2024 the best sports headphones for running review


Price: $179.95 - $159.95
(as of Oct 18, 2024 08:15:16 UTC - Details)

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SHOKZ Open Ear HeadphonesSHOKZ Open Ear Headphones

Sound Starts With Shokz

SHOKZ, a rebranded name and logo of AfterShokz, was announced on December 28th of 2021. The renaming of Shokz demonstrates our commitment to future development and our role within the ecosystem of audio businesses. Though we may have a new look, rest assured we’re still the same brand as previous AfterShokz you’ve come to know, grow with, and love.

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How did we get our start?

Starting from 2011, SHOKZ makes unique listening experience provided by bone conduction technology available to the general public.

What makes our products unique?

We’re disrupting the headphone industry with our innovative open-ear design and patented bone conduction technology. The result is a premium listening experience while your ears stay open to your surroundings for maximum situational awareness, safety, and connection.

Why do we love what we do?

Our team is on a mission to enhance lives through our technology. We work to bring you comfort, performance and quality.

Open-Ear Comfort - OpenRun Pro features our best fit yet. Avoid the discomfort of in-ear headphones with our bud-free design. These headphones stay put during any workout. Includes Shokz headband
Safety & Connection - OpenRun Pro ensures you enjoy your favorite audio with awareness of your environment for improved connection and safety compared to traditional earbuds or over-ear headphones
Premium Sound Quality - Experience premium audio delivered through your cheekbone with our 9th bone conduction technology. Engineered with Shokz TurboPitch technology, OpenRun Pro headset features our best listening experience with clear sound, powerful volume, and a rich bass
Secure Fit - A lightweight, wraparound titanium frame keeps your wireless headphones stable and in place during intense training
10 Hours of Music & Calls - Enjoy ten continuous hours of music, calls and podcasts with our Bluetooth headphones. OpenRun Pro also features a 5-minute quick charge for up to 1.5 hours of battery life
Reviewer: L
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Life's Soundtrack
Review: For my safety, when I'm outdoors I want to be able to hear what's around me. However, I also like to listen to music. Trying bone conduction headphones seemed like a good fit for both things.If you're new to them, like I just was: the best way I can describe what it sounds like to wear bone conduction headphones, is feeling as if your life has background music. Whenever there's speech or ambient noise, then it's easy to hear. The music's volume seems to fade out as if an audio engineer were making room for dialogue or Foley effects—the gently rising sound of an approaching car behind me, crunching gravel underneath my sneakers, chirping birds, and even the wind rustling trees' leaves are all easy to hear.I did have to get the mini size of the Shokz OpenRun Pro, because I'm a petite woman who wears a size small in hats. Its fit is perfect for me. Also, I can wear my glasses just fine with the Shokz on. The back band would be uncomfortable if one's head were pressed against something, though. As such, I do think it's best for outdoor, active usage—as it's intended.Carrying case is a bit large - slightly bigger than a cup coaster. Folding it up too tightly would probably damage the back piece, which means these do take up significantly more pocket space than earbuds when properly tucked away. Plan for that if you want to travel with them, but not wear them the whole time.Its battery life is excellent. It's still reading at 100% even after around an hour or two of use. I keep the volume low, and I'm guessing that effects its usage time per charge.Audio quality is slightly better than mid. I'd say 7/10. Bass is noticeably not as resonant on the Shokz when compared with either a good pair of speakers, or with decent, traditional headphones. Mid-range and high bits seem fine enough. If you're listening to modern rock, pop, acoustic indie tunes, or whatnot, then I think it'll sound fine. But if a song has significant bass, such as hip-hop or EDM, then it'll noticeably lack a depth of sound.Buttons are easy to operate. I don't use it for calls, so I can't speak to that.Lastly, in addition to the case, manual, and charger, it also comes with a random, thin headband that has a silicon strip inside of it. It took me a little while to realize the latter was just supposed to be a random headband, and that it has nothing to do with using the headphones.

