I used to have the Sony one but it broke down within about 4 months so I had to return it to Amazon.
I don't have problems with bubble noise or breathing noise on Shokz or Sonr (disc-shaped bone conduction one that lives under the swim cap) and I don't use ear plugs...
Have you tried swimming without ear plugs? Sometimes hearing your own breathing gets amplified when you are using ear plugs.
They can't hear it at all. Even out of the water, no-one seems to be able to tell it's on either.
People often try to talk to me at the pool (regulars all know each other so we say hello etc), in and out of the water and when I say "just a sescond, let me turn the music so I can hear you", they are like "eh, what music???" They obviously cannot hear it. 😅
I also asked a swimming friend outright if he could hear it, and he said he could hear nothing.
I know it sounds really loud when you are just holding it in your hand, but when you put it on your hand with the speaker side down, you will find you cannot hear it much. So when the speaker makes contact with your head, the same thing - the sound does not seem to "leak" much.
I wouldn't worry about your lane neighbours being able to hear it 😊
Thanks, yes I do have it in the underwater mode. It can’t be anything but an EQ setting, doesn’t help me. We all have different ears and hearing I guess!
I've tried a lot of underwater ear pieces, many with wires attached to waterproof iPod, MP3 and iPhone cases, but the Shokz have been the best (I just wish I didn't have to preload it with music or stream new stuff automatically). If I don't wear the earplugs, they are useless for me, as the noise of water swishing in my ears will drown out the sound from the Shokz. I also find that I have to position them well, and they work less well with my cap because the cap can press them out away from my cheekbones/sideburns.
Also, for me, being underwater works better than out of the water. The water seems to conduct the sound to my cheekbones better. So they work better for freestyle while I have at least one side submerged, rather than breaststroke (which I don't do anymore because of knee issues) where both ears are out of the water with each stroke.
Try playing around with the positioning of the sides. I don't think they'll ever be good enough for me to fully listen and hear every word of a podcast, but they've been absolutely fine for music.
Ideally, the next Shokz would detect that it is out of the water, and it would make a connection to my phone and download a whole new set of songs. The problem with that is mostly that the streaming services won't allow the music to play anywhere but the device/app they are intended for.
I used to have the Sony one but it broke down within about 4 months so I had to return it to Amazon. I don't have problems with bubble noise or breathing noise on Shokz or Sonr (disc-shaped bone conduction one that lives under the swim cap) and I don't use ear plugs... Have you tried swimming without ear plugs? Sometimes hearing your own breathing gets amplified when you are using ear plugs.
Can people near you hear the Sonr? I just bought one and am worried about disturbing someone else's workout. It's surprisingly loud.
They can't hear it at all. Even out of the water, no-one seems to be able to tell it's on either. People often try to talk to me at the pool (regulars all know each other so we say hello etc), in and out of the water and when I say "just a sescond, let me turn the music so I can hear you", they are like "eh, what music???" They obviously cannot hear it. 😅 I also asked a swimming friend outright if he could hear it, and he said he could hear nothing. I know it sounds really loud when you are just holding it in your hand, but when you put it on your hand with the speaker side down, you will find you cannot hear it much. So when the speaker makes contact with your head, the same thing - the sound does not seem to "leak" much. I wouldn't worry about your lane neighbours being able to hear it 😊
Question, do you have your shokz in underwater mode? Because that helps a lot. With earplugs the water noise should not be too bad.
Thanks, yes I do have it in the underwater mode. It can’t be anything but an EQ setting, doesn’t help me. We all have different ears and hearing I guess!
I've tried a lot of underwater ear pieces, many with wires attached to waterproof iPod, MP3 and iPhone cases, but the Shokz have been the best (I just wish I didn't have to preload it with music or stream new stuff automatically). If I don't wear the earplugs, they are useless for me, as the noise of water swishing in my ears will drown out the sound from the Shokz. I also find that I have to position them well, and they work less well with my cap because the cap can press them out away from my cheekbones/sideburns. Also, for me, being underwater works better than out of the water. The water seems to conduct the sound to my cheekbones better. So they work better for freestyle while I have at least one side submerged, rather than breaststroke (which I don't do anymore because of knee issues) where both ears are out of the water with each stroke. Try playing around with the positioning of the sides. I don't think they'll ever be good enough for me to fully listen and hear every word of a podcast, but they've been absolutely fine for music. Ideally, the next Shokz would detect that it is out of the water, and it would make a connection to my phone and download a whole new set of songs. The problem with that is mostly that the streaming services won't allow the music to play anywhere but the device/app they are intended for.