Shokz OpenComm UC Headset Review - Perfect for Remote Work? | Mark Ellis Reviews

So, who's tried bone-conducting headphones before?

How is this for music?

Will this headset work with Amazon Work Space as well as Teams? I brought a cheap pair when talking on Amazon Work Space if I get a teams meeting to join the headset cut the person I'm speaking to off on AWS, so I'm hoping these won't do that, Any information would be appreciated 😊

I've used openrun for half a year, and i love them.
Now i hate having my ears plugged (not to mention that sliding out thing earbuds do). It is really a different experience.

Are these compatible with either iPhone or Android

Everything is contextual.

From time to time I use a closed Jabra Evolve2 85 headset to block out noise of family for myself during a call. They also deliver quality music, though nothing compared to Sony headsets or my Hifi IEM's.
When I want something light to wear that doesn't heat my ears and filters out my environment noise for the guy on the other end of the call, while keeping awareness of my family's moves or a delivery ringing at the front door, or my dogs barking... I use the OpenComm.
With a Jabra Link380 BT I link it to my PC (ZOOM, Teams,...). Works like a charm, I just need to plug the dongle in another PC and it is ready for OpenComm. And Jabra Direct SW allows linking multiple BT headsets to that one dongle.
The other BT obviously is my phone.

So I just received the OpenComm2. Mainly because the mute button will assure me a 100% nothing can be heard accidentally on the other side when I don't want it to. I also have the impression sound quality has improved since.

Honestly I'm a huge Bluetooth headset guy but these by far are the best I've ever had! They're so comfortable and just so awesome I'm a business owner and I'll never buy any other brand!

They're perfect for a truck drivers

u just talking about company .not for product .poor review

Why would you use a headset mic when you have whatever you recorded this video on?

Should be trivial to make them auto mute when you move the mic up like that

Thank you! I'm elder and needed something easy to use...this is perfect for an 80 year old! Your explanation was perfect!

Battery don't stay charged 8 hours

did I see a proprietary charging connector? no standard USB-C?

The sound quality is awful. Yes I followed all the reset instructions and they still sound like junk. what a huge waste of money.

I cannot get my mic to work

Can you use this without the boom? Does it have additional microphones?

I heard that secret service stopped using that "bone" tech. years ago because of headaches.

do these headphones have a physical mute switch/button?

Great review. I was concerned that they might not give good sound quality as I work in an inbound customer service type job from home and the very expensive sennheiser EPOS headphones the company provided just don’t stay connected to my iphone, they’re heavy, squish my head, make me too warm and so on. I’m sold. I’ll try a pair of these and see how I like them.

listen numb nuts. you have to record the sound from the other phone in another room and also while you are outdoors.

What distance away from the computer can they operate - about how many metres.

Can these be used for gaming and streaming?

Gr8 vid.. This is exactly what I have been waiting for to replace my current headset. Question: My company issued laptop has only 2 USB-C plugs which sit next to each-other. How about how wide is the USB-C dongle?

I used a pair of their other headphones when I did courier work. Perfect for staying aware while driving and listening to GPS directions and taking the odd call from customers.

The mute beep is driving me nuts. I can't believe they put a crazy loud mute beep every 5 seconds if you use the + / - to mute a conference. Who wants to dash back to your mouse to mute or unmute while on a call if you're using wireless headphones to free yourself from the desk? This is a deal breaker in a pretty perfect product.

I bought this model based on the noise cancelling mic, but any distant noise, doorbell, dogs barking in the next room, people tell me they hear the ambient noise very clearly. Is there a noise cancelling setting or should it be enabled all the time? It's rather frustrating I'm not getting the clear results every review claims for the hefty price paid. Even anothet review showed a test with music and a blender in the background where it was imprssive and that's what sold me. Any ideas?

These could be used for gaming as well I take it?

I’m definitely getting a pair for everyone at my office!

Sadly the lack of good mute functionality is a total deal breaker for me.

