I have had the Aftershokz Open Move headset for nearly 3 weeks now. I have been using them constantly. During the day I wear them at work, where I need to be able to answer my company phone in the lab or out in the field. I have quickly found that the little button on the left temple can easily be bumped with the back of a hand, wrist or a handy door jamb if I am gloved up and do not want to touch anything directly. I did not consider that when I was reading up on the product prior to purchase but has worked well for me.
Obviously my ears are open, so when I am in a loud facility or operating equipment, it is so easy to just put in some foam ear plugs and still be able to hear through the headset. That flexibility of choosing different arrangements of hearing protection has been great!
The headset easily pairs with multiple devices simultaneously. I was not sure how that would work on a practical level, but when I had it paired with my phone and laptop (attending a webinar on the laptop and using the headset for audio), it automatically switched the audio to my phone when a phone call came in. It worked just how I would have hoped in that situation. As soon as I hung up, it automatically gave me back the webinar audio from the laptop. There may be some trick involving which device you pair first, and I just got lucky about how I did it; I don’t know, but it worked very well in that situation.
So I have been wearing this headset all day long at work, every day, and have been comfortable and pretty happy with the whole arrangement. When I am home, I use a Creative Labs BT-W3 usb bluetooth dongle to attach the headset to my PS4 for gaming. If you use the right mode on the dongle, the headset mic works just fine and can be used for game and PS4 voice chats. So now I’m wearing this headset for a number of hours at home as well. As you can see, I have been using it a lot over these last three weeks.
If it has a full charge in the morning, the headset has easily lasted through my day at work and for a few hours of gaming at home. The only time it has died on me so far is when I forgot to charge it one night and ended up trying to do all of that 2 days in a row. It finally started complaining about 2 hours into the second night of gaming. Given this, I can’t really say anything about the battery capacity less than it seems very adequate; it is quite good for how much I am using it in a given day.
In terms of audio quality, understand that I am mainly using voice applications. I don’t use it to listen to music, so look elsewhere for an opinion on music quality. For voice applications however, it works as well as, if not slightly better than any other small headphones I have ever used. When I say that, I am including small over the ear headphones as well, but not full size over the ear headphones. You know, the ones that sound great but make your ears sweat after a while. For my uses, the sound quality is good and I love the sensation that the voices are in my head… It is so easy to use the headset and still be able to hear my wife call out that she needs me to bring her something, like she does. Your ears are uncovered, unsweaty, and nothing jammed into your ear. The pressure against your temples hold the headset in place, but is not so snug as to be uncomfortable, at least for me.
For my part, I think they are fantastic and wish I had gotten a pair a long time ago. Ok, now for the good stuff; the drawbacks, the cons. With excessive volume or bass, they tend to vibrate against the sides of your head. Nature of the beast I suppose, just the way it is. It is a slightly annoying sensation. As some others have observed, I do notice the occasional change of volume for no apparent reason. Maybe it has something to do with the distance from the Bluetooth transceiver while walking around? No clue, but I do notice it occasionally.
The headband hangs loose in the back, it is not snug to the back of the head. So, if I am wearing a collared shirt or a coat, that band is constantly bumping into the collar. It is annoying, though it strangely does not really knock the headphones out of place for me. It is simply annoying. Part of the weight of the headphones, however light they are, is borne by the part that loops over the top of your ear. Despite being used to wearing glasses, sunglasses, lab safety glasses, etc., it feels just slightly different, particularly when also wearing a pair of the aforementioned glasses. I acclimated to the feeling quickly, but your personal feelings may vary. The first few days the tops of may ears were slightly annoyed at me, but they got used to it and stopped complaining soon enough. Add glasses and a hat and your ears have a few things going on around them. I got used it.
As you may have already guessed, none of these drawbacks are big enough to dampen my enthusiasm for this headset. I do wish the head strap in the back was somehow adjustable to fit more snugly. Maybe that was just not a practical design choice with the electronics needing to reach both sides. I wish they were less expensive. Despite these things, I find the headset to be a huge improvement over everything else I have ever used for a headset, at least for voice applications.
