Are you interested in bone conduction
headphones? well in this video i'll have
the aftershokz air unboxing
feature description and review coming up
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now what i have today are the
aftershokz air wireless bone conduction
headphones in slate gray
for the latest pricing check out the
links in the description below
you never know when these might go on
sale i'll also include the links to the
aftershokz air manual
and quick start guide in the description
below
so what sets the aftershokz air wireless
headphones
apart from all of the other headphones
out there these use bone conducted
sound
that means that the headphones rest
directly against the skull
and transmit sound through the bone to
the inner ear
that's where our hearing sensory cells
are located these headphones do not
cover up or plug your ears
so you still will be able to hear the
sounds around you
the Aftershokz Air wireless headphones
are a great match for athletes
runners really anybody who wants good
sound awareness around them
while they're listening to music with
headphones they also work well for
people with conductive hearing loss
since the headphones can bypass the
damaged part of the ear
these headphones can be used while
wearing hearing aids since they do not
go inside your ears
sometimes headphones and hearing aids do
not mix well because of feedback or
whistling from the ear
so if you wear hearing aids the
Aftershokz Air wireless headphones may
be just what you're looking for
okay so let's move on to the unboxing
so we have the headphones themselves the
accessories and the
instructions for bluetooth connection so
the first thing i notice is these are
very light and that
that is those are really nice they're
flexible and very light
so we have the headphones in the middle
we have instructional guides here
charging cable a pair of ear plugs if
you want to block out the external
sounds around you and then the carrying
case
so now i'll go over the key features of
the aftershokz wireless bone conduction
headphones
open ear bone conduction technology stay
connected to your music
and the environment around you these are
great headphones for people who want to
have good
sound awareness while also listening to
their music
lightweight and flexible these
headphones only weigh 30 grams
sweatproof they have ip55 water
resistance
this means that these are water
resistant they're not waterproof
but they're great for workouts these
have bluetooth 4.2
and allows up to 33 foot range of
wireless connectivity so you have quite
a bit of range to work with
noise cancelling microphones for phone
calls this way the person you're
speaking to
can hear you more clearly rechargeable
lithium ion this gives you a six
hour battery life and it recharges in
two hours with the micro usb cable
eq or sound equalization adjustment
there's a few adjustments you can make
to the sound quality of these devices
multi-point pairing you can connect two
devices at once and transition between
them
so let's say you're listening to music
on a tablet and you get a phone call
the connectivity of the headphones can
transition from the tablet
over to the phone so that you can pick
up the phone call and have a
conversation
okay so i've used these aftershozs air
wireless bone conduction headphones for
about a week now
and i'll share my first impressions
first for the pros
number one these headphones are very
light they're wireless and water
resistant
so that makes them very convenient for
working out you can pair them to your
phone and enjoy music while you're
exercising
they can also be paired with an apple
watch so you can leave your phone at
home
track your workout stats with your watch
and listen to music at the same time
i can listen to music podcasts and audio
books without feeling cut off from the
outside world
i can still interact with all the people
around me and enjoy my music
bone conduction sound transmission is
more efficient than how typical
headphones work which is
using air conduction so the volume of
these headphones can be
lower and still audible these headphones
also maintain
stereo sound quality which gives music a
much more enjoyable sound quality
also the bass response is surprisingly
good phone calls work great on these
headphones and give you the sensation of
hearing the sound
of the person's voice in both ears that
makes it easier to understand what the
person is saying
and this can especially be important if
you have hearing loss
like i said before you have the
flexibility of also wearing hearing aids
with these headphones
you may want to consider trying these
out because they do not fit inside your
ear
okay so now for the cons these
headphones aren't as comfortable as
traditional headphones for long term use
i found that the way these sit in front
of my ears the pressure that's in front
of my ears it does get a bit
uncomfortable over time
if you also need to concentrate while
you're wearing these headphones you
probably will find they're not adequate
because they don't block out the sounds
around you
if you choose to use the included ear
plugs you might find
also that the bass response is elevated
the bass sounds are increased due to
something called occlusion effect
this leads to sound quality that is less
than ideal
okay so for my final thoughts overall i
really like the aftershokz air
wireless bone conduction headphones they
are great for their target audience
which is active people
who want to enjoy their music and have
access to all the sounds around them
i see this product to be very effective
for that situation
i personally would choose a pair of
noise canceling headphones over these
for general music listening
but for what these are intended for i
think they're an excellent product
and i highly recommend them so i hope
you will try out these headphones for
yourself and see what you think
remember the links are in the
description below
so for today's question have you tried
the aftershokz
air wireless bone conduction headphones
how do these compare to other earphones
or headphones that you've used
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