AfterShokz Trekz Titanium Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones Bluetooth Sweatproof Earphones with Mic for Sports, Green

I had used these headphones for around a year before one of the speakers stopped working. I contacted Trekz through both their official website and the Amazon website, to claim on the two year warranty the headphones come with. Despite repeated attempts to contact through both channels, Trekz have stopped responding to my emails (without ever saying directly they will not honour the warranty) which is both highly frustrating and time consuming. Would look for an alternative product from a company which treats customers fairly and honours its commitments.

Let's get the obvious out of the way. If you are used to a decent pair of cans or in ear beasts, the sound from the AfterShokz is going to disappoint. However, to buy them to listen to on the train or indoors would be pointless. Their purpose is for those on the move and the more moving the more they make sense.The build quality is excellent and for me they sit nicely over my ears. I bought them to help when I cycle to help with road awareness. For this purpose they are perfect. My helmet straps help to anchor and push the pads against the bones in my cheek / ear canal which improves the sound.Overall I'm very pleased. Charge and battery time appears to be as advertised and the Bluetooth rock solid

First off... I was extremely disappointed to see that these had clearly been opened and returned by someone else, as the box was battered and scratched, and the tape was already open and dirty (see pics). This isn't great, and had they been normal in ear headphones, I'd have returned them.I bought these headphones as I really like the thought of the bone conduction. I do a lot of riding and running, but don't do either with headphones on.I've recently started doing a lot of riding on the turbo trainer, so thought I'd give them a go on that first, and took the plunge.On the turbo indoors they work fine, as all they have to compete with is my fan. Outside is a different matter. I tried using these for listening to podcasts on my walk to work, but the traffic on the road (which I wouldn't say is that busy) made it that I missed words or sentences.Running on quiet cycle paths with music they're fine.I haven't worn them on the road cycling yet, and don't know if I will.The design isn't awesome. The way they sit means that wearing any kind of hat, or coat with a collar/hood doesn't work with these, as it pushes the band up awkwardly and makes them sit oddly. On top of that, you can't use them lying down at all.My main gripe is that they only connect to a single Bluetooth device, even though they are bluetooth 4.0 and should be capable of connecting to at least 2. My cheap £11 MPOW headphones connect to both. It means that I regularly have to manually disconnect them from the first device (my Mac) and connect them to my phone to walk home, then back to my Mac when I'm back at work.There's a nice tone when they start up, and a "Welcome to Trekz Titanium" but just a single quite beep when you turn them off, which could be better.I've decided to keep them, as they are good on the turbo and for running, and usually sweat from my ears makes the buds fall out.Overall I'm not that impressed. I am finding myself using my cheap headphones day to day again, and just using these for exercise. I'm really glad that I didn't go for the £149 Air version, as I don't think they address any of the above issues.

I was pleasantly surprised at how good the sound quality is ... especially listening to podcasts, which I tend to prefer to music when running. Weird the first time you wear them on the open road cos it’s like the sound is inside your head but you can hear everything around you. Really good fit, but I’m looking forward to warmer weather so I don’t need to wear a hat, as this tends to push them down.Unfortunately a local run has decided to ban these too even though they are allowed under UKA rules ... all because they claim they can’t tell difference between these and normal ones ! Pathetic excuse.

Since my mum had a stroke a few years ago we've gradually introduced more tech stuff into our lives to enhance everyday living. The most successful of these has been the Amazon Echo which has given her talking books, radio, music, control of the heating and many more random things. The only drawback has been, because she's hard of hearing, the whole house had to listen to her books too.Until now! This headset is wonderful! Very easy to pair, even to a second device, excellent sound quality and, she tells me, very comfortable too. The look of pure joy on her face as the book came through, clear and easy to listen to, brought tears to my eyes. Then we realised that, because there is no other sound out, she can listen to it when she's awake in the small hours - more delight!I guess we'll see how the battery life goes but so far, so wonderful! I'm going to enjoy a catnap now while she listens to her book, and that's a first 😀

Pros:Decent enough sound qualityYou can easily hear what is happening around you while using themConnects easily to bluetooth devicesComfy after you've broken them inDecent battery lifeCons:For the first month or two they felt tight and uncomfortable after 30-40 minutes' use (but eventually they adapt to your head shape)Reliability issues - my first pair broke after 8 monthsVolume isn't always loud enough, e.g. if there's loud traffic nearbyYou can't skip forward and backwards from one track to the next using the headphonesIf you want seriously good sound quality then this style of headphones can't deliverThe range of the bluetooth connection isn't great - maybe a couple of metresBut overall I really like these - brilliant for keeping an ear on what's around you while you're exercising or moving around the house