Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000J3G2CS
• Item model number: FreePulse Wireless Headphones
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (256 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Love your iPod® or MP3 player, but hate the cords? With Logitech's FreePulse Wireless™ headphones you can enjoy your music without being tied down or tangled up.  Integrated volume controls and Bass Boost mode let you take control of your music, while advanced Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate wireless technology ensures clear, interference-free audio with up to 33 ft. range.  Extended life rechargeable batteries provide up to six hours of play time. The high carbon spring-steel headband is lightweight yet rugged, and the soft-touch comfort rings provide a secure fit.  The FreePulse Wireless headphones are compatible with most  audio players, and include custom-fit iPod adapters—just charge, plug, and play!

Soft-touch comfort rings cradle your ears; enjoy up to 6 hours of play time in comfort.		High carbon spring-steel headband is ultra-lightweight yet rugged for a secure, reliable fit.		Patented stereo plug can be repositioned for device compatibility.

System Requirements

• Music playback device with 3.5mm stereo audio jack (not included)

Logitech® Music Anywhere™ Wireless Specifications 

• Protocol: Bluetooth® v2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• Range: up to 33 ft
• Frequency: 2.4 GHz
• Transmission format: digital

Package Contents

Wireless headphones, Wireless receiver, International voltage AC power adapter (100 V - 240 V), Custom fit iPod® adapters, Quick-start guide, 2-year limited warranty

Product Description
With Logitech's FreePulse Wireless headphones you can enjoy your music without being tied down or tangled up. Integrated volume controls and Bass Boost mode let you take control of your music, while advanced Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate wireless technology ensures clear, interference-free audio with up to 33 feet range. Extended life rechargeable batteries provide up to six hours of playtime. The high carbon spring-steel headband is lightweight yet rugged and the soft-touch comfort rings provide a secure fit. The FreePulse Wireless headphones are compatible with most audio players and include custom-fit iPod adapters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

140 of 141 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hoped for better sound, November 15, 2006

By	who1zep (Kentucky Wildcats!) - See all my reviews

PROS:
1. Works in a nearby room or directly above/below the room with the transmitter.

2. Able to hear outside sounds, if you don't want to be completely isolated from your surroundings.

3. Nice to be able to adjust the volume by touching the shell of the right earpad, which acts as a toggle switch.

4. Comes with a short cord in case the dongle won't fit in your unit's audio jack.

CONS:
1. Sound quality is muddy. If you like rock music, you will not hear much of the cymbals or other high notes. It is fine if you listen to spoken voice. The stock earbuds with the Nano 2G are a little better than the Logitech, but with less bass. My Sony MDR-V6 closed-ear cans sound *exceptionally* good with my 2nd Gen Nano. I'll give the Logitech headphones many additional hours to break in, but I had hoped they would sound much better out of the box.

2. Headband is not adjustable and sits close to your neck. Tilting your head back, even slightly, bumps the headband. Wearing a collared shirt also causes your shirt to contact the headband. The around-the-ear part of the headband takes most of the impact. The earpads will move a little. Some collar brushing comes through to the earpads. I think exercising would not go well.

3. Comfortable on the ears for less than an hour.

4. Little if any difference in bass boost and normal.

5. Comes with 6 iPod interfaces, but the Nano interface does not work with the 2nd Gen Nano. You can still plug the dongle into the headphone jack, but without the end cap for the dongle, there is a 2mm gap.

6. It's just more than twice the width of the Nano 2G. It is also slightly offset, left-to-right when looking at the Nano + dongle from the front.

7. I generally had to try to set the connection twice before it sync'd up. Then I needed to start the player right away, because if I waited 30 seconds, it shut itself off.

I posted a couple of pictures if you click on the link at the top of the page.

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Work great, fit not so much, February 21, 2007

By	Amighty "Celebrity Poker" (New York City) - See all my reviews

There aren't a lot of alternatives for decent bluetooth headphones. These are lightweight, sound pretty good (don't kid yourself, they're not audiophile quality but I was able to really rock out), and fit really well with an iPod - especially a nano. They use bluetooth 2.0 technology so they sound better than the old model.

I got them for the gym, where wires and in-your-ear buds aren't so great. What i like is that the little dongle CAN be attached at the same time as my Nike+ dongle, so I have it all. It's a little awkward, with this thing hanging off the side, but in my pocket or sitting on the control panel of the treadmill, it really doesn't matter.

The fit, or lack thereof, is the major drawback of these bad-boys. You kind of have to wonder how they got out of the design phase with such ill-fitting and uncomfortable earpads. The wire that goes behind the neck is too short to be worn high enough to avoid conflicting with a collar or a towel around your shoulders. Also, the earpads themselves are rock-hard, even with the foam pads. Once I've gotten them just right it's ok for a while and I am able to work out and enjoy the music, but they are just not ideal.

I also have used these things in bed for watching tv while my wife is asleep. The transmitter fits into the headphone jack on the TV, and works great. Comfort here is less of an issue because I wear the headphones UNDER my chin instead of behind my neck and they feel fine. Unfortunately this does not work at the gym.

Also the instructions are really lacking. I'm still not sure I'm turning these things on and off correctly. You press and hold the one button on the transmitter and the headphones and they link up. Pretty easy. Turning off the headphones is easy, but the transmitter really doesn't seem to turn off when you press the button, you have to press and hold it until it starts blinking, then press and hold it again until it turns off. Whatever, but it would be nice if this was mentioned in the instructions.
My thought: if you have a "quick start" guide you should also have a more comprehensive set of instructions.

PROS:
good sound quality
charges fast
easy set up
multiple ipod adapters and a universal adapter for use with anything with a headphone jack
very lightweight
works well at a good distance (even in other rooms)
battery lasts plenty long for a wireless headset, and doesn't drain ipod power
dongle can be attached simultaneously with the Nike+ dongle

CONS:
one-size-fits-some design, very little adjustment possible, limiting comfort
poor instructions, confusing buttons
ineffectual "bass boost"
no ipod control from the headset (i realize this was not promised, but it would be nice)

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but better than v 1.0, July 28, 2007

By	John M Flora "olioscourge.blogspot.com" (Brookland, AR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had the earlier version of the Logitech Bluetooth headphones - the one with the plastic headband. It broke after less than one week's use, which I discovered from Amazon.com reviews, was a common experience among users. I took it back to the store and got a refund.
My wife bought me the current version of FreePulse Wireless Headphones for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and the carbon steel headband has fixed the problem.
The Bluetooth technology provides a good stereo signal, although there are occasional inexplicable dropouts of one or two seconds. The plastic loops that go over the tops of my ears are uncomfortable after a half-hour or so.
The sound is good enough for my purposes - working at the computer or walking around - but these are not headphones for a serious audiophile.
The big advantage, of course, is being free of those blasted wires. I can't count the number of times when I've had my headphones rudely yanked off my ears when the wires snagged on a flailing arm, a piece of furniture or when my Australian shepherd Pete jumps up to greet me and hooks a paw on the wires.
It's such an infuriating experience that I'm willing to put up with a few shortcomings to be rid of the hated wires.
So, if you need to go wireless, aren't a fanatic about perfect sound and can stand a little ear discomfort, this is a good solution.