Brought these pair of bad boys for doing ultra marathons. I can still hear music after a long day of running and that's amazing. No more fear of airpods dropping on the trail and can clearly hear my surroundings for animal movements or danger is massive plus on my solo journey.
Bought these for my jogs and even convinced my works HR department to let me wear these. It's been such a uplifting feeling being able to listen to music I enjoy vs the same 5 radio stations day in day out. The 10 hour battery life is honestly more than this, I imagine 10 hours at Max Volume. These are so immensely comfortable. I'm still able to hear perfectly fine after 4-10 hour day. Don't have to worry about not hearing external sounds at all. Fork truck, pedestrians, people speaking to me, other environmental sounds, etc. Past that if I do need to wear hearing protection like ear plugs I can do that yet still hear music or a podcast/audio book etc. Honestly, the price tag is worth it in every aspect. Charging time is under an hour which is splendid. Even comes with a nice carry case.
I have used Shokz headphones for four or five years now, where I wear them all day for 4-5 days a week. They allow me to work in noisy environments, such as workshops, or near loud running engines while being able to wear ear protection. After work, they let me ride my bike, run, ski, and more with little consideration for their form factor. Often I have to reach up to feel for them in order to tell if I have them on or not. They become unnoticeable. The trick to wearing beanies, hats, dealing with tall collars (sailing jackets, winter jackets), and certain helmets is to swing the band up toward the crown of your head. Lay the band tight against your head in this rotated position, then pull the cap down overtop. Works every time. Nice review.
Been using these for several months and several thousand kilometres of cycling. Love them, love them, love them. Along with my Garmin Varia, best cycling related tech I've bought in the last year bar none.
Have Varia. So if I understand it correctly, the sounds is pretty good and clear unless the car is coming from behind. So you’ll be able to hear it from the distance? I’m looking for something for my long endurance rides but still want to be safe and hear surroundings. Thank you.
I love the idea of open ear headphones for cycling. I get a little cranky when I see people wearing in-ear headphones, darting in and out of traffic. Thanks for this great review!!! 👏🏻
I see people using in-ear earplugs (or large headphones, I suppose often with nose cancelling) very often while walking on the street, cycling, running etc... I find it a bit insane heheh. That's why I got an Aeropex and I use it a lot nowadays (also for skiing) I really like it!
I watched a ton of reviews, yours is the one that finally swayed me. I am upgrading from Aftershokz Aeropex the only thing your review did not cover was how is the microphone for making calls? Nobody has failed to tell me how awful the call quality is on my Aeropex’s. I know that is not a huge issue for a lot of people but the ability to take calls anywhere when I am ALWAYS wearing my aeropex headphones is very important to me specially.
Thanks for the sound comparison - I am using the (After)Shokz Trekz Titanium since 6 or seven years for running now and have always been happy with them. They are still good, but I would love the hear the sound on that new ones myself...
Brilliant sound comparison. I just ordered some. I love my Samsung buds and lost my right ears twice. I'm on my third, which I found a better fit, but have to adjust constantly. Great review. I cycle a lot and can't wait to receive these.
Had the aeropex for 9 month now - suddenly the mic died and at any phonecalls the other side only heard me scrambled. Voice recogniseable but not a single word to understand. Brought it back to the dealer - played for them a call I made on my own voice box and got money back under warranty. Was thinking about getting the new aeropex (OpenRun) but decided to get the OpenRun pro instead. Use the headphones for running, biking, listening to music the whole day long and still being able to here the kids around in the house. Oh man! What an upgrade ind sound and clarity! Would not have upgraded without the defect of the prior model but for me it pays off for sure. 😊
I have had the OpenRuns for a while. I'd buy them again over the Pros to get better water resistance. For me, waterproofing matters than small improvements in sound quality or battery life. I've had too many sets of so-called "sports headphones" die due to sweat or rain getting in. I also doubt I'd ever use the new app. Plus, the OpenRuns are cheaper. That said, I got the Pros for my teenage son as a Christmas gift. He will use them as his daily drivers, so he'll appreciate the extra battery life and improved audio quality. But, unless Shokz upgrades the Pros to IP67, I'll stick to the OpenRuns. Cheers
I don't exercise more than work on my hobby farm so I'm not as healthy as most viewers I'd guess😁, but the technology is still great as it bypasses my hearing impairment. After watching some reviews I went for the Pro and I am very satisfied👌
I use the Aeropex, now called open run, with my ears blocked all the time because bone conduction protects your hearing from dangerous sound waves. I've tested the open run pro, and The sound with your ears blocked is bass heavy. I use my Aeropex because when my ears are blocked, the sound is flat and rich.
