A few years ago, because I sat in front of the computer every day to code words, my body became increasingly obese, and my body began to feel uncomfortable. Since then, I have developed a good habit of running every week, basically running 5 kilometers 3-4 times a week.
However, I have not been able to choose the sports headphones suitable for running, first of all, like the AirPods Pro, this in-ear active noise cancellation headphones, which are not suitable for running at all, because the in-ear + active noise reduction is to isolate the external sound, which is very dangerous for night running. The design of the AirPods 2 generation half-eared that the author uses every day can capture environmental information in time, but it is easy to fall off as soon as you sweat, and it is also not suitable for running.
While I was struggling, I received a Shaoyin AS800 bone conduction sports headphones, Shaoyin as the leading brand of bone conduction sports headphones, and AS800 is shaoyin's flagship product, so I am looking forward to how cool this top bone conduction headphones really are. I've been experiencing it for about a week now, so let's talk about my experiences and feelings.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" What is bone conduction > data-track="7"? </h1>
In fact, bone conduction is not considered a black technology, and we have been applying bone conduction in our daily lives. The first sound we hear, most of it enters through the ear canal, causing the eardrum to vibrate and thus hear the sound. But there are also some scenes that use bone conduction, such as when you eat potato chips with your mouth closed, the crunching sound you hear is actually transmitted to the brain through your teeth and bones, which is bone conduction.
The first person to listen to music using the principle of bone conduction was probably Beethoven, who lost his hearing in the 18th century, and he bit a wooden stick with his teeth and heard the sound of his piano playing. Therefore, the principle of bone conduction is not complicated, but how to transform the principle of bone conduction into an excellent product is a test for headphone manufacturers, so how does Shaoyin AS800 do?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="14" > out of the box</h1>
When I first got the product, its outer packaging aroused my curiosity. I think the packaging of Shaoyin AS800 has an international style and looks very high-end. The positive character image clearly highlights the positioning of the main sport of this headset.
On the back, there is an AS800 appearance display and some core selling points, including IP67, titanium alloy, multi-point connection, 8-hour battery life and so on. Just looking at the packaging can make a preliminary understanding of the appearance and selling points of the AS800, and the design is also very high-end.
The packaging adopts a pull-out design, and the main body of the headphone box can be withdrawn from the side.
After opening it, it is like a book scroll, and the left side is still a display of the sports scene, the middle is the headphones themselves, and the right side is the accessory box, which is neatly arranged at a glance.
Accessories include instructions, warranty cards, Bluetooth pairing guides, earbuds, a silicone case, and two contact chargers.
It is worth mentioning that this silicone protective case uses a skin-like texture, the feel is very good, and the use of magnetic design, put AS800 bone conduction headphones out just right.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > appearance</h1>
Shaoyin AS800 has a total of 4 color schemes, hot sun red, eclipse blue, haoyue gray and night black, I got the color of hot sun red. The sun-red color scheme adopts a contrasting design, the titanium wire part and the bone conduction unit are dark red, and the rest is positive red. This color-block design makes the appearance of the whole machine look not simple and boring.
Due to the use of titanium wire connection, the whole machine is lightweight, strong and elastic, and can be bent at will without worrying about breaking problems. In addition, the blessing of titanium wire reduces the weight of the whole machine to 26 grams, which is similar to the weight of glasses.
The whole machine adopts a skin-like coating, which not only provides strong friction and stability, but also has a certain degree of hydrophobicity, which is convenient for subsequent rinsing and fast drying.
In terms of button arrangement, the opening key, volume key, magnetic interface and LED indicator are integrated under the logo on the right side of the fuselage, and two microphones are integrated at the bone conduction unit on the right side. A multi-function button is integrated at the left bone conduction unit for quick and easy maneuvering.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" > wear experience</h1>
The first feeling of just wearing it is very fit, there will be no uncomfortable feeling, and it can even be described as light as nothing. In fact, under careful observation, you can see that Shaoyin has worked the design in order to make it more comfortable to wear.
