• ace_garp@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    If you turn them up to high volume, they distort, buzz, and tickle on your skin. So only quiet to mid volume. The sound quality is medium-high(I’m no audiophile). Being able to listen to media and be aware of surroundings is excellent. Previously achievable with in-earbuds, only by doing the one earpiece dangle. Sweat/water resistant. 8hr playtime. Pretty wild.

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      4 days ago

      I forget that I’m wearing mine half the time, ppl think they are hearing aids…

      And the convenience of having them just around your neck otherwise

      Bought a pair for my kid too. Nice to be able to talk to him even if he listens to music

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      4 days ago

      You know they make gobs of different “open ear” earbuds. It’s what I use most of the time. No bone conduction needed. The speaker is just positioned close to your ear hole. They also make glasses with em built in that way.

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        4 days ago

        I did not know about open ear earbuds, thanks for the option.

        Do they have audio spill for people around you?

        Part of my use-case for bone conducting models, is playing music or podcasts with no spill, while others are sleeping or chatting closeby in the car/house.

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          There’s some amount of spill over from the kind built into glasses, but almost none on the kind that hook over and rest in your ear. They also make a kind that sort of clips onto your ear, but I haven’t tried that style.