I watched like 20 "best swimming earphones" videos, and like 10 review videos... Thank you for yours. Yours was real world implicating and actually useful use cases! Thanks again.

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thanks for another interesting review. I am pleased you enjoyed them and I can see the appeal for longer swims. Cookie is a proper little scene stealer 🥰

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching E J, Cookie can't resist a little video-bomb if I'm filming when she's around!

Excellent review. Thank you

On my birthday list, really great review thank you.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I think you’ll enjoy them!

Love your reviews Rachel! I've bought one on your recommendation. Om going to trial it. Can't wait. It'll help me on longer swims.

@EverydayAthleteRach

10 ай бұрын

Good luck with the longer training swims, the tunes will keep you going. Enjoy!

@RPA1999

10 ай бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach Thank you. It's tricky with mp3 as I've been subscribing to Spotify for 5 years I'll have to rummage through any old mp3 music.

I'm really glad I found this video. I really enjoy this video.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I loved using the headphones 🏊🎵😀

🤩 wooow it sends the waves through the cheekbones?! I'm actually so excited about this! one of my biggest wish was to listen to music in water (well without others hearing it too) looks so so good! I cant wait to try them myself!

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

It is fascinating technology! I hope you get to try them.

I just got mine today and tried them out . I couldnt figure out if I should put it under the cap or over but I do flip turns and they did not stay one unless I put them under. Loving them so far. Watching you made me want to find a beach to swim

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you managed to make them work for you. Also, swimming in the sea is amazing, give it a go when you can 🏊‍♀️😀

Excellent review. They are presently on sale (due to some rebranding) and I am anticipating a similar experience.

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Great news, they are good in the water and comfortable for running etc too, you hardly know they're there. Hope you get a bargain!

Thankyou for the information, my partner is an avid swimmer and will love these.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

They are a super piece of kit. There's a link in the description to them, which I forgot to mention in the video 🙄🏊😃

Thanks for the mention Rachel, looked nice and flat in your side! I'll have to try that next time

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

It laid really flat on my cheekbone and was really comfy.

mine arrived yesterday... took them for a test drive in the local pool - very impressed - great review by you :-) - they were difficult to find availability.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed them. It certainly makes pool swimming a bit more entertaining!

Thx Rachel! Sounds interesting and its maybe worthwhile.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

They are a really good piece of kit, I just need to settle on the right kind of tunes for each activity!

I remember listening to Tangerine Dream while walking along a beach in thick sea fog - so atmospheric! Swimming with music sounds awesome. Steer clear of the JAWS theme tune though?!

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I did have one tune which had some more ominous overtones, I had to stop swimming for a sec and move it on! It was funny how it affected my mood. The more upbeat stuff was great though! 🏊🎵💃😃

@mrguillemot

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of downloading the Encore & Ricochet albums to use on these as that would work with the lake surroundings 😃

@mrguillemot

2 жыл бұрын

...and avoid The Rites of Spring 😳🦈

@lambdafunctions9648

2 жыл бұрын

do you have to plug your ears to have them work under water?

Great video!

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I love mine but good to see you managing the hat issue! I also hadn’t realised how loud my breathing was. 🌬 Had to turn the volume up! ☺️

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

It is a surprise when you hear you're own breathing, isn't it. I agreee on needing to turn up the volume!

Thanks for this... I was one of the doubters 😁 But maybe something I'll consider in the future.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I must admit I was a doubter, I see it as more useful for longer pool swims - in fact I listened to a podcast during my training swim last night, it was a great experience!

Thank you very much for the review! Also liked and subscribed😊 . One problem I might worry is how to get those song😅 I listen music online now for years but don’t know how to download. But will figure it out Thank you again!

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Hope you work out the downloading situation.

So happy I found your review. How has the product held up overtime?

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

I have t had any problems. It hasn’t skipped a beat 🎧🏊‍♀️😀

Where you swimming? Looks good! Thanks for the info about the headphones. I used to use headphones in a pool to kill the monotony. Will certainly check them out.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I was swimming at Chewton Bunny, between arton on Sea and Highcliffe in Dorset, it's a lovely spot.

@LuciaPamela100

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach will have to check it out! Thanks

Great review. Do you know if you can link them to Spotify and download playlists from there?

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

They are not Bluetooth you have to upload files to them.

Great review. I'm interested in knowing if I can pull my cap fully over my ears whilst wearing the Xtrainerz. If no, is there a constant water flow within the cap? Thx!

