would move around a bunch depending on what I was doing so when I saw that their was a "mini" version I had to get it and it they have been spectacular and I don't accidentally bump the band and move them nearly as much. I love that I can put these headphones on and listen to a podcast or video on my phone and still be able to hear everything going on around me, which is an absolute must when I am at home with my crazy toddler running around all unpredictable as toddlers do so she can't sneak off and destroy things or hurt herself while I'm washing dishes or whatever because i can still hear what she is up to and know when shes going from room to room. 150% recommend to any and all parents for this reason alone, but there are many other great qualities to these headphones on top of that!!

I purchased AfterShockz with high hopes of using the bone conduction technology but the first disappointment came when I tried using the headset outdoors - on a call, I could not hear the other person AT ALL and neither could they! The second disappointment was when the headset decided to start beeping after connecting to my Mac - the annoying beep led me to just not use the headset and I remembered how annoying this was when I asked a friend to try this. He was put off by the beeping sound experience and decided to not go with AfterShockz after this experience. This is unacceptable from a headset at this pricepoint - very very disappointed.