Inventiv Wireless Bluetooth Audio Sunglasses, Open Ear Headphones Music & Hands-Free Calling, for Men & Women, Polarized Glasses Lenses (Black Frame/Grey Tint)

I really like these sunglasses! I was worried that they might feel too heavy but they actually are very light. Earbuds always hurt my ears so I love that I can listen to music through my glasses. It’s very easy to connect to my phone, and it works from quite a ways away. I took my garbage out to the road and left my phone In the house and it worked perfectly from that far away. The sound quality is not amazing when you have the volume turned up loud. At a normal level, the quality is pretty good! I love that they are polarized as well. I am overall happy with these.

My better half and I saw the Bose version of these glasses at Best Buy and were both intrigued. However, with a $100 or less gift rule and uncertain if he’d like them, I chose these. He cheated and got me the Bose for Christmas. We both loved our different brands of audio glasses, but I returned the Bose. Knowing how great these worked just felt like a waste to keep the Bose. (Yes, Bose has more stylish designs for sure, but I’m trying to be responsible!) To compare the two, the differences we noted are 1) These are lighter to wear - more comfortable. But the Bose are comfortable, too. 2) The Bose feel more expensive, but that probably also has to do with the weight? 3) Bose has a proprietary charging plug, whereas this one uses one you can easily replace if lost 4) This brand is easier to control than the Bose, I believe. I believe the button on the side allows you to easily answer calls, power on and off, change a song, etc. The Bose I think may have that option but it was not as intuitive for sure. But if I recall, the button was to power on/off and you used an app to control features? (I may not recall correctly but I remember having the thought of the less expensive shades being more user-friendly.) 5) Both shades hold plenty of power charge. My hubs wears his all day talking on the phone driving around and no issues. Has run after work with them on and still has a charge to listen to music. 6) SOUND - both sound great. Very clear audio/voice calls and music sounds good. Compared side by side, Bose naturally edges out this pair, but it’s really not a huge noticeable difference to justify the cost. Honestly, it’s minor and we noticed it most playing Led Zeppelin. You can easily talk to others in person while the music is playing. You can also hear your surroundings which is great for safety. NO, others cannot hear your calls or music. Maybe if they’re right up on you giving you a hug but 2-3 feet away in the car I can’t hear the other person on the phone talking nor his music. Same with Bose. My final thoughts are 1) No, you don’t need these but you will quickly love them. So convenient and more comfortable than an ear piece. 2) If you’re worried about using the Bose enough to justify the cost increase or just losing them, get these. In both our opinions, the Bose are only worth it if you simply want a more chic and stylish looking pair of shades and just want to say you have Bose sunglasses. Purchase these with confidence!

I owned the Bose Frame (Alto) for two weeks. I reluctantly returned them because they always slid off my face. I have given these a try and after one day... I like them.Fit and Feel: Frame quality is equal to Bose, they feel the same except the Inventives actual hug my face much, much better. I can actually run in these. These do not feel any less quality than Boses $200 frames, and in fact actually have rubber on the arms to further prevent slippage. Bose Frames are a bit bigger on the face, but I like the look of both, personal preference, they both are wayfarer style.Sound quality: No contest, Bose Frames sound so good, I was even content to substitute my cars (Mercedes) sound system for the sunglasses. Bose Frames pour the music into your brain. The noise pollution for bystanders is minimal. Inventive's sound quality is acceptable, especially after tweaking the sound on your phones equalizer. I am a psuedo-audiophile and only play lossless tracks and use poweramp's excellent player. But even streaming in standard quality from Tidal or Pandora, the sound qualty is good enough for me. Bystanders can hear much more than from the Bose Frame. These leak a fair amount of sound. Neither use bone conduction, they simply have external speakers pointed at your ears, but Bose uses active noise cancellation like audio windshield wipers to keep leakage very low. Let me be clear, once tweaked, I have no complaints with the sound from the Inventives, I appreciate what they are and temper my expectations accordingly, even after having been spoiled by the Bose Frames.Lenses: Bose are not Polarized, Inventives are. I prefer Polarized even if it makes my cellphone screen look odd.Misc: Inventives have an awful blue flashing bluetooth light that flashes every 7 seconds. It very clearly reflects off the inside of the right lense into your eyeball. Incomprehensible design choice, but easily remedied with a sharpie marker. The Incentives also scream WELCOME when you turn them on at full volume, alerting everyone to your intentions to drown them out with Billy Joel. Another headscratching feature. Boses turn off automatically when you flip them over, which is great, and reconnect quietly and subtly without talking to you.Overall: At $59, I prefer these to the $200 Bose Frames BECAUSE they fit so well and the dropoff in quality isn't so pronounced that I'm put off by these. If the Bose had fit me, I'd pay the extra $140 because I appreciate the sound quality jump others might not be so aware of. I really like these In entices though, ten years ago these would have cost $1000. $59 is an easy buy with adjusted expectations.I was mailed the wrong color lenses, so I'm returning them and getting the correct grey ones hopefully, the black frames with blue lenses are a bit too cool for me.

I love everything about these sunglasses except the sound quality which is only OK. They look great, they're affordable, they are comfortable, the pair easily to my phone, they have an easily accessible micro usb charging cable and they come in a great case with a clip to hang them from your backpack or belt loop. Unfortunately, the sound is not that great and it's easily heard by anyone close to you. I had the Bose Frames sunglasses also. The sound is vastly superior to these, but those glasses are not comfortable, they use a special magnetic charging cable, the lenses are not very dark (and they're not polarized) and they cost $130 more! I decided to keep these glasses instead. The sound is OK as long as you don't compare it side by side to the Bose and these glasses are better in every other then the much more expensive Bose Frames.

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I REALLY wanted to love these glasses but unfortunately they have come nowhere near my expectations.Firstly the good: They look great, are lightweight and fit perfectly.But now the bad.....Sound quality is poor. Very ‘tinny’ and thin. However the ‘low battery’ warning is VERY loud and VERY distracting- especially as it occurs frequently after the first announcement. Battery life on the set I have is truly awful. 15-20 mins max. And that’s after full charge. This is my second pair and the first wouldn’t charge at all after the first use.So, the glasses are just that - sunglasses. I have a set of BOSE frames which have amazing sound and decent charge life to them but fit terribly. If I could combine the two I’d have a superb set of audio glasses but at the moment I have neither that are fit for purpose.