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Best bluetooth headphones for tilt?

I'm considering either the motorola S9 BT earbuds or thair ht820's anyone have any experiance with either of these headsets,or using BT headphones in general with the tilt? How does the sound quality rate vs. just wired headphones?

I've had both and the s9's are the way to go. The 820's are cool but they're way too bulky and star trek looking. The s9's sound great and you dont look funny wearing them.

1911luver said:
I'm considering either the motorola S9 BT earbuds or thair ht820's anyone have any experiance with either of these headsets,or using BT headphones in general with the tilt? How does the sound quality rate vs. just wired headphones?
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I've been using the HT820's and love the sound from them.
/drt

I have the s9's and they are awesome.

I've been through 2 pairs of S9's already. If you're planning on wearing them working out or any kind of athletic activity where you're going to sweat, the buttons will stop working within 2 weeks. This happened to me with both of my pairs and I have ready lots of reviews where this has happened to others as well.
I picked up an HT820 and haven't had any problems with it at all, and I think the range is a little better while the sound quality is about the same as the S9. So basically if you're going to be working out, get the HT820, otherwise I would go with the S9.

Thanks guys look like is going to be the S9's also will these work for streaming video and mp3's as well? and do these also work for phone calls?

820
Love the 820. Haven't tried the s9 but it sounds like your going to do well with either!
My 820 work for all audio on the phone and phone calls. Works great too. I'm sure the S9 work the same.

Check out the Jabra BT8040
Not sure if you are looking at a headphone style only. Picked up the Jabra 8040 about 3 weeks ago and really love it. This BT headset also has a two phone BT connection and is really small. Just thought my input my help!!

kewlair said:
I've been through 2 pairs of S9's already. If you're planning on wearing them working out or any kind of athletic activity where you're going to sweat, the buttons will stop working within 2 weeks. This happened to me with both of my pairs and I have ready lots of reviews where this has happened to others as well.
I picked up an HT820 and haven't had any problems with it at all, and I think the range is a little better while the sound quality is about the same as the S9. So basically if you're going to be working out, get the HT820, otherwise I would go with the S9.
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The HT820 were OEM made for Motorola. Old BC03 chipset still me think.
We now produce this version , soon available on the shelves in EU :
http://www.b-speech.de/en/ticker/stereo-headsets-und-adapter/b-speech_calypsoSP/
With call ID and BC05 chipset. You can test them a Cebit right now!

Be very cautious about buying the s9's on Ebay because there are cheap knock-offs out there that suck really bad. Horrible sound quality and they seem to be more suseptable to sweat or water damage. If you're going to get the s9's, make sure they're genuin Motorola made!!!!!!!!
cheers and good luck!

got my 820 from ebay.
I got my 820 on ebay for 30 bucks. They were used but for 70$ off they were well worth it.
compassnortheast was the name of the seller. Good feedback.

Motorola S805 Bluetooth Stereo Headset
1911luver said:
I'm considering either the motorola S9 BT earbuds or thair ht820's anyone have any experiance with either of these headsets,or using BT headphones in general with the tilt? How does the sound quality rate vs. just wired headphones?
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See this similar thread. My reply there RE: same topic:
Just got a Motorola S805 Stereo Headset - DJ style, full earcups.
Fabulous sound, comfortable, simple and intuitive controls. Works great with Bluetooth, and also has a wired plug-in option. No hiss evident at all during music playback, mild hiss when using VoiceCommand.
Volume is good-to-overwhelming, easily controllable with a twist.

I have the Motorola s9's.. They aren't very loud with WMP but they sound real nice with Coreplayer and custom eq and preamp settings..

Current best Bluetooth headset for use with 6800?

I am ready to try yor Bluetooth route. I have seen a lot of complaints about BT headset interfacing. What is the best one to use with the HTC 6800 to avoid problems?

this is not an easy question to answer. You do better searching BT review sites. As for me...I use the Jawbone and have no issues...you will see some here may have issues with the Jawbone but not for me. I can use the BT to answer calls, start MS Voice commands, and not one issue of not being heard, etc...and using dcd rom along with GC Audio update sound is very good in the ear piece.

