Customer Ratings & Reviews

Very light, very comfortable, very effective! I love this product, and I bought it on sale at Best Buy! I use it to listen to music, make phone calls, and even as a video conference headset!

The Shokz OpenRun Pro bone conduction headphones certainly have some nice features for sport headphones. However, everyone has different preferences for headphones, so I’ll discuss what I did and did not like, knowing that others may view the headphones differently based on their preferences. The headphones are very lightweight and sit comfortably on the ear. I’ve worn them for several hours at a time and they don’t feel heavy or awkward. They have enough flexibility for both larger and smaller heads, and that flexibility also allows me to put them on and take them off easily. Having the back portion of the headphone sitting low on the neck allows me to wear my cycling helmet without any issue or discomfort. I was not happy to see the proprietary USB charging cable. The charging cable has a magnetic connection to the headphones, not a microUSB or USB-C connection. So now I have to carry around yet another cable to charge this device, along with the risk of what I do if I lose the cable or it stops working. However, the connection is quite secure, and charging is faster than expected. The included case stores the headphones well and has an elastic holder for the charging cable. The case will easily fit in a backpack, and has enough structure to not get crushed—potentially damaging the headphones. This is my first experience with bone conduction sound. I personally find the technology quite innovative. As a cyclist, having my ears open instead of plugged (with earbuds) helps me stay much more aware of my immediate surroundings, and even allows me to have a conversation with my buddies, as long as the volume isn’t too loud. Music played through the headphones is adequate, but not spectacular. While the treble range and strength is good, bass is somewhat lacking. Podcasts and phone conversations were very crisp and had no distortion. The microphone works very well at a normal voice level. After using the headphones for several days, I understand why Shokx did not want to overdo the bass response. I found that when I had the volume a bit higher, a bassy male voice or bass-heavy music allows me to feel the vibration in my cheekbones. Turning down the volume one or two notches takes that sensation away. I would not want that sensation all the time. Do yourself a favor and don’t even bother downloading the Shokx app on your phone. I have an iPhone 11 and the app is buggy and useless. The pairing function in the app crashed several times, and the multi-pairing function in the app did not work at all. In addition, I was hoping for a dedicated equalizer in the app, but instead there is just a generic “music” and “voice.” While the app might be useful for firmware updates, I decided to pass on the app entirely. Pairing was easy using the included quick start card, but for multi-point pairing, I downloaded the manual from the internet and followed the detailed instructions, which worked very well. I have the headphones multi-linked to my phone and laptop. The headphones pick up the signal from one or the other when appropriate. Initiate a phone call, they connect to my phone. Move on to a meeting, and they pick up my laptop. Then go back to listening to a podcast, they go right back to the phone. An excellent feature. The volume buttons have good tactile feel, and are reasonably easy to locate even with cycling gloves on. The multi-function button does not have the same tactile feel as the volume buttons, but is also easy to locate both with and without cycling gloves. You need to be deliberate with double-presses (to advance music tracks), otherwise the headphones register it as two single presses. It just takes some getting used to. Locate the button, then tap, tap in quick succession. An audible beep indicates you did what you intended. A long hold of the multi-function button did activate Siri, which is always a nice feature to have, especially if I get a text message while on the bike and I don’t want to pull over to read it on my phone (and perhaps respond). Battery life was about 10 hours, as advertised. Very nice. I know I’ve provided a lot of information about the Shokx OpenRun Pro headsets. Overall, I like them. Having an open ear is very important to me, and when I’m on my bike, great bass response is not really my highest priority. I want headphones that are light, comfortable for long rides, easy to operate, have Siri functionality, play music with enjoyable quality and clarity, and last my entire ride. These fit the bill for me.

I was skeptical when told about them, but decided to try as I thought they would be good for trail riding. I can hear really good and they are comfortable

Best headphones for work & home. At work you can still communicate with your coworkers (the ones you want to anyway) with the press of a button (pause) by them simply speaking to you versus hand waving to get your attention with regular headphones. At home as a parent you can listen to your audiobooks, podcasts and the likes without having to worry about what your kiddo is up to, and especially when they’re quiet and knowing they’re up to no good. There are other bone conducting headphones out there but you will get what you pay for. Buy once, cry once.

