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Hi,
I am using the stereo headset that came with my TYTN.
When the phone rings, shouldn't the button on the little box that houses the microphone, answer the call?
Shouldn't it also hang up the call when I'm done?
I really have tried to find an answer to this, in the wiki and in the forums, but if I have missed it, please point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
Barnaby
Yep...it's supposed to...
barnabyr said:
Hi,
I am using the stereo headset that came with my TYTN.
When the phone rings, shouldn't the button on the little box that houses the microphone, answer the call?
Shouldn't it also hang up the call when I'm done?
I really have tried to find an answer to this, in the wiki and in the forums, but if I have missed it, please point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
Barnaby
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Press on the button is supposed to answer incoming. Short press on button puts active call on "hold" and long press (very very long press) hangs up active call.
Bet yours is broken or defective. The quality of the OEM headset is atrocious.
coeeconomou said:
Bet yours is broken or defective. The quality of the OEM headset is atrocious.
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You're not wrong there! When I answer a call on the OEM headset, I can hear the other party, but all they hear on the other end is hissing and static. It is terrible! Which is why I have been looking at a few A2DP headsets, will post a review once I get one and try it out
just to make it a little more specific, IIRC, click and hold the button for 5 seconds will end the call. just wait till you hear the beep, which should come after 5 seconds. also, pressing the button 6 times calls the most recent call in your call history. i made a different post that went unanswered about this... i would really like to know if there are any other uses.
coeeconomou said:
Press on the button is supposed to answer incoming. Short press on button puts active call on "hold" and long press (very very long press) hangs up active call.
Bet yours is broken or defective. The quality of the OEM headset is atrocious.
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So, is there a good quality mini usb wired headset with a microphone and button then?
I am contemplating soldering on a better pair of headphones into the microphone section, so I would like to buy a better headset (one that has a button that works ideally!), then splice in maybe a pair of sennheisers or something.
I have seen the posts about bluetooth headsets, but I hate charging stuff up and to have something else to charge is a big no-no!
Thanks for your responses so far.
Barnaby
Headset modification
barnabyr said:
So, is there a good quality mini usb wired headset with a microphone and button then?
I am contemplating soldering on a better pair of headphones into the microphone section, so I would like to buy a better headset (one that has a button that works ideally!), then splice in maybe a pair of sennheisers or something.
I have seen the posts about bluetooth headsets, but I hate charging stuff up and to have something else to charge is a big no-no!
Thanks for your responses so far.
Barnaby
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I soldered some better earbuds onto mine and I consider the results to be very good and clean, but then the button on mine has awlays worked OK. Your situation is a complicated slightly by the broken button. You can find instructions on how to do the earbud modification in this forum...just search.
hi guys...
I Have the original headset for 9090 and it works ok but I would like to connect different type of the headphones to 9090 bcoz original headphones slips all the time from the ears.
Few days ago I used to buy some model with 2.5 connector like this one http://www.chantalcurrid.com/Remote/Images/PStereo.jpg but as the guys in the stereo thread below reported I had mono sound when I put the connector fully into 9090 and have stereo sound when it put it 70-80% inside the 9090.
This is not the solution bcoz if you move it a bit you will not have the sound any more... After some testing I have found that if I want sound with the connector like on the previous picture I have to weld ring and tip and I ll have the mono sound but in the both headphones and thats ok with me.
Now I have 2 questions regarding to this problem (take a look at this picture please
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1. I have the connector like on the middle picture, difference between that one and upper one which is original is that the one I have will connect ground and mic contacts in the 9090 when I put it inside (thats obvius if you look at the upper picture since upper, original connector have 2 contacts on the place where middle connector have only one)... question is will I kill the microphone of the 9090 with that (connecting mic with the ground while listening music) ?
if the answer is "NO, thats perfectly fine if you dont need mic" (and I dont need while listening music) please take a look at the question 2.
2. can I connect ring and tip on the middle picture connector and use the headphones like mono headphones or that will kill some audio chip in the 9090 ?
forget about converters, different headphones etc, I need to make it by myself (and have all the connectors I need except the right one - upper one).
sorry for my boken english and ty for your time and effort.
BR to community !
I understand u. listen if u short upper two contacts (mic+gnd) it will harm u it automatically attend ur calls when some calls u and also display the last call and redial it. This contcats are connected via Diode to avoide reverse flow of current so i advised u to do not short this conections. Buy any converter which helps u from ebay.
thank you for the answer krishan !
I didnt ordered anything from an ebay but obviusly I ll have to try bcoz I need that adapter.
ty & best regards !
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Now I have 2 questions regarding to this problem (take a look at this picture please
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Well, I really think that tha BA's earphone sucks, but iv'e build some monster earphone, taked off its p2 conector and adapted one took from the cell phone Gradiente GF930... if I use it i get a mono sound, but if i move it a little (realy little) up I get a perfect stereo...this ocours cuz the conectors have some difference, if it works on yours, u may put some rouded thing or do as me, take the originals off and adapt new phones on the BA's conector
easier way..
guys.. all of you should consider to disassembly your original headphone's volume dial/send and receive plastic... you can desolder the pin for the left and right headphone and replace it with female jack hole which fits 3,5mm jacks...
this problem was in s2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130860
the loud and hiss and bass audio on video recording
like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFm93qvGnU&feature=player_embedded#!
someone know if this problem fixed in s3?
There is a difference between product launch and product available...
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maormark said:
this problem was in s2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130860
the loud and hiss and bass audio on video recording
like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFm93qvGnU&feature=player_embedded#!
someone know if this problem fixed in s3?
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I just bought s3 recently and have faced mic issues, its not able to pick up voice easily, have to use the other hand to cover my mouth and phone for it to be able to catch my voice!!
