desertcart.com: BANIGIPA Open Ear Headphones Wireless Bluetooth,
Upgraded 5.3 Bluetooth Headphones with Microphone for Cell
Phones, Waterproof Wireless Headset for Running, Cycling, Hiking,
Driving,10 Hrs Playtime : Electronics
Review: Works 4 me - I like this headset and would recommend it.
Sound quality is more than acceptable to me. I mostly use it for
podcasts, conferencing and audio books. It's great for that - I
barely use it for music, sounded ok to me the 2 times I did. I
was looking for a headset that is helmet compatible and that I
don't have to take off when talking to somebody, like earbuds. I
looked at bone conduction but then saw this one which seems
mechanically similar. It was on sale for $20 and I went for it.
It solves the biggest problems I was facing except for the wind
noise issue. If you go faster than 12 mph, the wind noise starts
getting loud enough to cancel out what comes from the phones...
that is true for earphones as well, even the in-ear type. Btw,
even for bone conducting, maybe bone-conducting plus earplugs?
But then you have the earplugs to deal with. Skullcap over ears
works - that takes most the wind noise off, also with these, but
then you have to wear the cap... in winter no problem... in
summer, well - so there's no helmet compatible solution I found
to deal with that problem. 3 things that could use improvement
maybe: 1) the buttons seem to do on/off, volume up/down. I wish
there was a button for play/pause... if there is that
functionality, I have not found it. It would be great if there
was as it would be nice to pause and start without getting the
phone out. 2) The magnetic charging: first, it works well and it
comes with 2 charging cables (a spare one!) - and that is
awesome! However, it is still proprietary. It would be nice if I
could just charge it with a usb-C cable, the current gold
standard of charging. With this mag port, I still have to have
this proprietary cable on me to cahrge them, one more thing to
have on me... if I had a choice I would take the usb-c option
even though it is not as slick as the mag-charging port. 3) I
can't tell whether they are on or off by looking at them. There
is no light that says they are on. That is probably great for
battery efficiency, but it becomes an endeavor if you need to
know if they are on or off, one basically has to put them on,
press the power button and wait for the voice to say powering-on
or powering-off. I gave them 5 stars - that's a round up from
maybe 4.3 because other than the 3 things I mentioned they work
well for me and they where only $20.-. I find I got my moneys
worth even though they are not absolutely perfect 4 me.
Manufacturing quality seems good as well and as I said,
proprietary charging I find sub-optimal even when slick - BUT at
least it works well and they included a second cable!! Amendment:
In the mean time I found out that one can tell whether they are
on - if one presses the power button and they are on - there is a
little beep. There's also a little blinking light - hard to see
in daylight and you have to hold them right to see it. Very low
power probably to preserve battery. After getting used to them
more they work even better for me. For my purpose, podcasts and
audiobooks with bicycle helmet or hat, not isolating me too much
from the environment, pretty close to perfect
Review: Great quality, bargain pricing! - TL/DR: They’re great.
They’re affordable. Buy them. I bought these in March 2023 and
it’s now June of 2024, so I thought I’d review them since they’ve
held up! I wanted these for use only at work, but they were so
convenient I quickly started to wear them when out and about, and
even for calls/discord convos while at home. -They are
lightweight. I legit forget I’m even wearing them. -Sturdy and
durable. My job was in a manufacturing plant that was hot
AF(110F+) in the summer and cold in the winter. These things have
gotten sweaty and a little grimy, but I would just wipe them off
when I got home and they were good to go again. Like I said, I
got them 15 months ago and they’re still going after nearly DAILY
use in that environment. -The battery life is incredibly good.
Constant music at max volume is about 6 hours, but unless you’re
in loud environment, you probably won’t need max volume. With
intermittent use around mid volume, I consistently listened to
music/podcasts up to 10-12 hours a day. I have also been on 7hr
discord chats plenty of times and never got the low battery
warning. -Audio is clear and mostly balanced across multiple
genres. Sound quality is very good. -The touch pad on the right
ear is very handy. Double tap to play/pause and to answer a call.
Hold for Siri on iPhone. -They only take 1-2 hours to charge from
being completely dead. Not bad. Overall, I think these exceed the
value of their price point. Absolutely would buy these again.
Cheers!
