Sony DR-BT10CX Stereo Bluetooth Headset with Microphone

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 3 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000JKDTQS
• Item model number: DRB-T10CX
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,890 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Free your hands as you talk on your mobile phone with the Sony DR-BT10CX Bluetooth stereo headset. Equipped with a pair of earbuds, a built-in microphone, and a clip-on transmitter, the headset is completely wireless, so you don't have to deal with cumbersome cables while driving or walking to work. Even better, the headset isn't restricted to cell phone use, as the 9 mm neodymium drivers built into the earbuds deliver a powerful, encompassing audio performance. All you need to enjoy hands-free communication and music streaming is a Bluetooth-enabled A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) device. The compact headset, which offers up to 11 hours of wireless music listening and talk time and 100 hours of standby time on a full charge, is backed by a 90-day warranty on labor and a one-year warranty on parts.

What's in the Box
Earbuds with microphone, clip-on transmitter, user's manual.

Product Description

EARBUD HEADPHONES RECEIVER WITH BUILT-IN MICROPHONE USEFUL RECHARGEABLE FUNCTION 9MM NEODYMIUM DRIVER UNITS DELIVER POWERFUL SOUND TALK/MUSIC PLAY TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 11 HOURS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great headset all-round!, August 26, 2007

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R Subramanian "MovieFreak" (Boulder, CO, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony DR-BT10CX Stereo Bluetooth Headset with Microphone (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I have tried this Sony bluetooth headset with a Nokia E62 and a MotoRAZR. This is my second BT headset after a Plantronics Explorer 340. The Plantronics kept dropping the connection, and wasn't easy to charge - the power connection was flaky.

Pros:
1. The bluetooth connection is quite stable. Very happy. [When it starts dropping, I know it's time to recharge, and then things are fine again.]
2. Earbuds stay in ears (bike to work and back with buds in-ear.)
3. Voice quality both ways is good - I haven't tried it in windy conditions, though.
4. LONG battery life. I haven't measured it, if I do, I'll post. Good charging cradle.
5. Incoming call is heard through both earbuds.
6. As a music player, it is pretty decent. Not the same as my Sennheiser HD280 Pro headset, but way lighter, and works with my phone! As long as you accept that this is designed to be used with phones and phone music isn't the highest quality, I think you will be happy.
Personally, I don't feel any great loss of audio quality, and I often leave my 4G iPod, with its wired headset, behind. (I have a 2 GB card on my Nokia E62, and the Nokia music manager compresses mp3 files even further to e-AAC which is less than half the mp3's size!)

Cons (all minor):
The clip could be stronger, but I haven't lost it :-)
Wiring could be longer, but is OK.
To turn on/off, need to keep the button pressed for five seconds or so - seems really long, and no tactile feedback to know the button's pressed.
If I push the ear-buds in too tight, get the pressure-in-ear feeling, but that's probably the case with all ear-buds. I don't push them in tight, and they work fine.

Overall, I am quite happy with the Sony DR-BT10CX. I'd recommend it for phone/phone-music applications.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent stereo headphones!, May 16, 2007

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K. D. Morton "Techno Mage" (Milky Way Galaxy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony DR-BT10CX Stereo Bluetooth Headset with Microphone (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I use these with my bluetooth PDA. Took about three minuets to pair them and to start rocking. My only complaint is the on/off switch is tricky and it is easy to put the phones into pairing mode instead of turning them off.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best stereo sound!, March 14, 2007

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Gadget King (The Grizzly Bear Country) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony DR-BT10CX Stereo Bluetooth Headset with Microphone (Wireless Phone Accessory)

PRO:
I have tried a few stereo BT headset/handsfree, itech clip r35, Sony ericsson ds970 . None will give you the sound quality this one does.
The battery life is excellent.
Very few buttons on the unit: On/Off, Vol+ & Vol-. And I am getting used to not having the playback control on the unit.
It also comes with a very nice charging station.
After successful initial pairing, it will auto-pairing with the host in handsfree profile everytime they see each other.

CON:
A2DP profile needs to be connected manually from the host.
Annoying beeping sound when A2DP is connected but player has stopped of pause.
Weak clip.
Very few buttons with no playback control

If u own a ppc phone and use it like an Ipod to play mp3 all the time, you will love this headset.