I've found that the static on Motorola HS850 goes away if you hold the phone at your chin level, making the distance from the headset about 1'. Take it farther, e.g. place on the belt clip -- random static, seems to fluctuate when walking through a downtown, feels like interference.
Do other folks notice it? Is it a BT signal strength issue -- any tunings possible?
And, who is happy with their headset for BA, and which is it then?
Does it work from your belt clip/pocket distance?
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Since I cannot get my Tilt2 to pair successfully with my car *sniff* I guess my only option is to get myself a BT headset for when I am in the car. With all of them that are out there, does anyone have suggestions as to which one is the "best" in terms of call clarity, comfort (I'm interested in the earbud type) and of course connectivity to the Tilt2?
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Try the T1 Rugged Bluetooth Head set from Blue Ant
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Since I cannot get my Tilt2 to pair successfully with my car *sniff* I guess my only option is to get myself a BT headset for when I am in the car. With all of them that are out there, does anyone have suggestions as to which one is the "best" in terms of call clarity, comfort (I'm interested in the earbud type) and of course connectivity to the Tilt2?
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Motorola HX1. Excellent headset. Dual mics, bone conduction technology, stealth mode and excellent noise cancellation via stealth mode. You can drive with your window down while talking on this headset and the party on the other end of the conversation will never hear the wind whipping by you. A bit pricey, but if you want the best you can't get better for under 100 bucks.
Oh, forgot to mention, works great with the Tilt2. It uses voice prompts to walk you through the pairing process. And if you buy the retail version you will get several rubber ear pieces to make sure it will fit your ear canal. The plain vanilla box version on Newegg is about 20 bucks cheaper but only has one ear piece so this makes it a crap shoot as to whether it will fit your ear correctly.
Plantronics Discovery 975 function flawlessly with my Tilt2....
The Blue Ant V1 is really sweet!!!
I bought a Plantronics Discovery 975 last week to replace an ageing Jabra. The call quality is superb, both for me and the caller and the comfort is superb - Fits in the ear without a loop-hook and is small and light enough to remain there all day with no discomfort. Connectivity with my TP2 is flawless.
Couple this with the nifty charger/holder that will charge the headset twice without going near a mains socket and it is by far the best headset I have seen or used.
Thank you all for your suggestions. I did some comparing between the ones suggested - BlueAnt T1, Motorola Endeavor HX1 and Plantronics Discovery 975. I'm going to give the BlueAnt T1 a try, the voice commands and in-the-ear canal fit look to be what I'm looking for .... and for the price, $33, I couldn't pass it up. Thanks again!
Glad to be of assistance.
Not sure what the terminology is for what I'm looking for. I currently use my Tab for in car entertainment for my child. With the speakers on the sides, I have to turn the volume up pretty high for him to hear. With the left speaker aiming at the driver, that can get annoying.
What I'm looking for is a passive device that would connect to the sides of the Tab to divert the sound of the speakers more toward someone sitting in front of the Tab.
something like the SoundJaw for ipad
soundjaw.com
Any ideas?
thanks
Some kind of clip on directional cones would help with this (I've noticed this by chance when holding the thing with both hands while lying down). Maybe in your case, though, a Bluetooth headset or speaker might work best.
Hi all! I apologize if there is another thread like this, did a search and didn't turn up anything useful.
I'm looking for a headset that you can't tell that is being worn. I'm talking like spy style, in the ear, no flashing lights, etc. Idealy able to play music through and use voice dialing. I have seen a few out there which appear to plug into the headphone jack with a wired mic that slips under the collar of a shirt and uses bluetooth to the in the ear, ear buds. These have all been in online spy shops, and the like. Does anyone have any recommendations on something like this? I'd hate to drop $150+ on junk.
Thanks!
Jayson
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You've watched too many spy movies.
I'm sure there are Headphones like that but they will definitely cost more than $150 and they probably won't be available on Amazon or the likes.
