The search for the perfect BT Headphones \ Handsfree

[surgex0]

I bought the Logitech FreePulse BT headphones about a year ago and have been in love with them ever since. The fit and design aren't that great, and it doesn't have buttons for changing the songs. However, all of this is made up for by the amazing sound quality.

I have been using them religiously ever since...with my laptop, desktop (with the provided receiver) and Touch Cruise.

I decided it was time to upgrade, and get something that had what these dont; buttons for changing the songs, a mic, and the ability to switch between calls and music; all with good sound quality.

A friend recommended the Motorola s9's. I tried them, and absolutely hated them. I loved the features that they had, and I loved how lightweight they were...but the sound quality was so bad -- it was tinny, no bass at all, crackly, and hollow...like something I would expect from a pair of headphones that come free with another product.

I returned those, and then purchased the Motorola HT820's on ebay. These were a bit heavier, but I liked the fit better. These also had the buttons for switching between songs, and had a mic for calls too. However, they suffered from the same issue as the s9 - absolute crap sound quality.

I have been checking out alot of different reviews for other products, and am stuck. People never seem to agree about anything, and the reviews are always mixed.

So, I'll ask you guys here at XDA..
What do you think the best quality BT headphones are, that also have a mic, and remote control buttons?

Are there any studio quality monitors like ultimate ears that use bluetooth a2dp / handsfree?

Thanks in advance for your posts...I hope I can find something decent

[hefi]

Has anyone experience with the motorola s705 soundpilot in combination with the touch cruise?

[diego1810]

:) Jabra bt320s: imho this is the best; buyed from ebay.co.uk 1 month ago and no problems at all:
http://www.jabra.com/Sites/Jabra/UK-UK/products/Pages/JabraBT320s.aspx
bye.

[bnm7bnm]

I have plantronics 665 & with BTArouter its great but no a2dp,
Check the plantronics 855 it should be the best BT headset exist.

[g0r3t3x]

i bought a Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980 and its just perfect,


Basses are deep, and sound quality is just like my PC Speakers(logitech 5500 digital...)


Really cool !

[reyjabs]

i bought a Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980 and its just perfect,


Basses are deep, and sound quality is just like my PC Speakers(logitech 5500 digital...)


Really cool !


Me too! :p

[sonus]

I bought the Logitech FreePulse BT headphones about a year ago and have been in love with them ever since.


Ha, I thought I was the only one. The Logitech simply are amazing in terms of sound quality, bar none. I just wish they had the AVCRP and handsfree profiles and I could deal with the fit issues and the fact that its kinda bulky. Honestly, I can't say anything is better and I've tried many. Unless Sony has vamped up its game in the last 6 months, they don't compete at all...although maybe the SonyEriccson line is better (althought I got into A2DP to avoid tangled wires, so earbud form factors are not an option for me). I have high hopes for the Jabra BT8030 though and may pick them up one day as an addition to my current A2DP headphones. The BT8030 certainly looks like it has awesome sound.
http://www.kathea.co.za/newimages/BT8030.jpg

I personally use Samsung SBH-170 mainly bc of their convenience and small size. The sound was better than everything else I had tried, but nowhere near the FreePulse. FYI the FreePulse is the only headset that you could turn the Bluetooth A2DP thoroughput/bandwith all the way up on the PC w/o any stuttering.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/4715/cimg1297xz7yh6.jpg

[surgex0]

Thanks sonus, those samsungs look really nice

However, I have given up and am stuck with the freepulse for now..

All the ones i've tried from best buy \ circuit city suck compared to those, sound quality wise. I do agree that the fit is not the best, and others are way better, but since I'm a musician \ producer my main concern\priority in the end will always be sound quality.

I would try to order some online; but alot of places don't like people returning things and then they take a month to refund your card, etc. :-\
I saw some real good ones on ebay a couple weeks ago, but I forgot what they were called. They were labled as professional audio quality, so I'm gonna check into those for now I guess.

I still have a2dp issues with the freepulse + polaris tho..like lag, skips, weak signal, etc. Do you have the same problem sonus?

[sonus]

No, I don't have any serios A2DP problems, although maybe once every 15min I might get a skip. Have you tried editing the A2DP settings in the registry?

HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Bluetooth/AD2P/Settings/BitPool
Reduce this value to lower the standard bitpool that is used the majority of the time

30-40: Medium audio quality
48: High audio quality
58: Excellent audio quality

HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Bluetooth/AD2P/Settings/MaxSupportedBitPool (Default=64)
Reduce this value to lower the maximum bitpool that is used when your MP3 player encounters high bitrate songs. I'm guessing that since you are a musician and since you probably have high quality mp3s, this value might be your issue. Try lowering this before reducing the bitpool setting.

HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Bluetooth/AD2P/Settings/UseJointStereo
0=Real Stereo
1=Joint Stereo

Turn your bluetooth off then on to make the changes take effect. Lower values will also give you better battery life, and reduce processor usage while a2dp is being used.

[surgex0]

Thanks very much for the info..i changed both values to 50 and turned on true stereo (I can't believe joint stereo was enabled by default -- YUCK!) It seems to have helped..

I just listened to four songs in a row using core player and I only got 3 skips..believe it or not that is a big improvement

But the problem when coreplayer is playing and i press the power button it still skips for 2-3 seconds every time.

It's better, but I still am kind of suspicious because my laptop and desktop have 0 skips at all, no problems whatsoever...but i guess mobile devices are different sooo..yuh..I'm somewhat content now at least =]

[sonus]

But the problem when coreplayer is playing and i press the power button it still skips for 2-3 seconds every time.


It might be that HTC underclocks our devices when the power button has been pushed. So try a lower bitrate, experiment with a value like 45 or even 40 to see if the music quality is audibly degraded, you should get no skipping at that point.

[surgex0]

yeah, it definately has something to do with the bluetooth settings too because when i have the audio adapter connected (Wired) to my car's aux i can push the power button all day long and no skips, and really no skips when playing songs at all in core player...maybe when a notification comes up but thats to be expected i guess

[---Alex---]

I bought this BT headset, works perfect with the TC and not expensive:
http://cgi.ebay.nl/a15-3-5mm-Stereo-Bluetooth-Headset-For-HTC-Touch-Dual_W0QQitemZ360043170428QQihZ023QQcategoryZ80085 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[eami]

Now im using a motorola H3. It's really cool. Now i'm looking for a stereo one. Could you please tell me which type should i buy? BT 1.1,1.2,2.0?

[daniruth]

I bought the V Three BTH-18 Bluetooth Headset from expansys and I have to say that it's working very well. No problem pairing, answering or making calls with voice speed dial. Also it's very small!! (Mind you, I've not tested it with programs like coreplayer, etc, for music or movies...! I suppose I'm not interested in that feature)

[edskii]

And there's another one:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&productId=8198552921665400453&langId=-1

I don't know if anybody tried it. I have a choice now of getting Sony Ericsson DS980 or this new Sony bluetooth. Looking for a feedback about this device, but can't find it. Maybe someone can share his experience with this toy? Thanks!

[mike19722]

the Sony DR-BT22 they fit perfect on the ears sound quality is awsome ....I know that I have a Kaiser but stereo headsets work with all devices.

Peace
mike:D

[calvin_M]

I bought I-tech Clip D Radio! Work awesomely!!! :)

[sonus]

BT2.0 if possible as that should theoretically support higher bitrates. The vast majority of stereo headphones are BT 1.2 however. For the most part newer 1.2 headphones will work just fine.

[m3it]

I have a Nokia BH-503. I think it's great (good sound, easy to use controls for music and calls, and very comfortable).

Only problem is that after I turn it off, when I turn it on, even though it reconnects in phone mode automatically, I have to manually reconnect for music. I think this is a problem with other headsets as well though.

[eami]

Today received my new headset: Motorola s705
http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1430-1.htm

It's pretty cool :D

[Yes!]

i bought a Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980 and its just perfect,


Basses are deep, and sound quality is just like my PC Speakers(logitech 5500 digital...)


Really cool !

I fully agree! Sound is Ok! :)

[hefi]

Today received my new headset: Motorola s705
http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1430-1.htm

It's pretty cool :D

I use this one to, i think it is great...

[edskii]

Hi! I've recently got a Jabra BT3030 and i'm loving it! About 45$. Sound is good when you use original headset, but when you connecting something real good, it rocks!!!
I had Sony Ericsson DS980 before and it gave only 5 hours of music, now Jabra gives about 8.