I use a Plantronics Voyager 855, perfect call quality, perfect stereo audio, and flawless controls. First headset that has always worked fine for me.

The best bluetooth headset out there, for ANY device, is the Jawbone 2. Best clarity, best noise reduction by FAR, great battery life, magnetic charging, highly stylish, extremely well built construction, etc etc.
I think anyone that says otherwise hasn't used one. The only downside is price. But you get what you pay for as they say (sometimes).

I agree..
Jawbone works flawlessly. I haven't tried the new one but I like my current Jawbone and drive a 2500 trip 4 times a year and like the longer battery life of the original Jawbone. I also own a pair of Motorola S9's to use for stereo sound when I'm at the gym and love them. I have also tried the Voyager 855 and think it is another excellent choice but it didn't fit me well.

If you want a stereo bluetooth headset for listening to music or audiobooks (as well as a headset with a decent mic), the Plantronics 590 works quite well and a charge can last across a couple days with it turned on most of the time (but not broadcasting constantly). Plus you can pick them up for a song on ebay. My wife and I both got sets in the $40 range.

look up the Motorola S9... I love it!

After owning 30 headsets.....I think the best four are the Plantronics 510, 855 (for stereo), Jawbone, and blueant z9i. I personally think the plantronics are the best overall...but the jawbones are hard to beat when it comes to blocking out sound. The z9i does a great job at noise cancelation but I find the Planty just are more comfortable and have killer range and battery life than the Blueant and Aliph offerings. IM me if you want to chat more about each. Used them on my ppc's.
Heard many good things from people on the 855 in use with the htc phones...they are great for getting a headset that can be single or stereo in use.

I've got a jawbone which works great. Unfortunately, I have to carry two phones (for work and personal), and the jawbone can only connect to one at a time. I've heard that some plantronics headsets have some kind of multi-point technology, which I need to look into..

Another reason why I liked the Plantys over the jawbone was it does noise cancelation better but they do just about everything else better....mulitpoint works as advertised. They have a more pleasant frequency response while the jawbone is louder but higher frequency heavy. Not pleasantfor music listening. Blueants will do 5 phones, and a computer.

BlueAnt Z9 & Z9i work great for me...

I have the stereo Jabra BT620s's and the battery lasts for 16 hours straight. The sound is also excellent. Although, I do have a bigger head, and they do squeeze pretty tight. Excellent quality though.

I would recommend Jawbone for everybody. The best BT what I ever had. Loud and reliable.

Good job of bringing up a dead thread

Just to throw my choice into the mix, I have been using the Jabra BT3030 I think is the model. it's a dog tag with plug in headphones. great stereo sound, never had a complain with callers. you can choose whatever headphones you want to use with it. All the functions on the "dog tag" work great. controls volume, calling, brings up voice command. controls WMP, play/pause/track forward/back. and the best thing, like no one has even heard of it around here. gets a lot of comments

Having tried many headsets the absolute best I've used is made by BLUE PARROT ,the Roadwarrior BT150 not stylish but awesome audio quality in both directions,its biggest drawback for me is 5hr talk time but driving a truck for a living will teach the value of noise cancellation. Second choice is my jawbone II its lightweight and does a decent job of noise rejection with awesome battery life. Just my 2 cents!

I have owned a few blue tooth headsets, and while I really liked the Jawbone, I honestly feel the Blue Ant Z9i is by far the best bluetooth. I don't have any problems out of it and it works excellent with the Microsoft Voice Command.

+1 to the Jabra BT3030. I use it fir weightlifting as well as everyday use. Its a great device. Also, It lets you connect to your phone for calls, AND connect to your ipod/other bluetooth device AT THE SAME TIME and will switch your music playing off when someone calls, to connect you, and then lets you go right back to rockin'..
Overall, this is my 2nd headset, I've loved every minute ive used it.

nitro66215 said:
look up the Motorola S9... I love it!
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+1. nothing is better to listen to music with! now where did i put my phone...

