BESIGN SH03 Bluetooth 4.1 Headphones, Wireless On-Ear Neckband Sports Earphones with Mic for Wireless Music Streaming and Hands-Free Calling, Foldable, Up to 25 Hours Music time

My original neck band headphones for running broke! They were 4 years old, so I researched and Shokz OpenRun Pro were advertised quite prominently, leading me to believe they were very good. £178 for the Shokz and I was so disappointed after trying them, that i made my mind up to send them back in 2 mins of use.The Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones were beautifully presented and easy to connect to a music source. However, they completely disappointed me in terms of the reasons for which they were purchased - comfortably listening to high quality music whilst running. Despite positioning them as directed (and yes, I've even questioned whether I had them on incorrectly and i know they work via bone conduction), they produce a totally irritating pulse in front of the ear, everytime a bass note sounds. It's not as though the bass sound is even good.....they just sound cheap and tin like.Hence, I took them off after a couple of minutes use, as i couldn't tolerate the sensation of being flicked in the ear everytime a bass drum sounded. These realisations may have not been so much of a surprise, if the online description had mentioned that users would receive irritating sensations whilst the product was being used.Since I love the Neck band type of ON-EAR headphones for running, and I don't like buds in my ears, I ordered a pair of these for £54! They may appear cheap due to the price, but they sound as good as I was hoping the Shokz would sound and they don't produce an irritating pulse on the sides of your head. Great value and my wife now wants a pair.

I had quite a few Bluetooth headsets like those so far. Usually, they struggled with something. Either connectivity, range, battery life or simply mic was a disaster.Is it for everyone - no. Is it great overall - yes.Pros:- mic - you can really use it to make your phone calls. Mic collects sound from your whole surrounding though - not too good in very busy places. but still records perfectly (do not expect miracles - it is too far from your mouth to be perfect)- battery life, perhaps slightly less than promised, but considerably more than a competition.- when battery dies, there is a subtle sound produced by the headphones (in the opposition to the deafening announcements at majority of other headsets)Neutral- good sound quality- Noise cancellation - not perfect, but just enough- fit - enable you to do some joggingCons- fit (back of the head), there is quite a big loose half loop behind my neck (I am rather skinny/slim person). It is frustrating f you are wearing any clothes with a collar- you can hear like if someone was scratching your headphones at all times.- a bit thick (they had to put the battery somewhere and super thick and soft cushion pads (noise cancellation :) ) - not the most stylish-on/off sound a bit to quiet and to similar.If you like myself keep your headphones on for a whole day - it is a great deal. Battery will last for at least 2 days.I am not comparing them to super expensive premium headsets. I have compared them to similarly priced alternatives (apples to apples approach ;) )For a comparison, I also had for quite a while a 'Marathon' line headphones. They are similar, but slimmer and very popular on the Amazon - they had much better fit, but delivered less in all other categories. Thus I have switched to Besign and so far, I am not disappointed.Hope you have found it helpful.

Apart from the good audio, these stay on properly, I have other neck band phones that do not stay in place but these have a good yet comfortable grip, allowing for fairly vigorous activity without slipping.

Bought 2 years ago, the battery now fails to hold charge. Goes off after 5 minutes when fully charged.I liked the fact that the volume controls were separate to the next/previous buttons.Pairing with bluetooth sources was generally effective, but moving more than 8m away would cause a drop in signal.I like the comfort of neckband headphones- these are a little tight over the top of the ear (very little gap between speaker part and the loop). I have to take off my spectacles to put on the headphones. The glasses can go on afterwards, on to of the loop.Sound quality is good. Does not go very loud, when cycling on a busy road the traffic noise overwhelms the headphones.I havd used them for web meetings, linked to a PC. Sound is good, but others say I am quiet, so I guess the microphone is not very effective.It is possible to use the mode button to make a call on an attached mobile, but I couldn't get it to do anything but ring the last number called (iphone8, samsung 9).Could not get it to work with voice calling.Battery life was good while it worked, but there is no way to easily replace the battery. 2 years working life is not good enough.

These are excellent headphones. Hold a long charge and are apparently clear to talk to people on. Good volume and sound.I am updating this as my original pair went faulty, stopped charging, but I do not want to concentrate on that more so the extreme efficiency that my problem was dealt with. I sent and email and within 30 minutes had a reply giving me a code to order another pair with. I had those in 2 days. I cannot praise the company for their customer service enough. And i still stand by my recommendation for these headphones as I think overall they are superb.

The band that goes behind the neck is way too small and the hard plastic shape presses into the back of my neck. I couldn't turn or tilt my head without feeling it press even more into my neck, or pulling on my ears. Also the band is very hard plastic and pinches at the ear where it connects to the speaker part. I agree with the other reviewer that the design on these is terrible and that I can not find a decent pair of behind the neck, on-ear headphones. I did not listen to these as I would never be able to use them.

Good sound. Very bad Bluetooth - in public transport interrupts every minute. Not good frame, but this is individual. Returning