My dad is deaf in one ear, so the bone conducting headphones let him hear audio in perceived stereo again. He describes it as hearing the music inside his head instead of through his ears. They are magical to him.

people buying headphones in the future be like: can i get uhhhh b o n e l e s s h e a d p h o n e s

The best part about these videos is that I watch them on a $8 pair of earbuds

“Expectation is the gateway to disappointment.” -Dankpods, 2021

This man is living his life to the fullest. A pet snake, drumming, 46786 iPods, cycling, lifting, and surviving in Australia. What a legend.

My friend used to wear these in our Geology class thinking that nobody could possibly hear his music because of its "bone conducting". He'd frequently blast the Doom OST and everyone could hear it loud and clear. We didn't have the heart to tell him cause he was so proud of his high tech bone conduction headphones so we all just went along with it

I'm colorblind and use my EnChroma sunglasses indoors and on cloudy days, even to watch movies or play games. Some people look funny at me, I wish they didn't assume they are just regular sunglasses but I understand a lot of people don't even know that glasses like this exist.

The Codec’s receiver directly stimulates the small bones of your ear. No one but you will be able to hear it.

"I have no allies" - aussie with electric bike

"so i was listening to music through my head bones..." "your headphones?" "no no, my head bones"

Had the Aeropexes for about three months and loved them from the start. Absolutely perfect for listening to podcasts when running. I don't hear the thumping of my footsteps and the Bluetooth connection to my Garmin watch is rock solid. In-ear buds have never worked for me as well as these do.

Ive used a set of these for about two years. I got bone conductives for a specific reason and fell in love with them. I cut trees for a living, between wood chippers and chainsaws. I wear a bandana over them, that brings the sound up a lot. Plug your ears with some comfy plugs and its pretty dang good. Even if you are standing on top of a diesel powered woodchipper at full throttle.

Bone conducting headphones brought tears to my cousin's eyes the first time he used them. He had Treacher Collins Syndrome, and was born without ears or ear canals. He had an implant hearing aid that was a very early version of Bone Conduction technology, but was never able to use headphones. My mom got him a pair as a gift, and they were his greatest treasure (apart from his kids).

Something Frank will GLADLY TAKE, she can now hear music lol

I’m an electrician and I use my aftershokz everyday. Seriously the mic is amazing, the touch controls are simple and great. I can talk on the phone, listen to podcasts, use them on my motorcycle with a helmet (helps conceal the sound, no wind) and it lasts for the entire work day. And it gives the appearance that they aren’t in my ear so I can still hear people. Working in a construction zone, it’s essential to be able to hear someone if something goes wrong general communications need to delivered to maintain safety. So 10/10 would recommend.

I’ve used treks titaniums for years now and they really help me drown out extra noise (I have aspergers and public areas stress me out) because it lets me focus on whatever I’m listening to while being able to still hear the world around me.

Honestly, that Aussie accent just hits different. 10/10, would listen to on a weekly basis.

I discovered this channel 2 weeks ago, binged the whole thing, patreond, binged that, and now every Thursday feels like a national holiday.

6:08 "eating all the bicarb from the back of the fridge having an out of body experience." you might say he was on an antacid trip.

I wear the cheaper aftershocks literally all day, every day. I've been watching all your videos through them, actually. I agree, the audio quality isn't amazing, but it's fine. Why I love them is simple... They can just be worn, 24/7 comfortably. You can pause your podcast/audiobook/music and have a conversation without removing them. You forget they are there, and start to think your phone has a magical ability to just beam music straight into your ears! Plus, I run a lot of power tools for my work and hobbies... With these, you can toss in some earplugs, protect your hearing while running an angle grinder, and still be lost in an epic story via an audiobook! That IS magic, in my book. I have many headphones, and after getting these, I completely lost interest in all my other headphones. They aren't the best at audio, but they are the best at daily life. Heck, you can even put gaming headphones over them, and listen to a podcast while playing your favorite video game at the same time, without effecting the audio of the game at all! MAGIC!

I literally looked up "Australian guy who yells at headphones" and I found you. Thanks Google

You may think the Aeropexes are flat, but when they're the only thing you're allowed to wear during a marathon (i.e. this or just the sound of people panting) these are wonderful.

These are actually really cool. You can hear music really well while maintaining awareness in the real world.

this video is now 3 years old and popped up on my feed again. I have been using my shokz for 3 years now and i LOVE them for work, running around, riding my motorcycle, and being places where i need to be open ear.

Sad he didnt talk about those mid 2000s toothbrushes that played music through your teeth as a joke intro to these. None the less, great video as always dank!

Please I am begging you, review those toothbrushes that vibrate a song into your mouth and the you somehow hear the actual song.

I use these because im deaf in one ear. I love them

I’ve used the Aftershokz Aeropex for over a year, as a daily driver. They’re my favorite headphones ever. Not the richest audio experience, but it’s amazing, because I can have conversations with people while listening to things. It’s amazing.

