H2O Audio Surge S+

I am quite the audiophile and own many high-end headphones like the Audeze LCDi4, JH Audio Layla custom IEM, and Sennheiser HD800 S for serious listening and the Sennheiser Momentum Wireless for gym workouts. Being that I have some sort of headphones playing music to my ears almost every waking minute, I decided I needed a good waterproof headphone for swimming laps at my local health club. I have the waterproofed iPod Shuffle and had some other waterproofed headphones but the sound quality was barely acceptable even for my drastically reduced expectations and it was constantly losing sound on one side after a few laps of swimming. So, I decided I needed a replacement and decided to give these H2O headphones a try. I figured that it couldn't possibly be worse than what I had been dealing with. Well, I have to say that these headphones definitely exceeded my expectations and this is from a bonafide audiophile who is extremely anal about sound quality. No, it does not compare to the Audeze LCDi4 in-ears or my custom-molded JH Audio IEM, but for $40 that takes the monotony out of swimming laps, it delivers excellent sound and has proven to be quite reliable. You're dealing with water and bubble noise so all audiophile sonic details will be lost anyway. You just want a good solid fundamental sound with a decent soundstage and that is what these headphones deliver. I primarily listen to classical music and having Chopin's Nocturnes or Brahms' piano concertos playing in my ears while swimming can be quite a blissful experience and it actually encourages me to swim longer and with more energy. I now swim 30~40 minutes non-stop while listening to music when I used to quit after 15~20 minutes due to the sheer tedium of swimming laps. So, yes, in effect, these headphones are actually making me healthier and I'm sure it'll do the same for many others. Highly recommended.

Now I have 3 waterproof earphones from Amazon past 3 weeks: two from Swimbuds (1st & 2nd Left on Photo 1), and one from H20 Audio (Middle one on Photo 1, and Photo 2 & 3) All 3 waterproof earphones sound quality is much much worse than the cheap earbud from old iPhone (2nd Left on Photo 1): Muddy high / mid frequency, almost none bass / low frequency. Out off 3 'waterproof earbuds', H2O one has slightly better sound quality, more comfortable to wear. But NONE of them I would recommend. I took my Shure SE535 to the swim (1st Right on Photo 1): it work perfect under water! So don't wast any your money to buy those poor sound quality 'waterproof' earphone. You will be surprise many 'normal' earbud DOES work underwater and much better quality sound! Update on 30th December 2019: After so sick with those poor sound quality so call 'waterproof earphone' as above, I bough a new Shure SE215 (photo 6) as my every day swimming earphone now, which is work PERFECT with very nice sound quality. As many people wouldn't spend that much money for a pair of earbud, so I order a pair of Creative EP-630 (Phone 4, $15.99) and Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120-S (Silver, Photo 5, $7.84) from Amazon to took them for swim! As I expect they ALL work prefect with swimming! Out of 4 'normal' earbud, all work perfect under water. And provide much better sound quality in this order: SE535 > SE215 > EP-630 > RP-HJE120-S Happy New Year!

I swim daily and have bought the Surge Waterproof Short Cord Headphones for the last 6 years from H2O Audio. For years, I had tried cheap brands and very expensive brands from other companies, but I've learned more expensive doesn't always mean better. I've always gotten my money's worth with the H2O Audio because the headphones- used daily -have often lasted more than a year. This past November, I purchased a set that I didn't actually open until this March. As sometimes happens with any product, this one was defective and one of the ear buds only vibrated the music. Once I realized it wasn't going to work itself out, I wrote to the company and asked them if there was anything I could do. I honestly figured that I was going to have to take the loss and just order a new pair since it was months since I had ordered them and didn't really expect much. I was astounded by the immediate response from Joe at H2O Audio. He was apologetic and kind and lovely to deal with. He informed me about their one year warranty. Who knew?! I've already received the replacement and want to express my gratitude to this awesome company! They truly are comfortable and produce clear audio. Thanks H2O Audio!

These are great when they work but expect to replace them about every 6 months if you use them daily like I do. Good sound quality and they keep the water out well. They are pricey considering how often I replace them but I haven't found a less expensive pair I prefer so I continue to buy these. Have been using them for years during my pool workouts.

Haven't used them much but I think they'll be great no tangling.

Sonido perfecto. Pero no me sujeta bien la goma del auricular. Cambio por una goma que adentra un poco más y listo.

Produto não era o esperado, tento devolver e não consigo, vou acionar o procon

I purchased these earphones, with the longer wire, around 2 years ago and used them 3 times per week for those 2 years. The sound quality was good, but inevitably, as happens with wear and tear on the joining cable became worn and this then reduced the sound quality. I immediately decided to purchase the same brand again as I had such great wear out of the original ones. This time I opted for the short lead and I'm glad I did - much less faffy and no need to tuck the cables under my swim hat - simply slip under the goggle band so keep out of the way. Excellent sound quality, several options for ear plug size and once you get the correct size, they fit well with no movement or water entry. Will be happy to have a further 2 years out of these ones.

Qualità audio buona, materiali ottimi. Nonostante abbia provato tutti i possibili gommini, ogni tanto mi entra un po' d'acqua, specialmente in un oreggio. Ovviamente questione super personale che dipende dalla conformazione del mio orecchio