Product Description

The Interval Waterproof Headphone System's sleek waterproof housing and integrated waterproof headphones attach to practically any swim goggle making it a low profile, hassle-free way to stay motivated during your next swim.

Product Details

• Brand: H2O Audio
• Model: iSH3-5A1
• Released on: 2009-05-01
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x .79" w x 1.70" l, .12 pounds

Features

• Compatible with both 3rd Gen and 4th Gen iPod shuffles
• 100% waterproof; submersible to 12ft underwater
• Push buttons for volume and music playback control
• Easily attaches to any swim goggle

Customer Reviews

Small, light, convenient way to listen to music, podcasts while swimming
I've been swimming with this waterproof iPod case/earphone system for several weeks now and so far it works very well. Over the past 20 years of lap swimming exercise I have had a variety of systems to listen to music in the pool, starting with the big & bulky Aquatunes pouch that held my Sony Walkman casette player to various sizes of the Otterbox to a completely waterproofed iPod shuffle, and now this H2O Audio Interval Waterproof iPod Shuffle case. The pro's: It's easy to insert the iPod shuffle and clamp it tight. The earphones are sealed and integral to the case, so they can't come out. You can buy lots of sizes of earbud covers to get a good watertight fit for your ears. If you buy extra warranty protection on your iPod, as I did from Best Buy, supposedly even if you get your iPod wet by sealing the case incompletely (the most likely error you can make when you use any waterproof case), your iPod will still be covered and will be repaired for free or replaced. Now for the cons: Integrated headphones mean that if a wire comes loose or anything else goes wrong with the headphones, you need to replace the whole case, not just plug in a new set of waterproof headphones. The Shuffle doesn't hold a whole lot of stuff on it; you need to keep deleting things to free up space to put new stuff on. Sooner or later I know I'm going to fail to seal the case correctly and the iPod within will get wet. If that makes it stop working, I'm going to have to find out if that 2-year extended warranty that I bought from Best Buy really does cover this situation. But for now, I am happy to report that this waterproof case&headphone system works well, sounds good, and is easy to use. I recommend it as a way for swimmers to be able to work out to music or podcasts.

I love it!
This product is in no way perfect, and in fact I am having a problem with mine and am trying to see if it may just be the one I got. But the review system says 5-stars is for "I Love It" and I can truly tell you that I love this case despite the minor problems I've had!

I was extremely excited the moment I got the case, and am very pleased with how well it works and its ease of use. In the month or so that I've been swimming with the case, I've really come to enjoy my swims a lot more and feel a lot less bored lap and lap in the pool.

Pros:
- The case is easy to attach to a set of goggles (and really is designed and meant for that) and seals well.
- The buttons require a little force to push (usually I use my thumb for the play button itself in the center) but I appreciate that they don't just press easily from a bump, a dive, or me shaking my head.
- The volume runs from quiet to extremely loud and music comes out clear in the water.
- The headphones that are attached are secure and have great bass.
- While the entire case may in fact look bulky from the start, it is light with the ipod inside and doesn't weigh your goggles or head down at all.
- Tons of ear insert sizes - make sure you try several to find the right one!
- All in all makes swimming just a greater experience.

Now, some of the cons:
- I wish the headphones were just a little longer so that I could blow water out of them when I feel water may have seeped in.
- Lately, I've been getting a crackly sound at times in use and think it may be because of a faulty seal in the headphones where water is interfering.
- Aesthetics... can't deny the fact that it could look better.

Meanwhile, I am calling H2O audio to possibly get an exchange to see if the crackling sounds I get are just from this one faulty item. If the problem recurs again or if I have any difficulty, I'll likely lower this to 4 stars. Ultimately though, I love the product for doing what it says, its ease of use, etc!

Great for Lap Swimming
When I first purchased the H2O Audio Interval and tried it away from the pool, I was disappointed because I did not feel I could get a good fit in my ear canals and was sure it would not work in the water. However, when I took it to the pool anyway I was surprised at how well it worked. There must be something about the water that improves the seal of the earplugs. If you think about it, the same phenomenon is often true of swim goggles not seeming to fit well but working great in the water (and vice-versa). The sound was great and the earplugs stayed in place for 1650 meters with only one brief push on them to tighten the seal after about a 1000 meters. While you can still hear the splashing of water as you swim, I was able to offset this with the volume adjustment. The only problem I still need to overcome is the fact that different tunes are recorded at different volumes but I believe that iTunes has a feature called Sound Check that I plan to use to resolve this issue. This is of course a problem with all MP3 tunes, not related to this product.

What really pleased me about this product is the fact that it actually improved my swimming in multiple ways. First, my almost hour-long swim (I am a slow swimmer) seemed to fly by. Second, because I had experienced the positive effects of walking to cadence-based music, I took the time to analyze my swimming and determine the tempo of my swim strokes. I then used songs with matching tempos (beats-per-minute) on my Shuffle. I started my playlist with slower tempo and gradually increased the tempo. The results were incredible. I completed my 1650 meters 10 minutes faster than I had ever done before without really perceiving any major fatigue. There is just something about exercising to the beat of the music that, at least mentally, improved my performance.