Are these (bone conducting) headphones any good?

[Tim Haynes]

Hey folks,

I don't know much about audio, but I would like to give these bone
conducting headphones a shot. One person told me that the specs indicate
that they would be effectively useless for listening to music. I don't mind
inferior quality, but don't want the experience to be completely horrid.

Can anybody here give me their 2 cents on whether these headphones seem like
they would be acceptable for listening to music on?

http://www.collection-inc.com/ez.htm (the one at the top - the EZ80P/S20).

Thanks
Tim

[Robert Morein]

"Tim Haynes" > wrote in message
...
> Hey folks,
>
> I don't know much about audio, but I would like to give these bone
> conducting headphones a shot. One person told me that the specs indicate
> that they would be effectively useless for listening to music. I don't
mind
> inferior quality, but don't want the experience to be completely horrid.
>
> Can anybody here give me their 2 cents on whether these headphones seem
like
> they would be acceptable for listening to music on?
>
> http://www.collection-inc.com/ez.htm (the one at the top - the EZ80P/S20).
>
> Thanks
> Tim
>
I doubt it. The pinna (outer ear) is an essential part of the transducer
chain.
The need to involve the pinna has been removed by certain intraural
headphones, ie., Etymologic, but this design compensates for the absence.

Without sophisticated compensation, bone conduction will sound different
from the experience of air conducted sound.