H2O Audio TRI PRO Multi-Sport Waterproof IPX8 Bone Conduction Open Ear Headphones - Bluetooth for Running/Cycling, MP3 for Swimming, Playlist+ App - Black

I like to listen to music when doing things like driving, riding a bicycle, a motorcycle, snowboarding, and now I can add swimming to this list. I’ve use H2O audio before with the first gen iPod nano but the headphones were quite uncomfortable. Now that I’m doing laps in the pool again (queue music) I have returned to the H2O Audio because the overall product was good and this product is completely different.ComfortThese fit comfortably behind the head resting over the ear, very lightweight, and they are also comfortable under a swim cap and goggles.LoadingEven though I have several gigs of MP3s, the idea of streaming music from Pandora, Deezer, or Apple Music like creating an old mix tape was a big part of my deciding factor for this model, adding an hour of streamed music was about 137 Mb. Also having an open ear headset that I can use for cycling and snowboarding is definitely a plus.Play backThe navigation controls with the three buttons are pretty simple. However the volume level keeps resetting when you turn it back on. I would expect the device would remember volume settings when powering up in memory mode, Bluetooth mode would be at the level of the connected device.Audio qualityAbove water music quality is ok but I did not get these for the audio quality, I have other headsets for that. That being said under water is a whole different story. The sound is amazing and it feels like the music is playing through the entire pool. This may be because this is my first pair of underwater bone conductive headphones but I’m still impressed.SoftwareIt’s convenient to set and load streaming files from the phone, organizing loaded files. Unfortunately it is not possible to determine the size or length of a streamed track from the phone software. I had to open the files in the computer for that.Phone callsWorks fine on voice calls but just make sure the device is also connected to the phone by Bluetooth if playing from memory.Pros:8 GigsRecord audio streams over BluetoothI can move music downloaded from Apple Music over to the device to listen toCons:Does not remember volume level at restart (memory mode)Unable to see music file information (size and length) from phone app

wife was looking for an option to listen to music/podcasts while swimming. Figured we'd give this a go since it's advertised for exactly that purpose. While technically it works, here's the process to use the app though:Pair with your phone, and start up the app and tell the app to start recordingplay stuff through spotify/audible whatever you use for music/podcasts. turn it up loud and don't stop itthe headphones act like a digital tape recorder, and record whatever is played, so that you can play it back again later. starts and stops, phone beeps and alerts, ringtones, and volume changes and all.First time she recorded for an hour and then went to use it, and it was too quiet in the water. since she recorded quietly it wouldn't get any louder.Once sorting that out, there's the issue of longevity. My $60 earbuds last 6-10 hours, and weigh next to nothing. These lasted her an hour in the pool.They also aren't adjustable, so better hope they fit your head right. they were slightly too big for her. I had trouble adjusting them to be in the right spot for the bone conduction to work.They were too uncomfortable to wear under a swimcap, it pushed her ears into the plastic.Also sometimes in the pool they would blip out and stop, and then she'd have to stop swimming to restart them. however it would just restart at the beginning of the "song" which was just the beginning of the tape.I guess you really need to spend a couple hours in realtime starting and stopping recordings to get a bunch of separate songs on there?Great, it gets around DRM restrictions by just dubbing the audio stream it's playing, but the overall experience is terrible.

I'm hooked and can't foil, wing, or swim without them. After I tried a friend's I ordered a couple of sets and I keep them everywhere. They work great and I love the fact that they don't go in your ear and I can still hear people shout if they are riding up behind me. The customer service is excellent as well. Great product, great people. Transform your ride and pick up a set ( or three ) . Mahalo, Alecia

Works well for swimming but annoyingly powers off and doesn’t resume where it left off after restarting. Not great for biking or running where you have better options.

I bought these specifically for swimming and they do work underwater and suprisingly the sound A LOT better when swimming and using the earplugs the come with. The playlist+ feature, if you can get it to work properly, is really good in a sense that lets you play your music. The drawback is that you have to pre record the music, so if you want to listen to 1 hour of playlist music you have to leave your phone playing the music while the playlist+ records the audio. My advice turn notifications off and leave it on a sleep mode or something. When swimming it sometimes randomly skips folders and it even sometimes turns off out of the blue so thats annoying mid swim. My two cents is that maybe the idea for the streaming feature is good but it still has a long way to go to get to where it wants to be. There might be other options on amazon that are cheaper and maybe work better.EDIT:I reached out to customer service about the random turning off issue and skipping folders, they gave a solution. Seems you have to turn off the bluetooth device you used to record the music in my case my phone and it worked like a charm. Changing my rating to 4 out of 5 stars. RECOMMENDED.