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t find it brought flow into the cap at all

Hi Rachel, enjoyed your review. As an Apple Music subscriber I don’t actually own any music so don’t have any MP3 tracks that would work on this device! Maybe the developers could work on this. You talked about the safety issue of swimming using headphones which I think is really important.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is an interesting situation. Can you download music to any of your devices, or is it just playing live? I used a free music website for upcoming artists: www.jamendo.com/start

Amazing video, really! Thanks!! :) I really want to buy one, but wondering if there is a Bluetooth solution in the market that you have tried??

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Hi Maira, I haven't tried any other earphones. The thing about bluetooth is it looses connectivity in water, so I wouldn't be surprised that this dedicated swim headset doesn't have it. Good luck finding one that suits your needs, and thansk for watching!

I just tried them in a pool - first time I've used them I thought it was a bit fussy trying to get the hat, goggles and device sitting properly. When I put the swim cap over the back which juts out, it pushed the transmitters too far forward so it probably wasn't right over the cheek bone, making the sound quieter than it should have been. Also, without the ear plugs, all I heard was my breathing and bubbles...it was hard to hear the music/podcasts I'd uploaded. The most unsatisfactory bit was that as I turn my head to breathe, one side of my head being out of the water made a big difference to the sound. I had it on Swim Mode which sounded very different when one side of the device was lifted out of the water. I'm sure I'll work it through hopefully so it functions more satisfactorily as i try it a few more times. But I would be interested to know if you experienced a similar disparity in the sound as you inhaled with one ear under and one ear above the water. As to the cap over the back of the device pushing the transmitters forward, it didn't look like that happened to you. Wonder if I'm dong something wrong or different. I think I'll practice at home looking in the mirror to see what's happening. My cap may be tighter than yours. I'd really be interested if you could give me your comments on these issues and how, if you did, you solved them. Thanks, Linda

@me-ju3fv

2 жыл бұрын

I'm having the same!

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda, thanks for reaching out. I always swim with earplugs and I did find my breathing noisy when I first started with the plugs a few years ago. I didn't notice a change to the sound. I did find that music was easier to listen to than podcasts though because any disparity in sound was easier to deal with. I was using it in a pool when I tried listening to the podcast and I found that turning at each end disturbed my concentration. I also found that I had the sound up really loud, so after the first pool swim I ended it up with a headache. I didn't find it too difficult to position the bar when I did swim with a cap, it did take a bit of fiddling, but I managed to keep it on the cheekbones. In the pool I don't wear a swim cap so i didn't have to fiddle about with the positioning of the back bar. I hope this helps.

How are these when combined with wearing (sun) glasses? Do the legs interfere with the headphone's loop over the ear and the blocks behind?

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I wore sunglasses with them when I drove home and couldn't feel them, there was nothing annoying about it. I haven't tried running with sunglasses and the Xtrainerz yet though.

On another’s review, he was playing his music without mounting it on the cheeks and the music is audible. My question is, once mounted on your cheeks, can others hear your music?

I have a pair of these which I use for running. Waterproof ( I sweat profusely) and has an MP3 player

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear they’re useful when really sweaty!

Can I also ask what kind of watch (waterproof) you are wearing while your swimming...and is there a brand or model you recommend and are satisfied about ...?

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I'm using a Garmin Fenix 5s which I've had for a couple of years. I'm happy with it, it does alsorts of whizzy things, but all I do is measure distance and time and look at the temperature in the app afterwards.

They look great. Be great if they did some Bluetooth ones . Thank you for demonstrating them.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

They do make bluetooth bone conducting headphones, but those are not IP68 waterproof. I did like not having to use my phone battery to access the tunes, leaving it at the ready if I needed it :)

@doodledoddle

2 жыл бұрын

The issue with Bluetooth is that it doesn't connect under water. That's just the way Bluetooth technology works unfortunately. I had waterproof Bluetooth headphones but I could only use them for head up breaststroke. I bought these and I'm really enjoying them!

@FlexDRG

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach there are a few ipx8 bone phones with mp3&bt. I just ordered one off Amazon. Nice to wear during kayaking. And in the off chance I do take a tumble they should be fine. And I can stream from my ip69 phone or use the internal player.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlexDRG I think you’re replying to Dona. All I meant was that AfterShokz only make the Xtrainerz to IP68, their Bluetooth ones are shower or sweat-proof but not for swimming. I hope your new ones are good. Happy musical water fun!

Nice...the "other guy's" popular xtrainerz video didn't show how to charge it with that pod. Thanks.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Cool. I haven’t seen another review so I’m pleased mine was informative 👍

what goggles are they please and great video with good honest feedback /advice too , thank you

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

DHB Fury goggles from Wiggle.

