BlueAnt Wireless X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

[sskarlatos]

Over the last year the Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), and Audio Video Remote Control (AVRCP) profiles, which provide near CD quality stereo wireless audio transmission and remote control, have finally started to gain momentum in the marketplace and are coming of age. pocketnow.com has reviewed a number of A2DP compliant headsets such as the Motorola HT820 Bluetooth stereo headphones, the GlobalSat BTH-820 kits, the Bluetake Technology BT450Rx, and the IOGEAR Bluetooth headset. Let's see how well they perform with my trusty T-Mobile MDA with the A2DP enabled AKU 2.3 based ROM! Read on to read the results!

[zan5hin]

I have owned these headphones for a few months and I also own a KJAM/Wizard/Vario device.

Some things I found:

1) I guess you didn't try playing any video files on your device. Due to the slow CPU of the Wizard and the high CPU usage of the AD2P format, all my video was out of sync. It took me quite a while to figure out that I have to go the the advanced settings in TCPMP and change the Manual A/V offset to -450 for the audio to sync correctly while using these headphones. Not only that, I also have to use Omapclock and overclock to 216mhz. With these two things I can get video working properly.

2) I don't think they are all that well put together, I have had the cable inside the neckband of the headphones fall out often, and I have to use a fingernail to squeeze it back in.

3) There is no included carry case, so they are easily squashed by transport. They didn't want to spend the extra $3 on a carry case during production so there you go.

Other than these issues which your readers should be made aware of, I find them satisfactory as a first gen A2DP headset, although I haven't used any others to compare.

[mattagent07]

Well, can I ask you guys how these compare to the Moto HT820's? I know they were mentioned at the end of the review and a number of advantages of the moto's were said, but if I don't care about those advantages should I go with the X5's you think? Here is my experience with my HT820's, which are right next to me...The HT820's work well and their distance is great. Their is a slight hiss using my sp5, but nothing I can't deal with. The moto's mic works well and battery life is good. But there are a number of things that make me almost want to return them, which I hope the x5's have right. For one, the moto's are very uncomfortable after about 20 minutes, they put all the pressure on my ears. Do the x5's feel more like normal headphones? Next, the moto's look like they came right out of star trek, blinking lights and all. Do the X5's look like normal headphones or more like the moto's, which stick out like two cans? In addition, the X5's come with an adapter, which is nice since moto's don't. All in all, my most important factors are look, comfortability, and alright quality and battery. So should I ditch the moto's for the X5's? Thanks and please respond back.

[mattagent07]

Also have you guys heard of the Brookwstone Bluetooth Headphones? I put them on and they are almost as lightweight as those cheap Sony wrap-arounds.

[Pony99CA]

My only problem with the headphones was with the embedded passcode of "1234" I use multiple Bluetooth enabled audio devices from different vendors, they all use "0000." As Bluetooth technology becomes more pervasive, vendors will have to inter-operate with each others products. "0000" seems to be a de-facto standard, it is time for Blueant Wireless to adopt it.
Just for reference, these aren't the only Bluetooth headphones that use 1234 as the passcode. I bought a Gold Lantern Bluetooth stereo headset last weekend, and it also uses 1234.

Maybe a better suggestion than having a single passcode, which makes security useless, is providing a method of setting the passcode yourself. For example, if you turn on partnering mode, perhaps pressing the button five times would set the first digit to 5; pausing, then pressing four times would set the second digit to 4; and so on for all four digits (10 presses would be zero).

Steve

[mattagent07]

any help guys?

[popalock]

So is the X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset compatible with Sprint Service?
I have an LG Fusic phone and I just want to be able to play my phones MP3 player through a bluetooth headset.....

I really just need a simple answer...

Yes, the X5 will be exactly what I am looking for....

or

No, it's not compatible but try this product.......

Looking forward to your response....

[Pony99CA]

So is the X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset compatible with Sprint Service?
I have an LG Fusic phone and I just want to be able to play my phones MP3 player through a bluetooth headset.....
I don't know if it will work with the Fusic, but I can tell you that you're asking the wrong question. :D

Bluetooth has nothing to do with the carrier (well, kind of, but more about that later). The correct question to ask is whether the Fusic supports the A2DP profile (high-quality stereo).

Now, some carriers do disable certain profiles (like Dial-Up Networking or OBEX file transfers) to preserve revenue, but I've never heard of any carrier disabling A2DP. In fact, they're more likely to feature that to get you to buy music from them.

Steve