Sam's Club has for its Members:
AfterShokz Air Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones (Various Colors) for
$59.88.
Shipping is free for Plus Members or will vary by zip code.
Thanks to community member
Fourgonbound for sharing this deal.
Note, availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Available colors:- Canyon Red
- Slate Grey
- Midnight Blue
Features:- High-quality audio: PremiumPitch+ technology ensures consistently clear sound
- Noise-canceling microphones: Block background noise and improve call quality
- Flexible titanium frame and lightweight design maximize comfort
- Up to 6 hours of listening per charge
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The audio quality is not HIFI, which couldn't be expected from something that has to go through your skin and bones to get to your eardrum, but if you get a comfortable pair, you can wear them all day for occasional music, calls, or audiobooks and forget you're even wearing them. Unless you have very short hair, or colorful AfterShokz, most people likely won't even notice you're wearing them. I even wear them with glasses (closest to my skull) and a mask (closest to my ear) and rarely have any discomfort after getting used to them.
My favorite thing about these, other than the fact that I can hear what's going on around me even while I'm listening to music, is the fact that the inside of my ears don't get that sweaty waxy feeling that comes from wearing earbuds all the time.
My only complaint is that they aren't comfortable to wear lying down, as the band around the back is stiff and pushes the transducers (essentially the speaker part) forward away from your ears when lying on your back and the transducers themselves press into your head/ear if you lie on your side.
Bottom Line: If you haven't tried bone conduction headphones, and you're interested in any one of the benefits, you owe it to yourself to give them a shot.
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I found some on Amazon - Not Aftershokz, but also not "how much?!"
The brand I settled on was Tayogo S2. I think they were something like $29.95.
They work fine for me - although it was interesting learning about how the sound works.
They are loud enough for me to hear, and I can hear clearly. My ears aren't hi-fi, so sound quality is not the biggest priority. They sound fine to me.
With soft ear plugs in, there's lots more base. Lots. I use earplug when working in the yard w/ electric tools.
What I didn't expect is finding an external treble hot spot. There's an area in the pinna where, if I touch it with my finger, results in a lot more treble in the music. Weird.
Now, 2nd gen AirPods were a different story. I regularly forgot that I had those in.
No, micro-USB. Only the OpenMove are C.
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These headphones are just small speakers that hang over your ears. Nothing else. If you move them further from the ear, you hear less. This would never happen if they featured only bone conduction. Thus, regular air conduction applies. They are not bad (I do own a previous edition), but the advertisement is distructing.
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AfterShokz products provide a safe way to tune in without tuning out your surroundings. So, why earplugs you ask? There are times when you're in a safe environment, and you want to block out ambient noises. Mom's vacuuming during your Netflix binge? Son learning the drums? We get it.
We also recommend earplug usage if you work in an industry where you want to preserve your hearing and still listen to music, such as landscaping and construction. You're able to maintain your concentration while listening to music and podcasts.
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But it has nothing to do with my original comment on "Bone conduction". You wanna take headphones, plugs, mic, remote, etc with you? Ok, go for it. This neither changes how your hearing works nor it changes the design of these headphones.
Still don't believe? Grab yours, stick them to your skull somewhere at the tip of your head and turn them on. You will see how much you will get via "bone conduction". Don't forget the plugs
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But it has nothing to do with my original comment on "Bone conduction". You wanna take headphones, plugs, mic, remote, etc with you? Ok, go for it. This neither changes how your hearing works nor it changes the design of these headphones.
Still don't believe? Grab yours, stick them to your skull somewhere at the tip of your head and turn them on. You will see how much you will get via "bone conduction". Don't forget the plugs https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/smile.gif
And now I tried it on my forehead, still with the plugs in, and hear with the Airs and Openmoves, but again, much better and clearer with the Airs. They also work ok pressed to my chin, but amazingly well against my teeth!
So that settles it for me, the Airs are effectively bone conducting. The Openmoves are a hybrid, but relying a bit on air conduction.
Did you actually ever do that experiment yourself?
Edit: The big design difference between the two is that the Airs have a dedicated bone conduction pad which sticks out to push into your skin a but, while the Openmoves lack that pad and the plastic body rests flat on your skin.