Purity Air Open Ear Headphones - True Air Conduction Wireless Bluetooth Open Ear Earbuds with Dual Mic for iPhone/Android - Secured Long Wearing Comfort, Sports Sweat Resistant (PLCE163)

This is my first “air conduction” headphones purchase, and I’m honestly impressed. I’m used to either traditional earbuds or noise-canceling over-ear phones, so this was a new experience for me. Here are my impressions:Very comfortable. Since this sits gently over your ear and not inside it or covering it completely, this is something you can barely tell you’re wearing if you’re not paying attention to it. It’s lightweight and no matter how much I shook my head around, it did not move one bit. This would be *perfect* for runners or people doing a lot of physical activity while listening to music.Sound quality is very good. You get a full range of low and high tones with great clarity for an inexpensive audio accessory. I listened to several types of music and spoken word podcasts and was satisfied with the quality on everything.Since this is basically a speaker hovering over the opening of your ear, this is not the sort of thing you’d wear in a setting where privacy or staying quiet is a concern. Others around you can hear it clearly if the room is very quiet. But by the same token, if someone wants to have a conversation with you while you’re wearing this, you don’t need to take it off or pause your music or even turn it town if you want to hear them, in most cases. I see this as helpful around the house or out on a walk or run, just not in a quiet classroom or a library. You can remain situationally aware of your surroundings while going about your business, and carry on a normal conversation with someone else without shouting or needing them to shout for you to hear them clearly, all while keeping your music going. Amazon is asking me to rate its noice cancellation quality, so I’d give it two stars on that “metric” in the text here, but it’s not meant to be a noise-cancelling headset, so I’m leaving that one blank on the review stars.I’ll say battery life is good, although I have not used it enough to drain it completely yet. But I got a couple hours of use out of it straight out of the box, and it was 80% full according to my phone when I first powered it up. A couple hours later, it was still reading 70% on my battery widget.When I first opened it up, I was a little confused that there were two charging cables. My knee-jerk reaction to that was “wow that’s stupid, you have to charge the two sides separately???” But that’s incorrect. They just give you an extra charging cable (and the user guide mentions this), which is a really nice move on their part because this requires an unconventional charging cable. That’s probably the only “ding” I can think of on the design here - would prefer to make it work with standard USB C or wireless charging, but if you’re going to force a proprietary charging format, providing two cables out of the gate is a very nice move so you can have a backup or keep one in the two most frequent places you’ll use it.Overall - I’d definitely recommend this for anyone who has comfort issues with earbuds or over-ear headphones. Or for people who have a hard time with earbuds fitting them properly - whether they fall out a lot or are too big, etc - because this hangs perfectly over the top of your ear. It’s not super adjustable, so this is a “one size fits most” sort of situation, but it did fit me perfectly without issue. The user manual says to “adjust” the fit when you put it on, but I honestly couldn’t find any way to move or rotate the speaker pods in any permanent way. There is some flex in it, but it just sort of bounces back to normal if you try to move it. So although you could get a more “immersive” experience if you can situate it in a way that it fully fills your outer ear area, I don’t think it’s all that adjustable. wasn’t an issue for me though.In my case, I tried it out and then passed it along to our 15-year old daughter because she has a hard time finding earbuds she likes (and she’s prone to losing them). Since these are attached to one another by the band that wraps around the back of your head, I'm confident we won’t have that issue with this one. Everybody wins!

I have tried many different types of headphones. In general, I don’t like them. I have a hard time keeping earbuds in my ears, and they start irritating my inner ear within 30-45 minutes. The larger traditional headphones hurt my head.These are the first air conduction headphones I’ve tried, and overall, they’re the only ones I’ve used so far that don’t hurt my head or ears. I’m not a real audiophile, so I can’t comment on the sound quality. It sounds good to me. I thought sound would be heard by others, since the headphones float over the ears, but when I’ve been around other people, they can’t hear any sound.Pairing is fast and just like the process for any Bluetooth accessory. Open Bluetooth in the settings, find “P Air k7” and select it. There is an LED indicator that flashes when it’s pairing and is solid blue when it’s paired. It can also be reset if it has previously been paired to a different device.They’re lightweight, easy to put on, and the controls are on the bottom of the right earpiece, making control much like others I’ve tried. Turning them on and off, changing the volume, skipping to next track, or answering or ending a call depends on pressing on 2 buttons or small nubs on the bottom of the earpiece. That takes a little getting used to, but is not difficult.The headphones are charged via a mag safe charger, and an extra is included. The battery life is sufficient for normal listening times, and charging doesn’t take long.The price is excellent for headphones that are comfortable and work well. I recommend them!

Overall for the price, this is a nice, lightweight, inexpensive device with really good sound and comfort.ComfortVery light weight. They fit over the ear and around the back of your neck. It is not adjustable, but seems to be plenty of room to fit around all different head and neck sizes. Looking up and down while wearing a hooded sweatshirt does sometimes hit the back of the arm that fits around the neck, but it does not move the speakers around your ears, at least it did not for me. The fact that it sits over the ear and then in front of the ear is nice. The ear pods that go into your ear can become uncomfortable over long periods of time, so this is a nice change of pace without sacrificing sound.SoundI thought the sound was nice, good treble and bass. It did not blow me away with the clarity, but I thought it sounded really good. I'm not sure they were really noise canceling because I could still hear things around me, which I do not mind because if I were to use these while jogging or something else, I could still be aware of my surroundings with my ears without losing focus of what I am listening to. Because they sit infront of the ear and not inside of the ear, the sound was audible to other people. I tried it at different volumes, ranging from comfortable to me to extreme loud, and regardless of the volume, others could hear the sound. This may not be an issue, but depending on where you are using them, it could be. I have not tried using these for calls yet.UsagePowering on and pairing was very easy, no issues. There are two buttons and it is a a matter of getting used to which is the power button. Using the volume buttons up and down was awkward and found that if I pressed too hard or held down it skipped to the next song. That said, I normally don't use the buttons on the headphones and typically use the buttons on the device that I am using so I am not sure if this gives the best review of button pressing. I was able to pair to multiple devices, although not hooked to different devices at the same time which is understandable. When a device is disconnected on one device, it immediately goes into pairing mode, or you can connect to your other device through the bluetooth settings.PriceThe price was very reasonable for the quality of item received.ConsThe charging for the headphones uses a proprietary cord. This is annoying because it means you have to keep track of another cord and cannot use what you already have, or use the same cord for your multiple devices. The device does come with two charging cords which is an added bonus so that if one does go bad, you do have a backup so you don't need to worry about securing an additional cable. That said, the price of the headphones as a whole is cheaper than some cables out there so overall it is not that bad of con to deal with.