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If you want an everyday pair of noise-cancelling earbuds with a deep-dive Faiz theme and a charging case that stretches playback to 60 hours, choose AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz; if you need headphones that survive full submersion in a pool and play music with no earbuds at all, choose Tayogo Rock PRO W24.
• AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz — biggest strength: Hybrid adaptive noise cancellation with four mics, plus up to 18 hours per charge and 60 hours with the case, wrapped in an officially licensed Faiz design with character voice guidance.
• AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz — biggest trade-off: Its IPX4 rating handles sweat and light rain, but it is not built for swimming or submersion, and it sits in your ear canal rather than leaving your ears open.
• Tayogo Rock PRO W24 — biggest strength: An IPX8 rating means it is designed to be fully waterproof, and the bone conduction, open-ear fit slides under a swim cap or onto goggles with nothing jammed into your ear.
• Tayogo Rock PRO W24 — biggest trade-off: No noise cancellation at all, a shorter 8 hours of playtime, and Bluetooth only works above water — underwater listening depends on the built-in 32GB MP3 player.
• Pick AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz if you want noise cancelling, long battery life and a collectible Rider-themed design for commuting, work and daily listening.
• Pick Tayogo Rock PRO W24 if you swim laps, surf or train in water and want music that keeps playing stroke after stroke.
The AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz is a set of true wireless in-ear buds built around a very specific idea: the world of Masked Rider Faiz, rendered as audio gear. The voice guidance for power on/off and notifications uses sounds from the Faiz Gear and Kaixa Gear, and long-pressing the right button triggers a "Special Voice" mode. Through the app you can switch between four voice modes, including Masked Rider Faiz and Masked Rider Kaixa. The buds and case carry the SMART BRAIN logo, and the packaging leans into the Morpho butterfly imagery with an over-sleeve showing Faiz and Kaixa. If you are a fan, this is the kind of detail that makes the product feel like a piece of the series rather than a sticker slapped on a generic bud.
Who should buy it: commuters, office workers and fans who want one pair of earbuds for music, calls and noise reduction, and who will actually enjoy the voice prompts and themed design every time they open the case. Who should skip it: swimmers and anyone who needs headphones for the pool, the ocean or heavy sweat sessions — the IPX4 rating covers splashes and workout sweat, not immersion.
Tayogo Rock PRO W24: Who It's For
The Tayogo Rock PRO W24 is a different animal entirely. It is a bone conduction headphone with an open-ear design, which means nothing goes inside your ear canal. Instead, dual 8-ohm bone conduction drivers send sound through the bones around your ear. The intended use case is swimming: you slide it under your swim cap or clip it to your goggles, and according to the spec sheet it stays put through turns and dives with no earbuds to fall out and no pressure in your ears.
The headline number is IPX8. That is a full waterproof rating, not a splash rating — the W24 is described as 100% waterproof and ready for pool training, open-water swimming, surfing or running, with a magnetic charging port designed to preserve that water resistance. It is also a 4-in-1 device: a 32GB MP3 player with built-in memory, a Bluetooth 5.4 headphone for use above water, an FM radio, and a T6 transmitter mode that lets you stream from Spotify, YouTube or Audible underwater when paired with a Tayogo T6. That MP3 mode matters, because Bluetooth signals do not travel through water — so your underwater music comes from the built-in storage, not your phone.
It weighs 32g, charges in about 2 hours, and delivers up to 8 hours of continuous playtime. Controls are physical buttons rather than touch, which is a sensible choice when your hands are wet. Who should buy it: lap swimmers, open-water swimmers, surfers and runners who want audio without blocking their ears. Who should skip it: anyone who wants noise cancellation, deep isolation or a long battery for all-day listening — there is no noise control here, and 8 hours is a single session, not a week.
Side-by-Side: Which Should You Choose?
• Best for battery life → AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz. Up to 18 hours on the buds and up to 60 hours with the case versus up to 8 hours on the W24.
• Best for noise reduction → AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz. Four-mic hybrid adaptive noise cancellation versus no noise control on the W24.
• Best for swimming specifically → Tayogo Rock PRO W24. Open-ear bone conduction plus a swim-cap or goggle fit is designed for exactly that; the AVIOT buds are not meant to be submerged.
• Best for commuting and calls → AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz. Bluetooth 5.3, touch controls, media control and adaptive ANC suit trains, offices and noisy streets.
• Best for listening without blocking your ears → Tayogo Rock PRO W24. Bone conduction leaves your ear canal open, which some swimmers and runners prefer for awareness.
• Best for a collector or superfan → AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz. Officially licensed design, SMART BRAIN branding, character voice modes and dual supervised tuning are all aimed at Faiz fans.
• Best for offline, phone-free workouts → Tayogo Rock PRO W24. The 32GB built-in MP3 player means you do not need a phone or a signal to have music in the water.
In my opinion, the honest answer is that these two barely compete — they solve different problems. If I were buying for daily life — commuting, working, watching video, taking calls — I would buy the AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz, because adaptive noise cancellation and 60 hours of total case battery are the things that actually matter Monday through Friday, and the Faiz theming is a genuine bonus rather than a gimmick. If I swam regularly, I would buy the Tayogo Rock PRO W24 without hesitation, because IPX8 and bone conduction are non-negotiable for water and the AVIOT simply cannot follow you into a pool. Pick based on where you will use them, not on which one sounds more impressive on paper. Either way, check the current price on Amazon before deciding, since that is the one variable I cannot weigh for you here.
FAQ
can i wear waterproof headphones in the shower
It depends on the rating, not the marketing word. The Tayogo Rock PRO W24 carries an IPX8 rating and is described as 100% waterproof, so shower use is within what its spec supports. The AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz is rated IPX4, which covers splashes and sweat but is not intended for sustained water exposure, so I would not treat it as a shower pair.
Most are not, and the rating tells you how much water they can actually take. IPX4, like the AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz, means resistance to splashing water from any direction. IPX8, like the Tayogo Rock PRO W24, means the product is designed to withstand immersion — which is why the W24 can be used for pool training and open-water swimming while the AVIOT cannot.
what is the difference between bone conduction and in-ear headphones for swimming
In-ear buds sit inside your ear canal and rely on a seal, which water and movement break — and the AVIOT buds are not rated for submersion anyway. Bone conduction, used by the Tayogo Rock PRO W24, sends sound through the bones near your ear with an open-ear fit that slides under a swim cap or onto goggles, so there is nothing to fall out and nothing blocking your ear canal.
do these headphones work underwater with bluetooth
The Tayogo Rock PRO W24 does not rely on Bluetooth underwater. Bluetooth is listed for use above water, and underwater listening comes from its built-in 32GB MP3 player or, with a Tayogo T6, its T6 transmitter mode. The AVIOT Masked Rider Faiz is a Bluetooth-only in-ear design with an IPX4 rating, so it is not intended for underwater use at all.
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