Welcome back! I’ve had a pair of Aeropex for a couple years now, and I’ve loved them for my outdoor riding. Glad to hear they’re still improving their products.
I like mine. Not this model but they're good. Complaints: Maybe I have a small head, but I don't like that I can't make them smaller, it only really becomes a problem if I want to lay my head against a chair headrest or pillow (can't be done properly, if at all). I can't for the life of me, get them to connect to my Acer laptop Bluetooth - it simply won't recognize them no matter what backflips I try. No problem connecting to anything other tech.
Nice video! Really appreciate the sound editing you did for the music, it's clear how the sound quality has improved over the different versions! Do you have any thoughts about the mic quality?
I have been using these products for over three years. They are comfortable, and the sound quality is decent. My problem is that the first set I purchased lasted about two years, before the right side began to blur. I then purchased a new updated set for a little more than the first set cost. Again, I was very satisfied with them. Unfortunately they lasted less tan two years, and again the right side began to blur. Before I purchase a third set, I am curious if anyone else has had the same issues? It is important to understand that I use them everyday, for maybe 10 hours. Thank you for your time...
Thanks for the great critique. I don't recall you mentioning, what codec does the Openrun Pro use? I've the previous generation with only SBC which can sound good but I was hoping for a bit more from Shokz with the newer generation release.
I use my open move more than my aeropex as I like the move's flat ear piece, but I do like the flexibility of the aeropex. I'm debating the open run - maybe the pros, but an still not sure either.
Heyo Jase! They're really solid. They don't block the ear at all, so think of the normal amount of wind that you hear and then basically 'overlay' sound on top of that. I like to think of them as like... adding a soundtrack to your world vs. replacing outdoor sound with music, if that makes sense.
Great review. I have actually bought these and they are good , however they are very very quiet ? You did not mention this , am I the only one with this issue or are mine faulty. Volume has to be full up all of the time , thoughts ?
Sad. This was my 3rd attempt at shopping for a music delivery device for road biking. Needless to say it’s going back to Best Buy. If you want to simply listen to music for 2 hours of riding; the sound quality is quite poor. Lower range is POOR. These guys are probably good for listening to podcasts. Please try harder, Shokz…
Have you had a chance to use the Swim with an audiobook (many linear MP3 files)? Is there no navigation capability or is it like the other Run versions where you can skip a track?
Air aren't that bad. I could not find huge difference between air and aeropex. Difference is minor, but aeropex are a little bit clearer, hugely more clear. And I can use air in motocycle helmet, which aeropex struggle with to wear them without having shin pain
I bought this model, and I have some problems with this headphone 1- single or double click has the same beep, and while listening to music, it is a bit confusing 2- headphone ergonomy is very bad for wearing a hat in winter or lay down on the pillow and same bad experience with bicycle helmets 3- There is no auto switch off system. If you forget to turn off its work to drain all of the battery juice 4- I miss the piroxymeter sensor. This device does not have any system or hardware to know if you are wearing headphone or not 5- There is no option to turn off welcome and battery level voice assistance
All good points thanks for sharing! I definitely leave it on all the time like you said. I think it's got some sort of standby mode or something because I routinely leave it on for days and then it just pops right back. Yeah I wish it would just turn off after 30 minutes of not being connected to Bluetooth or something
Maybe my skullbones are weird but was pure bad for me. The volume is suuuper low, max volume and you can hardly hear anything outside. Cycling with them when its windy = can't hear anything at all from them. I hoped they would be good, but sadly not worth any money at all.
