OpenSwim Pro Open-Ear MP3 Headphones, Grey, IP68 Waterproof, 32GB MP3 | IP68 waterproof; Bluetooth + 32GB MP3 modes; Vivid underwater sound; 9H battery; Swimming/Water sports

These are a product that I'm shocked (no pun intended) at how much they have changed the game for swimming (and other activities). For background, I'm no expert swimmer, but am an Ironman triathlete (completed 4 full length). These have changed my entire outlook on training. Fairly easy to setup. Charge, familiarize yourself with the controls, and get used to the feeling on headphones not in your ear. Swimming: Absolute game changer. Make sure you change the setting to MP3 setting, bluetooth doesn't work underwater. You can download the app and connect to your phone, but I would recommend knowing the button controls. Once you dial in the swim settings, side load MP3s, get into a comfortable position, it's absolute magic. Some of the reviews mention can't hear out of water - settings must be off, bluetooth must be on, something is wrong. AGAIN - MP3 mode, swim EQ mode, and your are golden. I have swam 6000 meters over the last 2 weeks, and listening to music flawlessly. Even between sets. Freestyle, other strokes, pool, open water. Barely tell they are on, no discomfort with goggles, cap, etc. Running/Cycling: -Again, make sure mode is back out of swim EQ mode, and the sound quality is better. Hitting 30MPH on the bike you will experience some wind noise, but still better then one headphone (I previously used one right ear air pod or one wired apple headphone as the AirPods would come lose or die on long rides). These eliminate all that stress with better sound quality 90% of the time. -Make sure back into bluetooth mode and you can stream anything from phone. Some quirks that were basically only annoying: -The controls aren't the same for each Shokz model. When searching online be careful to learn the controls for FF, Rew, skip song, etc. Some trial and error and using I'm now familiar. -The charge and data transfer cable is proprietary. I got some Shokz 710 to usb adapters so I'm not out of luck when traveling or can't find the proprietary cable. -Sideloading MP3s for non-bluetooth mode is kind of annoying, which I knew it was going to be but it's not entirely clear. We are heavy spotify and Amazon music users. We have thousands of songs in our libraries, but those songs can only be downloaded if the song or album is actually purchased (OUTSIDE OF THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION). Turns out only 300 of our 10K songs were purchased over the years, which highly limits what can be downloaded and trasnferred for MP3/Swim mode. There are some hacky ways to convert podcasts to MP3s, etc. but it's not super easy. -The battery life isn't quite as great as the Open Pro 2 that my wife as , but it's sufficient. The charger on those is USB C as well, which I'm sure the next generation of will convert to. If you are on the fence, figure out the purchasing of MP3s and these work well for swimming. If you won't use for swimming get the non open swim version with USB C charging. If you ever will swim with these or will do any training in the pool - ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER.

Do not even look at any other similar products, these waterproof headphones are a game-changer. If you are a competitive serious swimmer like me with over 2 decades of experience, buy these immediately!!! I was highly skeptical about this product, but trust me, you will not regret it. I put these headphones through a strenuous 150 lap swim workout at the swimming pool, with flip turns etc. Above water, they sound like crap but the real magic happens when you are underwater. I tested wearing it in different ways. The instructions mention that you should wear the earplugs and have the buds pieces sit right in front of your ear openings for optimal sound quality. That method does not work (at least for me). The reason it doesn't work (for me) is because I noticed that the vibrations from the buds and ear plugs caused immediate pain in my ear canals so I put the earbuds right on top of my ear openings without the earplugs and the water waves ensured that noise cancellation occurs naturally. As a result, the earbuds produced crispier, cleaner sounds and a strong bass. It also fell off the minute I started my 1st lap but that can be fixed, just make sure to put your goggle's straps right on top of the headphone's wire part or if you wear a cap, just pull the cap on top of the buds and they'll stay in place. Fortunately I got the bright orange ones so I was able to quickly find it underwater. Make sure that you switch to MP3 mode so you won't need a smartwatch / phone to play songs. You can download songs instead and manually move them over to the headphones via USB connection. I put about 30 songs into the headphones as a test. After a while, the headphones announced "Data Error". This is not an issue with the headphones but rather half my playlist files were corrupted. Because of these corrupted files, the headphones didn't recognize and couldn't play those songs. Just ensure that your downloaded songs are not corrupted and you will be fine. When you're done with your workout, rinse these in fresh water otherwise the chlorine will fry these headphones. All in all, I wish I could give this product 10 stars. They are comfortable, easy to transport, super loud, and lightweight. What I'm really curious about is how these will hold up in salt water, particularly against ocean waves. I will be testing this theory in the next few weeks.

