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Sam's Club Members: AfterShokz Air Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones
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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:
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
- 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
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- This price is $40 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $99.88
- Price is valid until September 6 or while supplies last.
- This is $20 lower than the last time these headphones were a Frontpage Deal.
- About this product:
- Rating of 4.6 from over 900 Sam's customer reviews.
- 2-year Manufacturer Warranty
- About this store:
- This product is covered by the Sam's Club Member Satisfaction Guarantee (details)
No Longer Available:
- Forest Green
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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:
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
- 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
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- This price is $40 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $99.88
- Price is valid until September 6 or while supplies last.
- This is $20 lower than the last time these headphones were a Frontpage Deal.
- About this product:
- Rating of 4.6 from over 900 Sam's customer reviews.
- 2-year Manufacturer Warranty
- About this store:
- This product is covered by the Sam's Club Member Satisfaction Guarantee (details)
No Longer Available:
- Forest Green
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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 picked up a pair of OpenMove's from that sale to compare to my Aeropex but haven't gotten around to trying them yet.
I picked up a pair of OpenMove's from that sale to compare to my Aeropex but haven't gotten around to trying them yet.
I didn't see a significant difference in the specifications
OpenMove is BT 5.0/USB-C and $65 free shipping from their website or Amazon which looks like a better deal to me compared to Air BT 4.2/Micro-USB which is like a generation old
I didn't see a significant difference in the specifications
OpenMove is BT 5.0/USB-C and $65 free shipping from their website or Amazon which looks like a better deal to me compared to Air BT 4.2/Micro-USB which is like a generation old
https://milled.com/aftershokz/the...Ky_IXyL8D
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Holding them in my hand, the vibration is extremely noticeable, but when I put them on my head, I dont notice the vibration.
As far as bone conducting... well... they're bone conducting in the sense that essentially anything that vibrates is bone conducting, and while they vibrate far stronger than a normal pair of earbuds, it's not like they aren't outputting audio like a normal speaker, in fact, it seems to me that the audio leakage is equal to, or louder, than normal earbuds.
For example, I'm in a room with a box fan near me, and I put the Airs about 5 ft away at high volume & could easily hear music playing, particularly the high end (horns, drums). I put a normal pair of earbuds (m-pow Swift) in the same place, with same song/volume, & I couldn't hear them as clearly as the Airs. Same for holding them in front of my face about 6 inches away... the Airs produce slightly more sound than normal earbuds.
So it seems to me that they are primarily using air conduction, however, they do vibrate a lot, and when you pull them away from your head back and forth to compare, it does make a difference, but it's a bit subtle, IMO. It's also primarily on the mid-low end, as I can't tell much of a difference in the high end when they aren't making contact.
For example, this audio is all high end, & I cant really tell a difference between having them in place, and pulled away a few millimeters.
https://youtu.be/xUZOSg3a1rk
For a normal song like this, however, contact makes a noticeable difference. When they aren't making contact you can still clearly hear the song, but it isn't a full sound... when they make contact, the mid-low end becomes much more pronounced, and the sound moves to the center of your head.
https://youtu.be/WoZP18U5VyY
You can also experience this effect on other areas of your head. Like if you place them on the back of your head, you can tell a noticeable difference when you break contact... it results in a fuller sound, and centered more in your head.
I also tried this with normal earbuds... I removed the rubber ear tips, and pressed the speakers flat against my head, and lifted them off and on, to see if I could tell a difference. This time I couldn't really detect a change, so the vibration of the Aftershokz definitely makes a difference, it's just not as big of a difference as the hype makes it out to be, IMO.
I also ordered a cheap $16 pair to try out, & might get a mid-range $40 pair as well, to see how they all compare.
In summary, these work well, but I'm not blown away by some new technology, & I feel like normal headphones designed to sit outside the ear would perform similarly. That being said, the Aftershokz use of vibration is significant, and it definitely makes a difference. While I feel like the Aftershokz might perform similarly to non-vibrating external speakers, the Aftershokz would undoubtedly be the clear winner in sound volume/quality.
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
I'm not really sure why blocking the ear canal makes such a big difference, but it does.
This is a great way to showcase the bone conduction aspect, though, because with earplugs in, and with the Airs held at the ear, but not making contact, they sound similar in volume to a normal pair of earbuds in same conditions. However, if you lightly touch any part of your head with the Airs, the sound fills your head and becomes very loud/clear. If you do this with normal earbuds, nothing really changes when you make contact with any part of your head.
This is sort of a paradox of 'bone conduction' headphones... if your ears are plugged, the Airs will blow you away with how well they transfer loud/clear music, but if your ears are not plugged -- which is the primary reason for buying them -- the effect is present, but greatly reduced.
I didn't see a significant difference in the specifications
OpenMove is BT 5.0/USB-C and $65 free shipping from their website or Amazon which looks like a better deal to me compared to Air BT 4.2/Micro-USB which is like a generation old
https://aftershokz.com/us/pages/p...comparison
My biggest beefs are that it gets uncomfortable after 30-40 minutes and I have to shift the pressure point a bit, and anything more than a moderate amount of noise and I can't really hear them (i.e. exhaust fan in the kitchen). Turning them up to the top 10-20% range makes them vibrate on my skull noticeably/uncomfortably, so there's only so much compensation. All that said, I really, really like them. The feeling is like having your own, personal Musak in the background or someone in the room (Audible/podcast) rather than the closed feeling of headphones, and it's easy to interact with people while wearing them. They are what I use ~70% of the time I'm listening, and all my bt calls in the office.
But bottom line, I think I'm going to reach for the Airs more often.
Hoping these will be a nice replacement for the sometime itchy feeling associated with earbuds.
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