I use a cheap one that looks like a Shuffle that you plug whatever headphones you want into. Got it on DealExtreme for like $20. It works ok for the money.

Best bluetooth headphones?

Looking for a great set of bluetooth headphones, that work as a hands free too.
I had a set of Nokia-bh501 's and they were pretty good. But audio quality was a bit crap. Tinny and baseless, but for phone calls they were king.
The Jabra 3030, motoralla s9 and the ericson ds220 were recomended by the threads
http://www.shopbot.com.au/default.asp?kw=Jabra+BT3030&position=search
http://www.shopbot.com.au/default.asp?kw=HBH+DS220&position=search
http://www.shopbot.com.au/default.asp?kw=Headphones+S9&position=search
So far, the jabra 3030's are the only ones with full play, pause, forward back etc... controlls and their quality, and battery life were praised.
Any others I should know of?

Try these:
http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-P..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=054NY98WRYHE8C5ZPNSJ
Funny thing, I had just made a post about them in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401545&page=12
They have full controls, and long battery life too.
I love mine, wouldn't trade the for any others.
SRF

I really like the Motorola S9's. Good sound quality for music but not so good for the phones calls. The mic isn't that clear either. But they are great for sport activities and the like and pretty discreet. However the battery life isn't the best. They have skip forward, skip backward and play/pause controls too.

Have you seen the Itech Clip Radio D? I am also looking for someone that is using it to get some impression.....
Stereo, Radio, Oled display.
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fusto

Try Bluerek ST1
I,v just got the Bluetrek ST1
Stereo Bluetooth Head set with also can be used for calls.
There have play/pause forward back and volume buttons and also a call buttion for use with voice commander to voice dial or track sellect via voice, works great so far and have reall good music playback.
There was also on offer at have price with was a bonus, I was worried the the sound quilaty or loudness would be a problem after switching from a wire set of head phones, but theres been no problems and are much better then i was hoping for.
hopes this helps.
al
p.s. got mind from play.com in the uk for £17.99 thats half price highly recommeneded.

Anyone have the Motorla HT820's? I got some for Christmas and I like them a lot but I was wondering if there's any way to improve the audio quality when listening to songs. It's good, but you can still her some high pitched crackling in the music.

The HT820s are among the best around for audio quality. I just set an equalizer in Coreplayer to tune it to my preference. Also check A2DP settings to be sure you use high quality.
The high-pitched noise is pretty common in average quality MP3s, maybe the previous headphones were too crappy for you to notice it but now the HT820s are so good you do hear these defects

Despite not having tried the other two (bias suggestion), i would go for the Motorola s9s. They're worth every penny i put into them.

kareem9nba said:
Despite not having tried the other two (bias suggestion), i would go for the Motorola s9s. They're worth every penny i put into them.
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I would not recommend the Motorola S9 even though I really liked mine. I used it with my phone, Skype and speech recognition, but after one year, the battery was worn off enough to make the sound (in and out) really bad. And since it was older than a year, the warranty was no longer valid so I couldn't get the battery replaced. So the S9 is great but unfortunately after a year is useless.

Hmm, thanks for the heads up . I think i'm going to call them up and ask for an exchange in case my battery does go bad.

It's the same kind of batteries that's used in all those kinds of devices, and they should last longer. If yours went bad after a year it was probably faulty. I would believe this is just an isolated case, nothing to do with all units of that model, and something that could also happen on any other model.

octavia said:
I would not recommend the Motorola S9 even though I really liked mine. I used it with my phone, Skype and speech recognition, but after one year, the battery was worn off enough to make the sound (in and out) really bad. And since it was older than a year, the warranty was no longer valid so I couldn't get the battery replaced. So the S9 is great but unfortunately after a year is useless.
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I wish that my S9s had lasted that long!
I used them (all 3 pairs) down the gym, and they lasted between 1 and 2 weeks each. They do not handle sweat ingress at all well, which is pretty lousy considering the way they're marketed.
Then had a pair of Jabra BT620s. Sound quality wasn't as good, and my only issue was that I looked like a total eejit whilst wearing them.
So picked up a pair of Jabra BT3030s. Pretty good sound quality, but they failed in exactly the same way as the Motos - had them clipped to my tee shirt whilst running. Bit of sweat got into them (they're supposedly waterproof), and bzzzt - they failed.

