Shokz - OpenSwim Pro
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Based on 1 year's data from Jan 28, 2026 How it works
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"I had a rollover accident in Jan and did not lose one of them-they stayed on my ears during the rollover!"
"Absolutely can hear everything even when I have the volume all the way up cause I’m hurting doing 1K repeats."
"I like that you can still hear background noise like traffic."
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"It’s taken 50-60mph gusts on front, rear and side with no issues."
"Very simple design and it's built well (it has even accidentally fallen to the bottom of my pool one time, pulled it out, kept playing and has had no issues)"
"ate the rain and wind storms with no issues. ... It's a tank."
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"They don’t go in your ears at all. they just kind of clip on gently and sit there. ... no pressure ... way more comfy than anything I’ve tried."
"The IEMs really stay in my ears thanks to the free Spring Tips. I shook my head really hard for a few seconds and it didn't fall out my ears."
"just clips on the outside of your ear and feels super light, no pressure at all."
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"it’s superb for swimming cycling and running and allows me to keep audio awareness on the move."
"worn for hundreds of hours sweating in all conditions. ... No drama or issues"
"better than nothing for swimming ... great for swimming"
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"Great for calls (I have 3 pairs for work, lol)"
"Open pro Shokz are good up till about 15mph of wind noise, anything below and you'll be fine"
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"About a year and the right bud would last about 15 minutes on a full charge."
"I've had them for a few years and now the battery doesn't last for more than 40 mins, so looking for a different model."
"And then during a race in September the mid sole of one pulled right off with less than 200 km on them."
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"I want a louder one for working with louder tools."
"aren't loud"
"the in either of the aforementioned settings the volume can max out a bit low when there’s a lot of noise around me."
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"el sonido de estos earbuds son un asco ... nunca habia tenido unos earbuds con tan bajo volumen en el audio ... Ni si quiera me sirven para la funcion mas basica, para trabajar (Google Meet, Teams, etc), casi no se escucha nada ... ya lo intente en 4 devices (Quest 3, Android Phone, 2 Laptops) y lo mismo, YouTube, Musica Local, Juegos, Videos, etc en volumen MAXIMO.. y todo se escucha demasiado bajo ... el audio es demasiado bajo, de nada sirve que tenga las otras features si el audio es literal el 5-10% que un earbud normal de los que se compran en el mercado"
"I can confirm this was the case with both my Q950A and 990D. If you're a frequent music listener, you can run two cheap smart plugs to your rears and set up a scene to enable/disable them. ... what I believe is happening is an adjustment is taking place when the soundbar doesn't see the surrounds -- it's as if there's an additional parametric EQ or virtualized surround feature that is disabled when the surrounds aren't available. Which resulted in a more impactful and more cohesive frequency response when listening to music. ... That was my only real complaint with their 900 series sets. A small settings change in the menu, or even some system-wide awareness that allows switching to a different mode specifically for listening to music -- or even older Dolby 2.1 and stereo channel content from any source. ... but not having solid music playback was a tough pill to swallow."
"The subwoofer is weak and almost non existent."
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"It’s a bit of a pain to get music onto them (convert YouTubes to mp3 or dig up your old iTunes library)"
AuntieLaLa420 1.0These! Plus, I have the Open Swim Pro. Waterproof, and you can download to it because Bluetooth doesn't work underwater.
Azalur 1.0Openswim pro de Shokz, à conduction osseuse car j'aime ne pas m'isoler totalement de l'extérieur et ils résistent à l'eau et à la transpiration, très simples à laver (je prends ma douche avec). Je ne jure que par eux et je les conseille vraiment
BigDaddyManCan 1.0I have the OpenRun Pro and OpenSwim Pro, I can notice a difference in sound between the two (RunPro being better), but OpenSwim Pro are still great and have MP3 mode as well.
bigmattyc 1.0I really like my Shokz for this use case, less so for public transit commutes principally because it \_doesn't\_ block enough ambient noise. As an unfortunate aside, my 2021 Shokz just died, or are close to dead. Waiting for customer support to get back to me with an outcome. This pair lasted about 4 years (6 weeks shy really) and the pair before that lasted less, about 2.5 years. They got heavy use, and I'm not surprised that something I sweated in daily at least 8 months of the year eventually gave up the ghost, but those are my observations. I'll be buying another pair, in any case.
brandonblack 1.0I have the non Bluetooth swimming ones and they sound horrendous (but better than nothing for swimming). What’s the sound profile like? Especially the bass?
I have the waterproof Shockz and the audio is so bad (but great for swimming)
cardboardunderwear 1.0Check out Shokz if you're open to the bone conduction technology. Not good for laying in bed or in noisy environments. But awesome for sports, conf calls, talking on the phone, music, podcast, etc.
ChargerEcon 1.0Shokz Open Swim Pro, all the way.
ContagiousTrifling 1.0Try shokz open ear headphones. I have the openswim pro set and it’s superb for swimming cycling and running and allows me to keep audio awareness on the move.
If you buy expecting an immersive, noise cancelling experience, you’ll be disappointed… the product is trying to achieve the exact opposite… on the Openswim Pro (and earlier Opensiwm model) there is a basic swimming mode / regular mode toggle setting that alters the audio to suit wearing ear plugs or not (in swim mode it’s best to wear)… I found that in the gym I enjoy using them, but the in either of the aforementioned settings the volume can max out a bit low when there’s a lot of noise around me. Then again they are more secure than EarPods and more comfortable than over ear options, so tend to be my go-to regardless.
Duranium-235 1.0Shokz, buy the open swim, less quality but significantly better for rainy days. Or just airpod pro, well only cons is stinky earwax
EastRhubarb8397 1.0I ended up buying the shockz openswim cause I want to be able to have playlists and shuffle and whatnot so hopefully I made the right decision!
The openswim haedphones I purchased are mp3 player no Bluetooth so they don’t support streaming, I’d assume the openswim pros would as they support Bluetooth for running, the way I downloaded my songs from Spotify is an app called deemix
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