I'm confused with one part of your video when discussing bluetooth. You mentioned using the blue ones because it stores music on the device and you wouldn't need to run with your phone. Are you not able to store music on that large fitness watch you have on? That's my go to method of working out these days. Store the music on the watch and sync to that.
Yeah, you got it. I use a Coros Pace 2, which is (I think?) the smallest/lightest watch there is. If I could change one thing about it, I'd add music storage+BT. That's basically the one feature I'd love to have from some of the Garmins. That said, what I REALLY want is Spotify offline and only a few do that. It would be a nice to have for sure. But I really like Coros >>>> Garmin for everything else.
Can someone tell me WHY THEY SOUND SO LOW?!? It's my second time purchasing these and I can't hear clearly when talking to people, music sounds horrible, all these videos are a struggle to hear clearly.
I just bought the openrun and they do have noise leakage starting at mid volume 😫 but can still be used at a ok volume with little to no leakage good for your office job.
How do you carry your phone - these are still bluetooth. Im inbetween the open swim (just bc you can download music to the headphones) ones and the open run because i hate to carry my phone when tunning
So this is a great question I feel very close to. I also *hate* carrying my phone while I run. My reality is a little different in that most of my outdoor runs are fairly long so I can justify wearing my ultrarunning pack, and then I toss my phone in. a ziplock in there. If I'm running on a treadmill it's moot obviously. I actually use my openswims a LOT for exactly what you said: If I'm running less than an hour or so, I'll just grab those because I'm not bringing anything else. So I don't have a good answer, but you're asking the right questions.
Shokz has sent me ones in the past to review. Tbh I don't remember if I paid for these or not. I actually just had the v2s arrive a couple days ago and I paid for them.
Brought these pair of bad boys for doing ultra marathons. I can still hear music after a long day of running and that's amazing. No more fear of airpods dropping on the trail and can clearly hear my surroundings for animal movements or danger is massive plus on my solo journey.
Bought these for my jogs and even convinced my works HR department to let me wear these. It's been such a uplifting feeling being able to listen to music I enjoy vs the same 5 radio stations day in day out. The 10 hour battery life is honestly more than this, I imagine 10 hours at Max Volume. These are so immensely comfortable.
I'm still able to hear perfectly fine after 4-10 hour day. Don't have to worry about not hearing external sounds at all. Fork truck, pedestrians, people speaking to me, other environmental sounds, etc. Past that if I do need to wear hearing protection like ear plugs I can do that yet still hear music or a podcast/audio book etc. Honestly, the price tag is worth it in every aspect. Charging time is under an hour which is splendid. Even comes with a nice carry case.
I have used Shokz headphones for four or five years now, where I wear them all day for 4-5 days a week. They allow me to work in noisy environments, such as workshops, or near loud running engines while being able to wear ear protection. After work, they let me ride my bike, run, ski, and more with little consideration for their form factor. Often I have to reach up to feel for them in order to tell if I have them on or not. They become unnoticeable. The trick to wearing beanies, hats, dealing with tall collars (sailing jackets, winter jackets), and certain helmets is to swing the band up toward the crown of your head. Lay the band tight against your head in this rotated position, then pull the cap down overtop. Works every time.
Nice review.
Been using these for several months and several thousand kilometres of cycling. Love them, love them, love them. Along with my Garmin Varia, best cycling related tech I've bought in the last year bar none.
Thank you for your input. Put an order for these to use them while cycling.
Have Varia. So if I understand it correctly, the sounds is pretty good and clear unless the car is coming from behind. So you’ll be able to hear it from the distance? I’m looking for something for my long endurance rides but still want to be safe and hear surroundings. Thank you.