Nokia BH-501 is good but fragile
Hi,
For twelve months now I have been using the Nokia BH-501 headsets. I am happy with audio quality for both music and calls. Mostly I am happy with the price, as they go for less than $US50 here in Australia for some reason, while any other headphones with the same function have been priced much higher.
The main drawback I have found is that they break. No matter how careful I am, they develop stress fractures just back from the earpiece, after about a month of daily usage.
I am currently onto my third pair... I use plastic tape to keep them together, and they work fine...
Saving up for a more durable set of headphones now, but making do in the meantime.
I'll watch this thread for more suggestions from the experts.
Cheers.
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fcasini said:
Have you seen the Itech Clip Radio D? I am also looking for someone that is using it to get some impression.....
Stereo, Radio, Oled display.
bye
fusto
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I have this and out of the S9 and the 10 other models and types that I have I use the Itech Clip. Now I did go get some nice KOSS noise canceling ear buds that make everything much better. I have this one http://www.itechdynamic.com/en/products_spec.asp?cid=2&pid=02042

I prefer Sennheiser MM 200, perfect for sound quality.

Im using Motorola S705..
Sound quality over calls is much quieter than music for some reason but overall it sounds OK
just lacks a bit of bass. Decent.

Really Great stereo bluetooth headsets..SONY HBH-DS205
If any of u guys are looking for great Stereo Bluetooth Headsets, "SONY HBH-DS205" are really graet one..very light weight, Great sound quality( no one can beat Sony for that), The best is, u can use any other earphones, in case if u doesnt like the one it comes with...so, thats great. I am using the music player software, "PocketMusic Player Bundle 5", which supports everything, like A2DP, equaliser, remote controls, etc...

I used bluetooth stereo headset from O2 atom..it's really nice, the sound, the style..it can play, forward, backward..the only problem it only available on white..

Hey guys i'm looking at getting a Bluetooth stereo headset for when i go workout and want to listen to music. I was looking in to the Motorola S9 but i have read some reviews stating that they tend to break when you sweat a lot. Also I kind of wanted a headset that had two individual piece and not one piece that with plastic that wraps around your head (For benching purposes). Anyone have some good recommendations?

I am more than happy with Jabra 8010. They are convertible, so I don't have to have wear 2 pieces if I know I'll be making just some calls (even though you can and the call is coming from BOTH pieces unlike that pos Jaybird I've shipped back the same day) There is no fancy blue LED blinking all the time which I HATE. Why it is there on the most BT earphones anyway?
But it has nice and unobtrusive OLED display which shows quite a few informatopn like caller ID, call history or phonebook. You can change also settings like whether you wear the "master" on your right or left. Also it has an EQUALIZER. But unless you WANT it to be on or if call is incoming, it'll show caller ID. Othervise the display's off.
Switching between modes is a snap with pushing one button you get headset, press it again and you have A2DP. Dedicated on-off switch you dont have to press and hold like many others but just slide it back and it's off, slide it fwd and it's on.
I LOVE jogwheel as a volume control. Volume change is immidiate. it's like turning a volume knob on the radio. Convinient and quick.
Battery life is beyond my expectations as it can play over 6 hours of stereo music straight and the sound is IMHO better than Moto820 (I used to have before and which ones lasted me 2 months of sporadic use) and DEFINITELY better than overpriced Jaybirds. Don't get me even started on those. Just let me say that don't remember to be so dissapointed with a purchase.
Call quality is excellent too especially when I wear both pieces. I HAVE VOICE IN MY HEAD!
And I never had any complaints from the other party s well.
My only complaint is about wearing. Don't get me wrong. They are comfortable and very lightweight. Sometimes I even forget I'm wearing it.
But the way those earloops were made, it takes some twisting and adjusting to have them exactly where you want them to be.
They are not gym proof. They holding too loosely on your ears for that.
For everyday use, walking around, in your car i.e. when there is someone else who don't like your kind of music, and so on they are excellent.
AND because they don't make them anymore, you can find them on the net for as low as $28 free shipping.
It it is a long time since I purchased so well-rounded overall no-fancy-nonsense product in general.
Too bad they took them off the market. My guess is they were loosing money.
My .02

