Product Description OTTERBOX KIT196 H2O H3 AUDIO WATERPROOF HEADPHONESHIGH FIDELITY WATERPROOF SPEAKERS; PATENTED DESIGN COMBINES COMFORT WITH SUPERIOR SOUND QUALITY; FORM-FITTING SILICONE EARPIECE ARE DESIGNED FOR COMPLETE SUBMERSION UP TO 3 FEET; DURABLE NECKBAND HOLDS HEADPHONES IN PLACE THROUGH RIGOROUS ACTIVITY IN WATER OR SNOW; INNOVATIVE COILED CABLE ELIMINATES ANNOYING TANGLES
Customer Reviews:
Not The Most Comfy!November 15, 2008 Neal R. Susalla(Oak Creek, Wisconsin United States) I like the fact that they plug nicely into the H20 Audio Waterproof Housing for iPod nano 3G (Gray) and keep it waterproof but they don't fit my head very well. I would prefer if they were a little more adjustable in the width & length. Not to bad though, if you use them without the hard plastic neck band.
they work but uncomfortableNovember 2, 2008 J. Randle i used these with my otterbox. they worked fine and sound quality as expected (didn't expect bose sound quality), but i have changed to the finis mp3 player because i can never find waterproof earplugs that don't hurt. i have little ears (5'4'' woman) and although they adjust they still don't adjust small enough around my head. maybe they would stay on better if you could wear it like a headband? or they probably would have worked if you could take the plastic part off that goes around the back of your head, but you can't because the wires are molded into it at the back. it was so big that it would flop around at the back of my head. also the part that goes in the ear was too big and too long. they hurt inside my ears. i tried cutting the plastic down that goes in the ear and that helped some... over all if i was a 6' tall man they probably would stay on better. i would frequently (say every 10 min) have to stop to adjust them (which gave me a chance to catch my breath though).
Sound quality is great!October 15, 2008 Dara(Edwardsville, IL) I bought these headphones along with the Otterbox for my I-pod shuffle and they work great. I wanted to be able to listen to music while doing lap swimming. The headphones just plug into the otterbox, it couldn't be simpler. I was a little nervous going in the water for the first time, but everything worked great. The sound quality is great and the headphones come with earplugs that go over the earbuds. I think this is an excellent feature as it also helps keep the water out of your ears while swimming.
Close, but early failureOctober 1, 2008 G. Wolter 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the third set of waterproof headphones I have used for my exercise lap swimming. I thought these were the ones that would work. They were much improved over the H2 earphones I had used earlier. The H3 earphones fit, I could hear the music while swimming, the coiled cord reached my iPod on my waistband but did not move around while swimming. However, after about six months of use the left ear began cutting out, a few weeks later the right ear also failed. The warranty is 3 months. This was the same type of failure I have with a set of H2O audio h2 headphones a year ago.
Being curious I dissected the headphones. The wires are very thin and have lacquer type insulation. The motion of my head while swimming wore through the insulation shorting out the earphone. This was the same failure as I had with the H2 earphones.
One other item, when the H2 earphones failed I sent emails to H20 Audio to tell about the insulation problem. I never received a reply from H20 Audio.
Based on two failed products the next set of swimming earphone I purchase will not be from H20 audio.
Probably Best out thereSeptember 30, 2008 C. Gomez(Thornton, CO United States) They work okay underwater but the connection from the headset to the base unit is rather inconsistent. I have to twist the cable and base to get to work correctly. It the connection stays put underwater you still have to deal with the muffled sound pretty often. The thing is there aren't many underwater ipod nano 3rd gen units out there so I am happy that I own this one. One more thing.. Make sure to double check the seal before you close the unit and make sure water didn't get in after your first daily soak because I did have it leak on the once during the first few weeks. Thankfully after a quick dying and praying it worked again.