I love the idea of open ear headphones for cycling. I get a little cranky when I see people wearing in-ear headphones, darting in and out of traffic. Thanks for this great review!!! 👏🏻
Yeah, in-ears are a big oof. 😬
I see people using in-ear earplugs (or large headphones, I suppose often with nose cancelling) very often while walking on the street, cycling, running etc... I find it a bit insane heheh. That's why I got an Aeropex and I use it a lot nowadays (also for skiing) I really like it!
I watched a ton of reviews, yours is the one that finally swayed me. I am upgrading from Aftershokz Aeropex the only thing your review did not cover was how is the microphone for making calls? Nobody has failed to tell me how awful the call quality is on my Aeropex’s. I know that is not a huge issue for a lot of people but the ability to take calls anywhere when I am ALWAYS wearing my aeropex headphones is very important to me specially.
Thanks for the sound comparison - I am using the (After)Shokz Trekz Titanium since 6 or seven years for running now and have always been happy with them. They are still good, but I would love the hear the sound on that new ones myself...
Definitely better! It's not world changing though.
Thankyou so much for the audio comparison, i've been searching high and low and this has definitely pointed me to the pros. Appreciated.
Brilliant sound comparison. I just ordered some. I love my Samsung buds and lost my right ears twice. I'm on my third, which I found a better fit, but have to adjust constantly. Great review. I cycle a lot and can't wait to receive these.
Great review, best one I've watched, you ticked all the boxes and answered questions I had on the OpenRun's, cheers
Had the aeropex for 9 month now - suddenly the mic died and at any phonecalls the other side only heard me scrambled. Voice recogniseable but not a single word to understand. Brought it back to the dealer - played for them a call I made on my own voice box and got money back under warranty. Was thinking about getting the new aeropex (OpenRun) but decided to get the OpenRun pro instead. Use the headphones for running, biking, listening to music the whole day long and still being able to here the kids around in the house. Oh man! What an upgrade ind sound and clarity! Would not have upgraded without the defect of the prior model but for me it pays off for sure. 😊
I have had the OpenRuns for a while. I'd buy them again over the Pros to get better water resistance.
For me, waterproofing matters than small improvements in sound quality or battery life. I've had too many sets of so-called "sports headphones" die due to sweat or rain getting in.
I also doubt I'd ever use the new app. Plus, the OpenRuns are cheaper.
That said, I got the Pros for my teenage son as a Christmas gift. He will use them as his daily drivers, so he'll appreciate the extra battery life and improved audio quality.
But, unless Shokz upgrades the Pros to IP67, I'll stick to the OpenRuns.
Cheers
I don't exercise more than work on my hobby farm so I'm not as healthy as most viewers I'd guess😁, but the technology is still great as it bypasses my hearing impairment. After watching some reviews I went for the Pro and I am very satisfied👌
That's awesome! I had never considered that. Anything that enables more accessability is great in my book
I use the Aeropex, now called open run, with my ears blocked all the time because bone conduction protects your hearing from dangerous sound waves. I've tested the open run pro, and The sound with your ears blocked is bass heavy. I use my Aeropex because when my ears are blocked, the sound is flat and rich.
Thanks! I got the standard openrun coz I live in asia where humidity and sweat is a normal thing so the ip67 is what I need :) 😊
Welcome back! I’ve had a pair of Aeropex for a couple years now, and I’ve loved them for my outdoor riding. Glad to hear they’re still improving their products.
Thanks Kevin! :)
It’s great to see you back on here! Looking forward to more vids this season!
😀 happy to be back! Still just super busy in my personal life, but it's opening up!
Thanks for telling us the earplug option because some of us will use them in a loud envriroment to communicate , not just for music. Thanks again
I got my family some and they love it
I like mine. Not this model but they're good. Complaints: Maybe I have a small head, but I don't like that I can't make them smaller, it only really becomes a problem if I want to lay my head against a chair headrest or pillow (can't be done properly, if at all). I can't for the life of me, get them to connect to my Acer laptop Bluetooth - it simply won't recognize them no matter what backflips I try. No problem connecting to anything other tech.
