After trying several cheap waterproof MP3 with terrible audio quality or the battery blew up, I've been happily swimming 4-6 x wk for an hour with iPod Shuffle and wired headphones. When it died I looked at all the available options. I made a leap of faith and ordered a Tayogo with bone conduction. It takes a few minutes longer to get everything turned on and settled in place, but I love the flexibility of it. Anything I can stream on my phone, can be played with it. No one else at my pool uses a Tayogo so I have had no problems with interference or needing to change channel. It is a bit different having controls (phone & handset) in my swim bag poolside instead of at my finger tips. I was pleasantly amazed by the audio quality of the bone conduction. The silicone headset is sturdy and hopefully will last a long time (my old wired headphones had to be replaced every few months). Admittedly I do not do flip turns, but the strap of my swim goggles seems to hold headset in place. I am still perfecting wearing of my swim cap to retain ear plugs without interfering with headset contact with cheek bones. Swim on with entertainment!
I extensively researched products to listen to books while swimming laps, and considered a few approaches, and even tried one other product, which was quite a bit more expensive than this, and I was disappointed with it. This product really works well. Having the FM transmitter makes a huge difference - if you use just Bluetooth, as most of the other products are, you will be struggling to hear whenever your head is under water - Bluetooth just does not travel through water. This has the Bluetooth option, which you could use when out in the rain or whatever (without having to use the transmitter). But in the pool, you want to use the transmitter and receive the signal via the FM is sends out to the headphone. I just put my phone and the transmitter on a bench or even on the lip of the pool (the transmitter is somewhat water tolerant - but is NOT waterproof, like the headset), sync the headset and the transmitter to the same channel (it has something like 15 channels, so you can avoid interference, and I've learned that the higher channels are stronger in case you need that in your situation, though it will drain the battery somewhat faster. It's a great product. Until I worked out all of the details of how this would work for me, I was in email contact with the Tayogo company, and their responsiveness was fantastic - they got back to me quickly with thorough, clear instructions, pictures of instruction pages, even a video, to help me make the most of the product. They even turned me on to a battery power widget for my phone that I can use to check the battery power of ANY Bluetooth connected device. Great product, great price, great company!
when I saw these I was like YES! I had never even thought of getting swimming ones since I'm not a swimmer. But these work every bit as well as the other, far more expensive pair I have AND these are waterproof. No more worries about unexpected rainstorms. They are comfortable even with my helmet and the sound quality is excellent. I was on a swim team in high school and wow - the screaming coaches nearly drove me insane. I think this would be a GREAT item for families on vacation at resorts. Get a set for each kid in the pool so the parents can communicate with them easily despite the crowds.
The Combo (Waterproof Bone Conduction Headphone + Wireless Transmitter) exceeded my expectations! The sound quality is crisp and clear, and they stay comfortably in place during workouts. Love the waterproof feature, especially for running in the rain and swimming. The battery life is impressive, and the built-in MP3 mode is a game-changer.
