AFTERSHOKZ AS650FG Trekz Air Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones Bluetooth Sweatproof Lightweight Earphones with Mic for Sports, Green

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The AfterShokz Air does nothing to block out background noise since it doesn’t occulude the entrance to your ear canal at all.

The slight 'tickle' of the ears will also put-off some, but let's stress one thing; the Trekz Air are superb in the gym, or if you're out on a run in the countryside. The fit follows a more standard earbud design, and Sony even throws in some silicone wings to secure the buds to your ears.

As you can see, resetting your headphones manually is a good way to resolve most connectivity issues you may be experiencing. Most exercise-centric headphones that claim to block-out noise create an odd effect that is never on their features list; they feed into your ears the vibrations from your feet as they hit the ground. Press and hold the multifunction button, volume+ button and volume- button (all three buttons) simultaneously for 3-5 seconds, until you hear two beeps or feel vibrations. However, both of these issues are natural limitations of the tech and design, so it's hard to castigate too hard for their lack of ability. These earbuds rest atop your ears and have little speakers that channel sound down your ear canals without blocking them.

A rubberized coating makes the AfterShokz Air easy to grip, and it comes in four colors (Canyon Red, Midnight Blue, Forest Green, and Slate Gray). Still, the quiet or unusually poor sound can also be attributed to the headset’s outdated version of bone conduction technology and PremiumPitch+. A lack of ultimate clarity in busy environments was always going to let down the Trekz Air; after all, its bone conduction speakers are really designed to do the opposite of most headphones that claim noise isolation or cancellation. Enter pairing mode by pressing and holding the volume+ button for 5-7 seconds, until the LED light flashes red and blue. If you're working out in a gym then that's all fine, but if you're out on a run in an urban environment, or commuting through busy streets and stations, you do actually need to hear those cars and other people around you to avoid collisions.That said, if you're just after the Shokz Trekz Air for fitness use, then the battery will be great and easily last a marathon for nearly everyone. After Rae sings “Look at that lady,” the drums enter with a forceful hit that sounds woefully underwhelming through the Air. Like other bone conduction headsets, the Air is for people who want to hear what’s happening around them and hear their music.