Gtab 10.1's Bluetooth is Amazing for Hifi Audio

I'm not sure exactly what Bluetooth chip is in the tablet but it's way superior than my HTC Inspire 4G's BT. I recently bought the Sennheiser MM550 which is one of the best BT stereo headphones out there. The Sennheiser website says you need apt-X codec support to fully enjoy audiophile-grade lossless sound wirelessly. Though I don't know what's in the Gtab 10.1 since the Samsung website only says BT 2.1 EDR, I can say the sound is amazing compare to what gets outputted from my HTC phone with the same song. The HTC phone also gives a little hiss and clicks here and there but the Gtab 10.1 is just flawless even at 30 feet out. Funny thing for lower end BT stereo headphones the HTC phone is fine. I have tried few others like the Sennheiser MM 200, motorola S9 and few Sonys. They all sound the same through both HTC phone or the Gtab 10.1.
I'm not too experienced on the Apt-X codec thing. Maybe someone with more knowledge in this area can comment on it, but now I'm re-encoding all my songs in 320kb or AAC just to fully enjoy the music. Awesomeness!!!

gordec said:
I'm not sure exactly what Bluetooth chip is in the tablet but it's way superior than my HTC Inspire 4G's BT.
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Awesomeness!!!
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A2DP is done in the software BT stack (bluez), not in the BT chipset's firmware. Last I checked, bluez doesn't support apt-X, though I suppose it's possible that Samsung added that as a proprietary feature.

Haven't tried BT anything with mine. I would love to find a pair of stereo BT earbuds that are as comfortable as the wired Sennheisers I use with my phone. I can sleep with those in (fall asleep listening to podcasts via Google Listen) but it would be awesome not to have the frigging phone (or iPod) in bed with me.
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millemots said:
Haven't tried BT anything with mine. I would love to find a pair of stereo BT earbuds that are as comfortable as the wired Sennheisers I use with my phone. I can sleep with those in (fall asleep listening to podcasts via Google Listen) but it would be awesome not to have the frigging phone (or iPod) in bed with me.
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Buy one of the many Bluetooth units that let you use your own 3.5mm headphones and jack the Sennheisers into that. The "dongles" run pretty small too these days, and are good for 6-8 hours on a charge.

Croak said:
Buy one of the many Bluetooth units that let you use your own 3.5mm headphones and jack the Sennheisers into that. The "dongles" run pretty small too these days, and are good for 6-8 hours on a charge.
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I had no idea anything like that even existed. :O Thanks for the tip! I know what I'll be doing at work this morning. ;-)
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I agree that the sound is good. I have the Tab connected to my car stereo using Microsoft Sync in my Ford Edge and the sound is outstanding.

millemots said:
I had no idea anything like that even existed. :O Thanks for the tip! I know what I'll be doing at work this morning. ;-)
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I suggest this pretty little wonder: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson...1DCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313509936&sr=8-1
Strong points compared to my Jabra BT3030 (The Dog Tag one):
1. Longer battery life, significantly.. My MW600 can last the whole day (morning, afternoon and night!) but my Jabra's dead by 6pm, just before nightfall
2. Louder output. The Jabra is significantly softer compared to the MW600. I tried listening through the 3.5mm jack and compared it with listening through the Jabra and I can say the Jabra is quieter. The MW600 sounds roughly as loud as when wired to the 3.5mm directly
3. Can remember up to 3 devices. I saved my Laptop, my Asus transformer, and my Bluetooth transmitter (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PU9U0E/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_6). I use the bluetooth transmitter when i want to listen from any music player with a 3.5mm output jack. The Jabra can only remember 1 device so it's a hassle switching audio sources.
4. Can pair media audio and phone audio to separate devices. This means that i can listen to music on my Asus transformer (connected via media) and still receive calls from my Galaxy S (connected via phone) all from one headset. I don't know how to achieve this on the Jabra.
5. MW600 has FM built in. IDK though if you'd want that.

