[Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use

Mon Oct 10 04:05:34 UTC 2016

Thanks to all of you guys for all of the great feedback.

As some people have pointed out, the Trekz Titanium, or any other bone conduction device should not be used for critical listening. I am fully aware of this, but I do need the speech from my computer and phone to be clear. Based on people’s experiences they seem to work just fine for this application.

Andy, do you by any chance wear glasses? If so, are they comfortable with Glasses?
Annette, your friend says that they are very comfortable, does he wear glasses by any chance?

Other people have recommended the upcoming Apple Airpots. However, they don’t seem to have the same battery life than the Trekz titanium. I am aware that they come with a case that is also a battery, but I am looking for something that I can wear all day. Probably the other thing against the Apple AirPods, is that I have an HTC 10, as such the seamless roaming between computer and phone will not be available. 

On the note of completely wireless earphones, does anybody have any experiences with the Bragi the headphone? They are exactly the same as the apple AirPods. However, they have an extra hour of battery life and they are cheeper.

Braggi also seems to make an other pear of fully wireless earphones call the Bragi Dash, and they are also good for listening to music while swimming. Although the Dash is more expensive.

thanks for all the great information, and if you know of an other product that can do a better job, I am all ears. No pun intended.

> On 10 Oct 2016, at 9:13 AM, Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It is bone conduction. The Aftershox site has information on how it works at http://aftershokz.com/pages/general-faqs <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
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 6:56 AM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>> Cc: cheez
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use
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>>> Annette, at the risk of sounding pedantic, induction.  Not conduction.
>>> 
>>> Vince
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk"
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>>> Cc: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
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>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Good Bluetooth earphones for everyday use
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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
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----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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