I had this ones but returned just because the lack of a physical mute button, I'm in calls a lot of times and needs to take care of some stuff at home like cooking and cleaning so the 2 seconds to mute + the sound every time you do it + using 2 hands (most likely) and then same thing for unmute its just too much compared to other gaming headsets that you can quickly mute and unmute with a single hand in no time. fliping back the mic its a good alternative but I think nobody will feel safe talking while that's still listening, or imagine using a blender . probably my case is a bit special but until they don't add the physical button I'm sticking with the other options. good video you are natural explaining and replying to comments, appreciate your work here

Bone conduction headphone is a gimmick. They are just a pair of small speakers placed next to your ears. How they work has nothing to do with your bones. Period. I just bought a pair of Openrun Pro mini. I am 100% positive that they transmit sound just like any other speakers by air, because without touching my face, I can still hear my music perfectly, no distortion.

However, don't get this wrong. They are a very good idea when the environment you are in is almost quiet. I can wear them all day. And they don't fall off. The downside is that when you are in a slightly noisy environment such as a coffee shop, they become almost useless. Or you have to increase the volume to about 80% or higher in order to hear what you play clearly.

What about if I turn the music loud and I don't want to hear the outside world? Like for example in a train?

Does the USB adapter have low latency? I'm curious if this would be a good option to plug into my PS5 and have a good mic to chat with and not have the classic headset hair dent or stuffy ears.

I have these and they are amazing! I can wear them all day and forget I have them on. I recommend getting the direct connect dongle for better connection

I bought these over a year ago... I freakin' love them!!!! Everything he mentioned is spot on. One thing he doesn't mention, the music sound quality is really, really good for how the work. I forget that I'm wearing them so often because they are so comfortable....

Absolutely a parent’s secret weapon.

I can’t seem to find anything covering the compatibility of these with avaya one x communicator. Has anyone used these with a softphone setup?

Companies like this should absolutely be shamed for adopting YET ANOTHER proprietary charger. I'm so absolutely enraged at the insane amount of chargers I still require when traveling in 2022. My QC35's are, fair enough, a few years old but should have had USB-C anyhow, sadly they have MicroUSB, so that's one cable, USB-C is required for my GoPro and most other devices, Lightning required for my iPhone, proprietary apple watch charger required for my watch, now I'm supposed to have yet another for this 'fancy' magnetic interface? Just give the bloody device USB-C and be done with it. "Oh but that would have had to change the design", mhm an extra 2mm and +5 grams to eliminate the need for another device-specific cable? It's just a complete non-starter to need another cable, and I think the general public should vote with their dollars. We live in an electronics wasteland, and companies like Shokz continue to push even more electronic waste into this world.

You can just mute the mic. No reason to rotate your lil mic all the way up. I do it all the time.. hold volume buttons on the right side for a moment. Much more reliable and convenient. Glad to see these being showcased but this was an unforgivable oversight. Jk

Great review and I am seriously considering this headset. Question:I mainly take my zoom & Google Hangouts using the internal mic and speakers on my Macbook since I have my own office - so really curious about the value of these headphones when I am out and about taking calls, e.g. days in the office (in a shared space), walking the dog, at a coffee shop, listening to podcasts on the move. Can you talk about those use cases? You seemed to be pretty isolated in the video - so I could not get a sense of the MIC noise cancellation in the above scenarios rather than just in a home office.

You forgot to mention as you demonstrated with these they dont mess up your hair :D I recently purchased a pair of BT headphones on Amazon, they didnt work well at all with MS Teams or with Cisco IP Phone (Software) Everyday I had to repair and reset back up again in those apps. A royal PITA. These however, interesting. Ill have to do more research...interesting

How do they sound on the other end when you are in a somewhat busy coffee shop?

I was looking around around for reviews as I find myself having ear pain when using my headphones for long periods of hours. Thank you for this. Waiting for a decent discount before purchasing these

Thanks for this review! Well done, Mark.

Question... so flipping the mic doesn't really "mute" it like the gaming headphones that are out there... rather, the flipping just get the mic away from your mouth and the noise cancellation takes place? I was just wondering what if there's noise in the background still, will the mic pick up the noise at all or the noise cancellation is just THAT good?

Thanks!

not a practical messy office condition's review .....👎

The thing is if Apple made and market them ,people will literally kill themself to get this …I Shokez.

Mark - Thank you for the review. I have been looking for a non-in-ear solution for a while. I had tried a much earlier version of Shokz and did not care for them. Based on your review I thought I would give them another go. What a great product! I am blown away by them. I appreciate you and the work you do for the community. =David=

While on an iPhone can I use these for text message dictation or email dictation?

Have you got any issue with Microsoft Teams? I saw people saying this headset have issue when use Microsoft Teams when put on mute