Shokz OpenSwim tech specs: Type: Open ear | Wired/wireless: Wireless | Waterproof rating: IP68 | Weight: 1.06 ounces | Battery life: 8 hours | Dimensions: 6.65 x 5.31 x 2.72 inches
I bought my mom, an avid swimmer who spends most mornings at the recreation center, these Shokz OpenSwim bone conduction headphones for Christmas, and she told me that the headphones have made her morning laps less monotonous. The music sounds “pleasant” when listening around the house or at the office, but when you use the OpenSwims at the pool as intended, its sound is amplified and more powerful than ever — if a little heavy on the bass, my mom says.
Unsurprisingly, the OpenSwims are waterproof, and boast a strong battery life of about eight hours. To listen in the water, you will load music that you own onto the MP3, which can store up to 1,200 songs on the device. This means you don’t have access to streaming services, so these headphones may not be for you if all your music is stored on Spotify or Apple Music. In the water, my mom had no issues with the responsive and intuitive touch controls for playing or pausing the music or turning the volume up or down.
Because of the design of these headphones, you can’t wear them and also cover your ears with a swim cap, which is something to keep in mind if you are trying to avoid water getting into your ears as you swim. But besides that, these are a highly recommendable waterproof pair of headphones that will please any swimmer looking to spice up their rote laps.
“With these headphones, I enjoy listening to the music so much that very often I will swim even longer than I anticipated,” my mom told me.