More or less. Bone conduction headphones still operate by vibrating, and vibration makes sound, no matter how small it is.
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jagoan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Can others hear whatever’s playing? Like if I’m wearing it on the bus or in library, can others hear my music?
I’ve never used one, but I’ve read reviews on the cheaper ones, they said it’s just speakers in front of your ears.
falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
ramirezmike@programming.dev 2 months ago
it does depend on the ones you have. The cheap ones are just speakers. I have one of the higher end shoks with audio boost and it feels like it has a little speaker on top of the bone conducting.
if you’re in a quiet room and you put them on max and leave it on your desk you’d probably be able to pick out what it’s playing. I think at that point though the desk is somewhat becoming a medium for the sound…
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They use vibrations to drive your skull as a membrane to make a sound. If you turn them on 100% their own metal pieces would do the sound, but it’s still be silent as 10% volume on your smartphone.
As you can tell by my nickname, I’m from Russia and I tested it through and through, for there were sanctions against those that just scrolled anti-russian memes in a public transport. I watch oppositional figures every time I commute to and from work, so I guess it’s okay.
It’s safe privacy-wise. But as I said, you need to control the volume, because the max volume can exhaust your brain even if you don’t really hear it. But everything lesser than 70% isn’t heard by others even in silence.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yup, that’s my experience as well. I even left mine running on my desk and I didn’t notice until I checked my bluetooth connections.