Lenovo X5 Bone Conduction Headphones Unboxing, Donboxing #28
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Hello and a warm welcome ladies and gentlemen!
Donspektor here, today with a donboxing of a device you most likely never have heard of: the Lenovo X5, not to confuse with all other Lenovo X products this one is a bone conduction headphone with 8GB of internal storage and an IPX8 rating. Its main use-case is sport and as somebody who does sport from time to time, I'll be taking a closer look at it today and in my review in the future.
If you have any questions, criticisms or any other feedback, please leave a comment.
Donspektor!
Out!
I did not like u saying it was cheap.... bc it wasn't I bought a aftershokz and they $80 and good. I bought some really cheap ones for $17 just bc. Lenovo is a good product and open ear method is good bc u can still hear around u.
Sorry. I did mean affordable, not cheap. I'm not an English native and sometimes I mix-up terminology.
What exactly is "real" bone conduction? I see it on cheaper models, claiming they aren't real bone conduction and just a loudspeaker. But isn't that basically 'any' bone conduction headphone? Dont the higher end bone conductions like Shokz also have loudspeakers?
"Real" means, the transducer (meaning the unit that produces sound) is actually made for transducing sound through the temple bone. For this, you need specific frequency response and driver technology.
Non-"real" means that you will obviously get some sound via the temple bone, even though the driver isn't built for it. It just won't work as effectively.
Not to my knowledge. They just have better bone conduction transducers.
I purchased this item, and used only one time with swimming. But after then, touch panel doesn't work. I sent a video recorded for this malfunction, but the seller ignores it. Don't purchase it. You will definitely regret buying it. 100% !
That's also what I criticized in my review: the silicone cover that makes this actually IPX7 watertight is flimsy and you need to be REALLY CAREFUL to put it on there properly. Hence, I only recommended this for running.
I got the earphones but without UM, how can I listen to mp3 files onboard without my cellphone? Is there an app to use? If I swim I can't use Bluetooth.
Press the button 4x. That should active the MP3 mode :-)
Thanks a lot for replying. I will give it a shot! @@don_spektor
@@NeriyaTsur you're welcome :-)
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'll consult the manual on it ^^
my headset can't boot, just click on it, it only blinks white, is there any way to restore it to factory settings?
Is it charged? Try putting it on the charger for a couple hours and then try again. Make sure, it actually is connected there and that the pins are clean on both sides (i.e. the charger and the headphone).
Other than that, sorry I haven't read anything about how to reset it :(
@@don_spektor I have tried many ways, cleaning the charging pin contacts, changing the power source but it still doesn't work, my headset no longer lights up, is it dead :(
I hope you can answer me, how does it sound, is it any good? Thanks.
Depends on your expectation: if you are looking for something for sport, it's totally passable. Not catastrophic v-shaped or A-shaped. There absolutely is a roll-off in the bass so you should not expect anything there but overall I found the balance on my head/bone to be fine with a bit of mid-to-upper-treble spice that could potentially be a bit too much for some.
Will try to measure it but can not promise the result to be representative due to the nature of the IEC711 coupler + soft pinna.
Do you know how can I reset this to factory defaults? Mine are not recognized by PC, seems USB Memory format issue
I looked through the manual but unfortunately, it doesn't say anything about resetting... Also after googling quickly I wasn't able to find anything sorry.
My best guess would be pressing the button very, very long like 20s or so?
Dude, if ONE side of a headset is open, because of the charging port, you need only ONE cover. So, it has nothing to do with the price. Where did you buy yours (exact link)? Most of them are fake.
Yes, but due to lack of information on the produce page and me literally opening the box here, I didn't know that until I had it fully unboxed.
The store carrying the X5 unfortunately no longer has it listed. It is called "3C Drop Shipping Store". And from what I can see and read about it, my unit seems to be identical to the "real" ones, which isn't surprising as this unit is china-main-market only and Lenovo is also just using a random OEM on which it then prints its name.