Now, if they could just pair this with a bluetooth throat mic that picks up the vibrations in your throat and transmits no background noises, I would brave the noisiest machinery spaces in the world while being on a conference call! You hear that Aftershokz? Bluetooth throat mic/wisper mic? You have to do that to go with these! I’ll send you my contact information for the royalty checks later, since I did just give you the idea.
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Pioneers of bone conduction technology, AfterShokz is now renamed Shokz. Shorter, snappier, more shareable name but still the same commitment to headphone innovation.
Our products have been rebranded too!
Aeropex is going to exit from our shop and an upgraded version of Aeropex, OpenRun, which includes a fast charging function, will be your new choice.
Xtrainerz, the swimming MP3 player, has also been rebranded as OpenSwim.
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Please note: AfterShokz has officially rebranded to Shokz. When AfterShokz OpenMove is sold out, it will not be restocked. Please search for Shokz OpenMove instead.
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Open-ear comfort. Powered by bone conduction technology, allows you to stay aware of your surroundings. Lightweight fit ensures all-day wear. |
Multifunction Button. Easy controls to play, pause, skip, activate voice assistant, and answer calls. |
Sweatproof. Inspired by athletes, an IP55 rating repels sweat, dust, and moisture. |
6-Hour Battery. Enjoy six hours of continuous play time and calls. |
What’s In The Box:
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OpenMove Headphones |
Carrying Bag |
(1) USB-C Charging Cable |
Earplugs |
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I have a couple of other brand headphones of this style and while they both look alike the sound quality is night/day different from each other . That being said these are not the best sounding of the 3 pairs I now own but they are by far better at ergonomics , fit , comfort , and quality feel . First thing I noticed was the magnets are strong enough to attract to each other,a sure sign of quality. After trying them on before powering them up I noticed the fit and comfort was 100% better for each. The design of how things work made so much sense I had to open the quick guide to see and then I was amazed at how well thought out things are . The only thing I'm not a huge fan of its holding the volume up button so long to power them off makes the volume much louder than I prefer. No biggie but a dedicated slide on/off would have been nice . I absolutely love love love the track pause/play/next/previous being on the same button and just single, double, triple causes things to do what I want .As far as nose canceling that's why I got this type vs in ear or even on ear. When I walking after work , riding my bicycle or driving a lift at work I need to hear my surroundings but also need hands free for calls and music listening when not at work . These are basically anti noise canceling but still provide a rich sound experience . Stereo separation and airyness rival my in ear choices, the only thing missing is anything mid bass and lower but the provided ear plugs help that tremendously . I found the built in sound options to be useless as vocal emphasis killed lacking bass further and ear plug mode was no more than cutting the volume by 2/3 while killing any deep bass with earplugs in .I charged them before writing this review and found the initial 60% charge from the box lasted about 4 hours of music so I should get close to advertised if not better battery life . I haven't let it get low enough to see if they did a better job of Chenglish than Tyoga did ( "please charging" when it gets low ) .No matter what angle I stand , sit , or lay they stay put , with or without glasses on , but not uncomfortably so .Between the button placement quality feel of them , positive feedback when they are pushed to the well thought out user interface and the comfort and Velcro like fit I'm more than ok with their lack of true bass like my Swimaudio ones provide .Aftershokz calls these entry level but they're anything but that , especially in build quality . I actually liked the sound and fit of these better than their Aeropex model and being half their price didn't hurt either .Edit ; I started using these at work for phone calls and I listen to music at about 1/3 volume the much of the rest of the day and this has been the average at the end of the day every day this week . I still charge them up each night but the next 3 days I'm off so I'm not going to charge them and see what it actually ends up coming out to on a single charge . I'll edit again when I get the true longevity of a charge , again low volume is how I use this type of headphones predominantly .Edit again ; 12 hours plus before the nice lady came on and said "charge me " . I have my black pair set to multi point between my phone and Dish Hopper (for watching tv and hands free calls ) and it only lasts about 5 hours of tv before the nice lady says it needs charging.
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