STREAM 3 PRO with PLAYLIST+

I've been lap swimming and listening to MP3 music or public library audiobooks for 10 - 15 years. Recently all libraries stopped loaning audiobooks (Overdrive/Libby) in MP3 format. I've been looking for a good way to listen to music and audiobooks that are on my phone for a while. Being able to use Bluetooth with my phone eliminates all the transfer issues.

The H2O Audio Stream 3 PRO with PLAYLIST+ lets me stream from my iPhone to my waterproof ears buds just fine. The H20 Audio people will tell you that they don't recommend Bluetooth Streaming when you are swimming, but I've only had minor issues when streaming from my iPhone to the device while swimming. You need to clip the Stream 3 PRO on the back of your swim googles (so that it is out of the water) just like the picture on their website and then the attached earbuds work fine while swimming!

Bluetooth only works for a few inches under the water so you need to keep the Audio Stream 3 PRO out of the water - no real aggressive swimming and no flip turns! The Audio Stream 3 PRO disconnects and reconnects pretty seamlessly when you do go under water.

In Bluetooth mode the Stream 3 PRO with PLAYLIST+ lets you copy streaming programs into local memory and listen to them later. So, in theory, you could make a copy of your Libby audiobook or a podcast or some other streaming program, store it on the device and play it back when you were swimming without worrying about whether the Stream 3 PRO was under water. To make the copy you need to play the program on the device and it will copy the program to local memory while it is playing. (This means that you tie up you device for an hour or two while it plays the program and makes a copy of it on your Stream 3 PRO.)

The Audio Stream 3 PRO in addition to Bluetooth mode has a Memory mode. Memory mode lets you listen to MP3 music that you have transferred to the device (a simple file copy).

My only suggestion is to make the On/Off Play/Pause button tactilely more different than the other buttons. Since it is on the back of my head sometimes I have trouble figuring out which button is the On/Off Play/Pause button. Not a big deal but it would make a really good device A+.

I swim in a 40 foot pool with my iPhone 15 - 20 feet away from the edge of the pool. I use the Surge Bone Conduction Headphones.

Overall I would say that it has great sound quality, is comfortable, and pretty easy to use. I would recommend this to anyone that swims.

I have had other swim headphones that were Just fine l, if uncomfortable, out of the water, but inaudibly garbled as soon as they hit the pool. Tried all the different earpieces, different swim caps to hold them in place, nothing really worked. And they sat behind the ear and were uncomfortable to boot. A friend had been telling me to get these, I snagged them on sale, and I am a very happy camper. Great sound quality, comfortable, and pretty easy to use. I highly recommend. Five stars

lI’ve worn this in fresh water spring in Florida and played my favorite underwater vibes music fully immersed with the fish!

I've been swimming with music for about 10 years in an Endless Pool and tried a lot of solutions - burned through four waterproofed ipods (worked well while they lasted, but discontinued and syncing is a pain) plus a few random attempts with AM transmitter pairs.

The Stream is the best by far. Being able to use bluetooth with my phone eliminates sync hassle. Great for the endless pool, no connection issues ever. Also works in well in a lap pool but not if you do flip turns (product guys if you are listening a big old buffer could eliminate that).

Once you figure out how to use it & add music which is not overly difficult it’s great. Very light weight to use when running.