Sony Drbt101/Blk Over Head Headphones

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.4 x 4.1 inches ; 13.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QXDSMW
• Item model number: DRBT101/BLK
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,947 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Say goodbye to cumbersome cords and listen to your music in style with the DR-BT101 Bluetooth wireless stereo headset. The perfect companion to your Bluetooth-enabled device, this lightweight headset features a built-in microphone with echo cancellation for crystal-clear audio and clear voice technology for improved voice reception. Offering up to 11 hours of talk time and music listening, this headset can be conveniently charged through a standard USB connection (cord included).

Say goodbye to cumbersome cords.
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Also available in white.

Premium Styling

The new "floating ear piece" design marries beautiful aesthetics with wearing comfort, for headphones that look as good as they sound.

Chat It Up

The embedded microphone enables hands-free conversation from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. The headphones feature a multifunction button that can be used to answer calls, end calls, and other function depending on your device.

Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR

These phones are compatible with the Bluetooth 2.1 spec, for higher quality audio with less interference, lower power consumption and easy connection. Supports A2DP (high-quality audio), AVRCP (controlling A/V equipment), HSP (talking on phone), and HFP (hands-free phone) profiles.

Featherweight

These headphones are built with lightweight materials, weighing in at just 125 grams (including battery), so you can focus on the music, not the headphones.

Voice Technology

When making calls, noise suppression and echo cancellation functions offer superior conversation sound quality.

Convenient Charging

The rechargeable battery can be charged from any standard USB port (cord included).

Lose the Wires

Enjoy music wirelessly from Bluetooth Stereo-enabled music players and mobile phones.

Take Control

Enjoy basic remote control operation (play, stop, skip, etc.) of music player functions via Bluetooth connection.

DR-BT101 Specs

Headphones
Frequency Response:	14 Hz - 24 kHz
Driver Unit:	30mm, Dome Type
Cord Length:	0.6 Meters
Weight:	125g (With Battery)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version:	Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
Bluetooth Profiles:	A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
Audio Band:	2.4 GHz band(2.4000 GHz-2.4835 GHz)

What's in the Box

Sony DR-BT101 Headphones (Black), USB Charging Cable, Operating Instructions

Product Description

Listen in convenience with these Bluetooth stereo headphones from Sony!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Decent Headphones, September 5, 2009

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Shawn McKeough "If you can read this, thank a... (Hollis Center, Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Drbt101/Blk Over Head Headphones (Electronics)

I am by no means an audiophile, but I was very impressed with these headphone from Sony. As others have said the Bass is by no means deep, but it is acceptable for headphones. Music listening was a joy with these as I was able to move around my house and still be connected (Isn't Bluetooth great). My main reason for getting them was to listen to movies and TV on my desktop and laptop, the pairing was a cinch with both of my computers. The sound quality was very good for both movies and TV, there was also no lag that I noticed between the headphone sound and the actors lips (sometimes happens with wireless things). The fit of these headphones was perfect for my head, they fit snugly but not too tight, they stayed put with movement (Standing, walking, head bobbing to music). Overall I am very happy with these Sony Bluetooth Headphones, I would recommend these to anyone looking for a nice low cost wireless alternative for use with a PC.

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for active listening., May 21, 2009

By 

Drunken Master (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Drbt101/Blk Over Head Headphones (Electronics)

Just got these yesterday. I thought sound quality was average and a notch lower than the Samsung SBH170 bluetooth headphones I also have. Range was excellent, crystal clear and no skipping when you're in range. I'm going to use this primarily with my computer and Nokia 5800 when at home. These are definitely not suited for use at the gym or in the train. I also tried out the Sony DR-BT22 and thought sound quality of the BT101 was a tad better. Also, the BT22 was flimsy and I found the fit a little uncomfortable. Now, I have a large head and that's probably the reason why I found the BT101 pretty comfortable. Yes, the plastics aren't the best, but a definite improvement over the BT22.
Annoyances: No wall charger, charges via a mini-usb cable. You would have to be extremely lucky if you're going to throw these into a travel bag and find them undamaged when you open the bag up.
I'm going to keep these since I couldn't find a better pair of headphones at this price. Oh, If you don't mind spending twice the money on a pair, Get the Samsung SBH600.