"we dont share bones!" yet

I remember when I was younger, we had these things called "tooth tunez" and they used bone conduction to let you listen to a song while you brushed your teeth, but it was only one song, and it always started from the beginning, and honestly, this reminded me so much of that, lol

I daily drive the Aeropex and I'm that person who needs to lister around the house while I clean and do work. Hands down nothing else will let me listen to music or a youtube video and wait for my wife to call my name

I've been a huge headphone fan for quite a while now and just found this channel. I can only say that I wish I had found it sooner. So awesome

“Yes i prequel meme” A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

Bought ones for my mom, she loves music, but has been deaf from her left ear since 18, she heard in stereo for the first time in 30 years, was wholesome to watch

you know, the more videos I watch from this guy, the more I see his collection in the front build up and its all making sense now.

I've bee waiting for you to do these for a while!!! The audio is far from good but I use these for work (construction) and I love the fact that I can still protect my hearing from loud noises and listen to music!

0:20 “Audiophiles like listening to Audio Files” Idk why but that made me laugh so much I almost died

The aftershokz are quite brilliant to use at work where i have to use ear protection (foam plugs) and it makes them sound alot better with the ear plugs and keeps my ears safe from all the industrial noise at the same time👌

Both of my parents have the Aftershokz. I haven't personally noticed any bleeding out, but I guess they listen to their stuff quietly, or my hearing is shit (but I don't think it is). Its pretty helpful for my dad who's gotten rather hard of hearing due to years of working in loud factories. I'm just happy he's able to listen to stuff without absolutely blasting it, and causing even more hearing damage

I tried some of those bone conduction headphones when open water swimming in a local lake. It was super useful, bc my trainer could tell me what I was doing wrong, while i was in the water swimming 150 meters away. So they can useful!

Me whenever the video almost ends: *chanting* FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK

"Expectation is the gateway to disappointment" - DankPods 2021

OMG I LOVE THE DROID INVASION AND THE PHANTOM MENACE

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ive binge watched all your videos, so naturally when i got some new bone conduction headphones for christmas im going to be back here seeing what you have to say about it because my memory is non existent

I've got a pair of the Z8s myself, I bought them for one of the exact reasons you mentioned, I was interested in the idea of the technology, but not enough to spring for the Aftershockz. The big thing I liked about the idea was having a single device that could both do "listen to them while still being able to hear background noise" and "listen to them in isolation" with a nice pair of earbuds put in. Unfortunately the leaking means that they aren't appropriate for a lot of scenarios, so "single device" kinda goes out the window. If you are (ignoring Covid now) in a cubicle then the bleed is probably ok, but if you don't have any barrier between your coworkers it's probably not. Sharing a couch is right out, and they are probably on the rude side for an airplane as well, if you aren't going to be sitting next to family. I will say that with ear plugs in they did do the job both on the plane and even mowing the lawn, also if you hold them a little tighter against your bones than the headphones do themselves (say a headband) the sound is transmitted to you far more effectively, so you can lower the volume, and between that and the headbands dampening it that helps with the bleed a lot. But how often are you wearing a headband? Also they aren't particularly robust, my baby got her hands on them to pull them off my ear and pulled apart some of the casing instantly.

"You got bones, you can use 'em." So does that mean Frank can use them?

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The bleeding on bone-conduction headphones isn't as bad when you're wearing them - the reason you can hear it so clearly is that the surface that normally transmits the vibrations to your body is instead sending them to the open air. It's not as private as in-ear headphones, but there's less bleed than the mass-market over-ears that came with CD players and early mp3 players when I was a kid.

A few seconds of complete silence followed by a black strip of plastic being dropped into frame as someone says "*Bone conduction*" has to be one of the most intimidating youtube openings ever

You know damn well, that I will rewatch this every day of October.

I accidentally skipped 5 seconds when I put this on, so the first thing I heard was “You can use these!”

I used these for navigation when I worked as a delivery driver. they worked great for what I had in mind for them

"Snake, it stimulates the small bones in your ears, nobody but you can hear it."

Vargskelethor Joel on roller coaster tycoon: T h e B o n e Z o n e

The last podcast on the left is amazing, I can't tell you how many times is listened about THE ICE MAN.

You know it’s gonna be a good story when it starts with “so this one time”

Fun fact: You are waiting 1 week a week for the king to post

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I get these and for running these are downright the best things I've ever used. No damn cables, no bonk bonk bonk noise when hitting the ground. Awesome.

Been here since 150k bro it’s good to see you grow

I remember years ago, my Mum had some fully waterproof ones of these for listening to music while she was swimming. They were specifically advertised as being for pro swim training

‘Bones Only’ is a GREAT band name... First track : “ODing on Content”

Perfect for work because you can hear around you but still get your podcast game on

LPOTL genuinely surprised me, good on ya!

These are handy when you work in a factory where ear plugs are mandatory. Still able to slap these on and enjoy music or podcasts etc.

Yeeessss! I was watching your Bose glasses video and you said "this is the most open eared headphone possible", and I immediately thought of these. Checked if you maaaybe had a video on them, and here we are! Nice!

i just got a pair for christmas- i've always been deaf in one ear and had mild hearing loss in the other. these? these are my favorite headphones, point blank period. i can hear songs as they were INTENDED now, which is amazing. bohemian rhapsody is 10x better now with these. i can sacrifice a LITTLE audio bleed for the joy these bring me, honestly

I'm not a cyclist, but I have a work phone along with my personal and I've had these for a year. I use these all day to listen to podcasts at a low level so I can still hear and respond to people, and being able to answer either of my phones while they're still in my pocket is a huge plus. edit: I just wanted to add, I just watched a video where a guy was cleaning the grunge and earwax out of airpods. Not a problem with these.