I've tried several brands of swim bone conduction headphones. They have all suffered from one or more of (1) poor sound quality (2) difficult non-intuitive use of control buttons (3) water infiltration and failure to work after several weeks to months. These headphones have an excellent user interface designed for more ease of changing volume, moving ahead or back in songs, etc. while swimming. If also offers a separate setting for listening on land vs. in water - something unique for this kind of headphone. It makes a big difference. What sounds good to dry ears sounds like excessive base and almost inaudible tremble in the water. Other brands are mostly tuned to land and you can do nothing about it. This set gives me the perfect sound balance whether my head is above the water (land setting) or in the water (swim setting most of the time), and it can easily be changed while swimming. Through the app (which is totally optional to enjoy full functionality) you can also swap the function of some of the buttons to what suits ou best. The only thing I don't know about so far is durability. I've had them for several weeks and love them. If they last out the year they would unequivocally be the best swim headphones I've ever used and certainly worth the extra cost that they have over most other brands.

I just started getting back into swimming. I had the Swimp3 players 15 years ago that made swimming a lot less dull and was looking for whatever the new version of that was. These are better for a host of reasons. First, they stay in place pretty darn well. My old mp3 player was bulky on the side of my goggle strap, and if I did butterfly, they would fling around and I had to stop to fix them. These stay put just fine, even when I jumped in the water from the pool deck. It does feel a little weird to put these on and then to put my cap over the ear part (I can't have my ears out of my cap entirely or it would pop off and/or drive me nuts), but I sort of got used to it. There were some times that I had to tug down the sides of my cap over my ears because it was riding up, but that may have been unrelated to this device. The back of the neck portion stayed outside my cap the whole time and if it moved around at all, I didn't notice it. These are also plenty loud. I had to click them down a few notches from the max volume to be a comfy listening volume. I didn't use the earplugs, but had no problem hearing them clearly, whether or not my head was underwater. With my old mp3 player, I could hear them somewhat even when they weren't on my face. I could tell that some other people could hear it somewhat, too, since I got some funny looks when my music started playing. But with these Shokz, it didn't seem like anyone else could hear them. It is annoying to me that there isn't more playlist control (song order, etc.) and that there's no way to transmit tunes via bluetooth from my phone directly to the device. But I will say that the magnetic USB charging/data cable is pretty slick. It clicked on so easily that I didn't even think it was really plugged in until I saw the light and it auto-opened the file window on my computer. One thing I was really happy about is that it can play M4A files, no problem. I was worried that I'd have to do some lame mp3 conversion to get them to play, but I didn't. I just made a playlist in iTunes (all individually purchased music) and copy/pasted into the file window for the Shokz. Room for improvement in future models? Sure. But for now, this is a HUGE upgrade over my 15-year-old version and it works well enough for me to be very happy with them.