I didn't like the volume capacity, it is not loud enough when you are in a noisy environment like a gym, you can't hear the songs well, also the quality of the sound is not very good, the main thing the headphone can't do well, so I don't recommend anyone to buy this one.
I can see that being a problem. In my region when I usually go for a job, it is relatively quiet but even there, if I get closer to the main street it struggles a bit to be loud enough.
Although generally, I would suggest not max the X5: it does distort at max or close to max volume and it definitively is loud enough to cause an additional determination of your eardrums if you listen to it for longer periods of time.
@@don_spektor Do you use it outside of your ear? Because it is supposed to be bone conduction. Or do you use it inside of the ear? If you use it inside of the ear, the volume may be loud enough to hear the songs in a noisy environment, but it is still too low if you compare it to other headphones, also this headphone was not built to use inside of the ear, because if you do some sport like running, you won't feel comfortable with it inside the ear, it will drop many times from your ear.
@@fabiosousa8678 Well as the name suggests, I use it on the temporal bone, placed a bit in front of the outer ear. It does stay there okay, would prefer an adjustment of the strap behind my head for really safe positioning but generally it roughly stays where it is supposed to.
That's how it is supposed to be worn and as I wrote before: in my area, non main street it does get loud enough. But for louder environments, where hearing your surroundings is not crucial, open solutions like this might not be optimal for you, as they literally block zero noise from the outside. Alternatively, you could use earplugs in combination with the bone conduction headphone, but then you could also buy sports in-ears.
@@don_spektor I don't think this headphone is really bone conduction, you can listen to the sound if you hold it in your hand, so it is the same "effect" that makes you listen to it when you put it on the temporal bone.
I had Lenovo X3, it is similar, you can hear it while holding it in your hand, but at least I could hear it at a great volume in my gym. I will return this Lenovo X5, and bought again the Lenovo X3. Thank you anyway.
@@fabiosousa8678 Bone as well as non bone conduction headphones create sound by bringing matter into a vibrating/small wave motion. So it can very much happen, that "bone conduction" also is audible without any bone as the driver will also bring the air in front of it into motion.
Remind you, this doesn't mean, this driver here actually is a real "bone conduction" driver. But at least judging from my experience: it definitively does conduct sound through my bone, which I did check by holding my ear canal closed. And as I wrote before, it also is loud enough for me in all situations besides jogging at main street. So here it could either be that your unit is not as loud as mine or it doesn't fit you as well as the X3 did or the driver itself simply isn't as good as in the X3 or, as you stated before, the driver isn't a "real bone conduction" driver. Also multiple things could be true here at the same time.
But generally from what I see, you are absolutely right in returning the X5, as it simply does not work for you. The only reason I can see to go for the X5 anyway is the 8GB storage.
Hello! If the remaining battery charge is less than 50%, the right earphone turns off. Have you ever had this?
I did not have this issue so far, sorry :/
Have you tried to fully discharge and then charge it again and try while it's below 50%?
@@don_spektor I've only been using them for three days. After one speaker turned off, I charged the headphones 100%. Yesterday they were discharged to 30% and the left speaker became quieter, and then turned off. It turns out that the left speaker worked longer. Today I will try to fully discharge and charge up to 100%. Sorry for my English :D
HOLA TENGO LENOVO THINK PLUS X5 DE UN PRINCIPIO VOLUMEN A TOPE ALTO DESPUES CON MUSICA PERDIO EL VOLUMEN Y SUENA DESTORCIONADO Y BAJO EL VOLUMEN :( ALGIEN QUE ME RECOMIENDE QUE A PASADO ME COSTO 80 EUROS
Hey
I'm sorry, I do not speak your language :(
If you'd be so kind to write in English (or German or if I dig up my French skills, that might also work), I might be able to help.
Real bone conducted bass?
Might I refer you to my full review:
czcams.com/video/MtNegHxS_iM/video.html
Quick answer: no, as with all other "real bone conduction" headphones, this rolls off at about 200Hz.
How can I change the language to English?