I have no idea what I'm about to view but I'm already excited

I work in manufacturing and have had the Titaniums for about 2 years. Perfect for speech and music is not bad. Work allows headphones, but you have to have one ear open. These let me retain stereo :)

I actually use the after shokz for working in my factory job. I use earplugs at the same time. Super safe way to hear your surroundings but also enjoy some audiobooks/pod casts

Hey man, there's a little portable "speaker" called Soundwaver WHD, that doesn't have any drivers. You have to attach it to a surface, like a window or a table (the bigger the surface is the higher the volume), and it sends vibrations to create the sound. It's a funny little gadget and you may find it interesting. It costs around 70€

“You got bones you can use them, if your an insect, you can’t use them because you got no bones.” -DankPods 2021 : Holy sh1t 600 likes!!! Tysm ;)

They are great for exercise outside or any other situation where you want a low profile listening device AND you need to hear everything around you. They are great for less casual office settings.

Here from the Bose sunnies because you were so pleased about the earless music, I was like oooohhhh boy, wait until he learns about bone conduction

"expectations are a gateway to disappointment" wow thats lovely quote

0:38 was just too smooth congratulations

I own the Aftershokz and couldn't agree with everything he said more. What I will say as someone who rides and motorbike and kayaks, having something that's both waterproof and leaves my ears free to hear my environment is invaluable - and they're super comfortable under helmets. First video I've seen from DankPods, and now I'm a subscriber.

things you need to be a secretary 1) hard work effort 2) a feel good attitude 3) a nice speaking voice oh yes and of-course... B O N E Z O N E

when the bone zone headphones bleed scarlet fire: blazing bones

I have a pair of these for working in a warehouse where your not allowed to wear 2 earbuds at the same time, so these are my work around and I love them.

I have been using the AfterShokz for several years now and while you are correct they don't do bass really well they are amazing for Audio Books and hands free phone use. Along with being water resistant, I wear them in the gym steam room and while showering. The Bleed you had mentioned is due to the fact there has to be vibration to create sound no matter what the source so some of that vibration transfers to the surrounding air resulting in sound. The other advantage is the AfterShokz are so comfortable I wear them all day and forget that I have them on. Every other in ear device has caused me pain after a few hours of wearing.

Great thing about these headphones, is that you hear it through the bones, not the ears. My little brother who is partially deaf was able to hear music clearly through the headphones that my brother bought. Technology is amazing.

Joel, where are you

This seems cool to hear what's going on around you still

That dancing skeleton makes me happy 😊.. I need that as a live wallpaper.

I use mine at work so I can hear my coworkers without turning off my music, also the battery life lasts my entire shift, so they are very hands off

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I’ve had a pair of Trekz Air’s for almost a year now and they’re genuinely my favorite headphones I currently own. If you play your content as a background like I do when welding or doing shop work, or at my work in a cubicle, I’ve genuinely never heard anyone else’s content that I work with or had anyone comment on hearing mine. A good 50% of people in the office I work in switched from conventional in ears to these because they can hear when someone walks into their cubicle or yells over a cube wall at them. They also come with ear plugs that are great for cutting grass because the mower is quieter and the music actually sounds better with your ears closed.

As an Aeroplex user, these are my go to for any type of call. Microphone is great, voices are clear, and the thing is so comfortable and lightweight that I’ve legit forgotten I was even wearing them. Additionally, the fact they don’t obstruct your ears makes them even better for this, as calls just kinda feel like I’m talking to someone who’s in the room with me. Regardless of headphones, if they cover your ears, you can just tell, and that just *feels* different than not wearing anything. Even really great headphones and earbuds with ANC and some form of Transparency mode can’t match this level of natural ambience. That being said, calls are about all these are good for, so maybe get some real headphones for actually listening to music and whatnot.

I watched this review on my set of bones. I've had these for 3 months now and LOVE them. They are not audiophile quality at all, but for podcasts, audio books, and general KZfaq streaming they are GREAT. I mostly love that I can wear them anywhere, and they are so comfortable I often forget they are on.

"Lost my hearing trying to play music through my leg" yep we live in the future

A friend of mine has Aftershocks too and when he first told me about them and showed them in a video I was so impressed by the technology. I was exited for him bringing them with him when visiting the next time, so I could see them live and try them myself. And when that finally happened, I was so incredibly disappointed that they weren't even half as magic as I thought and bled as much as they do. But at least he loves them for cycling, which is what he got them for

So, I’m easy to make laugh but every time you test the microphones in videos I can’t stop laughing, thank you so much!!!

HAIL YOURSELF! I am happy to know you listen to the last podcast on the left.

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I love mine. I can hear them over tinnitus which is just magic!

Yeah, I’ve got bones. B- bone zone O- N- E- S-