Hi all, I received a pair of Aftershokz Bluez headphones for Christmas. I've used them a lot over the last day, and have formed an opinion of them. Below are the pros and cons I've seen so far.
Pros: •light and comfortable. I can wear them for hours with no problems •Wireless: i love that I can use them with my iPhone, but keep the phone in a pocket or in a more comfortable operating position. I also no longer worry about wires getting snagged or pulled. •Speech: the Bluez tell you when they are in pairing mode, when they pair, the battery level when you turn them off, and so on. •volume: I have yet to test them in a loud setting, but they get very loud so I can't imagine I'll have trouble with a car engine or traffic noises. Cons: Connectivity: I get jumpy or broken audio if the phone is in my pocket sometimes. It is random, but it is extremely annoying. •Sound leakage: this is my biggest complaint. I knew that sound would leak from these, but I did not think it would be as bad as it is. I can be standing five feet away from someone who is wearing the Bluez, and still hear them well enough to make out what is being said even if the person has them at a comfortable (not overly loud) level. •Fidelity: I did not expect good sound quality from these, and I don't see this as a con so much as a consequence of the technology. Still, it bears repeating: these headphones are NOT made for good sound quality. They remind me of $5 earbuds you might pick up at Wal-Mart. For speech and books, of course, they are just fine, and you can enjoy music on them. If you care about your music being perfectly represented, though, you will have a problem. •Siri: when you activate Siri while the Bluez are connected, you are forced into what I think of as "phone mode", where the quality of audio drops to that of a phone call. Siri's speech sounds not just lower in quality, but staticky and harsh, though phone calls do not have such an odd sound to them. Siri still works, but takes longer to activate and has that awful sound to it when it speaks. Likewise, dictation can take longer to activate. Notes: •I find these work best closer to the ears, which moves the band up your neck a bit. Everyone will have a different opinion, of course, but that works best for me. •I could not get them to pair with my Windows installation, running under Bootcamp on a Mac. I have not tried them with the Mac yet. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