Ten hours that’s a nice upgrade
Nice video! Really appreciate the sound editing you did for the music, it's clear how the sound quality has improved over the different versions! Do you have any thoughts about the mic quality?
Very helpful video - thank you! 😎👍😎
I have been using these products for over three years. They are comfortable, and the sound quality is decent. My problem is that the first set I purchased lasted about two years, before the right side began to blur. I then purchased a new updated set for a little more than the first set cost. Again, I was very satisfied with them. Unfortunately they lasted less tan two years, and again the right side began to blur. Before I purchase a third set, I am curious if anyone else has had the same issues? It is important to understand that I use them everyday, for maybe 10 hours. Thank you for your time...
Thanks for the great critique. I don't recall you mentioning, what codec does the Openrun Pro use? I've the previous generation with only SBC which can sound good but I was hoping for a bit more from Shokz with the newer generation release.
Thank you Sir! 😀
They must have listened to you. I just picked up a set of the mini pro 🙌🏽
I've finally made a difference 🤣
I've been using aftershokz product for years . I currently use aeropex . I dunno about the pros, everyone is saying they aren't loud enough.
I use my open move more than my aeropex as I like the move's flat ear piece, but I do like the flexibility of the aeropex. I'm debating the open run - maybe the pros, but an still not sure either.
appreciate the video
SHOKZ OpenRun Pro now has a Mini variant. Just an FYI for all of you with smaller heads.
very nice, i think this be good for running and working at the office! i can not do it for biking
Nice review Justin, I have been looking at getting these for road and MTB’ing. Do they have any wind noise?
Heyo Jase! They're really solid. They don't block the ear at all, so think of the normal amount of wind that you hear and then basically 'overlay' sound on top of that. I like to think of them as like... adding a soundtrack to your world vs. replacing outdoor sound with music, if that makes sense.
@@JustinDoesTriathlon yes that makes sense, thanks!
My Aeropex Last 14 Hours On A Single Charge
Wondering if I should buy these now, or wait a year, since I have not used headphones since 2007, O can wait more.
Great review. I have actually bought these and they are good , however they are very very quiet ? You did not mention this , am I the only one with this issue or are mine faulty. Volume has to be full up all of the time , thoughts ?
I definitely do not expereince that. Even when running on a decently busy street, I'm ~75%.
@@JustinDoesTriathlon I used to use AirPod pros2. I guess I am expecting to much from the technology then ….
Sad. This was my 3rd attempt at shopping for a music delivery device for road biking. Needless to say it’s going back to Best Buy. If you want to simply listen to music for 2 hours of riding; the sound quality is quite poor. Lower range is POOR. These guys are probably good for listening to podcasts.
Please try harder, Shokz…
Have you had a chance to use the Swim with an audiobook (many linear MP3 files)? Is there no navigation capability or is it like the other Run versions where you can skip a track?
Air aren't that bad. I could not find huge difference between air and aeropex. Difference is minor, but aeropex are a little bit clearer, hugely more clear. And I can use air in motocycle helmet, which aeropex struggle with to wear them without having shin pain
Agree! I like the Airs too. I just really love the whole form factor of bone conducting. It just works really well for me.
Mini is available
I bought this model, and I have some problems with this headphone
1- single or double click has the same beep, and while listening to music, it is a bit confusing
2- headphone ergonomy is very bad for wearing a hat in winter or lay down on the pillow and same bad experience with bicycle helmets
3- There is no auto switch off system. If you forget to turn off its work to drain all of the battery juice
4- I miss the piroxymeter sensor. This device does not have any system or hardware to know if you are wearing headphone or not
5- There is no option to turn off welcome and battery level voice assistance
All good points thanks for sharing! I definitely leave it on all the time like you said. I think it's got some sort of standby mode or something because I routinely leave it on for days and then it just pops right back. Yeah I wish it would just turn off after 30 minutes of not being connected to Bluetooth or something
The head band isn't adjustable, I will not buy again ,and during phone calls I hear Doble voice if the volume it's hig
Why can't they stick with the USB type C charging ports. I hate their proprietary charging port dongles!