Unfortunately... You can't :/
It's only Chinese... But the handbook should be in English as well, so you can at least read up on the controls.
swimming test?
I do not have a convenient possibility to do that around my area sorry... Only jogging, martial arts (wado karate when training alone) and strength training are the areas I'm using the X5 for.
The charging is quite weird, depending what you like.
I'm gonna think.....if I want this charging or not....I like it and I don't....I have to think. But yeah nice anti EU headphones.maybe I'm gonna fix them for that. To make lenovos dream come true that we have innovation
Lenovo would probably call it "innovative". I don't like it but for this price, I don't really complain xD
@@don_spektor yeah it's something new, and a bit in the line with the smartwatvh charger. But another cable ...
@@juriaanoussoren Absolutely. It also means you are forced to buy probably more expensive stuff from the producer as nobody else is making the cables...
Also I think these will not be affected by the new EU rule for USB-C at least from what I read the new rule does not apply to "wearables", which this one should belong to.
@@don_spektor ahha so that part is still safe Then luckily for the "everything" the same europe. Hope the phones buisness dont become 1 big brand only. Since were the EU Comes drama is folowing.
The other models did have micro, maybe they went for this b cause the low battery and the fact you need to charge IT weekly
@@juriaanoussoren Unlikely, neither Samsung nor Apple or anybody else can afford "buying" the competition.
And USB-C itself doesn't really say much besides the type of plug used. Some Chinese brands manage more than 100 watts via USB-C, which definitively isn't "spec" of any standard I know.
So even apples "argument", a unified plug is "bad" is stupid because just having a plug with standards doesn't mean you can't extend them with your own stuff.
I think they went for this plug, because it is more space efficient: instead of having a plug that reaches inside, you directly have contacts that can be soldered directly to the surface.
Two questions: 1. Which is front? 2. How does one adjust volume? Mine will not adjust.
1. Front is the part with the speakers, meaning, you put them in front of your ears on the temple bone and then the hook above your ears and the ring behind your head.
2. In MP3 mode: double tap (up) and triple tap (down). In Bluetooth mode only via your phone.
Hi Don
Ich habe eine Bitte an dich,ich suche ein paar kabelgebundene IEMs,da der Markt mittlerweile unübersichtlich ist und die Anzahl der CZcamsr Rezessionen ebenso, da auch mein Englisch leider nicht so gut Ist, verstehe ich nicht alles.
Ich suche einen guten Allrounder,da ich querbeet höre,da müsste alles passen tiefen, mitten, Höhen und der Bass sollte auch gut miteinander harmonieren,mein Budget wäre bis 300 Euro,weniger wäre mich Recht für einen mobilen DAC AMP noch vielleicht,wenn er überhaupt notwendig ist um Musik zu hören,freue mich von deinem Wissen zu profitieren.
Hey Bal Al :-)
Erst mal folgendes: wie häufig hörst du denn Musik? Bis 300€ ist schon ne ganze Menge Geld und wenn du den IEM eh nicht täglich nutzt, dann wäre zwischen 80-100€ schon einiges auf dem Markt was zu Empfehlen ist. Als mit bester Allrounder gäbe es den Moondrop Aria 2021. Alternativ Dunu Titan S wenn du es etwas heller (sprich Höhen sind etwas mehr betont) magst. Als "Upgrade" von da aus wären dann die ersten Planar IEMs zu empfehlen: Timeless, Shuoer S12 (etwas heller).
Außerdem: mit was gibst du aktuell denn Musik wieder? Wenn du das vom Smartphone machst, dann musst du normal keinen extra DAC/AMP nehmen. Das gibt dir vielleicht 10-15% bessere "Performance" aber wirklich lohnend ist so ne Anschaffung nicht.
Ich persönlich würde, wenn du wirklich nen DAC/AMP möchtest eher nen Bluetooth Receiver empfehlen: Fiio BTR3k wenn es etwas günstiger sein soll oder BTR5. Alternativ wäre auch der Qudelix 5K sehr zu empfehlen, gerade weil der Signal-Pass-Through hat, so dass du ihn am PC usw. via USB nutzen kannst ohne dass der Akku geladen wird (und die besten EQ Funktionen aller BT Receiver hat er auch).