Amazing for open ear listening. I’ve tried plenty of earbuds, but these have such an amazing battery life that I can wear them everyday, all day and just charge at night. Most days they’re on standby don’t even drain the battery half way. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for an open ear that doesn’t go in the ear canal. Multipoint works great, sometimes if you get close to your second connected device, it will beep, but it doesn’t change your audio until you play something on your other device.

They work wonderfully. Very lightweight and the sound is very clear. They have a very nice long range so that I do not have to have my phone / tablet right next to me at all times.

I really like these open air headphones they work great on my long runs. You can here what’s going on around you plus listen to your music with no problems

Love my new shokz. I recommend them for anyone that dont know what to what to get. They are light and dont hurt your ears

The best overall ear buds I’ve ever had , I can still hear all things goin on around me plus still hear a call I’m on or a movie I’m watching. If you use a pair of ear plugs with them the sound is deeper but kinda defeats the purpose of still hearing your surroundings. I believe for runners they would be the best because you could still hear someone coming behind you or whatever ,Much safer for eveybody

Love the sound, they are comfortable even with glasses. Only downfall is the wire between them is big for my head.

This thing is awsome, sounds great. o funny things in your ears. Charges fast, batterylife is incredible

These Shokz OpenRun Pro Bluetooth headphones have a lot of fantastic features, but I’d wager they’re really limited to some specific use conditions. They are not great everywhere, but do excel in certain circumstances. Out of the box, the headphones have a nice storage case with a molded insert, they’re lightweight (29g), and quick and easy to get turned on and paired to your mobile device (Bluetooth 5.1). To pair, just hold the volume up (+ button) for 6 second. You’ll hear voice prompts on the headset. The charging cable is only about 2ft long, is pretty thin, and is a proprietary magnetic connection, so be sure to keep track of it otherwise you’ll struggle attempting to charge them. While charging, the led on the side of the headset is red, once fully charged it will switch to blue. The Shokz app found and connected to the headset without issue and gave some easier ways to adjust equalizer settings if you didn’t like using the buttons on the headset. There are 2 EQ settings in the application: Vocal and Standard. The Standard setting was pretty balanced for general audio, perfect for music. The vocal setting boosts some of the higher frequencies and is great for phone calls or podcasts. On Standard EQ setting, music was balanced, but flat. There is more bass in this model which is an improvement over some of the previous models, but the bass is clearer on these. If you turn the volume up too much on bass heavy music, I find the headset almost tickles me and I don’t like it. The biggest caveat: little to no privacy. Anyone with in several feet of you can hear the music you’re listening to or hear the voices on your phone call. The high frequency audio comes out of the normal speaker directed at your ear, only the lower frequencies are actually bone conduction. While this is great for running as you can blast music while still hearing your surroundings, it’s not great if you’re looking for privacy in what you’re listening to. If you listened quiet enough and had more of a cubicle or office setup at work, you could get away with no one hearing what you’re listening to, but if you’re in a shared flex space, the noise will bother others. Overall, from previous models, these have enhanced bass, better battery life, easier to use controls, and a quick charge feature (5 minute for 1.5 hours of usage). They’re also IP55 rated to protect against sweat, splashes, and raindrops. If you need a pair better suited for worse conditions than that, Shokz also makes a IP67 rated model (regular OpenRun), or even a fully submersible IP68 rated model with onboard storage for swimming (OpenSwim). If you don’t need those features, you want the latest bone conduction technology, and you’re an avid runner or sports athlete that likes to hear your surroundings, these are a fantastic purchase.

Great product, I’m enjoying it. Full sound and very comfortable, 100% recommended

the sound is really good, it fits perfect to your ears and head.

I use these for riding my road bike. They sound better than I expected, decent bass and mids. Also allow me to hear traffic and other riders I'm passing or are passing me. Purchased on sale for 79.00 would I pay full price? Probably not just because I'm cheap HaHa! I would purchase again

I absolutely love these headphones! They paired with my Samsung S22Ultra. Getting phone calls is crystal clear plus I have been told people can hear me very clearly. One thing to keep in mind though, they are not noise canceling. I personally don’t care because that is not why I bought them. They have a great battery life too plus charging takes no time at all. I highly recommend them!!

Sound is clear and crisp! Fits perfect and comfortably.

Very good headphones for sports, and comfortable enough also battery life is plenty.

Stay on well while running and the sound is great!

Battery life is great, sound quality is good. Overall great product