Reviewer: Just me
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Had my doubts, but it turned out good
Review: I like earbuds for their low cost and good sound quality. I decided to try these at the suggestion of a coworker. I work in the front office of a manufacturing facility. These headphones do well in the office for what I call "elevator music mode," it's low but just always there and I can hear things around me. I think they do well for multiple styles of music from classical to heavy metal and rap. The bass is better than I thought it would be and, surprisingly, I have noticed vocals are easier to understand than with earbuds I have tried.Here's a use case I discovered that the manufacturer might not have considered: these headphones work extremely well with ear plugs. When I go on the manufacturing floor I can hear my music clearly while wearing my earplugs. The tone isn't quite right compared to a stereo or ear buds, but it's still darn good. And the safety man can't grumble at me for not wearing PPE.There's a downside to wearing these with earplugs. Usually you can hear things around you even with earplugs, but with music on top of that you can't hear anything. So be careful. I suppose it's good if you stay in one area on the assembly line, but they do make walking around a bit more tricky.The good thing about wearing earplugs is the volume doesn't have to be turned up very much for the music to sound loud. I've frequently had battery life exceed 10 hours since I rarely play music over 50% volume during the day.They're also very convenient for phone calls. No one has had trouble hearing me on the phone, and I can do other stuff while talking. These headphones beat any other earpiece I've ever had.One last thought, range is very good. I can get around 50 feet from my phone while listening to music in free air (no obstructions... walls, etc). They will maintain a connection for a good distance beyond what is capable of audio transmission and resume playing when coming back into range. Oh, and they are comfortable. I wear them all day, even when they are not playing, with no problems.The price is a bit high, but I'd replace them with an identical set without any thought (I mean, assuming I have the money).

Reviewer: RM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I’ve used these for running for several months now and I just love them. I was not sure what to expect but I could not ask for more!~ This stays on my head no matter what. No matter how long I’ve been running, no matter how sweaty I get.~ I don’t have anything annoying stuck in my ear as with ear pods.~ I definitely feel safer. Because this sits in front of your ear and does not block your ear so I can still hear what is happening around me while privately enjoying my music.~ Very comfortable. Does not squeeze my head nor move around at all. Actually I don’t even feel them. Perfect!~ Reliably and easily connects with my phone every time. I then use Spotify for my music but of course you could use whatever.~ The sound is excellent. Some have commented on that the volume was too low. That’s not been my experience at all. It has a very good volume range with the volume button and using my iPhone.~ It comes with a hard protective case. Great for traveling with it!** I did purchase a lower model (Shokz AfterShokz OpenMove) at the same time… it did not feel as secure on my head and the sound was not quite as good. As well the lower model did not have a hard protective case. So of course I had to go with the more expensive one! How does that always happen?! Haha

Reviewer: Gerardo Saucedo Arevalo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Se escuchan muy bien, la batería les dura todo el día y se carga muy rapido

Reviewer: John
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bought these for my dad for Father's Day. He has been using these everyday. He says they are comfortable and use them while going on walks. He likes the ability to hear the surrounding and easy to answer phone calls.

Reviewer: Felipe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Som excelente.Bateria dura bastante e carrega muito rapido.Muito bom!

Reviewer: le Barbenchon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Utilisé pour :- marcher en allant au travail- courir- travailler dans mon bureau en restant alerte à ce qu’il se passe autour de moiL’autonomie est vraiment bonne, les 8/10 heures pour une charge, la charge est également rapide et la prise aimantée est pratiqueLe casque permet comme annoncé de rester en « contact » avec ce qu’il se passe autour de nous tout en écoutant la musique ou pour téléphoner (la personne nous entend très bien même lors d’une séance de running)Le son est de très bonne qualité, les musiques avec beaucoup de basses auraient tendance à faire un peu trop vibrer, mais rien de rédhibitoire, bien sûr la qualité n’égale pas un casque conçu pour l’écoute, désolé pour les mélomanesLa mise en place autour des oreilles est facile et le port des écouteurs se fait oublier, ils sont très bien pensés et épousent bien l’anatomie

Customers say

Customers like the comfort, quality, and battery life of the headphones. They mention they feel seamless, work well, and have a long battery life. Some are also happy with the durability. However, some customers differ on the sound quality, fit, and value for money.

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