Customer Ratings & Reviews

My son has this thing about stuff in his ears so he headphones but he tried these and he loves them he can hear his music and still here everything else

Excellent Quality one of the best headphones i ever bought

It's great and lasts long and is painless in the ears.

I love this item I can keep it on at work and no one notices it's on me and I'm still able to hear everybody else around me. The only thing is when I start a machine I have to put it on Max volume. The machine I use is a high speed furniture I am a custodian.

Best Bone Conductive Headset on the Market! Awesome battery life. Very comfortable.

Ooohh my God is amazing my husband gave it to me as a gift I am so happy

I'm not much of a runner, but I do bike with headphones/earbuds quite often. So I wanted to see how these performed while out for a ride. I'm always aprehensive of not hearing a car coming up behind me. So I put paired these with my iPhone and took of on my eBike. With the audio at about 80% I could hear an approaching motorcycle, a good start, pretty much what I was hoping to find. just after I rounded a corner, a Tesla zipped by, I never heard it, but it's pretty stealthy. I then rode down to the park at the end of my street, and at 80% volume I really could not make out any conversations, but I could see lips moving. I dropped the volume to 50% and I could hear voices but I could not make out the words without turning the volume down further. So at norma or lowered volume you still can't make out conversations, so don't plan on talking to someone with these on at moderate volume, they still pump enough volume toward your ears to prevent you from hearing much. But pausing the music, I don't need to take them off to be able to hear like I do with earbuds. And they are VERY comfortable, you don't feel like they are going to fall off, bouncing over a speed bump at 20mph I had no problem with them staying in place. My bike helmet has built in "headphones" and these Shokz sound so much better, not even a fair comparison. So I'll move on to my normal listening tests. I started by listening to Boston's first album. More than a Feeling had some nice kick but the highs seemed to be missing (I had not noticed this on my eBike ride, with the wind in my hair). With Boston's Foreplay/Long Time the stereo separation was spectacular, but the high end was still weak. You could hear the soundstage moving around (as expected). The mid-bass was nice and tight, the tom-toms sounded nice and full and it has some kick on the side of my head. The bass opening in Smokin had the vibration of the headphones earning their "Shokz bone conduction" name, the mid-bass also sounded, great, but the airy highs were notably missing. But as I listened to the clear separation of the right and left sound stage, It felt like my head was playing with the sound, at points the sound was clearly right and left , but at other points it was more centered in front of me (or inside my head). Good headphones will give this illusion. As I closed out with Let me Take you Home, the missing highs, was not bothering me as much and I was noticing how nice the balance was for open ear headphones. The bass was very different than good over the ear headphones, but it's all about playing with my head, in how they perform, with the vibrations of the headset replacing true deep bass, but it manages to fool the head/brain to a large extent. Now on to Pink Floyd's DSOTM, I know what I expect from every note in this album. The "crazy" vocals in Speak to Me, were well centered, not just in the background. The music spins right to left and back (great separation, the stereo R/L soundstage was still excellent). The lack of highs were more noticeable in some of the vocals, but the mids were very clean. The Clocks on Time were good, and The Great Gig in the Sky's female voices were nice but missing the pinpoint high tones. The warble at end was just almost in audible. Again the bass in Eclipse was very cool sounding, but the soft background voices were hard to discern without more noticeable highs. So, I really liked the feel of these on the head, I could wear them all day, they claim to run for up to 10 hours on a charge, but after about 8h use I got a battery low warning. Still acceptable. They come with a nice travel case, and a proprietary to USB-A charging cable. I wish it had a standard connector, like USB-C, as I have lots of these. So another cable to "not loose" (-1/2 star). The vibrating head bass is pretty effective, I expected it to be more gimmicky, but it does fool you head to a large extent. The open air drivers that point into your ear (see pictures), can't be heard by others around you (also surprising), but if you attempt to talk with them on, you'll likely be talking loudly. As I said the high end does not match the power/balance of the low/mid end (-1/2 star), but over all its very listenable, especially given the comfort of the 'head phones'. I really did enjoy the comfort, few headphones/earbuds I've tried are this comfortable. I was able to use them on my elliptical and stationary bike (but the eBike was more of real workout), so I don't doubt they would be fine for running, they will stay put. They won't yet replace echo canceling high end headphones. There is a Shokz app that lets you adjust the equalization (two modes) and update the firmware. I had no issues pairing them, and was able to use the BT from over 30 feet away. They are very nice headphones.

