Headphones or earbuds

matelodave

My bro has bone conduction headphones and reckons that they are ok for speech but pretty rubbish for music. OK for jogging as they dont mask external sounds but the frequency response is inferior to using your eardrums (ok if you have a hearing problem_

I've got some Soundcore Q30 bluetooth noise cancelling over the ear headphones which are pretty reasonable and I can use them with my hearing aids (about £55 from Amazon) Sony CH720n are a bit better and nicer looking but cost around £70. The CH 520 suggested above are on-ear headphones which you might find get uncomfortable after a while as they do squash your ears flat

 My wife has some Sony WF- C700n bluetooth noise cancelling earbuds which she reckons are amazingly good good and unbelievably comfortable - she has small ears but she can wear them for hours. (about £70 from Amazon)

You can get Sony WF-C500 which are similar but don't have noise cancelling and are less than £40 from Amazon

In the end its what you feel comfortable with and what you are going to listen to.

madlyn

debitcardmayhem said:

mrs dcm has these anker earbuds , she swears at by them https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTJR2C5X?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1 £59.99

I would be really worried about them slipping off.

madlyn

matelodave said:

My bro has bone conduction headphones and reckons that they are ok for speech but pretty rubbish for music. OK for jogging as they dont mask external sounds but the frequency response is inferior to using your eardrums (ok if you have a hearing problem_

I've got some Soundcore Q30 bluetooth noise cancelling over the ear headphones which are pretty reasonable and I can use them with my hearing aids (about £55 from Amazon) Sony CH720n are a bit better and nicer looking but cost around £70. The CH 520 suggested above are on-ear headphones which you might find get uncomfortable after a while as they do squash your ears flat

 My wife has some Sony WF- C700n bluetooth noise cancelling earbuds which she reckons are amazingly good good and unbelievably comfortable - she has small ears but she can wear them for hours. (about £70 from Amazon)

You can get Sony WF-C500 which are similar but don't have noise cancelling and are less than £40 from Amazon

In the end its what you feel comfortable with and what you are going to listen to.

Just going to be used for listening to music, podcasts and possibly audio books. Not for long periods though, maybe 2 hours or so.
The comfort of earbuds does bother me so I think I'll look into headphones instead, the sony and soundcore as previously mentioned.

RumRat

I second a previous recommendation suggested earlier... Anker Soundcore Life Q20...For the money (50 Quidish) they are excellent.

Rosa_Damascena

SiliconChip said:

I don't like in-ear and many over-ear are too bulky so I went with bone conduction and selected these https://www.johnlewis.com/shokz-openmove-bluetooth-wireless-open-ear-headphones-grey/p110575797. I use them mainly while out walking or in the gym and they're generally fine, although heavy traffic noise can drown out the sound.

I totally agree with you and @Emmia - Shokz are the way forward. But you won't get them for £50.

I've got these ones:


I only wish bone conduction stethoscopes were available, I have narrow accoustic meati and I find them to be agony.

flaneurs_lobster

Rosa_Damascena said:

SiliconChip said:

I don't like in-ear and many over-ear are too bulky so I went with bone conduction and selected these https://www.johnlewis.com/shokz-openmove-bluetooth-wireless-open-ear-headphones-grey/p110575797. I use them mainly while out walking or in the gym and they're generally fine, although heavy traffic noise can drown out the sound.

I totally agree with you and @Emmia - Shokz are the way forward. But you won't get them for £50.

I did see them on AliExpress for half the JL price when I Googled them earlier but didn't bother mentioning it because I've never used them and don't know how the tax/duty works (or even if the listing's genuine).

Sarahspangles

I love my Shokz OpenRun and they’re holding up well to daily use. I would agree they are strongest at voice/audiobook.

Ergates

matelodave said:

My bro has bone conduction headphones and reckons that they are ok for speech but pretty rubbish for music. OK for jogging as they dont mask external sounds but the frequency response is inferior to using your eardrums (ok if you have a hearing problem_

It's almost as if we have ears for a reason!

Rosa_Damascena

Sarahspangles said:

I love my Shokz OpenRun and they’re holding up well to daily use. I would agree they are strongest at voice/audiobook.

I use it for podcasts / the radio. I'd not noticed the sound quality for music to be compromised but then I'm not looking for a concert experience when I'm on the move. I have to agree noisy engines are an irritant, usually motorbikes along the seafront.

Sarahspangles

Ergates said:

matelodave said:

My bro has bone conduction headphones and reckons that they are ok for speech but pretty rubbish for music. OK for jogging as they dont mask external sounds but the frequency response is inferior to using your eardrums (ok if you have a hearing problem_

It's almost as if we have ears for a reason!

Anything with heavy bass causes detectable (to me) vibration. But spoken word is great, it’s like having a radio on in your head. I’m currently listening to Stephen Fry reading Sherlock Holmes.