I love Bluetooth bone conduction earphones and I’m ready to buy something pricier, sturdier, waterproof, and hopefully sound far superior to everything I’ve tried.

I’ve had a few budget sets, and I love the convenience, portability, and weight of all of them, but the audio is obviously dog s***.

Are there any bone conduction headphones that are not dog s*** audially that any of you can personally attest to?

Thanks

  • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Aftershokz or Shokz I think they now go as.

    You are never going to get high fidelity audio as I think you already know just because of the way they work but shokz make the best, most durable, most comfortable sets out there.

    I wear mine for 10 plus hours 5 or 6 days a week, rain or shine, commuting in downpours etc never had issues beyond purely being worn out from how much I use them.

    To get the best sound you really need to wear protection of some kind, I use industrial grade ear plugs as I’m working with machines all day and they are perfect for this.

    I currently use openrun pro for reference.

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      3 months ago

      Ha, my use experience is almost the same. I always have a comfortable pair of foam earphones with me that I use unless I’m hiking or somewhere really quiet, and I can wear my Bluetooth set literally all day with zero problem because they’re so comfortable.

      I just want whatever a step up is in audio quality.

      Okay, I’ll probably be making a run at any audio stores that have shokz available for trying out.

      Thanks!

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        3 months ago

        As far as I’m aware the shokz are generally considered the best although the technology itself and the way it reproduces the sound is the most limiting factor I think so I’m not sure if they will be much better than what you have now.

        If you do find a brand that you find exceptionally good I would be interested in an update on how you get on though!

        I’ll keep buying shokz for now though :D