I was very excited to try these out for running and biking. However while using these they are so quiet that I cannot hear most of the podcasts that I listen to. Also there are no control buttons for pausing or skipping songs while listening to music. The quality seems nice and the range seems fine, but they don't really matter when I can't hear what I am trying to listen to.

Headphones are extremely comfortable, but sound quality and loudness was underwhelming. Walking through a busy warehouse was too much to hear anything with these, even with the volume all the way up. Once the volume was all the way up, distortion began. For the price, these lack the sound quality I expected. If you are looking for extreme comfort and will mainly listen in low-noise environments, then these headphones will do you good.

These are exceptional light, yet stay in place incredibly well. When I go on runs, walks, or riding bikes, with in ear headphones, I just was not aware enough of what was going on around me. With these, I have about 90% awareness. I'm still listening to music, so I'm still a little distracted still. I also love that I can walk around the house, listen to music and still hold a conversation. My wife is not into music as much as I am, and she has grown to appreciate that she doesn't have to yell or touch my shoulder when she needs to get my attention. They charge really fast and the battery life is great. The charging connection is proprietary, and that always bugs me. What I gain in awareness, I do lose in my picky audiophile sound. They do not compare to my in ear Beats, but they fit the function I want them for. I would totally recommend these to everyone trying to be more aware of their surroundings and still filling their ears with music. It will not blow you away with in ear sound, but that is not why I bought them. Great job Shokz!

Fabulous concept My criticisms are minimal I mostly listen to music and wish the sound quality was a bit better at higher volume Hence my 4 rating Before these i would not listen to music during cycling or skiing due to safety concerns With these, i can hear ambient sounds very well while listening to music or podcasts etc Great product!

Amazing quality!! Sound is on par for what was expect from shokz. This is the third pair I have owned and this model did not disappoint. Light weight, quick charging, what more could I say but pure awesomeness!! Thank you Shokz for this new design....you really outdid yourself!!

The sound quality and volume is worse on the new “open pro” than the original shox. I used to be able to walk down the street with traffic driving by and still hear. With the newest version the speaker just doesn't perform the same. I still love them, but disappointed in the newest version.

I wear bte hearing aids and purchased this model in case I needed to wear them to hear my books on tape, podcasts and music at the same time I’m wearing your product. As it turns out, I do need to wear my hearing aids in order to understand the words. The sounds I hear are a bit scratchy, just not real clear. I had tried a friends old pair of open run. I think that’s the style where there’s no much of a curve behind the ear. I don’t know how old hers were but the piece which makes the bone conduction possible was larger and more solid and I could hear speech very clearly. On the model I purchased ( actually got two different ones and found the bone conduction piece small and not as solid and tight to the sides of my face as my friend’s older pair) Not sure why the design change, maybe for comfort but I feel that comfort comes at the price of lessened speech clarity. At least for me.

The only issue i have with these headphones is that i wish there was a way to adjust the length of them. If I am wearing anything that has a collar the back of the device hits the collar and is very annoying. having it snug up against the back of my neck/head would make these a much better experience when wearing coats etc. if your only wearing a tee shirt they are perfect.

My brother was visiting and out his pair on my head to try. I was instantly sold. I bought pairs for my co workers and many of my friends have bought them too. I like being able to wear them all day for business calls on the go, listen to music in between and never have to take them out of my ears to have a conversation with someone. Oh and they never fall off my head. I love them.

This device is the BEST I’ve ever had for a Bluetooth earpiece. Because it’s balanced around the back of the head, there’s not so much pressure on the ears, and especially inside the ears. I feel like I can still listen and be alert to my surroundings, yet able to hear my music, audiobooks, podcast, whatever I’m listening to; and with a simple push of a button, change over to a phone conversation and listen and talk just fine. I love this thing!