gordec said:
I'm not sure exactly what Bluetooth chip is in the tablet but it's way superior than my HTC Inspire 4G's BT. I recently bought the Sennheiser MM550 which is one of the best BT stereo headphones out there. The Sennheiser website says you need apt-X codec support to fully enjoy audiophile-grade lossless sound wirelessly. Though I don't know what's in the Gtab 10.1 since the Samsung website only says BT 2.1 EDR, I can say the sound is amazing compare to what gets outputted from my HTC phone with the same song. The HTC phone also gives a little hiss and clicks here and there but the Gtab 10.1 is just flawless even at 30 feet out. Funny thing for lower end BT stereo headphones the HTC phone is fine. I have tried few others like the Sennheiser MM 200, motorola S9 and few Sonys. They all sound the same through both HTC phone or the Gtab 10.1.
I'm not too experienced on the Apt-X codec thing. Maybe someone with more knowledge in this area can comment on it, but now I'm re-encoding all my songs in 320kb or AAC just to fully enjoy the music. Awesomeness!!!
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Good to hear.. The bluetooth stack on my Galaxy S was horrible.. Lots of hissing and metallic noise.. It's good that they implemented a different bluetooth stack on the tablets.. I hope they did the same on the SGS2

gordec said:
I'm not sure exactly what Bluetooth chip is in the tablet but it's way superior than my HTC Inspire 4G's BT. I recently bought the Sennheiser MM550 which is one of the best BT stereo headphones out there. The Sennheiser website says you need apt-X codec support to fully enjoy audiophile-grade lossless sound wirelessly. Though I don't know what's in the Gtab 10.1 since the Samsung website only says BT 2.1 EDR, I can say the sound is amazing compare to what gets outputted from my HTC phone with the same song. The HTC phone also gives a little hiss and clicks here and there but the Gtab 10.1 is just flawless even at 30 feet out. Funny thing for lower end BT stereo headphones the HTC phone is fine. I have tried few others like the Sennheiser MM 200, motorola S9 and few Sonys. They all sound the same through both HTC phone or the Gtab 10.1.
I'm not too experienced on the Apt-X codec thing. Maybe someone with more knowledge in this area can comment on it, but now I'm re-encoding all my songs in 320kb or AAC just to fully enjoy the music. Awesomeness!!!
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+1 full_ack

gordec said:
I'm not sure exactly what Bluetooth chip is in the tablet but it's way superior than my HTC Inspire 4G's BT. I recently bought the Sennheiser MM550 which is one of the best BT stereo headphones out there. The Sennheiser website says you need apt-X codec support to fully enjoy audiophile-grade lossless sound wirelessly. Though I don't know what's in the Gtab 10.1 since the Samsung website only says BT 2.1 EDR, I can say the sound is amazing compare to what gets outputted from my HTC phone with the same song. The HTC phone also gives a little hiss and clicks here and there but the Gtab 10.1 is just flawless even at 30 feet out. Funny thing for lower end BT stereo headphones the HTC phone is fine. I have tried few others like the Sennheiser MM 200, motorola S9 and few Sonys. They all sound the same through both HTC phone or the Gtab 10.1.
I'm not too experienced on the Apt-X codec thing. Maybe someone with more knowledge in this area can comment on it, but now I'm re-encoding all my songs in 320kb or AAC just to fully enjoy the music. Awesomeness!!!
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Man, I was looking for some good BT headphones & I looked into how much your HF cost & $400s. Wow! Can you recommend a cheap HF? Tops 200s & is it really worth the price? I don't have an ear for audio so I'm not sure, a top of the line HF will benefit me or not.

