Shokz OpenComm Kabellos Ohrumschließende Kopfhörer – Schwarz

I got these as a new daily driver headset for the office and home office. My mind is honestly blown by how good the Shockz are. I think the price is very reasonable, considering the novelty of bone conduction sound and improved ergonomics, compared to even more expensive headsets, like various ones by Jabra, JBL etc.
Sound Quality:
The Shockz surprised me with crisp, clear audio, however they don’t really have a deep sounding bass. Maybe I could improve this by fiddling with the EQ, but it doesn’t really bother me much, the default is fine.
On low to medium volume, the headset’s sound can’t really be heard from bystanders. On high volumes a bystander can hear a bit of noise, but not so much that it would bother them. I’d say it’s the same or less as other headsets. You can definitely wear these in the office and on a train or bus without annoying people.
They are really light and comfortable, sometimes I forget I am wearing them. After wearing them for a long time they put a bit of pressure on the top of my ear, but shifting them around a bit relieves this. The slight discomfort is still better than wearing other headphones all day, in my opinion. They have a tight fit and so far I have found it impossible for them to fall off, even when running or working out, they don’t even jiggle around much.
Comfort and fit probably varies per person and depends on the shape and size of your head and haircut. They should fit most people well with short hair or long hair that is put back in a bun, however someone with a huge haircut will probably have issues wearing this headset. Just look at the picture to decide if this might be an issue for you.
Pairing and connecting my laptop, desktop and phones worked relatively easily. One thing to remember is the headset must be turned off for pairing, then you hold the ‚+‘ button to pair. It’s easy to forget that you need to turn the headset off for this to work.
Pairing two devices at once is also a supported feature, but I have yet to try this out. I wonder if audio output/input then works for both? So far I simply switch devices by enabling/disabling bluetooth. The headset then automatically connects to the device that has bluetooth on.
The manual describes how everything works, it’s mostly straightforward.
One slight annoyance I have is that the volume buttons don’t work during a call for me, only while playing media (music, movie or games), instead the device will tell you the battery status and to change the volume you must do so on the device that the headset is connected to.
The pause/previous/next button works quite well, for example when playing videos or playlists on youtube.
Overall I find the Shockz headset to be an innovative, impressive new piece of tech and I find it a relief to not have something plugged in to my ears or covering them all day. This ergonomics reason is really what I got them for and they absolutely fulfill this usecase.
I am now considering getting a second pair, the Shockz OpenRun without the mic piece for listening to music on bike rides.