[Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use

[Christopher Chaltain]

I have an older model of the Aftershox bone conduction headphones, and I 
love them. They're very comfortable, but they have an around the head 
design and some people have complained about how tight they are. There's 
also some noise bleed so the people around you can hear something if the 
volume is turned up. I think this has improved with the newer models. 
Other than the noise bleed, and assuming you find them comfortable, they 
would be perfect for the situation you're describing.

On 09/10/16 08:03, Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> 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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