What do you think of the Suunto Spark?

Brad_Olwin

@EzioAuditore Are these the AirPods Pro 3? The new silicone + foam and multiple sizes for fitted ear tips are the only ones that work for me. They are quite comfortable. Any other AirPods fall out of my ears. @freeheeler I almost went that direction until the Pro 3 were released. The HR detection in the AirPods Pro 3 is as good as the Suunto Belt!

raven

@safari I current wear Bose Ultra Open earbuds, which design I prefer to the design of the Spark. https://www.bose.com/p/earbuds/bose-ultra-open-earbuds/ULT-HEADPHONEOPN.html

For the Spark to win me over, it would need to have music storage on it, as I run with my phone at home.

Currently my Bose streams from music on my Apple Watch as the Suunto Race S doesn’t have local storage (and the Suunto Run didn’t exist when I decided to try Suunto).

Or Suunto could add local music storage to the Race S, bit then I think I’d stick with Bose. It’s “earring style” I like better than over the ear.

safari

@raven These types of headphones aren’t very useful for people like me who wear glasses. I also use Jabra Elite 7 Pro.
But the problem is that Jabra has withdrawn from this type of headphone market. So if it breaks, it’s impossible for me to find a replacement.
I don’t find these bone conduction headphones very useful.

raven

@safari said in What do you think of the Suunto Spark?:

@raven These types of headphones aren’t very useful for people like me who wear glasses. I also use Jabra Elite 7 Pro.
But the problem is that Jabra has withdrawn from this type of headphone market. So if it breaks, it’s impossible for me to find a replacement.
I don’t find these bone conduction headphones very useful.

I wear glasses, and the Bose Ultra Open work well for me.

raven

@safari said in What do you think of the Suunto Spark?:

@raven These types of headphones aren’t very useful for people like me who wear glasses. I also use Jabra Elite 7 Pro.
But the problem is that Jabra has withdrawn from this type of headphone market. So if it breaks, it’s impossible for me to find a replacement.
I don’t find these bone conduction headphones very useful.

I wear glasses and the Bose Ultra Open work well for me.

far-blue

I really like the idea of them. I currently have the Shokz Aeropex and they work very well for me but on longer outings I do start to feel them push against the top of my ears at the back. I had been considering the shokz of a similar design but the additional run-specific features in the Spark could well win me over. I’ll wait for some reviews regarding comfort and sound quality though as I don’t think there’s going to be anywhere near me that stocks them I can try them before buying.

EzioAuditore

@Brad_Olwin Yes I have the Pro 3. Great in everything except for running. Maybe I should try other ear tips Ang give it a try. But after the open ear headphones I don’t wont to be fully isolated.

snow*

@safari Uh, but do they actually monitor:

Running Dynamics: step cadence, total steps, and vertical oscillation.
Running Symmetry: balance between your left and right feet by comparing ground contact time.
Activity Stats: records ascent and descent (elevation changes), estimated calories, and the total duration of the workout.
Cervical Mobility Assessment: perform a test where you move your head (up/down and side-to-side) to measure the symmetry of movement between your left and right sides

?

There’s no mention here

Tieutieu

Spark White just received ; test to come. Very nice packaging and design. Fits really good on ears ; have to test on exercice in comparison with my wings v1
First impressions (I’ll update gradually) :

user guide not available yet
touch buttons, great ; will have to wait for user guide to understand / learn
update available after first pairing and easily installed => it brings buttons setup and explainations => solves most of my first two points. Lot of gestures availables, can be set independtly on left and right headphone : great !
pairing with app => it seems that switching from wings to spark is not as easy as switching from a watch to another. to be confirmed
sounds great ; open air to test to see if not too much isolated from environnement
now compatible with siri on iOS (gesture to activate) : love it, was a big miss on wings V1 (don’t know if available on wings V2 or aqua)

Feedback after a first real test on a small hike/run :

no ON/OFF button : they’re ON when we get them out of the charging box (I guess there is an auto off after no activity for a while - user guide should tell ?)
fits really good also in mouvement
sounds great and far better than bone conducting, as expected, even at low volume.
low volume enough to ear well ; enough not to ear environnement
gestures work really good
touch buttons very sensitives, work very well
storage box / size : clearly small and way more easy to cary than Wing

So far the only con’s that I would see would be autonomy.

Well, I may keep my Wing maybe only for cycling (less risk to loose them ?)

A very nice piece of gear for the price.

Audaxjoe

@Tieutieu How is the battery life? The marketing info suggests two different amounts. One says 7.5 hours which wouldn’t be long enough 🫪

Thank you for the review. I’m tempted. Currently use aftershocks that I have had for around 5 years. I really like the fact you can hear what is around you.

Francesco Pagano

Are running dynamics values available on the watch as data fields during an activity?