Cardo S-2 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones

by Cardo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 2.2 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000T1RU3A
• Item model number: S2
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,427 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Balancing hard work and great fun, the Cardo S-2 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphone allows you to enjoy stereo music and access to your Bluetooth mobile phone in one convenient package. It connects to your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone for voice communications as well as for stereo music streaming from your phone's digital audio player (requires compatible phone). Incoming calls override the streaming music, so you will never miss a call. It also works with Bluetooth-compatible MP3 players.

Enjoy wireless stereo music from your compatible mobile phone or MP3 player with the Cardo S-2 Bluetooth Headphones (see larger version as well as a schematic of all the functions).

The ergonomic and user-friendly design of the S-2 makes operation a breeze. You can manage calls and control the MP3 player via dedicated headphone keys that let you pause, change tracks, and adjust the volume without ever having to touch the MP3 player. The universally compatible S-2 Bluetooth stereo headset supports A2DP and AVRCP profiles and wireless control of the handset and MP3 player. It provides up to 7.5 hours of talk time and music playback time, as well as up to 150 hours of standby time--with a mere 3 hours of charging time. You can also initiate or receive mobile phone calls at up to 33 feet (10 meters) away from your handset.

Features and Specifications

• Ergonomically adjustable headband and pillow-soft ear cushions for superior fit and wearing comfort
• Functions and Profiles: Voice dial, redial and call reject
• Bluetooth version: 1.2
• Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets)
• Talk time: Up to 8 hours
• Music Time: Up to 8 hours
• Standby time: Up to 250 hours
• Weight: 2.8 ounces
• Battery type: Rechargeable Li-Polymer
• Charging time: Approximately 3 hours
• Dimensions (main body): 1.77 x .0.70 x 0.91 inches

What's in the Box
Headphones, universal travel charger (110/240V), quick start guide

Product Description

The new Cardo S-2¿ Bluetooth® stereo headphone is the ultimate Bluetooth® communication accessory for hard work and great fun. It connects to your Bluetooth® enabled mobile phone and to your MP3 player, switching seamlessly between the two at a push of a button. Incoming calls override the streaming music, so you will never miss a call. The S-2¿ supports the latest audio Bluetooth® profiles and delivers excellent sound quality. The ergonomic and user-friendly design of the S-2¿ makes operation a breeze. Dedicated headphone keys let you manage your calls and control your MP3 player. You can pause, change tracks, and adjust volume without the need to touch your player. Similarly, you can initiate or receive mobile phone calls at up to 33 feet (10 m) away from your handset.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars great headphones - poor mechanical quality, January 30, 2009

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J. Leonard (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cardo S-2 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This is the second pair of Cardo S2 headphones that I have owned. I generally like how they work in all respects except they tend to break halfway between the hinge and the ear piece. I accidentally broke my first pair and thought it was my fault until my second pair broke in exactly the same place for virtually no reason whatsoever. These headphones are cheaply made and poor mechanical quality. Avoid them. I've now got another broken set of headphones only two weeks after buying my second pair and I'm pretty careful with my stuff. A disappointment, since I was really enjoying them until they broke.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The One to Buy, December 8, 2007

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K. A. Klopp "Lord Master of the Universe" (Huntington Beach, CA. U.S. of A.) - See all my reviews
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First of all, I bought these because I had purchased their earpiece before. The earpiece was very, very good and light weight. There was the problem. They were so light weight that I would forget that I had it on and would knock it off, several times, rendering it unuseable. So when I needed to replace it I decided to look into buying another Cardo Scala. My cell phone is Bluetooth compatable and I bought a 2GB chip so I can download music and needed a stereo headphone set so I can listen to the music. Since the Cardo Scala earpiece was very good (operating the buttons and voice and hearing quality), I decided on getting the stereo headset. These are great!!! The control buttons take a little getting used to, but the real nice feature is when you answer a call you hear the person in both ears (not stereo), which makes it easier to listen to the caller. The one problem I have is the rubber rests sits on the skin between the ear and skull and after about six hours makes that area a little sore.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great For Certain Cell Phones, August 24, 2007

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Jeffrey Liss (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cardo S-2 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This headset works great on my Nokia 6300b cell phone. I bought it primarily to listen to music on my mobile phone without wires. The sound quality is great here with good bass.

Pairing was simple. Just press the control button on the Cardo S-2 for about 7 seconds till you get alternating red and blue flashing lights and then go to your cell phone and "add" a "new bluetooth device" (make sure its in "discoverable" mode) with the 4 digit, 0000 passcode. Since my Nokia also supports the AVRCP profile, I'm able to control all the functions of the music player through pressing different parts of the Cardo S-2 headset. Moreover, the headset is very comfortable to wear, which is quite important.

To get the stereo headset to work, I first press the control button on the S-2 for about 3 seconds till I see blue flashing lights. Then I go to the bluetooth section on my cell phone and connect it to the Cardo S-2. Now I can open the music player and listen to beautiful music.

This headset comes with a hidden microphone. I've used it for voice conversations with my Nokia and it performs quite well. What's most impressive is that it easily switches from stereo to regular voice calling seamlessly. I hear everyone well and they hear me well too.

I paired the Cardo S-2 with my Fujitsu laptop, running XP Professional SP1, with the Widcomm software, version 4.1 and couldn't get it to work with Realplayer or Windows Media Player at all. I then tried version 5.1, but the result was not much better: just a few sporadic sounds came out. However, when I paired it with the BlueSoleil software version 1.64, I got these headphones to work on my laptop. The music quality was good (but not as good as on my Nokia), but there were breaks once in a while in the music, which I never had with my Nokia 6300b. However, when I tried the software version 3.2 (Bluesoleil), the sound quality of the music was perfect with no gaps. The only remaining problem I had was that MSN Messenger and Yahoo Instant Messenger did not recognize the microphone on my Cardo S-2 (like my Nokia does). When I emailed Cardo's tech support and told them about this problem, I got this abstract robotic response blaming Microsoft's drivers. But I remedied that by buying the tiny $5 Labtec Mic 333 and plugging it into the microphone jack of my laptop's sound card.

I bought the Cardo S2 to use primarily with my Nokia so I am very happy with it. With my Nokia 6300b, the Cardo S-2 deserves 5 stars. With my Fujitsu laptop, I only give it 4 stars because I could not get the Cardo S2 microphone to work with Yahoo Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger.