Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Firstly, the sound quality to me is awesome (for what it is). I caveat my statement because there is a stark contrast between earbuds or headphones of any kind and these types of devises. The sound, although noticeably clear and amazing, it sounds a bit shallow in comparison. And that’s primarily due to the fact that there is no way to actively diminish the open air sound of things around you and how the sound travels to your ears. In fact, that’s the very point. So if you can get past that and understand these are not your favorite Bose or Beats headphones, then you’re golden. I however, love them. The reason I bought these was because I’m not a huge fan of massive headphones unless I’m traveling by plane, and I love EarPods but they often do not fit my ears properly and I prefer not to completely drown out the sounds around me. Here is where these glasses shine. They allow you to hear your surroundings without completely covering your ears at all. But that does not mean you can’t get these so loud that you can actually drown out or rather find it much harder to focus on sounds around you. I like this aspect but know that if they are turned all the way up people near you (within a roughly 10-foot radius) will likely hear whatever it is your listening to. To them it won’t sound muted, just low enough to completely make out what’s heard by you much clearer than if you were wearing headphones or earbuds. Which to me, doesn’t bother me all that much. I’m seldom speaking about things or listening to things I completely need private. And if I did, I’d just turn the volume way down, so I primarily hear it and it becomes much harder for those even within a 3-foot radius to hear what’s being heard by you. The ultimate pro for me is the freedom of not being inhibited by a device I need to remove based on what I’m doing. These do however, have some cons for me...the primary one being overall look and fit. These things look like a celebrity style pair of sunglasses with a very uncharacteristic design. They are not subtle at all and will most certainly draw attention to your face and even more so when people understand what they are capable of doing. This could be good and bad thing depending on your level of comfortability with that aspect. I like things to blend in and look as normal as possible. So to me, toning down the size and offering a solid black plastic frame that has a more universal fit, design, and size would have been perfect. And my face is more ovular, so they fit kind-of large. I’ve only had them for roughly two weeks and have resorted to using them primarily at night when I do not need to see as much since I wear prescription glasses. I haven’t had the chance yet to see if I can have these adjusted for fit and install my personal prescription in them so I can wear them more often. Especially while driving or as a transition from my car’s Bluetooth to my glasses without skipping any points in my conversation or whatever it is I’m listening to. These for me, were so large that I could wear them over my prescription glasses and still hear whatever it was I was listening to. I’m a fan of seeing, not so much of doubling up on glasses to see and hear at the same time though. Also, I am not a fan of the written directions, I gather that these read as though they were translated into English from another language which is why they aren’t as clear as they could be for functions and controls. And I’m a decent techie but I’m not a fan of how these are controlled with long and short presses of the arms to adjust or select functions. This, however, is easily mitigated by simply using your phones Bluetooth controls to avoid having to do all the extra steps. I do like the power on/off buttons and understand why there are two as opposed to just one since they are two autonomous arms with Bluetooth capable features. I know this company has another pair of glasses sold here on Amazon and I plan on checking them out because they come in both white and black with a much more muted visual appeal. But as I was researching those, even though they advertise that they have interchangeable magnetic lenses I have yet to find how or where to select different designs for those. Once I do, I’ll upgrade to those. These were roughly $100 and the others are roughly selling at $130. I bought these because they were cheaper, had great reviews and I wanted to test the sound quality for myself. So far, minus my cons, they are a win and I will certainly consider buying the other pair as I can uncover the magnetic lens switch options. I’ll probably add an update to this review once I get my prescription installed and provide a final thoughts section on how that part worked out and if it changed any aspects of the design or quality of sound. UPDATE: 07MAR2021 So, I paid a total of $300+ with the updated prescription lenses I added to these glasses. Overall, I’m still happy with them, I’ve found, that since I now use them more often, I now notice another generally minute flaw. Occasionally, the Bluetooth arms would lose sync and the sound will be a bit off at times. This happens often enough to notice it but not so frequently as to be a deal breaker. Additionally, the distance on these is awesome, I can be upstairs away from my phone, and still receive a super clear signal with my phone being downstairs in our kitchen area. A great feature. With my prescription, I purchased progressive lenses with blue-blocker and the lens crafters I use did not need to modify the glasses at all to fit my lenses in them. They simply popped the lenses out, measured them, measured where my pupils are centered on the lens and popped my prescription in once the lenses were crafted and complete. I was able to use them instantly to drive and the glasses seamlessly shifted from my cars Bluetooth straight to my glasses without missing a beat in my conversation.