Hoffe das hilft. Falls du noch fragen hast, einfach hier antworten :-)
@@don_spektor Hi
Ich höre täglich Musik auf meinem Sony Xperia 1 iv über tidal und ich gebe dir Recht,das man nicht viel Geld zahlen sollte für Iems,ich wollte nur was vernünftiges da ich sie über Jahre nutzen wollte,meine 1more Triple Driver habe ich seit über 6 Jahren.
Hätte aber nichts dagegen wenn die günstigster sind aber trotzdem gut,da ich gerne querbeet höre, sollte er alles abdecken,ich mag nicht wenn die Töne schrillend hoch sind,oder tief und dumpf,klar sollte der Sound sein kein zischeln oder schwammige vibrierende Bässe,man muß eben sich in die Musik vertiefen können auch wenn man die Musik ändert, ohne immer großartig am EQ rum zu fummeln,hoffe das meine Wünsche überhaupt realisierbar sind ,ohne dabei viel auszugeben.
Naja ein DAC amp muß ich nicht haben unbedingt,dachte,wenn ich schon Mal dabei bin dann aber richtig,aber wir gesagt ist kein muß,die Iems sind mir wichtiger.
@@Hal-ms9bn Mit dem Smartphone und Einsatzbereich ist trotzdem sowas wie der Moondrop Aria 2021 ein guter Einstieg. Der ist sehr gut getuned und hat für den Preis ebenfalls gute "Technicallities" (z.B. Soundstage, Details usw.).
Wie vorher geschrieben wäre das nächste Upgrade davon sowas wie der Timeless oder S12. Die sind definitiv "besser klingend", aber definitiv nicht "doppelt so gut".
Grundsätzlich gilt, je teurer ein Audio-Produkt wird, desto wenig bekommt man "mehr". Sprich, ein 1000€ IEM ist nur unwesentlich besser als es ein 700€ IEM ist welcher wiederum nur unwesentlich besser ist als ein 300€ IEM usw.
Und Stand 2022 gibt es im etwa 70-100€ Bereich schon so gute IEMs, dass es sich eigentlich nicht wirklich lohnt noch teurere Produkte zu nehmen, da man dort nicht wirklich viel mehr bekommt^^
@@don_spektor
@Donspektor
Ich habe den Fiio Fd1 der ist gut,aber da fehlt mir noch etwas an Klarheit und Bass.
Ich denke auch das es in Richtung planare in ears geht,weiss nur nicht welche es sein sollen,in engerer Auswahl habe ich, Shuoer s12,Seek Real Airship und Raptgo Hook X,weißt du welche von den dreien der optimalste ist?
Hast du auch eine Empfehlung was eartips angeht,ich finde zwar das memory foam gut abdichten ,aber nach einer Zeit jucken sie und es wird warm.
@@Hal-ms9bn Der Airship ist ein Dynamic-Driver. Hook X ist ein Hybrid (Piezoelectic+"Boneconduction"), nur der S12 wäre ein reiner Planar.
Hook X ist am entspanntesten von denen und für lange Höre-Sessions gut geeignet, ist aber halb offen und somit für unterwegs eher ungeeignet. S12 ist heller und kann ohne EQ vielleicht zu viel werden, aber dafür deutlich günstiger als Hook X.
Würde zu S12 raten, im schlimmsten Fall macht man etwas EQ und reduziert die Höhen etwas. Oder du nimmst Tips, die das ohnehin machen z.B. Final E.
Ja hab ich: Spinfits sind super bequem, haben nur nicht so ne dolle Isolation. Für den S12 würde ich wahrscheinlich am ehesten Final E empfehlen: die reduzieren Höhen etwas und machen den Bass etwas besser.
The worst unboxing video ever
Why? What's wrong with it?