The sound quality is surprisingly good. The "standard mode" sounds better in the open air but overly bassy underwater. "Swim mode", no surprise, sounds a lot better under the water, but is a bit thin in the air. Sound quality not as good as premium headphones or earbuds, but much better than cheap ones. Unlike either one, these are waterproof and don't cover your ears, leaving you free to hear important ambient sounds like "watch out" or "help me!". You have to use "Mp3 mode" when swimming, as bluetooth doesn't travel well through water, so it will be necessary to transfer some old-fashioned mp3 or mp4 files onto the headset. Playback order seems to be alphanumeric, so rename the files if you want a particular play order. If you download the Shokz app, you can apparently set the playlist to shuffle. Save the serial number from the box, or be prepared to try and read incredibly tiny numbers off the headset itself (really super tiny). You will need this number in order to register and use the Shokz app. Bluetooth mode could be nice for open-air situations where you want to keep your ears available for important sounds like screeching brakes, like jogging or riding a bike. The main downside, when swimming, is air bubbles. I assume this issue would happen with any other swim audio system, and is not particular to Shokz. I breath out whenever my face is in the water, which means a lot of bubbles are passing my ears on the way to the surface. Normally, I don't really notice them, but they seem really loud when I am listening to music. For this reason, I wouldn't recommend the Shokz for listening to very quiet, low key music while swimming (say, Nora Jones, for example). On the other hand, the Ramones, or maybe the 1812 0verture can withstand a few noisy bubbles. The provided ear plugs would probably help with this, but I don't mind enough to stick them in my ears and then search for them in the pool, when they eventually fall out. Besides, I like the Ramones.

I read all of the reviews, including the 1-star reviews. I was a little nervous purchasing these headphones. I bought them for when I was swimming laps in an indoor pool, since doing it in silence was very boring. I personally love these headphones. The Bluetooth will not work when the headphones are underwater, but I am married to a tech nerd, and he informed me I can legally use a website to make YouTube videos into an MP3 file by copying the URL over and downloading them to my PC then adding them to the headphones. I use these while swimming in MP3 mode the Bluetooth works great outside of the water, and I am very aware of my surroundings even when playing music at full volume. When wearing a swim cap. I find the headphones comfortable, I just leave my ears out because I don't want my hair to get wet, but this is not an issue because Shockz has provides ear plugs, and I wear them when I swim. I like the fit of these headphones, and there is a little extra room behind my head, which is good for me because it makes them extremely easy to wear. The headphones feel very durable and good quality, along with the sound quality being don't expect them to be noise canceling, but the sound quality is good for what they are.

UPDATED-*** Downloading the app and switching to MP3 mode that way (not using headphone buttons) works better. I just have to be careful not to touch the controls by accident once I’m swimming.** original review: I bought them for swimming. When they work, they are great and the sound is fine--but mostly they don't work well. After turning them on, you have to change from the pairing mode to the MP3 mode. I follow the directions for that and it doesn't always work. I have to try it a few times before it will go into MP3 mode. (Obviously I'm not pairing with anything when I'm swimming.) When i got it to work, it was great, but then when you swim, if you brush your hand near the controls, or adjust your swim cap, or the slightest motion near the control buttons, it turns off the music .

This is my third pair of bone conduction headphones. The first to were other brands for which I paid about $80 each. Both were good but eventually suffered technical problems and would no longer work so I decided to invest in this brand. So far, they work very well. Uploading music was as easy as the other brands I had purchased and the memory seems to be very good. I have over 200 songs stored so far. The music quality is very good, the battery life has not been a problem as I charge them after every swim. My one complaint is the buttons. To power on you press one button and to put it into MP3 mode, you have to press two small buttons simultaneously. In addition, to change the volume while wearing them, you have to press buttons that are very small and close together. They could have done a better job organizing the control buttons to make them easier to press by feel since you can’t see them while wearing them. Otherwise, they seem to be very good headphones.

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The best swimming headphones I've tried comfortable functional durable and well-crafted

Sehr gut, genau das was ich wollte

Till now no issue veru useful for swiming

Muito bom som, mesmo soba a água, comparado ao fone de condução anterior, um Blitzwolf. Volume adequado e sem distorções. O fone chegou com a linguagem "coreano", mas com alguma insistência nos comandos consegui alterar para o "inglês". É importante, pois esse fone não é monitorado por aplicativo, mas somente por ações nos botões. Então monitoramento carga de bateria, modo bluetooth/mp3, etc, são acionados pelos botões apenas. Espero que a bateria dure bastante, pelo valor do investimento. Esse foi o motivo de trocar o meu anterior, de apenas um ano. Usei apenas em piscina. Tamanho grande.