Do Headphones with Bone Conduction Really Work and How Do They Work?

 Before buying any product, you can never go wrong by asking if it is really useful. Even if it is a popular product, listen to me and develop this habit. Today I will talk about the new popular product — headphones with bone conduction. I have used them for 2 years, and I am an experienced user, so let me show you some bone conduction facts.

Do headphones with bone conduction really work?

As a sports fan, I think headphones with bone conduction are really useful. As you all know, exercises are sometimes boring, and accompanied by music, it will better stimulate your sports potential. It is definitely not acceptable to wear over-ear headphones during exercise. In the past, I’ve been wearing in-ear headphones, but they tend to make me lose other sounds except music, which is actually a bit dangerous. And if you sweat a lot during exercise, you will feel that your ears are hot and humid, which is very uncomfortable, and it is also prone to bacteria. I also used to carry around a small speaker in my fanny pack, and I had to crank up the volume to hear the sound, but again it bothered other people.

These three questions stuck with me until I started using headphones with bone conduction. They are open-ear headphones that don’t need to tuck into the ear, and the first 2 problems are naturally solved. And they transmit sound through bones, so that you can hear the music yourself without disturbing others, and the third problem is solved. So, for sports fans like me, headphones with bone conduction are really useful.

How do headphones with bone conduction work?

Headphones with bone conduction are based on bone conduction technology. Bone conduction is a sound conduction method with bones as the medium. It converts sound into mechanical vibrations of different frequencies, and transmits sound waves through the human skull, bone labyrinth, inner ear lymph fluid, spiral organ, and auditory center.

Compared with the classic sound conduction method of transmitting sound waves through the eardrum, bone conduction saves many steps of sound wave transmission, and it can achieve clear sound reproduction in noisy environments, and sound waves will not affect others due to diffusion in the air.

In fact, the working principle of bone conduction is not mysterious. Each of us has experienced it in our daily life. When you eat, you hear the sound of the food being bitten off, but others cannot hear this sound, because the vibration of the food is transmitted to your auditory central nerve through the teeth and bones, and finally the sound is produced. This is an example of classic bone conduction. You can also knock your teeth now. Did you hear the sound? This is the sound passing through your skull to the auditory nerve, which also uses the principle of bone conduction.

From the introduction above, you may be interested in headphones with bone conduction. However, how to choose the headphones still needs careful consideration. Sound quality, sound leakage reduction and security are the three main issues you must consider. Next, I will recommend several mature bone conduction brands, hoping to help you select suitable headphones.

1. Wissonly Hi Runner headphones with bone conduction

Reason for recommendation:

Wissonly is the brand with the best experience among the headphones with bone conduction I have used this year. It is one of the best in terms of sound quality, wearing experience, configuration, etc., and performs well in terms of product quality and hearing protection effect.

Wissonly Hi Runner has excellent sound quality, and it adopts directional vibration unit, which can increase the vibration area by 35% compared with common headphones with bone conduction, reduce the loss of bone conduction sound transmission, and make the sound more shocking and powerful. Its anti-sound-leakage performance is also excellent.I have actual tested shows that when the volume is turned on at 70%, I can’t hear its sound at a distance of about 2 meters.

Comfort: The body of Wissonly Hi Runner is made of high-tech and low-sensitivity silica gel, which contains no chemical components to avoid allergy. It feels as smooth as baby’s skin, even if it is worn for a long time, it won’t be uncomfortable.

Wissonly Hi Runner have very high product parameters. It is equipped with Bluetooth 5.0 chip to make the connection more stable. It has IPX8 waterproof rating, and it can also be used for diving. It has 32G memory to store 5,000 songs, and you can use it as an MP3 player.

2.Philips A7607 headphones with bone conduction

Reason for recommendation:

The sounding unit of the 7607 headphones with bone conduction use a 17mm vibrator, which makes its sound have good penetrating power. What makes me even more surprised is that Philips A7607 is equipped with LED night run lamp at the rear of the its body, which has three kinds of brightness that can be switched. It is suitable for wearing at night, which can make people around you perceive their own position and further increase the safety factor. The waterproof performance of IPX6 grade is fully qualified for waterproof work in daily life, and even can withstand a small amount of rain intrusion.

3 AfterShokz OPENRUN PRO headphones with bone conduction

Reason for recommendation:

Openrun Pro are ear mounted style headphones. But thanks to the lightweight materials such as titanium alloy used in the basic frame of the headphones, the overall weight of the headphones is only 26g, and there is no feeling of weight when worn. It is worth mentioning that the headphones have an IP67 waterproof and dustproof grade, and that they can be washed and rinsed with water. In addition to benefiting from the plating process on its surface, of course, also because of the overall body design, Openrun Pro have better waterproof characteristics. In addition, they also uses dual silicon microphones. In the right side of the headphones, you can see the microphone cut-out reserved for the microphone. With CVC’s noise reduction algorithm, they can effectively eliminate the impact to calls in complex environments.

4.Earsopen peace tw-1 headphones with bone conduction

Reason for recommendation:

It can’t be worn in the ear, and it won’t cause ear discomfort or damage eardrums for a long time. The wearing method of ear clip is different from other headphones with bone conduction. This kind of wearing method is a little troublesome and can’t be worn with one hand, but it can make the headphones have good stability and won’t fall off during intense exercise. Its sound quality anti- sound-leakage are very well, and it can’t be heard within normal social distance.

Its disadvantage is that the ear-clip wearing method may make you feel uncomfortable after a long time.

5.vidonn F3 headphones with bone conduction

Reason for recommendation:

Vidonn F3 headphones with bone conduction weigh only 29g and are very comfortable to wear. All aspects of performance are good. For entry-level headphones, its sound quality is acceptable for daily use. After all, it is difficult for you to ask an entry-level headphones with bone conduction to have too good sound quality. It is worth mentioning that its exterior design is sporty and fashionable in color, which is very suitable for young people.

The above five bone conduction headphones are all products with good performance.Among them, wissonly and Aftershokz are the most recommended brands because they both have core technologies in this field. Compared with the two brands, wissonly’s product parameters is better and cost-effective.