Amidst all the season’s game
reviews, it seems MashButtons has broadened its reach to now include games and
tech. After recently posting our review on Parrot’s AR.Drone, it is now time to
see how the Genius Bluetooth Stereo Headset (HS-905 BT) fares against our
abuse. This device is a portable Bluetooth headset that clips on to provide
freedom from your Bluetooth enabled audio players from iPhone and other phones
to tablets and netbooks. The package includes a Bluetooth stereo headset that
is capable of both music and calls, while allowing controls for various
features without digging in your pockets or purse to change tracks, volume,
pause, or answer calls. I will be providing my feedback on both the headphones
and the stereo minijack which allows for connection with other headphones or
speakers.
This is a first, but I will be starting with the bad, which isn’t
much at all but just want to get it out of the way so I can get to the good
stuff. The headphones provided that plug into the stereo minijack are bad. I
was only able to turn it up about half way before there was distortion. The
design and build of them also just feel cheaply made. So what did I do,
immediately grabbed a couple pairs of my higher end headphones because I wanted
to see if the poor sound quality was due to the headphones or the minijack.
Well, with that little bit of disappointment, it is time to transition to the
good which is the Bluetooth minijack.
The product is redeemed by the minijack after plugging in a
pair of Teknmotion Intruders and Bose earbuds. After about an hour and a half
of charging, it took a brief moment to sync with my iPhone, pressed play and
turned the volume to 80 percent and yup I still had the high sound quality
without being attached to my phone. Having the controls on the minijack are
nice and is rather convenient for everyday and active use. Aside from leaving
my phone at my desk throughout the day and keeping my headphones on while
moving around the office and conference rooms, I only experienced intermittent interuptions
twice while maintaining great sound quality. Also, there is a microphone on the
minijack, so you can also turn your favorite headphones into a functional
handsfree headset. Lastly, the battery lasted through a full workday, which is
all that I needed before recharging and reusing the next day.
Though the Genius Bluetooth Stereo Headset gets the job done
as advertised, if you really want to make these shine and assuming you already
have a decent pair of headphones, this is a great way to cut the cord to your
phone or Bluetooth enabled music player, especially for active people. I was
pleasantly surprised with how well it kept the sound quality as I have tried a
number of Bluetooth headsets, and was unable to find any with quality sound,
but since you can use any headset with the minijack, it is a solution to the
typical poor quality to other wireless headsets on the market.
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