Wireless Portable Headphones - Exist?

[LouBarlow]

Basically as per title. I need any in-ear headphones that exist without wires. Any ideas either Wireless of Blueteeth?

[rezabelady]

Might depend on what style you're after and what kind of usage you intend. I recently bought a pair of Sony HBH-DS970 which I use with my mobile/laptop.. they are in-ears and great sound quality, but the battery life is quite poor to be honest (quoted 6hrs but more like 3~4). These are Walkman branded and aimed at the mobile phone market but Sony also do another in-ear range which have quoted battery of 11hrs so could be better in that respect (I considered the DR-BT25NX, but I think only the DR-BT20NX are available in UK) - although they also have a mic built in so can be used with a mobile as well. In the end I chose the Walman ones as they were cheaper and can be charged by a Sony-Ericsson charger.

Another option would be to get a bluetooth receiver with 3.5mm headphone jack socket to plug your own phones into.. I would have preferred this but the only one I found was the Sony HBH-DS220 which doesn't have play+skip fwd/back controls. However, I noticed a new model (DRC-BT15P) which is due to be launched soon which looks very nice and also has controls (and mic), although only 6hrs battery it seems.

[LouBarlow]

Very useful thanks. I should of pointed out that these were really for an MP3 player not a mobile, so a regular 3.5mm connection is needed.

4 hours would be plenty of juice so that's not a problem and sound quality is not imperative.

Cheers again - will research further :)

[LouBarlow]

Actually now I'm not sure what I'm after even exists :nuts: :lol:

I basically want the MP3 player in my pocket, and headphones without the wire dangling down.

[rezabelady]

Ah, so the MP3 player doesn't have bluetooth/wireless already built in?.. for that kind of thing you'd need a transmitter to plug into the MP3 player and separate headphones with receiver built in. After quickly looking at Sony again it looks like they sell a transmitter on it's own (TMR-BT10) so you could then choose which bluetooth headphones you want, but it's not cheap (around 40 quid probably) so after buying the headphones the total is going to be 70+. Perhaps someone else does a transmitter+headphones set together which might be better, or there's possibly a cheaper option which uses RF rather than bluetooth.. my Dad has an old set for his home stereo although the transmitter is pretty big, but I guess there could be a portable version around.

[LouBarlow]

I think I might just buy a 4GB memory card for my phone and buy some bluetooth.

The wireless for personal in-the-ear style headphones doesn't seem to be a technology that exists as of yet.

I really need the wire-free option, as I'm a postie and want to wear them while out delivering, but my current wired Senn's either get tangled round my bike or are too short and keep getting pulled out :nuts:

I'll have to have a further think about it. Cheers.

[DM]

http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=120148

You'd need a transmitter or as you say, a card for your phone. How about some Oakley Thumps? You wouldn't looke like a cock in those at all on your standard issue RM bike :D

[LouBarlow]

"I'm the dog, the big bad dog the thieving postie!" :lol:

Cheers anyway my man.

[LouBarlow]

Actually am very tempted by those Motorola's now. Would look a bit of a bell-end though, but that's nothing new.

I like the idea of those as they don't seem to have the dangling wire of the Sony phones.

Hmmm

Though the reviews aren't great on Amazon. Arghhhh

[LouBarlow]

http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=120148

You'd need a transmitter or as you say, a card for your phone. How about some Oakley Thumps? You wouldn't looke like a cock in those at all on your standard issue RM bike :D

Bought some S9's cheap off Ebay (WARNING WARNING) so will not be a major problem if they turn out as ***** as I fear.

On charge at the moment, will let you all know how I get on

[douglasb]

As an alternative, you could get a jacket with some kind of MP3 player pocket / cable management system!

[njc]

One of these might be of help to you:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/13033.htm

[LouBarlow]

Cheers for that. It might just be cheaper to get a memory card for my phone and put more choons on there - I'll see how it goes.

[njc]

Personally I use a SE phone with A2DP bluetooth profile and a pair of Sony in-ear bluetooth headphones - it's a setup that works a treat.

[LouBarlow]

Well these work great - well pleased.

You quickly forget you are wearing them as they are pretty light. Sound quality is nothing to write home about, but that wasn't what I was looking for really, and in fairness is decent enough.

Cheers DM :thumbs:

[DM]

Senn are releasing some wireless buds! http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/sennheisers-new-mx-w1-earbuds-get-wireless-with-kleer/

[LouBarlow]

:lol: Look like some space-age-**** futuristic ear-rings :lol: