SHOKZ OpenRun with USB-C Charging – Open-Ear Bluetooth Bone Conduction Sport Headphones – Sweat Resistant Wireless Earphones for Workouts and Running – Built-in Mic, with Hair Band – Standard – Black

Versatile, comfortable, and reliable. Perfect even for work and casual gaming.
I’ve been using the SHOKZ OpenRun headphones every workday for the past ten months, mainly for business calls, and I can confidently say they’ve exceeded expectations. What initially drew me in was the open-ear design, which has changed how I work and move through the day. No more ear irritation, no discomfort from having something stuck in my ear for hours. A lightweight, secure fit that I often forget I’m even wearing. Despite their simplicity, they never slip out of place.The sound quality is solid, especially when you consider the bone conduction technology. It’s not meant for rich bass or ultra-precise clarity, so if you’re an audiophile or music producer, this might not be for you. But for calls, podcasts, or background music, it does the job very well. There’s a bit of sound leakage at higher volumes, but honestly, the vibration becomes uncomfortable at that point anyway. It naturally keeps you within a comfortable listening range.The mic has been perfectly reliable. I tend to double-check how I sound on calls, and the feedback has always been positive. It pairs effortlessly with Microsoft Teams and connects to both my laptop and phone. I’ve never had an issue switching between devices, which is something I can’t say for most Bluetooth gear. I haven’t tested it extensively in heavy weather, but in day-to-day use, even in busy or noisy environments, I’ve never struggled to hear or be heard.Over weekends, I’ve used it on runs and even for the occasional gaming session. I’m no competitive gamer, but for casual play like Skyrim: Oblivion, it performed surprisingly well with no noticeable lag. One unexpected bonus is being able to game or watch something on my computer while still hearing my kids if they call from their rooms: a huge win if you’re a parent trying to balance things.Battery life has never been an issue. I’ve never drained it in a day, and although I’m not sure how long it takes to fully charge, the USB-C connection is solid and hassle-free. The headphones still look and function like new after months of use, though I do store them carefully in their soft pouch inside my laptop bag. They’ve held their shape well, but I wouldn’t toss them around carelessly.All in all, this is a quality product with a smart, no-fuss design that works across multiple aspects of daily life. It might not look like much, but if you need comfort, situational awareness, and dependable performance, this one’s a keeper.

What a Difference!
I first tried the cheaper (£30-40) bone conduction phones, and was disappointed enough to send them back within an hour of receiving them. Poor fit, poor sound quality and altogether not worth the effort. My friend had told me about the Shokz models, but I was reluctant to spend that much money in the beginning. How glad I am that I did! These phones are excellent – perfect fit, so comfortable I forgot I was wearing them and they weren’t even dislodged by quite violent head movements so great for those much younger and fitter than me who actually indulge in workouts, and excellent sound quality, albeit a little lacking in bass as one might expect. Even that can be fixed by wearing earplugs, but that kind of defeats the object I would say! I occasionally operate a telephone switchboard and I think these phones will be perfect for avoiding discomfort from continuous wearing for hours at a time – much better than the headset I used before. A little point my friend told me about – if worn correctly and you turn the volume up high they tickle your ears. Not at all unpleasant, just a bit weird!Conclusion – don’t bother with the cheap ones. Go for the Shokz or just use ordinary headsets. Definitely worth the extra £100!

Excellent product. These work I promise
Brilliant! I’ve had these now for 3 months and use them at least 4 times a week in the gym for over an hour and only charge once a week through habit.Very good streriophonic sound. Loud even though they are not in your ears! Fab! Worth paying for these than the cheaper lookalikes

Excellent product my second version
My second product. Excellent

Wenn man vorher noch keine Knochenschall Kopfhörer hatte ,dann ist es zuerst etwas ungewohnt. Dadurch, dass die Töne durch Schall übertragen werden ,ist das Gefühl ein anderes. Bei mir hat es einige Minuten gedauert, bis ich mich daran gewöhnt hatte.Super, wenn man Musik beim Laufen oder Radfahren hören möchte. Das Ohr ist frei und man bekommt noch alles mit, was in der Umgebung passiert. Außerdem ist die Bedienung einfach und der Klang sehr gut.Bei meinen In Ear Plugs hatte ich oft das Problem, dass sie beim Joggen aus dem Ohr gefallen sind. Das hat sich jetzt erledigt. Natürlich sind die Kopfhörer nicht günstig,aber die Qualität überzeugt. Wer regelmäßig draußen Sport macht, Radfahrer oder Jogger ist, für den sind die Kopfhörer optimal.