Batterylife will be dismal on a headphone that is small enough to fit into your earchannel and have a BT receiver aswell as good sound for music. You have to fit the battery the receiver and a large enough good quality loudspeaker into a very small room. One of the components will have to stand back.
Information about such things probably is hard to find but you can search the internet for inear hearing aids. There are several that are small enough to vanish in your earchannel and barely can be seen from outside. You'll see the prices and you will find tests about batterylife. The custommold of your earchannel will almost eat up your $150, no tech included.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_aid
If you get one of the itc or cic ones with bluetooth you only have to find a bt mic that can be used with a smartphone. I'm pretty sure those exist but again, the cost will by far exceed your expectations.
Yeah I know it's not gonna be cheap lol. About $150 is the cheapest I have seen, but have seen in excess of $500. I'd just hate to spend the money for something that isn't going function the way I would like was my main concern.
Just stumbled upon this. http://www.spycheatstuff.com/index....l&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=55&lang=
This appears to be like your suggestions of the cic hearing aid, modified bluetooth headset with an external mic all wrapped up in a clunky box lol. Might not be too terribly difficult to fabricate something similar, but cost to purchase or make might wind up being close to the same. ... Uh oh... The wheel is turning now, but the hamster is dead lol.
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That's a weird device. The earpieces don't have a battery. That neckloop probably is a induction coil. I wonder if and how that works.
Even if it does, I can't believe the sound will be anything else than tinny. For that price they just can't use a balanced armature driver which would fit the earpieces size and is also used in hearing aids an high end in-ear monitors.
If they use a cheaper moving coil driver, the diaphragm has to be really small and therefore sound probably won't be good enough to listen to music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Ear-fitting_headphones
Getting them in and out of your ear canal most likely will be a real *****. Keeping them in for longer periods of time will lead to all kinds of problems, like sweating, itching, increased production of ear wax. And they act as hearing protection, blocking sound from your environment which may be dangerous.
Granted, all in ear headsets do that to some extent but you can easily flip them out when you don't use them and put them back in in a heartbeat.
Do you actually need a device like that or is it just something geeky you would like to have?
Do you mainly want to listen to music or to make phone calls?
For really good sound I'd suggest custom molded in-ear monitors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-ear_monitors
You can get them in any color, different tones of skin color included. The wire is worn over the ear, and usually behind your back aswell. So no cables dangling around. They are not invisible but way less visible than ordinary ear buds.
They deliver amazing sound quality and the fit just can't be beat.
I have custom molded ear protection and custom molded headsets although not with the more expensive balanced armature drivers of the high end models. Once you get used to putting them in your ear you can do it very fast. There is only one position for them and that is sitting perfectly in you ear. They won't ever come loose accidentally, they won't fall out, they won't break the seal to you ear, so they will never have diminished sound. You can barely feel they are there. You have to try it before you can appreciate how much better they are compared to non-custom in-ears.
If that's too expensive for you, you could get something like that and give it a new paint job.
Cheap, sound not bad at all.
I have a pair of those, too and although they are not custom molded they fit very well. They don't stick out of the concha, giving them a very low profile. Because of the wire worn over the ear they won't come loose or even fall out at the slightest tuck at the cable, like many other in-ears. They aren't as comfortable as my custom molded earphones but I have no problem wearing them over longer periods of time.
Combined with a wired microphone that offers a 3.5mm headphone jack, you'll have a wired headset that offers good sound is not very visible and doesn't use up battery for bluetooth.
Or you get something like this.
That is similar to what you can often see agents and security details use in movies. They usually have those coiled wires/tubes that are quite visible and always make me wonder why they would compromise the low visibility of their headsets with them. Maybe because the tubes without coils aren't good for headmovement. I don't know.
Maybe the absolute invisibility part is important to you. Then my alternatives won't be of much use. But if you want good sound, which is more important to me, those alternatives are the better solution. Still kind of geek devices not many people have but at a more affordable price as long as you don't get professional IEMs.
