Comfort/fit/fashion
When you think Bluetooth headset, you normally think "wireless" -- unless you're Sony. The HBH-DS970 is a bud-style headset with wires and a lanyard that leads down to the volume and control buttons. It's an odd approach -- it's exactly one plug short of just being a cabled headset, really -- but at least you don't end up looking out of place in public areas, as it looks like you're just listening to another MP3 player.
Sound quality
The earpieces are comfortable to wear -- as long as you like buds -- and do a decent job of presenting audio for most sound types, with only a slight tendency towards distortion at louder volumes.
Pairing/ease of use
It took us longer than most headsets to get the HBH-DS970s to pair, as it often refused to enter synchronisation mode. Once we'd paired successfully, audio quality was good, and the relatively small number of controls made music listening very easy. Like the Jabra BT920S headset, the HBH-DS970 supports multiple simultaneous Bluetooth profiles. We weren't impressed with the HBH-DS970's range, however, which dropped out consistently only about three metres from our music source.
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howajo
18/02/2008, 02:19 AM
rating
3/10
I really wanted this headset to be great. I spent a lot of time looking, and finally sprang for it. Sadly, I was deeply disappointed.
Pros: Physically, it's very functional, comfortable and well laid out. Neat little display.
Cons: Tendency to lock up during pairing, and to lose pairing information. Once it locked up, the reset procedure in the manual did nothing. I had to wait for the battery to run all the way down to pair it again. Sound quality is mediocre.
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uccofffee
24/12/2006, 12:13 AM
rating
7/10
one of the best functioni in this BT headset is that you can charge during use, for example answer a call or listen to music while charging the headset, while most other BT headset will be disable during charging.
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