Customer Reviews

Black Stereo Bluetooth Headset USB a Mini a Cable 2PIN Earclips

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I hate having to deal with the tangle of headphone wires, so when I saw the F1 and TX+RX reviewed, I thought this is just what I needed. When using these, I listen mainly to voice (audiobooks) when using the F1s and the sound quality for this function is fine. For music, not so great. The sound is tolerable for non-critical listening (on the bus), but when compared directly with my Etymotic 6i's (same ballpark price for the package), the F1 sound is muddy and missing a lot of high-end. The earpieces don't quite fit my ears. There are two pairs of ear loops, the bigger ones are a little better, but the actual speaker part doesn't just couple well to my ear - especially when compared to the Etymotics. I have used these with Skype on my computer, and the callers tell me that the voice pick-up is very tinny compared to my usual bluetooth headset - Motorola H500. One annoying problem; every once in a while when the headphones connect with the TX, you get a full volume blast of white noise! Have to pull the TX out of the iPod and plug back in. Overall, kind of expensive, but I'll pay for the convenience.

Received them and they connected to laptop first time out. Didn't work with iPhone but I didn't expect them to. Both Windows Media Player and iTunes have to be restarted if you connect after starting players. but that is the PC or driver not the head phones.

Sound was good and range was about 25 feet with no problems. The only real problem I have with them is that they are not meant to be kept in a laptop bag or other place where they might get jostled around. After a month the cable that connects the two ear pieces broke and I now have an expensive ear piece with no stereo.

If they built these with a wrap around headset I would buy again but not while it is only the wire between the two. If you travel I don't recommend buying them unless you have a specific carrying case for them and are pretty religious about putting them away.

Audio on the FI Earphones is fair. They are at least as good as the earbuds that came with my iPod. The earclips are very fragile however and easily broken. Since iskin refuses to provide replacements after the 1 year warranty has expired you will be left with some rather expensive earphones that won't stay on your head.

For the price, I thought they would've provided better sounding speakers, but it definitely fell short. The sound provided a thin bass, and the treble was just too flat to impress me.

Less than a year of tolerance forced me to purchase another set of bluetooth headphones that had more oomph to satisfy a more pleasurable commute on foot or on community transportation and truly maximize my iPhone's audio worth.

these do pair up easily to your phone or mp3 player but the sound is less than good and the fit of them on my ears made them uncomfortable to use. Add to this the fact that all four ear clips broke within 2 weeks and iSkin has refused to sell replacements to me makes these a waist of money.

Pros: Clear audio for spoken word podcasts and audio listening, easy pairing with a single device. Good overall build quality (not counting ear clips). Decent battery life.

Cons: Frequently disconnects with iPhone (I'm using an iPhone 4). Bad audio for calls and music. Call quality is inconsistent and unreliable. My larger ear clip set recently broke and the alternate set of smaller clips are too uncomfortable to substitute.

Summary: I have a correspondence with iSkin pending regarding the request of a replacement set of clips. I will update when I have an outcome. Despite all the pitfalls of this product I still enjoy using them for podcast and audio book listening. I would not recommend these for music listening and the price doesn't honestly justify a purchase solely for podcast and audio book listening but i do feel you can certainly do worse but encourage you to buy at your own risk. I would love it if iSkin revised this product in the future and addressed the glaring issues that are currently present.

Updated on Dec 6, 2010

Today i received a response from iSkin regarding my inquiry into a replacement set of ear clips. it was not the response i had hoped for, I was informed that I would not be able to order a new set because iSkin does not offer them on their website. I was also informed to keep an eye out on their website because they may or may not offer them in the future. Does iSkin really expect me to keep checking their site periodically in the hopes that they will sell me a replacement part for a defective product with no promise that they will even offer it in the future. This product is already a few years old, and from what i have read this is a persistent issue that they have only chose to act on on a case by case basis. I guess i was just too polite in my inquiry but their response has upset me and i will be reviewing this product on any site that will allow it.

Don't laugh because of my title. $96.57 its an outstanding price for these ones. The only bad point about this (that's why I didn't rate this with 5 stars) its that if you want to use them with your iPod (any iPod) you have to buy the TX+RX Transmitters. Bluetooth Transmitter&receiver Speciality Wires Included In Box.
A crisp-clear sound with both iPod or mobile, Bluetooth wireless and with included controls.

Conclusion: You are really paying that big quantity for a product. You won't regret it.

EXTRA: If you decide to buy the transmitter for the iPod, you are also buying a great thing, because it combines a dock reciever with both normal pin input and output. Really WORTH the price and much cheaper (The TX+RX and the F1 headphones) than the iSkin Online Store.
Enjoy them. :-)