Suunto Spark

[franky23]

Hi,
I bought them yesterday. I come form a very cheap sport headphone (in ear) and the first impression is that the case weight a lot! But it’s just the case, for sure more solid than my cheap one.
Second impression, the sound: great, it’s my first time with open ear headphone and I’m happy not to choose the bone trasmission: with spark there are no vibration, even with hi volume and boostered bass. But about the volume, the maxim it’s in my opinion a bit low. My cheap hadphone in this case are much better, probably dipending form they are in-ear, and Suunto Spark open ear.
So my suggestion for Suunto for nextfirmware upgrade:

1. pomp up a little bit maximum volume (15-20% maybe): I would like to suggest adding an optional Extended Maximum Volume mode.
   The app could offer two settings:
   Standard Maximum Volume (current default)
   Extended Maximum Volume (+3 to +5 dB), which users can enable voluntarily after maybe acknowledging a warning about the potential risks to hearing.
2. add in tap personalization Previous Track as an assignable touch control. (so you can use double tap on the left to go back and on the right to go to the next)
   3)provide more flexibility in touch gesture customization, allowing users to assign Volume Up, Volume Down, to the press-and-hold gesture. So you can press and hold on the left to go up, and on the right to go down, for example.

[Francesco Pagano]

@franky23 you can tap to go to previous track. I set it as triple tap on the left earphone. What I would like is the option to use nodding to go to previous track, currently it only goes forward, and it’s very sensitive: I often turn my head back when I run on the street and this skips to the next song.
I’m in general very happy with this product, even for work when I have back-to-back calls for hours and I don’t get tired of wearing them. What I find great, too, is how the sound remains clear in windy conditions.

[franky23]

@Francesco-Pagano Thank you, but, in my IOS app, there’s no previous track possibility. How do you set the triple tap to go back instead of forward?

[Francesco Pagano]

@franky23 here are my settings. I first created them on Android, and I just recently moved to iOS but I can see the same settings there (this image is from my iphone). There’s a “button customization” option in the list of settings.

[snow*]

I’ve lost somewhere in Lofoten my Openfit Air during my recent trip in Norway (feel free to use them—I’m giving them away ) so today I’ve bought the Spark. The sound seems way better. Hi-Res on Android 17, LHDC V5 works.
It’s very comfortable, doesn’t get in the way when wearing sunglasses, and sounds fantastic. The only thing I’d change right now is the ability to turn off that annoying tap sound—it’s unbearable. The metronome is available, and it’s a feature I missed in Suunto watches. That said, I’m curious to know if and when features related to running dynamics and the like will be available.

[snow*]

snow said:

That said, I’m curious to know if and when features related to running dynamics and the like will be available.

The data is already available, and I’ve finally figured out how to retrieve it. Select “Suunto Spark” in SA, choose the only available activity—namely, “Running”—and then start the session. When you’re done, stop the session, and it will be saved.

The data doesn’t make sense: I was walking while I was testing it…

[mickywickyftw]

@snow crazy how it didn’t occur to them that people running with their running watches would be interested in running data from another device by the same company, and in combining both sources of running data for analysis.
Other than that, the experience is quite good in my view, coming from Schockz Openrun. Which I broke. Several times. In the end after 3 years i couldn’t repair them adequately anymore. So, let’s try the Spark…
Sound quality is really good, very enjoyable. Unless…

1. it’s a windy day
2. you’re road or gravel cycling
3. you’re on a average-noisy treadmill
4. there’s traffic nearby
5. the gym is blasting music at you
   Then it’s just not loud enough and doesn’t isolate you from those noises (that is normally part of the appeal).
   Those issues also affected bone conduction headphones, but not as much. So, no new issues, but a regression.
   I will do another cycling commute next week when I’m back from overseas and check again. Until then I’ll be using them at hotel gyms a lot. I think i will keep them, but the fact that I’m not sure yet says it all.

[Robbin053]

I can’t get my Spark earbuds to pair with the Suunto app. The Bluetooth connection is established successfully, but that’s where the process stops.

I tested the Spark earbuds with an Android phone, and there the pairing with the Suunto app works flawlessly. This makes me think there may be an issue specifically with the iPhone/Suunto app combination.

Is this a known issue?

P.S. The Suunto app, my iPhone, and the Spark earbuds are all up to date. I also updated the Spark earbuds’ firmware while they were connected to the Android phone.

I’m using an iPhone 17.