I would like to see a review of Bone Conduction Headphones (BCHs) with comparisons to the more traditional styles. I have recently purchased two BCHs; Shokz OpenRun Pro ($269 from JB HiFi) and Polvcog X7 Swimming BCH ($53 from Temu). Expecting them to be no match for my 10 year old Bose QC30 ($399 from JB HiFi) I was surprised at the quality of the sound and bass from the Shokz and would compare it favourably to traditional styles in the $250 to $350 range which i tried in-store. Note; with the “open ear” the design of BCHs there is no such thing as noise cancelling - a positive note if safety is a consideration. Knowing they were going to take a beating with exercise and long walks, I ordered the X7 - at $53 i wouldn’t be out of pocket by too much if they were crap. Surprisingly, i would rate them as being close to the Shokz with marginally less dynamic range and distorting at very high volume levels, despite the $216 price difference. Both BCHs are waterproof rated IPX8, work well with Bluetooth 5.1 to control devices and very clear during phone calls, and both have different non-USB magnetic charging connectors. The X7 has internal 32GB memory to play most types of music file formats.
DISCLAIMER: I have sensorial hearing loss at high frequncies and tinnitus (23 years Army) however i set app graphic equalizers to compensate. Also, BCHs allow me to wear my hearing aides, and do not block the noise of any dangers (passing eScooters etc).
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Thanks for posting. Good to hear the Temu model isnt too bad, I can’t afford the good stuff anymore and I was wondering how cheap models stack up.
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How are your BCHs going?
I looked at the osseowave review and suspect it is a scam. An author of a blog connected to the site doesnt exist anywhere else. And then there is this scamadvisor report.
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