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128 of 131 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
After a month of use, the headband cracked - DESIGN FLAW - DO NOT PURCHASE, September 30, 2005
I originally wrote a favorable review for this item because I felt it deserved recognition for seamlessly integrating bluetooth technology with stereo headphones and music players. However, as other reviewers have pointed out, the headband has indeed cracked right down the middle and rendered the device almost unusable.
I am quite surprised that Logitech has put their name on this device. HP even jumped on the bandwagon and has a rebranded version of this same headphone set (released over a year ago) that originally was only for the HP IPAQ--look it up if you don't believe me.
Shame on you Logitech, I love your mice, keyboards, speakers and webcams, but this is utterly disappointing.
Buyer Beware.
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86 of 87 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
YES IT BREAKS - DO NOT BUY, November 28, 2005
DO NOT BUY THIS. Ignore the "4 stars", a I'm editing a glowing post I made last month. Sadly, I have to join the others in reporting that the headphone arch does indeed break. After about 6 weeks, for me. It cracks at the midpoint where it flexes.
This is a shame, and it's really inexcusable from Logitech. They did fine with the Bluetooth tech and sound quality, yet they f----d up the product by screwing up the simplest part -- the old technology that's been in mass production for 50 years. I'd love to know what corporate politics or short-sighted decision making ruined what should have been a great piece of gear.
DO NOT BUY THIS, or if you do, go ahead and buy the duct tape that you'll soon need. And beware, do not buy the white version tailored to the iPod, which appears to be the same construction. There are some other brands of Bluetooth headphones out there.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Prevent your headphones from breaking, September 8, 2006
These are some decent headphones, but if you use them they WILL break. It's only a matter of time. I did some research and found the following tips to prevent/fix the breaking:
Solution #1:
Put the band portion of the headphones in boiling water for a while and slowly spread them open. Once you have them opened up some take them out of the water and let them cool while holding them in the spread position. This reduces the tension of the headphones against your ears and reduces the stress put on the headphone band. This results in two advantages, less pressure on your ears resulting in better comfort and no cracking of the band.
If you stretch them to far they will fit too loose and will lose some of there bass effect. But all you have to do is reheat them and close them up a little until you get the fit you want.
Solution #2:
Even if your headband has broken in two this will still work. It will only take a little patience and $5.00 of materials from a local hobby shop.
Materials:
- 3/4 inch or 1 inch nylon tape (all hobby stores that have RC Plane materials have this)
- CA (cyanoacrylate) the stuff that superglue is made of but I recommend getting some real CA at any hobbystore. Get the "thin" stuff.
- Saran Wrap. yes the sandwich stuff...
- Scissors
Side note: I call the nylon tape "tape", but it is really just a ribbon of nylon. There is no sticky stuff on the "tape"
1) First if your headset has snapped completely in two use a little CA to mend it as best as you can. It doesnt need to be perfect but just mended enough that it is technically one piece again and headphones are seperated to where you want them to be.
2) Next cut off a 6 inch piece of the nylon tape and using a VERY small amount of CA, tack the top edge of the tape to the BACK of the band where the crack has occured (which should be exactly in the middle of the band in most cases). Use just enough so it sticks as you don't want too much CA getting into the ribbon. It should be hanging down now in the back like a tail. Note: Use the saran wrap to help hold the tape in place as you are tacking it in place as you DO NOT want this stuff to get on your fingers...
3) Once the CA has dried enough and the tape is stuck, wrap the tape under and around the band one time until the tape is hanging down again in the back. Pull the tape VERY tight and use a little bit of CA at the top to keep it in place.
4) Wrap around one more time and tack it again one more time making sure to always keep the tape tight when you tack it. You should have wrapped the tape around twice at this point. If your set was broken completely in two you may want to wrap one or two more times and at a slight angle to cover a little more area. When done, use some scissors to cut off the excess tape at a point so the cut end of the tape is at the back.
5) Now you can saturate the whole band of tape with CA. Use the saran wrap to press down the cut end of the tape as you glue and it will end up perfectly flat. This is an incredibly strong fiberglass patch similar to carbon fiber. The patch will have a very small profile (not that thick) and be similar in color to scotch tape, however it could easily be painted to match the color of the headband if desired.
There you have it. This is a permanent and SOLID fix and only takes about 5 minutes. I'm wearing mine right now after i just fixed them. Also you can do this (and I strongly suggest you do) to a set that has not cracked yet, because they WILL NOT CRACK if you do. Just do it exactly in the middle of the band.
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