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After extensive reviews I paid �28 for these on play.com (free postage)
Setup: a doddle. Charge them, turn on Bluetooth, pairing is trouble-free.
Sound-quality: much better than expected. I build my own valve amps as a hobby and know what real music should sound like - I knew it would be unreasonable to expect audiophile quality from a bluetooth set. I'd be more than happy listening to music or films on the train with these. They don't go right into the ear canal so you still get a little of the sounds around you, but my wife sat next to me and couldn't hear anything from them so good for that.
Comfort: good. I don't like headphones much, my ears tend to get uncomfortably hot. I've used these for a couple of hours without a problem. The S9s are very light - less than 1 ounce, ie less than most sunglasses ! The battery is housed at the back of the neckband along with the charge port and the only button, but you really do forget you're wearing anything. There is no adjustment bar the bend of the material. I found this fine as did my wife and kids (10 and 8).
Phone: almost excellent. The microphone is invisibly housed in the right earpiece and I was highly sceptical that it would work at all, but callers could hear me no problems. My only gripe is that the conversation is only played through the left earpiece. Why on earth not duplicate it as a mono signal through both ? Music is nicely interrupted so you can take the call and resumes afterwards.
Features: Good. The buttons on the stems of the earpieces do everything you need, including driving voice-activated dialling - which worked scarily well. The buttons are quite small and it takes practise to find them (and of course you can't see them).
Connection: Indoors - great. Outdoors - poor to average. Indoors I can walk about no problem with the phone on my desk or in my pocket. If I'm walking the dog outdoors (especially if it's windy) the connection breaks up regularly unless I carry the phone high up. I wouldn't buy these for use outdoors.
Not good for outdoor use, otherwise GREAT.04-08-09 11:28 AM - Perfectly reviewed. I agree with pretty much everything wholeheartedly.After extensive reviews I paid �28 for these on play.com (free postage)
Setup: a doddle. Charge them, turn on Bluetooth, pairing is trouble-free.
Sound-quality: much better than expected. I build my own valve amps as a hobby and know what real music should sound like - I knew it would be unreasonable to expect audiophile quality from a bluetooth set. I'd be more than happy listening to music or films on the train with these. They don't go right into the ear canal so you still get a little of the sounds around you, but my wife sat next to me and couldn't hear anything from them so good for that.
Comfort: good. I don't like headphones much, my ears tend to get uncomfortably hot. I've used these for a couple of hours without a problem. The S9s are very light - less than 1 ounce, ie less than most sunglasses ! The battery is housed at the back of the neckband along with the charge port and the only button, but you really do forget you're wearing anything. There is no adjustment bar the bend of the material. I found this fine as did my wife and kids (10 and 8).
Phone: almost excellent. The microphone is invisibly housed in the right earpiece and I was highly sceptical that it would work at all, but callers could hear me no problems. My only gripe is that the conversation is only played through the left earpiece. Why on earth not duplicate it as a mono signal through both ? Music is nicely interrupted so you can take the call and resumes afterwards.
Features: Good. The buttons on the stems of the earpieces do everything you need, including driving voice-activated dialling - which worked scarily well. The buttons are quite small and it takes practise to find them (and of course you can't see them).
Connection: Indoors - great. Outdoors - poor to average. Indoors I can walk about no problem with the phone on my desk or in my pocket. If I'm walking the dog outdoors (especially if it's windy) the connection breaks up regularly unless I carry the phone high up. I wouldn't buy these for use outdoors.
Not good for outdoor use, otherwise GREAT.
As for why one ear is used for phone audio...that's how a normal phone operates as well so that isn't really a big deal. I think it might also be a requirement in certain areas so maybe Motorola just decided to not give consumers a choice. Imagine if someone were using one of these for an in-car device
. If they are going to have both ears covered, one should be free to hear ambient sound.04-09-09 08:23 AM - Interesting ... but I'd like the choice please.Perfectly reviewed. I agree with pretty much everything wholeheartedly.
As for why one ear is used for phone audio...that's how a normal phone operates as well so that isn't really a big deal. I think it might also be a requirement in certain areas so maybe Motorola just decided to not give consumers a choice. Imagine if someone were using one of these for an in-car device. If they are going to have both ears covered, one should be free to hear ambient sound.04-09-09 08:34 AM - I also have S9-HD headsets and I get this on both sides too. It is the HD version of them.
The S9-HD versions are much much better than the S9s alone. The sweat issue is gone with these. Sturdy hard plastic buttons.
More expensive though but with HD quality music. Pandora works absolutely amazing with them.
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