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How good are athlete type head/ear phones for at home/in garden use.

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Brian S

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I increasingly find myself awake at all hours and having neighbours on either side can't play music through my system. I have just returned a pair of Senneiser 600s as I found them far too hot in a very short time. Could anyone inform me how good are the outer ear devices that hook over the ears, would they gain from being fed by a decent headphone amp/dac? Can't use inner ear buds. Thanks for any advice.
 
If you mean bone conducting headphones (e.g. Shokz) then they are certainly not really hi-fi and are wireless - bluetooth.
They're great for running and allow you to hear everything going on around you. I quite often use them whilst gardening. Certainly no discomfort from having anything in or over your ears.
 
robs said:
If you mean bone conducting headphones (e.g. Shokz) then they are certainly not really hi-fi and are wireless - bluetooth.
They're great for running and allow you to hear everything going on around you. I quite often use them whilst gardening. Certainly no discomfort from having anything in or over your ears.
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Agree with all the above and would add minimal bass ability, so much better for speech-based content rather than music. But so comfortable that its possible to forget you are wearing them when muted. Great technology but not HiFi.
 
robs said:
If you mean bone conducting headphones (e.g. Shokz) then they are certainly not really hi-fi and are wireless - bluetooth.
They're great for running and allow you to hear everything going on around you. I quite often use them whilst gardening. Certainly no discomfort from having anything in or over your ears.
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Thanks. Exactly the information I was looking for.
 
Similar experience with bone conducting.
I've a Aliexpress pair from Lenovo I wear walking listening to a podcast..
Can still hear traffic etc & birds singing.
Light on the head.
 
Thanks everyone. I received a pair of Shokz Open Move a couple of hours ago. I'm very impressed by their rendition of solo piano and much of my listening is of solo instruments. I am expecting a couple of brief hospital stays - main reason for purchase - and my friend claims she can't hear any leakage from a couple of yards away. My neighbour shouldn't hear my middle of the night podcasts through the gerry built bedroom wall. Very pleased.

Thanks again, Brian S
 
I am a total fan of bone conduction earphones. Mine are Creative Outlier Free. Sound is good enough to enjoy and it's great to hear everything; also they are more comfortable because they don't go in your delicate ear.
 
I have home, over-ear Bluetooth and IEM types that I’ve posted about elsewhere so won’t repeat it here. The 4th type I have is a red and black version of those below, the lowest fidelity but perfect for indoor cycling, out walking, watching tv in the workshop in the quiet hours or anything where I want maximum stability on the head and convenience provided I’m not worried about sound leakage. When they pack up or I damage them by mistake I’ll buy exactly the same again, no idea how they might improve with a DAC but watching hi-res YouTube channels comparing audio quality of hifi they are good enough to hear the difference.

 
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