J’ai acheté cette casque pour la course à pied et j’étais bien content parce-que ça marche bien avec mon Apple Watch et la qualité de la musique est bien. Même dans le vent, j’entends clairement la musique et c’est aussi très clair quand j’écoute des audiobooks. J’ai commencé aussi d’utiliser pour le vélo à l’intérieur (Zwift). Attention, c’est illégal de porter cette casque à l’extérieur sur un vélo, donc c’est que pour la cyclisme virtuelle !Je n’ai pas chronométré l’economie de la batterie mais ça dure normalement plus qu’un jour pour moi. Si j’utilise que pour des courses de pieds, ça dure au moins 4 fois. Sur l’aller retour du travail (2h) la batterie est toujours ok après trois jours. Je suis satisfait avec la batterie. Quand on l’allume, il y a un voix qui dise que le niveau de la batterie est “haut, médium ou faible”. Ça serait utile d’avoir une indication un peu plus précise, mais deja c’est ok parce-que je la recharge des que j’entends que le niveau est faible. J’ai pris la version avec la cable pour recharger. C’est juste plus facile de trouver une cable USB C si jamais je perd la cable d’origine.J’utilise la casque même pour des réunions au travail car c’est plus confortable de porter cette casque que ma Bose QuietConfort quand je porte des lunettes. Mais en dehors la course à pied, je trouve que cette casque est la plus utile dans les transports en commun. Je ne peux pas porter des écouteurs bluetooths dans des transports parce-qu’ils tombent de mes oreilles trop souvent. Avec cette casque Shokz, c’est pas du tout un problème. La casque va jamais tomber de mes oreilles et c’est très difficile à perdre dans les transports si je la porte pendant mon trajet. En plus de cela, je peux aussi entendre assez autour de moi. C’est surtout cette sentiment de sécurité que j’apprécie. Quand il y a des musiciens qui gênent sur des trains, j’utilise simplement des bouchons d’oreilles (Loop Quiet2) pour bloquer un peu le bruit.Ma seule critique est que la longueur de la partie autour du cou est un peu trop pour avoir la facilité de reposer ma tete sur un coussin ou le dos de mon canapé. La longueur du tour du cou provoque la poussée du casque vers l’avant, ce qui provoque une pression autour de mes oreilles. J’aurais peut-etre préfère la version courte, mais je ne suis pas sur si il y a des inconvénients pour la version courte quand j’aurai faire le cours à pied. Pour moi, cette casque est plus pour quand je bouge beaucoup ou quand il y a une risque de chute pour des écouteurs bluetooths. Quand je me repose, je préfère des écouteurs.Avantagés:- Moins susceptible de tomber pendant qu’on bouge ou faire des sports.- Qualificatif sonore est assez bien pour la liberté de mouvement que la casque donne.- Qualité de son bien pour la musique et des audiobooks.- Économie de batterie assez bonne.- Meme cette version OpenRun vient avec une pochette pour eviter la poussière quand c’est dans mon sac.Inconvénients:- Tour du cou de la version standard est assez longue et gêne si je repose ma tête contre un coussin.- Le niveau de la batterie est assez ambiguë “haut, medium, faible”.- La qualité sonore n’est pas aussi haute que une casque comme Bose QuietComfort ou des AirPods Pro.

These are awesome.Sound: based on some non-scientific testing, the headphones seem able to reproduce sound down to about 100Hz, so low bass and sub-bass won’t really hit the way you’re used to. In most cases I can still hear the bassline because of the overtones, and I’m happy with the overall sound quality. For genres like folk music(or other acoustic/unplugged type music) you might not miss the low frequencies at all.Comfort: I have a large head. When buying hats, I buy the largest size and hope it’s big enough. The regular size of the Openrun fits me almost perfectly. I can lean back without moving it very much, something many reviewers have trouble with. If you can wear the ‘mini’ version, I recommend it; wear the smallest version that will fit. That said, it’s ALMOST too small, and wearing it all day does cause a little soreness where the band contracts the front of my ears.Battery: I received the headphones and charged them up in the afternoon, and then used them/tested them out most of that evening, probably 3-4 hours. I then turned them off, turning them back on the next morning at 7:30 am to start my work day. I wore them all day, listening to music and YouTube videos, shut them off for the drive home(about 45 minutes) and then used them another 3 hours before the voice in the headphones said ‘charge me’. I’d estimate that was a total of 13-14 hours. Most of the time I had the volume set to about half, or a little under, which brings me to….Sound leakage: At what I would consider normal/comfortable volume, another person would need to be within one or two feet of your head to hear THAT you are listening to something, and would be unlikely to know WHAT you’re listening to. At max volume, that increases to 5-6 feet to notice the sound, and a few feet away to potentially hear details. I can’t imagine ever using the headphones that loud. A word of warning: normally cranking up headphones HURTS, but these don’t(?). They seem to bypass, at least for me, the part of the hearing system that feels pain, which makes me worry that I(you?) could damage the inner ear without realizing it.Situational awareness: Now, last but certainly not least, the reason I started looking at bone conduction headphones in the first place. I’m an amateur photographer who often goes out at lunch to take pictures of local birds at the park near my office, and other places on weekends. These let me hear well enough to find birds in the trees by sound. They really don’t interfere with normal hearing at all. It’s kind of wild when you first use them. In addition, I can be listening to music, etc. and still hear/interact with family and friends, or coworkers at the office(see above: wearing them all day at the office).They’re light, a good value for the performance, and well worth buying.