RMXO said:
Man, I was looking for some good BT headphones & I looked into how much your HF cost & $400s. Wow! Can you recommend a cheap HF? Tops 200s & is it really worth the price? I don't have an ear for audio so I'm not sure, a top of the line HF will benefit me or not.
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Depends on how much you want to spend. If you want the top of the line bluetooth, you are best bet is Sennheiser. You can also get the PX 360 BT which is the same as the MM 550 I have except without active noise cancelling (ANC) and microphone for calls. If you want ANC without calling feature, you can get PXC 360 BT. The former ones are circumaural meaning covers your ears. If you want smaller over the ear, AKA supraaural, you can get MM 400, PXC 310 BT, or MM 450. Differences is BT, BT+ANC, BT+ANC+Calling. You can get these on Ebay for cheap. I tried out the MM 550 at Apple store and bought a 2 month old pair from Ebay for 280.
Another great choice is Nokia BH-905i which is about $170 on Amazon, it has BT, ANC, and calling features. I almost got it except it's silver ear mugs are too overthetop for me.
Sony DRBT50 is also circumaural with great reviews. I almost got it except I really wanted top of the line with ANC.
If you want decent quality, not audiophile quality, go with any of the Sony Bluetooth earbuds. They are all great. I have tried 3 of them. It's nice to hide your headphones in your short with Sony's form factor.
Always check out Ebay for great deals .

Earbuds/headphones on samsung galaxy s2

Hi
Equipment Info
I need some assistance in getting Ear buds/Headphones for my S2.
I realized today I need to set a limit on the $ I spend $200US as this is a phone and not my home stereo system. I believe their is a point where its overkill( Westone UM3x/Earsonics SM3) And the big downside to ear buds is you can't return them(Canada) So I think I'll go with headphones but not to big/bulky something like this size>
T50-P HEADPHONES BY BEYERDYNAMIC.
I'm considering ear buds in the $200 range such as Etymotic Hf5 or ER-4pt. I'm open to your suggestions.Its very important the headphones/earbuds are efficient and don"t require lots of volume for minimal sound. Great sound whether I listen to Pink Floyd or Van Morrison.
Music Info
Music source CD >Wav to PC to >S2.
Prefer Classic Rock/80s
Will install Winamp/ Volume+
Thanks for your time/help
Greg

shure se215 best under $200 especially for rock and pop

You're looking for headphone/earphone, i thought you were looking for headsets Anyway, for headphones reviews and recommendations i propose you go to: http://anythingbutipod.com/archives/headphones/. They kind of having golden ears and objective reviews IMHO and hence, the name of the site will tingle you a lot don't you think?
As for me, i'm using phone adapter (Audio Technica AT 335i - $30 here in my country) combined with Ultimate Ears SuperFi 3 Studio (white version - $115 also here). Well, originally the phone adapter AT335 was designed for iP**** and alike but i can testify it worked fluidly for both my new SGS2 and my old 'demised" Streak5.
Only how you press the button differ. One click for Play/Pause/Stop, long click for next track, double click for voice command. Plus the voice quality when you speak is more than acceptable. Lovely, i rest my case in quest for earphones/adapter.
Edit: deleted the direct link, sorry I haven't noticed mods warning. Thx.

i've got v-moda vibe duo with my SG2 - I payed AUS$79.00 on ebay from a UK store about 5 weeks ago.
It has a great bass response but you will need to jack up the midtones and treble little bit to make it sound balanced. I play music through PowerAMP, which has a decent equaliser with preamp.. Winamp offers similar equaliser so you shouldn't have too much trouble making it sound clean and balanced.
The button on the headphone has two functions. Pressing it will stop and start play, holding it down will fast forward to next track.
The mic on it is pretty decent too.
I hear sennheiser mm30i are very good too - especially the mic. I was going to buy it but couldn't find one in australia so I went with the v-moda. But I think the buttons on sennheiser only works on iphones.

on my sgs2 with poweramp and volume+, my 30usd 60ohm koss portapros sound fantastic.
however my 16ohm 40usd woodees sound lousy with poweramp/volume+ and actually sound better using the stock music player.
for poweramp/volume+ combo i recommend getting headphones/iems that have an impedance of 24ohms or better but not exceeding 100ohms.
although im not familiar with all the models, all of the brands recommended above are very good. your best bet would be to try them out with your sgs2.
good luck