[Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use

Sun Oct 9 23:13:46 UTC 2016

It is bone conduction. The Aftershox site has information on how it 
works at http://aftershokz.com/pages/general-faqs

On 09/10/16 17:59, cheez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> When I first read about them being demonstrated at that electronics show
> in Vegas, they used the word induction.
> So I guess Popular Mechanics got the name wrong.  But anyway.
> Andy, how's the bass quality, and does it vary from model to model?
> I'm sure the higher the price the better the bass and sound.  Like all
> things.
>
> Vince
>
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>> No! it's actually conduction!
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: cheez via Electronics-Talk
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>> Annette, at the risk of sounding pedantic, induction.  Not conduction.
>>
>> Vince
>>
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>>> 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
>>>
>>>
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>>> 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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