111 of 142 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many flaws, May 20, 2009

By 

E. A. Johnson (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Drbt101/Blk Over Head Headphones (Electronics)

I wasn't sure about these, but bought a pair because of the relatively long battery life as far as bluetooth headsets go and the convenience of having no wires to mess with at all. There are some good points, but, unfortunately, they are overwhelmed by all the drawbacks, especially their loose fit. Here are my thoughts:

Pros:
- Sound quality is right where I expected for the price. They aren't audiophile phones by any means, but they are a significant step up from the cheapy phones that come with MP3 players and the like. I tried some jazz, big band, vocals, brass ensembles, organ, piano, and orchestral music on them. Everything sounded just great, not phenomenal, but very good and clear overall with good balance between bass, mids, and highs.
- Excellent streaming bluetooth music quality. I noticed absolutely no difference in music quality between this set with streamed music over the bluetooth connection and a wired set with similar sound quality.
- Excellent reception range. With my MP3 player in one room and me down the hall with two closed doors in between us, the headset still kept pumping out the tunes with no static or signal loss. I couldn't get far enough away from the source in my little condo to get it to drop out or even skip. Pretty impressive.
- Nice control layout. The play/pause/skip, volume, and call answer buttons are all very easy to access. The one problem with the button layout is that the pairing button is behind the headband, so you can't really get to it while you are wearing the headset. That's not too big of a deal though, because you only need that button for the initial pairing. At least it has a dedicated pairing button so you don't have to remember some odd combination of other controls to get it into pairing mode.

Now for the drawbacks.

Cons:
- They are heavy for their size. I was quite surprised by the weight.
- They just have cheap foam covers over the earpieces. These tend to fall apart, get dirty, and get scratchy and uncomfortable over time and cannot be changed out.
- The connection between the earpieces and the headband is something of a little ball and socket joint that feels very fragile. The first time you accidentally put a little pressure on that joint, I imagine it will fail.
- All of the plastic is a very hard, brittle material. One fall or unfortunate squishing in a backpack and I'd expect to find the unit in lots of little pieces.
- The earpieces only rotate enough to accomodate your head, but do not fold flat for transportation. Since they don't come with a case of any kind and the earpiece connection does feel so fragile, these would be very difficult to transport safely.
- The tactile feel of the buttons isn't very pleasant. You can tell when you've pushed them, but they feel cheap. I wouldn't expect them to last long.
- The little plastic cover over the charging port is cheap and inflexible. A few cycles and I'm betting it will break off.
- It only comes with a USB charging cable (mini, not the smaller micro that's being used on the newest phones). If you want to charge from an outlet, you have to buy a separate charger. (It did only take somewhere between 2 and 3 hours to charge from a USB port, though. So, at least that goes reasonably quickly.)
- The headband forms a little loop over the earpieces. At first I thought it looked kind of cool. Then I put them on and looked in the mirror and almost laughed at how odd they look. You won't win any points for fashion or discreteness with these on.
- Here's the deal-breaker. This is why they are definitely going back. The gap for your head is too wide. When I first put them on, I was kind of like, "Oh, that's nice, they don't squeeze your head at all." Then I moved, and they almost fell off. With no wires attached, if they do come off, they aren't stopping until they crash to the ground. I have an average size head and they grip it so weakly compared to their weight that you can feel them moving around every time you move. If you look down, they slide most of the way off your ears then catch. But, when you look back up, they fall completely off. It's absolutely unworkable. The only way I could get them to stay on at all was to kind of put them at an angle so they would wedge in place a bit with the band going over the crown of my head towards the rear. That made them feel a little more secure on there, but looks pretty stupid and got uncomfortable very quickly.

So, the bottom line is, unless you have a super-sized head, they just aren't secure enough to use them for anything but sitting very still and listening to music. I wouldn't dare wear them out on a commute or during any other activity because there is a very real risk of them falling completely off with any sudden head movement, especially if you look up or down. Since there aren't any wires to stop their fall and they are made of such brittle plastics, that would spell almost certain death if you weren't nimble enough to catch them. It's also just plain unsettling to feel them shifting around with every little movement you make. It's too bad. They do sound pretty decent and worked well otherwise, but I would strongly warn against buying these unless you are a very, very sedentary listener.