I was looking at “spy earbuds” but they just don’t seem too practical, even the real expensive ones I found are still disposable batteries only and I just don’t wanna drop that kind of money. I do however wear glasses and looking online I see they average about $30 for a pair of bluetooth enabled ones. My only question is, has anyone tried these? How are they, can you get them in prescription and how discreet is the audio playback?
My friend has the Razer Anzu which you can get prescription lenses for and he loves them because he really, really hates wearing headphones.
However, I sadly cannot comment on whether or not others can hear the audio from the glasses, because unfortunately… my friend is a bit of a shut-in and lives five states away, so almost all my interaction with him is online, I can’t really go get a taste in person.
Our main complaint/takeaway is that it is very unlikely with how these are built that you would be able to replace the battery that powers them, so the bluetooth capability will eventually degrade until it has to be plugged in at all times to work. At that point, they will still function well enough as glasses, but that’s kind of a moot point because the whole reason you bought them was for the bluetooth. He’s had his for over a year and the battery is fine, it’s just something to consider long-term.
https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Anzu-Smart-Glasses-Built/dp/B08ZC78GWJ
From the reviews on the product page
That is interesting because I just heard back from my friend and he claims they make hardly any sound when he takes them off his head, and he thinks its unlikely others could hear it.
Of course, as a shut-in, he doesn’t have tons of noise around him so maybe he uses a lower volume than you would need say, on the street in New York City.
I have them. They aren’t half bad, but it is possible at louder volumes for others to hear.
Perhaps OP should get bone conduction buds, but that may make it hard to wear the glasses.