[TriLUG] OT: Inexpensive Wireless Headphones

[Steve Litt]

OK, now we know your price range.

Go to Sam Ash and see what over-the-ear headphones they have on sale.
Almost any over-the-ear headphones sound MUCH better than all but the
very best speakers.

SteveT


On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:43:01 -0800 (PST)
Scott Thomas <chemikalguy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yeah, $100 is definitely out of my price range, as the wife is
> currently unemployed. $50 would be a stretch, but possibly doable.
> I'll check out what you suggested. I've found a few BT headsets that
> are in my price range, but they don't come with the USB transmitter,
> and are meant for connecting to phones and such, I guess.
> 
> 
> Scott
>  
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Aaron Joyner <aaron at joyner.ws>
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org> 
> Sent: Monday, January 6, 2014 3:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: Inexpensive Wireless Headphones
>  
> 
> You didn't quantify what you consider to be "affordable".  I wasn't
> really expecting people to offer suggestions that were between $50
> and $100, but since that seems to be what we've drifted to
> discussing, I'll throw in my two cents.  FWIW, I don't know of any
> cheaper alternatives unless you look for a used version of some of
> these suggestions.
> 
> I used the first generation MotoRokr S9 headphones for >40 minutes
> almost every day for >4 years, until they finally disintegrated.  I
> enjoyed it so much, I promptly went out and bought the Motorokr
> S10-HD version, which you can currently pick up from
> NewEgg<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0ZS0HZ4962&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-_-pla-_-All+Bluetooth+Headsets+%26+Accessories-_-9SIA0ZS0HZ4962&ef_id=UR5NSwAABQsbaYSI:20140106202300:s>for
> ~$65 (or
> Amazon<http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-S10-HD-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B004BHCSQC>for
> ~$72).  I think I shopped around and got mine for $50.  I don't use
> them quite as extensively, but I still carry them basically
> everywhere with me.  The only downside compared to the S9 is that the
> plastic ear pieces tend to fall off of the S10-HD.  Add a small dab
> of super-glue to the inside of the cup when you first put it on, and
> you can be as rough as you like with them.  I typically carry them
> looped through the carry handle on top of my laptop bag.
> 
> Motorola's current version of this headset is the S11-HD and the
> S11-Flex-HD<http://www.motorola.com/us/accessories-headphones-speakers/S11-HD-or-S11-Flex-HD-Wireless-Stereo-Headphones/m-S11-Combined.html>,
> both of which are a bit bulkier than the older S9 and S10 styling.
> If you don't mind the slightly larger setup, Moto's currently running
> a sale for ~$70 for the slightly-less-adjustable base model.
> 
> Best of luck,
> Aaron S. Joyner
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Jim Cook <james_cook at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > +1
> >
> > On Jan 6, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Brian McCullough <bdmc at buadh-brath.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 10:50:19AM -0500, Scott Chilcote wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi Scott,
> > >>
> > >> The one feature that I think needs improvement is that they turn
> > >> on and off by folding the headset.  I think that this will
> > >> eventually wear out the hinge mechanism, and the product
> > >> reviewers seem to agree.  But I have been using them (carefully)
> > >> for a couple of hears, and they are holding up so far.
> > >
> > > Only a couple of hears?  That's pretty good!
> > >
> > >
> > > ( duck and run )
> > >
> > >
> > > B-)
> > >
> > >
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Thanks,

SteveT

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