SHOKZ OpenSwim - MP3 Waterproof Headphones for Swimming - Not Bluetooth Compatible - Built-in MP3 Player with Storage for 1200 Songs - Open-Ear Wireless Headphones, with Nose Clip and Earplug (Black)

I absolutely LOVE these. This is my first set of bone conduction and I'm VERY happy I went with the Shokz. They fit very well. They have different modes for when wearing with earplugs/underwater or general everyday mode. I've had them a couple years now and I wear them diving, snorkeling and open water swimming in temperatures ranging from 45°F to 85°F and the battery still lasts forever either way. They are comfortable enough to wear them all day even with a dive mask on. They are built solid. The buttons are easy to work as long as your gloves are 3mm or less. Loading music is done the old fashioned way, USB loaded mp3 files. The volume is easy to control and skip songs(same buttons). The only thing I dislike even a TINY bit is that the beep you hear when changing songs is very loud. I use these while mowing and trimming too since I wear earplugs for that.Pro tip. If you swim open water, tether them to you with a string or something in the rare event they fall off...trust me I know.

I bought these things because I wanted to start swimming, but I actually wear them way more outside of the pool. I wear these while running, biking (they fit under my helmet pretty easily), exercising, and of course swimming. I also wear them while walking around, doing chores, and sometimes while showering. Earbuds gave me ear strain / exhaustion when I wear them for too long, and headphones are inconvenient, but this headset solves both of those problems, which is probably why I wear them everywhere. Being able to perfectly hear everything around me with the volume low or block it out with higher volume is also a huge benefit these things have over traditional headphones and earbuds.They are lower quality than my headphones and earbuds, but it's pretty easy to live with. You lose a lot of bass and lower frequencies with this technology. I'm a musician and still prefer this to my higher quality audio gear, though.The 4GB storage is a huge drawback. I mitigate it by converting my albums to MP3 V0 before loading them up to compress their sizes, but 4GB is atrocious in the modern age. Regardless, I can load like 25 albums and 20 1hr podcast episodes on it at once, which is enough for me.It charges quickly, but ironically file upload speeds are quite slow at about 3MB/S. It takes about 20 minutes if I want to entirely swap out the contents in it.

Absolutely fantastic product - it feels like it was designed by swimmers for swimmers. I've tried a few MP3 players for swimming - starting with the waterproof Nano. Sound quality, ease of use and durability were always the issue.Pros:Great sound quality. I swim in an Endless Pool and so the ambient noise of the water flowing/motor are higher than in a standard pool. I definitely needed to use the earplugs they include - but with them, absolutely perfect. I am careful to set the volume before I start swimming to make sure I keep it at a safe level. No issue at all with the bone conduction - love it. No - your teeth don't rattle! It feels exactly like an ear bud without the irritating bud in your ear.Easy to use. When swimming - the logic of the buttons are a must. These are perfect. Super simple to tactically feel the volume/skip buttons. Loading it with music was the same as any standard MP3. Worth noting that the charging cable is ingenious! It's a pin charger which means contact is essential and the USB charger connects with a clasp that keeps it in exactly the right place - and it can hang off a charger etc without losing connection - brilliant.Comfort. Anyone tired of having the quality of the music dependent on jamming the ear buds in to your ear and having to reposition them when they come loose will appreciate the bone conduction. As shown in the pictures - this wraps around the back of your head, comes over your ears and rests comfortably on the bone in front of your ear. I prefer to have a cap covering my ears which made these a bit awkward but giving that up, they are fine - and even swimming against a strong current in my Endless Pools these stay in position without any difficulty.Thoughtful additions. Love the rubber case (ventilated no less). Very thoughtful addition of excellent quality ear plugs. Fantastic charging system as mentioned. Wonderful tactical feel to the rubberized skin around the ear phones - they just feel high quality (and the blue is really great looking!).Great support. I was confused by the pre-loaded songs and thought I'd received a return from Amazon. Called them and was connected instantly. I don't always check up on customer service but when I know it's either particularly good or bad it's worth a mention.Value. Relative to other solutions out there - I found this to be an outstanding value.Comment on Lack of Blue Tooth: I would love it to have bluetooth for streaming Spotify - but that would mean having to have my very not waterproof iPhone on the pool deck which is just a bad idea for me. I tried and returned another system that was Bluetooth compatible and there are two issues that made it not worth the hassle. First - bluetooth doesn't travel through water so the device has to be carefully positioned and - at least in my case, the wi-fi signal where I swim isn't that strong and that means being organized enough to have offline playlists which I'm not. I'm sure this brand is going to figure it out but while swimming, I'm just happy to have tunes, it doesn't have to be my latest Spotify playlist.Cons:I haven't found a single one. I haven't had it long enough to test quality or battery/charge life but not concerned. For some, the lack of bluetooth and limitation of MP3 which means owning the music might be a negative.Thanks to the team at Shokz - the extra effort shines through. Wonderful to see a brand go the extra mile (and cost) for a great customer experience and service.