The best headphone I used ever Easy use easy contact especially when you connect it with two devices

Best for normal calls and music, I am enjoying for more than 2 hours.

Great earphones is to cool and very good product, I enjoy them so much

Nice pair wish it had longer battery life butvfor the money good buy

I use them for work for safety. They get louder with earplugs.

Great for riding. You can hear everything around you.

Battery life 4 to 5 hours Not 10 hours Cannot talk in certain environments.

These things work really well, audio is decently clear, but dont expect headphone or ear buds quality music. But its really nice to listen to music while still hearing things around you. Only drawback is battery life with a weird charger. Tgey shoukd use a usb-c charger which is very common.

Great, it would be better if used USBC to charge instead of the unique connection.

Pretty solid and unique headphones. I use them when working out and they fit pretty snug. Haven't had any issues with them yet.

These headphones are great they don’t hurt my ears at all

I got the following in quotes from an article explaining the concept and technology behind these types of “bone conducting” headphones. The ones I am reviewing and enjoying are the SHOKZ OpenRun Pro model: “Unlike regular headphones or earbuds, bone conduction headphones don’t rely on speakers to create sound. Instead, they use two transducers to vibrate your skull—or, more specifically, your cheekbones. These vibrations find their way to your cochleas, where they’re translated into “sound” for your brain. Bone conduction effectively bypasses your eardrums, leaving them free to hear external noises while you enjoy music, podcasts, phone calls, or other sounds from your headphones.” That is the beauty of this technology: the user hears great sound while still having both ears “open” to hear other sounds of people asking questions, drivers in the street or emergency sirens. The earphones recharge via a supplied magnetic charge cable and operate for 10 hours on a full charge such as overnight or all morning. The unit has dual noise cancelling microphones for telephone call use and everyone says we both sound good when we use them. They utilize Bluetooth 5.1 for compatibility and features with older and newer smart phones and other sources. They recharge to 1.5 hours worth of use in a claimed 5 minute recharge time using a supplied magnetic connection induction charge cable that uses any USB Type A charger for any smart phone we all have at home now. The magnetic cable does not actually plug in so it should last longer than charge plugs that wear out over time. The units is rated at IP-55 which means they are not to be used in a pool (SHOKZ has other models for that) but these can withstand the sweat and occasional wetness from a sudden rain if outside while using them. The sound is very good but please be aware that they will not have the deep bass sound of something like the latest $380 Sony or Bose full ear covering larger headphones. Both my wife and I like them and she is probably going to buy a pair for herself soon. They are easy to put on behind the neck and over the ears and grip the sides of our heads with just enough squeeze but not too tight or painful. They have a 2 year warranty and a headband was included in the box! Highly recommended

The Shokz OpenRun Pro! Pretty good pair of headphones for anyone that isn't into noise-cancelling headphones and wants to also hear ambient noise. Having owned two other pairs, the AfterShokz Aeropex & Aeropex Mini, I definitely love the OpenRun Pro headphones. When it comes to audio quality, it isn't audiophile grade like my Audio-Technica R70x open back cans. However, sound quality is very good and comes through easily in low noise environments. If you are outdoors or in noisier environments, you'll have to bump the volume a bit higher. One thing I loved about the OpenRun Pro vs the Aeropex & Aeropex Mini is that when listening at higher volumes, the OpenRun Pros produces less haptic vibrations and isn't as hard on my tragus (outer ear), meanwhile the quality isn't sacrificed. Battery life is great, and I got quite close to the 10 hours listed. Standby time is also great, as I was able to go 2 days listening to ~4.5 hours of music each day. Wearing these while being active is no issue. I've worn these while playing tennis and running, and they stay in place very well. The fit on the OpenRun Pro is also quite nice, and I didn't have to stretch them out on my yoga block like I did with my Aeropex & Aeropex Mini. The weight is also unnoticeable, and there wasn't any ear fatigue I experienced. I am able to wear these all day without having any issues regardless of what I'm doing. The only thing I would nag about is that the OpenRun Pros don't have next/previous controls. Having used Shokz/AfterShokz headphones for quite some time now, was hoping this newer iteration of their bone conduction headphones would provide that functionality. The inconvenience of having to go for my phone/tablet to change tracks gets quite irritating :( Though the OpenRun Pros lack certain playback controls, it is still quite a great pair of headphones. I would definitely recommend it to anyone that is looking into open-ear headphones or headphones in general!