Agreed. I've been a user of the regular Shokz for years and used to swim with music a long time ago. A never bought Shokz's swim headphones because they are really limited (no bluetooth) but also was having to buy a new set of regular Shokz every year because my sweat would eventually kill them. Finally, a pair that is both totally waterproof AND bluetooth AND mp3 capable! I wear them for everything and they just work. Yes, they need help with the music selection while swimming... but that hopefully is coming and it's nice to have it at all. And it's so cool to come in from a bike ride or run and just go straight into the shower or jump in the pool without having to worry about getting them too wet. Splashproof is ok, but truly waterproof is way better and more convenient for sure.

@Owski87

4 күн бұрын

Hi, can you hear a difference in sound quality between openrun pro and the new openswim pro?

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Awesome review Jake.. I don't swim as much as I'd like, but I do like headphones that I can use after a good bike/run workout and straight to the shower! And, I also don't care much about sound quality, other than I just need to be able to hear them. I've broken a few Shokz due to this habit of mine, so this would be great if it works as advertised

@JakeOski

15 күн бұрын

Same here, no probs even with Bluetooth under the shower. However, a speaker works better - cancelling out my singing 😂

The most interesting question for me- are they resistant to salt water? I really want to buy this ones as swim a lot, but I also do it in the sea pretty often. I have already kill my Apple Watch with salt water, but they was old, but I am scared about this nee and expensive headphones. I saw you swim kites, was it in the sea or not??))

@JakeOski

3 күн бұрын

Yeah so far so good - my standard pair of Openswins survived countless sessions in the North Sea 🤙🏻

Does it have a folder navigation capability, to keep podcasts and audio books seperated from music?

@JakeOski

12 күн бұрын

Nope, the previous Openswim headphones had that (pressing and holding + button you were skipping between the folders) and for some reason Pro doesn't have that... It might come in a firmware update... I hope!

Is the sound the exact same as the current openruns? I tried on some open run pros and found that the “bass” they added in those just uncomfortably vibrated on the sides of my head and actually preferred the normal openruns instead lol. I know you said these are more punchy so I’m curious if that’s in comparison to the current gen openruns

@JakeOski

19 күн бұрын

This might be a pretty personal thing, I've found RunPro's being a bit annoying at first vs the standard ones but I got used to it fairly quickly. OpenSwim Pro are kinda similar in terms of vibrations - you can defo feel getting massaged by bass but the sound is a tad cleaner. It's something you'd definitely need to try - I think you can always send them back via Amazon if you feel they're giving you too much of a weird buzz :)

@cheekbones2

2 күн бұрын

I consider the vocal mode as a bass reducer. .. reduces the vibrations while sacrificing music quality when you've got to have high volume. Best for calls and podcasts.. When it comes to surface swimming, the Achilles heel of my G7 is the touch control that will activate play/pause in water. Otherwise it's far better for sound and is proving just as durable otherwise. (volume/track physical buttons are also much easier to locate/use)

Can you compare the sound quality between openrun pro and the new openswim pro?

@JakeOski

4 күн бұрын

They are very close, OS Pro sound a tiny bit cleaner but otherwise it’s a very comparable sound quality

Is the microphone through bone conduction as well? I’m wondering if It would make it easier to take calls while cycling vs air pods etc which drown out your voice with wind and the person you are talking to has no chance of hearing you.

@JakeOski

9 күн бұрын

Nah, also, I think the AirPods Pro 2 are much better at wind cancelling than these mate

@Mrmmgramsfilms

8 күн бұрын

@@JakeOski bummer, because my airpod pro 2s don’t do shit for cancelling wind.

@JakeOski

7 күн бұрын

@@Mrmmgramsfilms I haven't found ones that do any better dude :/

You said you're dependent on the shuffle/mp3 feature while swimming - does the bluetooth connection not work while swimming?

@JakeOski

22 күн бұрын

Bluetooth doesn’t work with water, so if you’re wearing a watch to stream music off as soon as your hand goes under it’ll break the connection.

@adamcarrol2049

22 күн бұрын

@@JakeOski Okay, bummer, but thank you for the review!

@yuktachidanandan5678

21 күн бұрын

@@JakeOski Great video, thanks for putting it out! I see some people saying they put their phone on in a waterproof bag or slipped their smart watch into the goggles to make the Bluetooth work. Do you think that could work?

@JakeOski

21 күн бұрын

It’s about BT signal not travelling through the water well, I might give it a shot with Apple Watch and these and report back but usually you’re looking at something tiny as 4” of range when submerged.

@kimphan9874

21 күн бұрын

It definitely worth the test to see if you can swim with the headphone and BT turn on with your phone by the pool.

I need Folders for the music!!!!! why did you remove this feature? I might return the headphones.

@JakeOski

12 күн бұрын

Yeah switching folders is no longer an option sadly

I just bought them swimming mode give a great quality when the ear are fill with water. When you use the earplugs the quality is not that good and the swimming mode is awful. on land they are ok but I will not recommande if you main goal is not swimming

@JakeOski

17 күн бұрын

Yeah the sound quality in general is nowhere near normal buds but I haven’t found any that are so unobtrusive as Shokz when running or doing anything vigorous.