Type C are open to water. Hope that helps.
Been using mine for 4 months. Working great. Now all the sudden my laptop keeps dropping them. What’s that about? Ty
I noticed that my open run pro sound worse than the aeropex. Could you verify that ?
Maybe my skullbones are weird but was pure bad for me.
The volume is suuuper low, max volume and you can hardly hear anything outside.
Cycling with them when its windy = can't hear anything at all from them.
I hoped they would be good, but sadly not worth any money at all.
Weird! Bummer they don't work for you.
I'm confused with one part of your video when discussing bluetooth. You mentioned using the blue ones because it stores music on the device and you wouldn't need to run with your phone. Are you not able to store music on that large fitness watch you have on? That's my go to method of working out these days. Store the music on the watch and sync to that.
Yeah, you got it. I use a Coros Pace 2, which is (I think?) the smallest/lightest watch there is. If I could change one thing about it, I'd add music storage+BT. That's basically the one feature I'd love to have from some of the Garmins. That said, what I REALLY want is Spotify offline and only a few do that. It would be a nice to have for sure. But I really like Coros >>>> Garmin for everything else.
How do I keep my calls coming straight without a gap
Can someone tell me WHY THEY SOUND SO LOW?!? It's my second time purchasing these and I can't hear clearly when talking to people, music sounds horrible, all these videos are a struggle to hear clearly.
Would you recommend these for swimming or just go with the blue ones?
Definitely blue
noise leakage? can people hear your music? like working in an office environment
I just bought the openrun and they do have noise leakage starting at mid volume 😫 but can still be used at a ok volume with little to no leakage good for your office job.
How do you carry your phone - these are still bluetooth. Im inbetween the open swim (just bc you can download music to the headphones) ones and the open run because i hate to carry my phone when tunning
So this is a great question I feel very close to. I also *hate* carrying my phone while I run. My reality is a little different in that most of my outdoor runs are fairly long so I can justify wearing my ultrarunning pack, and then I toss my phone in. a ziplock in there. If I'm running on a treadmill it's moot obviously. I actually use my openswims a LOT for exactly what you said: If I'm running less than an hour or so, I'll just grab those because I'm not bringing anything else. So I don't have a good answer, but you're asking the right questions.
So, the OpenRuns can use Spotify to play music instead of having to store files on the headphones?
You got it! They're just Bluetooth headphones. Xtrainerz/Open swims, you need mp3 files
Looks like these udio devices are best for listening Justin Beiber
Hi i have the aeropex worth upgrade to openrun pro?
How does the sound compare between the Pro and Air when listening to a podcast?
It's not drastic but the pro has higher quality and basically all situations
@@JustinDoesTriathlon cool, thanks!
Hi, what camera and lens do You use to record Your videos at home?
A7rIV and a7iii. Primarily a Sigma 24-70 but occasionally I break out the 70-200 2.8 or Tammy 17-28.
@@JustinDoesTriathlon Thank You!
You lot get a bargain, they are £160 ($210) in the UK
😮
If you want the in ear experience all you have to do is use some earplugs
This is great on airplanes too
How do I make order..?
I don't like it, they keep sliding off my head, and they don't connect to a 2 device at the same time,
you can stream from your Smart watch like Garmin watch.
Sounds like you got these for free if you would do a review. Did you pay for these?
Shokz has sent me ones in the past to review. Tbh I don't remember if I paid for these or not. I actually just had the v2s arrive a couple days ago and I paid for them.
Can use them for swimming?
Not these, no. The OpenSwims can be.
Have any of yall have issues with people hearing yall while talking to people
I’m sitting in a bath tub, with these on listening to your video and can’t hear a thing. Ugh
Weird! That's a bummer 😕🛀
the openrun pro last much much m u c h longer than 10 hours just like my aeropex last 14 hours on a single charge
The sound quality is awful. Yes I followed all the reset instructions and they still sound like junk. what a huge waste of money.