@darrenbullman9450

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you and how are they ? I do like the predator flex goggles however looking for a pair to use on a cloudy day especially with winter approaching ,any recommendations ? ✨❣️

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenbullman9450 they’re brilliant. I use them all conditions and in the pool. At only £12 they’re worth a punt. The Huub ones with switchable lens that I bought were rubbish. I’ve been using the DHB Furys for 4 years

@darrenbullman9450

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach aw cool ok do you have a link from your page to them , can't find it on your page of recommended products ,thanks 🤗

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenbullman9450 no I don’t think I do. But they’re from wiggle 😀

May i know how do u upload the songs to the xtrainerz as i tried mine it keep shuffling the default songs in there

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I just used the USB adapter and took the tracks straight from my computer. There weren’t any preloaded songs I don’t think. There is also a mode on the headphone to select consecutive rather than shuffle.

@guanzhui91

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach thanks for the reply problem solved

I asked these for Xmas, partly as you liked them so much. However, didn’t think they worked so well for speech audio perhaps. I estimate I could maybe hear 50-60% of output properly clearly when swimming. It varied with my head moving (and was actually quite a good prompt to keep my head down). This quality would likely be fine if listening to music, following a beat, baseline etc. Trying to follow along with spoken word though ended up just being frustrating. Pity, as these are an interesting technology and a lovely looking design. However, I just don’t think the sound quality is good enough in water.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I only listened to music. Did you have it on swim mode? I found that made a difference.

@drjohnmcgowan

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach Thanks. Yes discovered that function. Am in the process of trying out various configurations in the pool (sea a little rough just right now). I suspect the root of it is that we listen to music (especially when exercising) slightly differently from speech. Not to worry tho. I find your reviews really helpful btw. Certainly have helped me sort out the useful from the useless when it comes to my lockdown swim kit. Thanks.

@aycajr

Жыл бұрын

@@drjohnmcgowan Any reviews on the headphone after you tested the swim function for speech content? I am looking for something I can listen to my audiobooks, however, after trying the last 3 headphones and returning them, no luck so far. I have not tried this kind in specific yet.

@drjohnmcgowan

Жыл бұрын

@@aycajr Hi. It was speech that was the problem really. Just too interrupted while I was swimming. Also, for audio books, there are likely to be some issues getting proprietary formats onto the device (titles from audible etc). Out of the water they were great btw.

@aycajr

Жыл бұрын

@@drjohnmcgowan but you're using bluetooth I assume, did you ever try w the MP3 player/locally?

I’ve been looking for some earbuds for those really long swims. If Rach is a fan, I’m sold!

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy listening to some tunes when I’m mile-building. These are great but they are not Bluetooth enabled due to loss of signal in the water so you have to load music to the player via a USB.

@PureNRG2

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach No problem. It’s a nostalgic throw back to my first iPod:)

How do you load the music on to them??

@EverydayAthleteRach

6 ай бұрын

Through a wire to a computer. It acts like any other storage device.

Como tienes puesta la cámara?

@EverydayAthleteRach

11 ай бұрын

I use a chesty harness around my tow float.

If they were Bluetooth I’d have ordered. I was thinking with a phone in a tow float and Bluetooth it could have been extra safety in case you need to make an emergency call.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to be able to mak an emergency phone call, might be worth putting phone in a waterproof pouch down your cossie or attached to your towfloat for speed of access. 🏊😃

@helenheggadon6324

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach was thinking of that. In tow float and headphones that are water proof. Not wanting to get into danger of course but I’ve watched too many ‘lives saved at sea’ programs 😂

Could you download a podcast to listen to?

@FlexDRG

2 жыл бұрын

Should be able to play any mp3 including podcasts.

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, any mp3 can be uploaded. You can switch between play, shuffle and repeat modes, but you have no display to select a particular track etc. I downloaded a podcast series, but it started to play them in newest order first (reverse order), so I think I'll load one on at a time.

@drjohnmcgowan

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been trying this out. See my recent comment up the thread. Getting the material onto the player is fine. Actually listening while swimming maybe not so much.

Looks like hight cliff beach

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Correct!

I guess the biggest problem is to download music in mp3

@EverydayAthleteRach

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the biggest hurdle. I listen to emerging music with free downloads and sometime podcasts which are downloadable.

Shame you didn’t show how to put music into them for us technophobes😊. Can you do it via Bluetooth direct from an iPhone and Apple Music ?. Be interested to know.

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

Sadly not. In this version it has no Bluetooth capability. You can only upload MP3 files direct from a computer.

140 pounds for headphones💀

@EverydayAthleteRach

Жыл бұрын

You're right, they're not cheap.

@bnxi1869

Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAthleteRach fr 💀