[Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use

[Annette Carr]

Hi Sandi,

I recently tried out someone's bone conduction headphones and was very
impressed.  They were very comfortable and the sound quality was excellent
for listening to voice over and phone calls.  My friend wears them all day
long and says they are fine for listening to BARD and BookShare books on the
go as well as music, but you cannot compare them to a high quality pair of
headphone that are made to block out environmental noise to give you the
ultimate music listening experience.  My friend has the lower priced model
and it has held up well.  They have since come out with a "Sport" model,
which does cost more money, but is moisture proof so maybe well worth it.  I
have a moderate hearing loss and I was impressed with how well I could hear
through the bone conduction headphones.  They are on my wish list along with
a number of other things like new hearing aids with built-in Bluetooth and
the Orbit Reader 20 cell Braille Display.  That probably means that I should
add the iPhone7 to my wish list as well, but I hate that thought.

HTH,
Annette


-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Santiago Velasquez via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 1:45 AM
To: Electronics-Talk
Cc: Santiago Velasquez
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use

Good day to you all. I am considering buying a pair of Bluetooth earphones.

These will be primarily used with a mac book pro at uni during lectures and
tutorials, and my smartphone. The aim is for me to be able to hear the
screen reader from my laptop and smartphone while at the same time not
blocking the outside sounds. I am hoping that I will be able to use them all
day. I am just tired of having to bring my smartphone close to my face every
time I want to use it just to hear its screen reader.

There are two pairs of Bluetooth earphones that seem to be able to do this:
The LG Tone Platinum and the Treks Titanium by AfterShokz.

The Trekz Titanium use bone conduction technology, so they do not block your
ears. In the other hand, the LG are worn as a neckless and the earphones
retract and into the tiny band that goes around your neck.

Does anybody have any experience with either of these two products? or are
there other products that I should be looking at?

Thanks for any help.

Kind regards
Santi
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