Customer Reviews

Sony DR-BT10CX Stereo Bluetooth Headset with Microphone

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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.

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.

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.

This Bluetooth headphone is the lighest and smallest on the Market so far. However, user must be aware that this headphone is a little bit advance for the current market. It does not have a Bluetooth tranceiver that supports 3.5mm audio jack for conventional MP3 players, or stereo audio jacks. It expects you to have all those latest cell phones or mp3 players that supports A2DP (Advance Audio Distribution Profile) feature (The rumored touched screen IPOD does support Bluetooth A2DP). I personally do not have any A2DP mp3 players nor cell phone yet, but I have the logitech bluetooth stereo headphone, so I use that 3.5mm BT tranceiver and it works great with very minimal delay compare to other brands!!!! I have to admit that this headphone does generate some white noise. So if you care about audio quality, this is not your best choice, but in terms of Stereo Bluetooth equipment, this is a pretty good product. This also works perfect as a headset with a microphone for your bluetooth cell phone.

I have a T-Mobile MDA which is a HTC Wizard sold under various names by all the major carriers. It is A2DP compliant since it is a new phone, but it has MANY issues. In order to use it, I have to keep refreshing and saving this device on my bluetooth set up screen. The music goes in and out sometimes for 2-3 seconds. Every once in a while I can listen to a whole song w/o any interruptions. I don't know if it is a part of the connection issue, but some of my songs play slower than normal like the battery is dying when it is fully charged. When I do switch to a call coming in or out, the other person can barely hear me. It's best to try this out a brick and mortar store so you can return it easily if yours works like mine. I almost forgot, the clip is so weak that it can not tightly grip onto your shirt or anything for that matter so it keeps falling off.

I've read the other comments and haven't experienced any of the suggested difficulties. Ifind that it works very well with my IPhone. Pairs instantly, stereo quality is great, volume more than adequate even on the motorcycle, and the battery life is all day riding. Ear buds are comfortable with an assortment of cushion sizes to pick from. Also paired well with my Garmin Zumo 660 but the volume is not quite a good as with the IPhone. From that I conclude volume issues are related to the appliance, not the headset. I highly recommend.

These headphones are advertised for listening to music. I don't recommend them for that. The sound quality is the same as the cheap headphones you get on an airplane.
The transmit distance is less than five feet. More than that and they lose the signal. They work ok as a cell phone headset but are not worth the price.

Worst headset ever, keep lossing signal, the sound is so low you can hear your heartbeat, i feel ripped off by sony, really worst thing ever, please save your money and stay away from it!!!