Hi, I actually use that headset also, though the microphone is sketchy for phone calls. I have the corded model. I had one of the original Aftershokz bluetooth models but the power port died fairly early on. Jenine Stanley [email protected]
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Todor Fassl <[email protected]> wrote: > > I use a headset from Aftershokz. They are bone-conduction which means they > don't cover your ears. I was getting a lot of ear infections and I thought > maybe it was because my ears were covered for 8 hours a day. Plus I was > worried about the effect headphones had on my hearing. That's not scientific. > I know of no studies that show that wearing headphones over your ears damages > your hearing. But I figure bone conduction is less likely to have an effect > because the sound is not trapped in your ear canal. Anyway, the big problem > with this headset is that it has a battery. It is a rechargeable battery > built into the chord. That has two problems, the chord has extra weight to it > and you have to periodically recharge the headset. You can recharge them > while using them but it makes an annoying buzzing sound. The rechargeable > battery is pretty small and it is designed to clip onto your collar so it is > tolerable. All in all, I would probably buy another headset like this if this > one broke. But it is not ideal. It does have a volume control but not a > bass/treble control. > > I also have an Aftershokz bluetooth headphone, without a microphone. That > actually is really nice. It also has a battery but you'd expect that. The > battery life is really long and the sound quality is way better thanI > expected. As I said, this is just a pair of headphone but I would think the > bluetooth headset by the same company would pretty much be the same thing > only with a microphone attach. > > > n 11/15/2016 03:31 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: >> Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention when this thread came up earlier but now I >> have a need for a specific type of headset. >> >> I use my iPhone 6S for work calls and I need a good headset, money being a >> minimal concern here, that has both a volume control separate from the phone >> and a control for bass/trebel. >> >> I’d take a bluetooth recommendation but prefer wired for this situation. >> >> Thanks. >> Jenine Stanley >> [email protected] >> >> >> > > -- > Todd > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
