Se is just a costco branding apparently so they can undersell bigger box stores without price matching. Nice way around that. So they are essentially just original openruns.

Review is simple...

Love the idea. 10/10 for that.

Listening to music is God awful though. I don't know how anyone can praise the sound quality. There is no way it would ever amp me up even one iota to work out harder or push myself. I think I could get more amped up from listening to nothing. I think using these for music would actually take away adrenaline and just frustrate me. 1/10 for that.

2/10 total because it might be more convient than having my laptop or cellphone play music while doing the dishes but sounds almost the exact same. So I can at least use them for that.

If you like the audio quality, that's totally fine. This isn't an attack on your personal preferences. Don't take offense as I've seen some people do. You do you.

I wanted to try out bone conduction headphones before splurging on Shokz headphones, so I recently bought this cheap knockoff: https://www.amazon.com/LAKKA-Conduction-Headphones-Waterproof-Lightweight/dp/B0BQMLSHY3. While it works if you just want to "hear" music, the sound quality is pretty bad. I know that bass is something you can't get from bone conduction, but cymbals just sound awful with the Lakka. How much better is Shokz in that regard?

Whats the difference between the open run and the open run pro 2 shokz headphones? It's a 50 dollar difference. These will be my first running headphones, so im just curious.

I tested these in the store and loved them. They were the Shokz Openrun Pro 2 Minis. They seemed to fit well and I enjoyed the bone conduction rather than the earbuds, especially with my weirdly shaped ears that rarely are comfortable with earbuds.

I got a pair and have been wearing them for an hour and I’m already very annoyed. While in the store, I turned the volume all the way up and asked the worker helping me if he could hear the audio while I was wearing them, since I didn’t want others hearing my music as it would be annoying. He said he couldn’t hear it at all and even looked impressed by them.

Fast forward to letting my dad try them on after I bought them. I could hear the music EASILY on the lowest volume setting. I was so annoyed. I adjusted the settings and put it on Classic mode, but that only fixed the problem about halfway. I could still hear the audio if I turned it up just under halfway while not wearing them.

When I took them off in the store, I couldn’t hear any audio, but the music button said “On” so I believed the worker. Turns out, the ones in the store are connected to a sensor. Once you remove them from your head, it shuts off the audio completely. Which makes it nearly impossible to tell if the audio is unnoticeable to other people. Especially if the employee is lying to make a pricey sale.

The second issue is the fit. I got the minis because I’m a petite woman with a very small head. They fit fine in the store and caused no noticeable issues. Granted, they were samples attached to a cord. However, wearing them now, the back constantly rotates down and hits my hoodie from behind. I have to constantly adjust them to keep them up and out of the way. It’s incredibly annoying. My dad tried them and they fit his head far better than mine. Are they only meant for men?

My shortish hair also causes issues. Because it’s isn’t a men’s buzzcut nor shaved, it gets pushed down by my hair constantly and messes it up. I was hoping to use them for activities and wear a hood or beanie with them, but because they get pushed down and annoy me so much, I’m guessing I’ll just end up taking them off.

The “advanced AI microphone” also doesn’t work properly either. In fact, on this pair, it doesn’t seem to connect or function at all? I tried to record a video and some audio recordings, then did a phone call to test it. It simply uses my phone microphone instead. I tried manually adjusting it and activating it, and nothing happened. I walk 10ft away from my phone on a call and was told the quality and audio volume drops as if I was on speakerphone.

The other annoyance I’m having is the buttons. I may just be spoiled by earbuds, but not having buttons on both sides seems really odd. The volume buttons are on one side, which is weird to me. The single button on the left side does pausing, skip song, and go to previous song. But you have to push them in different patterns and amounts and you can’t choose what pattern to do. Basically, you have to memorize prompts. The power button is also the same button that controls volume, so accidentally pressing it too long shuts them off entirely rather than raising the volume with one press. My earbuds that I tolerated for a while had customizable button sensors on both sides. I could change the prompts, what I wanted them to do, and how long I needed to hold the button down. You could even change the audio mode to whatever EQ volume you wanted. Those earbuds were under $20. These are $180. With these, the buttons are set in stone, which really annoys me.

The only good feature is that I can hear my surroundings at all times, unlike with earbuds that block out all noise or dampen sounds by plugging your ears. That’s the only good feature I’ve found. The downside is EVERYONE ELSE can hear what I’m listening to no matter how quiet they are, which will be a huge annoyance if I’m anywhere in public or working. I know they’re meant for exercise, but they’re so loud that if I went to the gym, other people would be able to hear it regardless.

Am I doing something wrong with these headphones or are they just actually terrible? Are they specifically only meant for men with buzzed hair or can women use them too? The reviews online were overwhelmingly positive and none talked about the problems I mentioned. Because of my ear shape, I can’t wear the ones that are basically wrap around earbuds.

I am so frustrated with this constant headphone search. I can’t find any that work at all!

I am trying to decide between these two types of headphones. I already have Aeropex from Shokz, which I love and I am looking to make an upgrade. The ability to swim with them would sound appealing, but then I am not a big swimmer and it seems like the OpenRun Pro 2 might offer better sound quality, whereas the OpenSwim Pro would only be a marginal improvement on sound quality over my Aeropex.

So the question is, has anyone had the opportunity to try both models and can comment on the difference in sound? I would like to know if the technology in the OpenRun is really so game changing for certain registers and also whether it maybe has more sound leakage than the traditional pure bone conduction headphones.

To start, I am not an audiophile by any means, but I do understand that the "Shokz" brand serves a purpose and that isn't audiophile quality headphones. I will say though, the newest ones are a marked improvement over the original OpenRun Pro and the OpenFit.

I got an email from Shokz about their 14-day trial program for the ORP2 and figured why not? I've had my ORP1 for a couple of years now and bought the OpenFit when they released (pictured here are my 3rd set of OpenFit after 2 warranty replacement). I've worn the ORP2 for a run and a day at the office to test them out and I will say, the new speaker setup is substantially better than the ORP1 and OpenFit. Having one set of speakers for bone conduction while another set "targets" sound toward your ears makes more a much nicer listening experience.

The fit is similar to the originals, but a little heavier due to the new drivers. I don't see this being too much of an issue on longer runs or just daily wear. The band is the same size as the previous model. The best part about the new design (to me)? No more proprietary cable and port, it now has a USBC port and comes with a little cable.

The new design of the case is nice with a fatter, but shorter case with a little stash pocket for the included cable.

Lastly, I do plan to return these and not keep them. I do plan on purchasing them at a later date, but nearly $200 with taxes (US) is a tough pill when I already have 2 sets of Shokz that work fine (at least until this set of OpenFit crap out like my last 2). All in all, a solid upgrade from the previous model.