For example, in the design of the curve behind the ear, the curvature of the headset completely fits the curvature of the ear, which has the advantage of improving comfort and improving the stability of the headset.
Pay attention to the position of people from the cheekbones to the ears, in fact, is a slope, and Shaoyin AS800 in order to fully fit the curvature of the human face, so the bone conduction unit has done a tilt treatment, which can avoid the problem of sound leakage to improve the sound quality, and also greatly improve the comfort of wearing.
Thanks to the addition of titanium wire, not only the weight of the whole machine is reduced a lot, but also the weight of the front and back of the fuselage is reasonably distributed. Therefore, the AS800 will not shake and shift forward and backward when wearing. In addition, the Shaoyin AS800 wearing experience can be done without picking people, the author let several people of different sizes and different genders wear AS800, which means that the comfort of this headset is very high.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="53" > sports experience</h1>
Running for a week with the Shaoyin AS800, compared to the AirPods Pro I used before, its benefits are mainly 3 points. First of all, the biggest advantage of bone conduction technology is not into the ear, before using AirPods Pro to run, running to the intersection must take off the headphones to cross the road, otherwise it may encounter danger, and to the road section with many people and many cars, you must always be vigilant about the surrounding environment. After replacing the Shaoyin AS800, the non-intrusive design can easily observe the road conditions, safety has been improved, and the stone in the heart has landed.
And wearing AirPods Pro running also has a problem is that the ears are not breathable at all, so after running the steps, the ears will sweat and itch, and the earbuds of the headphones that often sweat will also remain sweaty, which is very unhygienic, and it will be otitis media. Replaced by the Shaoyin AS800 run, the feeling of the evening wind blowing on the ears is dry and comfortable. After running back, directly flush the Shaoyin AS800 with the water faucet, hang it up, and don't worry about the water ingress problem at all.
Finally, let's talk about the problem of sound leakage, I have used another brand of bone conduction headphones before, the sound leakage problem is more serious, and there will be a strong sense of vibration and knocking when the sound comes out, and the experience is not very good. I originally thought that this was a common disease of bone conduction, but Shaoyin AS800 completely solved this problem.
Measured at 50% of the volume, the sound in the headphones can not be heard clearly at a distance of 10cm, and this distance is almost pasted on the face of others to listen, so there is no need to worry about the problem of sound leakage. After understanding, it was learned that Shaoyin AS800 is to solve the problem of sound leakage through 180 ° phase difference reverse elimination + LeakSlayer sound leakage elimination technology, which should be the first in the industry.
Regarding the vibration problem, my personal subjective feeling is that the vibration sensation is not obvious at 50% of the volume, and the vibration is obvious when it is turned on to 70%. However, the volume of 50% is already very high, so the vibration problem does not affect the experience.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > battery life and sound quality</h1>
In terms of battery life, I run 4 times a week, use about 1 hour of time each time I start up, and the battery is medium when I get to hand, and I haven't charged it yet. The official description of the endurance time of 8 hours, the author believes that there should be no false standard, if you are just running, a week to charge, if you wear it daily, then a day of charge is completely OK.
As a main sports headset, the sound quality of bone conduction is not its advantage, but the sound quality experience of Shaoyin AS800 in this category is still good, especially the performance of bass is very powerful, but the details of the sound cannot be compared with the ear headphones.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="68" > summary</h1>
After a week of use, I think the Shaoyin AS800 is the ultimate solution for me in the running scene! It has a high degree of wearing comfort and stability, and the characteristics of not entering the ear not only improve the safety of night running, but also liberate the ear to avoid bacterial infection.
More importantly, as the flagship product in bone conduction headphones, Shaoyin AS800 solves the problem of sound leakage and vibration, and the experience is greatly improved, and now I have completely inseparable from it! If you're a running enthusiast or cycling enthusiast, then these headphones are the perfect choice for you!