I'm really more concerned with the voice aspect and the invisibility than the music quality. The music would be nice but not a necessary thing. I see 100% how more likely than not the sound would be very tinny. Thank you, I greatly appreciate the education and help with all of this.
Upon searching ebay I turned up tons of similar items priced from $35 on up, (mostly made in China ) , but if nothing else I think I'm going to pick up a set and if the quality is too crappy I can attempt to modify them to suit my liking. Or possibly ideas for another project. And at the prices they are offered at I'm not out much if I trash it in the process.
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Let me know how it turns out.
I'd find the neck loop annoying but it's a rather ingenious idea when it comes to battery life. You can wear a battery pack of any size anywhere on your body.
I'm pretty sure you won't get stereo sound with that setup, only mono but that's ok for voice only use.
That neck loop creates a magnetic field and your wearing it close to your head. I'd have slight concerns about that and I wouldn't be surprised if that thing would interfere with other technical devices like TVs and radios.
But it's hard to say for sure without ever having seen one of those kits in the wild and not much to be found on the internet. Maybe I'm completely wrong and they offer great sound and are absolutely harmless.
Covert acoustic tube earphones
Hi. I am interested in the same exact thing, just for recreational purposes.
i own the iphone version and can attest to it's clarity and comfort.. but i posted a samsung version i'm getting soon too.
hope this helps
i am so sorry, i am not able to post links as yet.
but if you search google for
Covert Acoustic Tube Earpiece / Headset for Samsung Phone: Galaxy S2, S3 etc
and also for
FBI Style Covert Acoustic Tube Headphone / Earpiece For Apple iPhone 3G 3GS 4 4S
i'm sure the first ebay links will lead you right to them. Both are under $20.
And finally, this one is absolutely tiny and hidden in your ear with no exposed wires. Here you go
wireless invisible gsm earpiece for test
you will find that on amazon. But if you do choose to try it please let me know how it goes
Audiomax by AVANTEK has kindly provided these bluetooth headphones for review.
Packaging-
The packaging reminds me of the overpriced premium headphones that you get from “Dr. Dre Beats” but for the audiophiles, we all know that the beats are just overpriced gimmicks. But yes, what I’m saying is that there’s nothing wrong with the packaging. It gives them that stand out look that grabs your attention as you can see from the photos above.
Included in the box is:
HB-8A Headphone
Instructions
AUX Cable
USB – Micro USB Cable
Drawstring Pouch for safe storage
Design-
Kudos to Avantek/Audiomax, they have really thought hard on these headphones, no design flaws as of yet. The side of the headphones have a brushed aluminium finish to them, good job too as they stand out perfectly. Would I wear them outside. Of course! The cushions are extremely comfortable, after trying them for 2 hours I didn’t feel the need to take them off for a break. If they are too small for you, they can easily be extended just like any other headphones.
Sound Quality-
As you can probably expect what I’m going to say. The quality of the sound these headphones can produce is really good. I haven’t tried them loud but at a comfortable volume level that I can listen to all day. Even with some minor adjustments to the EQ (Equalizer) on my phone, there was no distortions. Even for Bluetooth you always worry about the fact as they are wireless that you might encounter some kind of distortion, but I didn’t.
I’ve tried these whilst cycling and did the job perfectly, I didn’t really notice any wind distortions whilst listening to music. I’ve kept my phone in the backpack without issue with the Bluetooth connection.
Features-
Pairing the headphones is relatively easy. Whilst the headphones are off, hold and long press on the call button, the headphones will power on, whilst still holding down, the light will flash blue and red (Pairing Mode) and phone picked up the headphones. Long pressing again will turn it off.
There’s 2 volume buttons next to the call button so no need to use your phones volume control.
The headphones also come with a built-in microphone. After testing with Skype I was heard clearly without the trouble of repeating myself, but this also depends on the quality of your broadband connection to the end-user your trying to communicate with.
Specifications-
Bluetooth CSR 4.0
aptX
Integrated Microphone
Noise Cancelling Technology
Range 8-10 Meters
Call – Music playtime: 19 hours
Charging time: 2-3 hours, depending on charge.
