Has anyone found a 2.5mm headset similar to the iPhone one? I want one that has a tiny in-line microphone (http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/hero-iphoneheadset.jpg). I listen to music on the train but I feel like a fool having the huge bulky microphone attached to my headset.
haven't checked it out but can't you use that one? or have you tried using a bt headset? i can play music through my bt headset just fine.
Playing music through BT would be a huge battery drain + huge hole in my wallet. I'm just looking for a headset that is 2.5mm with a thin microphone so it isn't too noticeable when I listen in public. I find the bulky microphone too distracting.
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A long time ago I used to have a Nokia phone and bought a "Car Kit" which consisted of a new battery cover with belt clip, a car mount, and the speakephone base which even though it plugged into the cigarette lighter it still had a mic wire which I had to router behind the dashboard, up around the window and out just above the rear view mirror. The quality of this thing was amazing, I could hear people loud and clear and they could hear me perfectly over the loud noise that I get when driving my pathfinder.. Background noise is the biggest complaint I get from people I talk to when using wired headsets or bluetooth earpieces. I'm wondering if anyone can reccomend a good Bluetooth speakerphone device that I can use in my car? I prefer the portable type but professional kits are fine too. I don't mind spending extra on it if it's going to work and work well. I tried that Motorla visor clip speakerphone and it was awful.
I've seen some devices from Parrot, Anycom, and Jabra.. Does anyoe here have any experience with their speakerphone products? Are they any good?
Keith
I've had good results with the Sony MEX-BT5000 headunit and my Wizard. In addition to speakerphone, it also supports A2DP. Sony just announced the next generation unit (MEX-BT2500) which should also perform well.
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I've had good results with the Sony MEX-BT5000 headunit and my Wizard. In addition to speakerphone, it also supports A2DP. Sony just announced the next generation unit (MEX-BT2500) which should also perform well.
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Thanks for the info. Actually, I'm looking for something that's standalone or integrates with an existing car stereo, I'm not looking to replace my headunit as I've already invested and installed one with a DVD player/GPS Navigation system built in. Thanks anyway though!
-Keith
Sony HCB-100 visor clip unit is great, not sure about integrating with your stereo though. I have steering controls so its easy to mute the stereo when a call comes through
Hello all
Has any one come across a pair of blue tooth in ear headphones that does not have a built in mic
So I can listen to the voice instructions from my sat nav and listen to music while riding my motor bike.
Cheers Jez
to answer my own question http://www.imc-motorcom.com/content/products.php?catalog=1_4&language=en these look like they are perfect
Please let me know if anyone is using this with HTC TP2... it supports A2DP .. so i guess it will work with tp2 ... but i just want to confirm before buying it
Name : Motorola S9-HD Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headset
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It should work, I have that same exact version sycned to my TP2.
Good luck.
hey dude.. is the effect and stuff's are good with this headset??... can you use em while you are traveeling in your motorcycle??...please check this post any such disturbances http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652583 ??? please let me know...
You probably could use it when you ride your Motorcycle, although its really made for running, said from the designer of this bluetooth headset. It doesn't go straight into your ear but close enough where you hear the music and hear things surrounding you
The S9HD works perfectly with the TP2. I have both. I also ride a motorcycle, and would not recommend using them when riding. These are in ear phones that have a noise isolating effect reducing esxternal noise by some 20 - 30 dB, besides that not wearing a helmet so that you could listen to some tunes is also not a good idea... That's my 0.02...
I also have a pair of these and have no issues with the TP2. There are the occasional drop outs, especially when I go out doors. For the most part, they are good for listening to music and people that I am speaking to say I come across very clear.
As for riding a motorcycle, they will not fit under a helmet. If you are riding without a helmet, I doubt the silicone ear pieces will isolate so much noise that you wont be able to hear sirens, car horns or the like. But you will probably experience more dropouts than you'd like.
Hello all,
Just a curiosity I noticed. When using the included headphones with the in-line mic, the sound quality is really very good and the volumes far higher. However, when I try to use my Sennheiser HD 202-II headphones, I notice that the sound volume decreases greatly. For instance, what used to be loud at 12/30 with the headset, doesn't get loud until 22/30. I know it's a small annoyance, but the sound quality seems to suffer as well. Or maybe it's just the fact that I'm coming from a Zune HD whose quality spoiled me completely?
Anyway, was wondering if this could be alleviated by buying a pair of headphones with an in-line microphone. Can anyone recommend any? This Sony set is definitely intriguing (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294) but there aren't any reviews yet.
Thanks for any suggestions.
It's more likely due to differences in impedance and sensitivity - I have no problem with earbuds that do not have an inline mic.
For headphones with low sensitivity, consider an external headphone amp like one of the FiiO amps.
Thanks, didn't realize the included earbuds had an in-line mic. I bought a pair of Klipsch s4's that improve the sound a great deal. I don't think I'd ever need a mic, the one built into the player seems to pick up very well.
There are some external stereo microphones for IOS that plug into the headphone jack rather than the dock connector. For instance, the IK Multimedia iRig MIC Cast.
They claim that they work on Android as well.
Well, they may work, but do they provide better sound quality than the internal phone microphone, turning it into a decent digital recorder for music, for example? (with the right software, of course).
My question isn't really whether those microphones are better quality than the internal microphones, as I assume they are. But does the headphone jack on Android phones (mine is the Galaxy S4) really provide the input capability for better quality sound, including in stereo?
Of course that jack can transfer sound in both directions, headset and microphone, as it is a phone. For output, the phone provides quality stereo music output to headphones, as modern phones are also music players. However, the microphones on phone stereo headsets are generally low quality monaural microphones only suitable for phone calls, usually not better than the internal microphone, might be worse.
So the question is--is the input function of that jack capable of providing quality stereo input, if one has a quality stereo microphone attached? (No matter how good quality the microphone is, if that jack really cannot transmit that quality sound, but reduces it to a very low resolution and frequency-reduced monaural sound, no point at all in attaching such a microphone.
Anyone know about the input capabilities of the headphone jacks on Android phones. (If it varies from phone to phone, then how about mine, the Galaxy S4?)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Anyone?
Excellent line of thought. Where are the audiophiles? This may be a better option than an expensive Rode mic.
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