Motorola S9-HD Bluetooth MOTOACTIV Stereo Headset (Gloss Black)
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Motorola S9-HD Bluetooth MOTOACTIV Stereo Headset (Gloss Black)

this is my third pair of these headphones.. my husband bought my first pair and i replaced them with my second.. NOW, i am buying my third for the sheer convenience of it.. i have an idea of how to make them repel the sweat.. MOTOROLA: TAKE NOTE!!! MAKE THESE HEADPHONES WATER RESISTANT!!!! =) these, by far, are my FAV pair of headphones.. i am a distance runner and when i am training for marathons, i like to listen to my ipod when i am running 15 miles plus... these headphones do it for me....

Posted on: 2010-09-26
By Andrea C. Smith

The sound quality is great! has great bass and sound is very clear. I do not know if it is a defect of this particular unit, or maybe my phone *which I doubt* Let me continue, well when I am listening to music and I get a call, of course I hear the person talking on the headset, which is good. After I am done with my call, the music is supposed to play right after, I check the music player which is still playing the music, but no sound! At this time I am supposed to disconnect with the headset and sync with it again. What a pain... Again I am not sure if I am the only one going through this problem, I have a Samsung Epic 4G.

Posted on: 2010-09-22
By strikerx23

THE GOOD: After much research into bluetooth options, it decided to go with the S9-HD's. I've had these for just a couple of weeks, use them with an iPhone 4 and absolutely love them! And yes, the next/previous track functions work perfectly. Synching was a snap. Sound quality was very good, better than expected. They are comfortable to wear, look great (always important) and I've had no issues with sweat/moisture. I particularly like them when working out in the gym. The unrestricted feeling of wireless is priceless and I've yet to experience even one missed beat. Evidently the walls work very well to reflect the bluetooch signals and aid in reception/connectivity.

THE NOT SO GOOD: My first experience while running outdoors was not favorable at all. I was wearing my iPhone in an armband and experienced repetitive interuptions in signal. Contributing, the bluetooth hardward is located behind the head while wearing these headphones. So, while outdoors with nothing to reflect the signal there must be a clean "line of sight" between devices. To remedy this, I purchased an Otterbox defender phone case with belt clip and wear the iPhone on my hip when running. Since switching to this configuration, I've not experienced any more problems.

Posted on: 2010-09-21
By pplatts

Headset is great. I wear it every day. Listen to MP3 & use for hands free talking in the office. Only after about 6 hours my ears do get a little sore. It's still the most comforatble stereo headset I have used. I still have a Blue Ant set (the BA is discontinued). This one is much better for not sweating than the blue ant full ear cover type. I did loose a rubber earpiece from putting the unit in my laptop bag. Ordered replacements via motorola. Evidently ear replacements aren't common since you couldn't order them as accessories. I would recommend these. Great help for hands free driving!

Posted on: 2010-09-17
By jmcc

I've been using this little headset here pretty much every day since Christmas. It is a mind saver, as it gives me constant music, audio books, hands-free, and doesn't require me to dig my phone out of my sometimes-incredibly-tight pant pockets. Trust me, there's nothing worse than a terrible song coming on and not being able to change it due to driving and not wanting to crash while standing awkwardly in the driver seat trying to reach your phone deep in your pocket.

Ok, now off the subject of my pants.

Pros:


- The audio quality is amazing.

- I've heard complaints about comfortability, but I can wear this thing all day and not notice.

- I use this guy on job sites and it's great that it doesn't block your ear canal. It's important that if I don't have anything playing that I can still hear things going on around me.

- Skip and pause commands! I've used 5 different types of bluetooth headsets and I will never go back to one without music controls. (See above about pants)

- Low profile so I don't look like a twit while wearing it around. (Well, less of a twit than I could look like)

- Regular USB-Mini B style plug to charge! I love not having to add another type of cable to my damn collection. Good call on this one.

- Replacement earbuds can be found very cheap.

Cons:

- Bad with glasses. I've come up with solutions but they all look goofy.

- This is my biggest complaint about this guy: TERRIBLE SOUND FROM THE MIC. I can't stress enough how obnoxiously annoying it is to be conveniently hands-free while the person on the other end of the line is saying "WHAT?" over and over again because this little guy picks up EVERYTHING. There is no sound reduction that I can tell, and if a little kid is whispering to his friend 30 feet away it will be picked up by this thing. My car is a bit old and loud, and if I go over 50 MPH I can pretty much just turn this puppy off. It's awful! Sure, you may ask: "Why give it 4 stars then" to which I reply "Shut up, this is my review." This thing is so useful in my everyday life that even with this major flaw, I would gladly buy it again and again compared to the other headsets I've used.

- Battery life: It isn't great. I usually get a full day out of it, which isn't really terrible, but it would be nice to have a little more.

- Earbuds fall out WAY too easily. If it weren't for the fact that they can be very cheap to replace, I'd probably man-rage about this one.

One thing I wish this headset could do is connect to 2 devices. The Jabra's tend to allow that feature and I really like being connected to computer sound and phone at the same time. Handy.Jabra HALO Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Anyway, I would highly recommend this headset, but I'm definitely keeping my eye out for the next best one.

Posted on: 2010-09-16
By TVo