Information below is taken from the product page. Source from Amazon.
Exquisite Sound Quality
With their state-of-the-art drivers, the headphones deliver crystal-clear highs, vigorous mids and deep bass for the richest listening experience. The Apt-X technology provides high-speed transmission while the passive noise isolation technology filters out ambient noise for maximum audio quality.
Convenient Use
The on-ear stereo headphones provide an impressive hands-free solution for receiving calls and streaming music. To pause or resume music in Bluetooth mode, just push the Power/Call button. When a call comes in, simply push the same button to answer, or hold the Volume Up button to reject. Easily change volume or track number by pressing the Volume Up/Next Track and Volume Down/Previous Track buttons.
Comfortable Design
The aluminum construction keeps the headphones light but sturdy, and the foldable design allows you to take them wherever your day takes you. The ultra-soft ear cushions ensure a snug seal while the adjustable, air-quilted leather headband provides maximum comfort for extended wear.
Verdict-
Would I recommend these headphones? YES! not only do they look great, but they produce amazing sound quality. Getting a pair of the Audiomax HB-8A Bluetooth headphones is something that you won’t regret, if you’re looking for a new pair that is.
The headphones have been rated Gold from Reviews Insider.
Sample pictures are located on the original review located Reviews Insider I can't get the pictures to size correctly on this forum sorry.
How much does it cost?
£45.99 on Amazon
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£45.99 on Amazon
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Thank you for the info
Thanks for the review. All my earphones are IEMs(in ear) because I think over ear headphones are heavy. Though Audiomax HB-8A has aluminum construction, do you think it will fit comfortably with a person like me who is used to wearing IEMs?
In the era of big and powerful smartphones, many manufacturers decide to ditch the mini jack and either offer a connector or rely solely on Bluetooth connectivity. If you are looking for the latter, you should take Tribit headphones into consideration.
Look and feel
Right after unpacking, you have a feeling that these headphones are a quality product. They have an unusual design, aluminum parts and magnetic earbuds, which looks pretty gimmicky, but in fact, is a great idea. You’ll get used to wearing a “nerdy necklace” in no time. You can also keep the headphones in a fashionable bag included in the box. The box contains various sizes of the buds and two clips to hold the cable together.
In overall, Tribit XFree Color looks great, and you have a feeling that you are using a premium model, not the cheap plastic toy, like some of the available headphones on the market.
Rate: 4.5/5.
Connectivity
Tribit XFree Color are using Bluetooth to connect with sound sources. The pairing process is fast and easy. Just hold down the big red button in the middle, and you’re set. I took these headphones for a walk, and I noticed random signal drops when I kept my phone in the pocket of my jeans. This might be related to some other objects that I held in my jacket, but if you are planning to have a super-clear sound, keep the phone in your coat. I hadn’t noticed any signal drops when my device was a bit closer to the headphones.
These headphones are compatible with most Android and iPhone devices. I haven’t tried them paired with a Bluetooth adapter, but I assume it should work fine.
Rate: 4/5
Battery life
On its Amazon page, Tribit says that its headphones last up to 10 hours of play. Honestly, I didn’t drain up the battery for such a long time, but I managed to get like 8 hours of mixed usage before plugging them into the charger. The standard charger needs about 1.5h to put the juice back. It’s a good result so that I won’t be picky about it.
Rate: 5/5
Water resistance
I’m not a fan of washing myself with my headphones on, but for the sake of testing, I splashed some water on the headphones. The IPX5 water resistance did the trick, and my headphones were completely fine. You should not swim with them though, as these headphones are not designed to survive a full water coverage. Who listens to the music underwater, anyway?
Rate: 4.5/5
To wrap things up. Tribit XFree Color are really good headphones that don’t cost a lot of money. You can get yourself a pair of these headphones from Amazon. When I was writing this review, they were unavailable to buy, but after re-stocking, they should cost about 30 bucks.