Article by Jeremy MARIE
Pros:
Easy to use
Comfortable, even with swimming goggles
Playlist+ feature is still unique and brilliant
Improved battery life
Easy to use
Comfortable, even with swimming goggles
Playlist+ feature is still unique and brilliant
Improved battery life
Cons:
Best sound in the pool is achieved when using ear plugs.
Sound is still lesser than with standard earphones.
Best sound in the pool is achieved when using ear plugs.
Sound is still lesser than with standard earphones.
Introduction
I’ve already reviewed a H2O Audio product, the pool-specific Sonar Pro.
This was a very well-rounded device, with a very specific and some might say limited usage.
H2O Audio has now revamped their lineup and offers the Tri 2 bone conduction headphone, as a replacement for their previous Tri sport device.
The Tri 2 is designed for multi sports enthusiasts, and as such offers a IPX8 waterproof certification (can withstand a 3.6m submersion for an unlimited time), onboard storage of 8GB for your music (MP3, FLAC, aac, m4a) without your phone, or when the Bluetooth does not work (underwater), bone conduction design so that you can stay aware of your surroundings, and an easy to use 3 buttons interface.
The “Pro” version adds the Playlist+ feature for on board, no phone listening.
The idea is simple and comes from a clear trend. These days music is listened to using streaming services, and by a large margin. But those require an Internet connection, a phone and all those things that are not really easy to bring to the pool.