I am going through mic issues.
I had a mic problem with my first S3 during phone calls. I couldn't do anything about it everyone was saying they couldn't hear me.
(The sim I am using is an British UK O2 micro simcard that I used in a iphone 4, cheap samsung, and samsung S2 previously with no problems at all.)
I then returned the phone to the T-mobile shop retailers, they said it was rare and not a common fault.
My new one is doing the exact same thing, I didn't update it nor is there a new update.
Can someone please help as I am lost. Thank you.
(The sim I am using is an British UK O2 micro simcard that I used in a iphone 4, cheap samsung, and samsung S2 previously with no problems at all.)
s3 mic problem
im having same problems n im on my third 1, all with the same problems. just been through all setting n nothing, waiting to hear back from my network provider (3). good phone but really annoyed with this problem now, everything is ok i put on loud speaker but this is no use when im tryin to run a business.......
I thought I was the only one facing the issue . The handsfree using the wired headset is completely faulty and the other party can hardly hear you . However sometime it works.
I tried some options ..
1. Dont insert the wired headset in the middle of the call it wont work.
2. Insert the wired headset and then dial the number - this seems to work most of the times
3. Accepting the call while the wired headset is inserted - this seems to work.
Not sure what the solution is - anyone able to resolve it ?
not the best voice receptions by the mic....but i havent got any complaints from the receiving end...and audio recording not great but better than the s2..used both the phones for quiet long
I have same issue. Other party doesn't hear me most of the times clearly. They say that I sound like i'm using speaker mode and I'm walking in the room with bucket in my head.
I used some kind of phonecall recording app and from there I can hear myself quite clearly. Maybe it is related to service provider?
Now switched to gsm mode only to see does it make difference.
Found from other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710562&highlight=voice
Seems like noice cancellation needs to be disabled. Worked for me :good:
Try turning noise reduction off , in the call settings section
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I also have the same issue. But when i go to uncheck the box I am not allowed to do so. I see it is checked but with light green colour and i cannot uncheck it. Any suggestions?
I am not rooted.... Does this affect?
mic problem in S3
M also having t same problem...hav done all the ways explained above...but still in trouble....sometimes mic works great but sometimes it dont...
microphooooone hole
I have a solution guys. Use left hand when phone call or grab it just for upper part. You are covering small hole for microphone.
I have like 1phone/year and never happened to me that i cover microphone hole when calling. With this one I have to stay focused to dont cover.... Its getting better but samsung engineers terribly overlooked this.
I phone like 4-5 hours per day, so i have habit to let phone just touch my hand and pretty much dont hold it at all. But when you hold it right hand your below thumb area of hand get to cover microphone hole....
and this is when someone else looses my voice over phone....
There is a microphone at the bottom and one at the top. How are you holding your phone? No matter what I do, I can't cover them up during a call.
sirgab said:
I also have the same issue. But when i go to uncheck the box I am not allowed to do so. I see it is checked but with light green colour and i cannot uncheck it. Any suggestions?
I am not rooted.... Does this affect?
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Same here, cannot uncheck 'noise cancellation'
Wired headset only works when call made first, then audio plug inserted, even with BT disabled.
Multiple headsets mics not working that are known good headsets tested on other phones.
member68 said:
There is a microphone at the bottom and one at the top. How are you holding your phone? No matter what I do, I can't cover them up during a call.
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I have played with recording a bit lately (due to another issue of noise in audio recording) and I found that the upper microphone is disabled during a call from some reason. It is used in other video/audio recording though.
javm said:
I have played with recording a bit lately (due to another issue of noise in audio recording) and I found that the upper microphone is disabled during a call from some reason. It is used in other video/audio recording though.
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if I'm not mistaken the upper mic is working solo when ur on speaker during a call.
when u use the ear peace the buttom one is the main one and the upper one is for noise cancelation.
ishaycc said:
if I'm not mistaken the upper mic is working solo when ur on speaker during a call.
when u use the ear peace the buttom one is the main one and the upper one is for noise cancelation.
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I only tried on speaker and the upper mic was definitely not catching anything - if I placed my hand over the bottom one, there was no sound from my side, even when I was talking directly to the upper mic.
Not sure whether it is a feature or a bug (there were some reports that the mics are switched by mistake on the software level) but if it is a feature then it is rather unfortunate one as it is quite common to hold the phone at its bottom.
ishaycc said:
if I'm not mistaken the upper mic is working solo when ur on speaker during a call.
when u use the ear peace the buttom one is the main one and the upper one is for noise cancelation.
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You right, thats the reason for upper microphone - do compare signals from lower ant top, and eliminates noise (that coming more from top) from voice (that coming much more from low)
Other reason probably is stereo sound when making video...
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Comon guys, it is almost impossible to hide microphone with hand, left or right - does not matter. You should have palm from soft material as balloon to hide it Otherwise it is hardly possible by mistake, even if you try it is hard to do it
Hi all. New here, so hopefully this will be concise enough.
T-mobile HTC Amaze 4g, no mods, all stock plus a few apps. Everything working fine on the phone. Purchased a Platronics BT headset, works OK; limited range, but passable. Just bought a Sony MEX-BT4100P car unit. Did the install myself (retired auto technician, so I know a little about doing it correctly). All working OK, BT pairs fine, functions all good (Phone book, redial, etc). Problem is a buzz noise during calls, only audible on the other end of the call, but it's pretty loud. Sound is similar to a slightly shorted mic cable. Voice is audible, just a loud background buzz. No noises with any other car stereo function. No noises with any other phone function.
Talked to car stereo vendor, they sent new unit and microphone. No change. Talked to HTC. They say that since the Plantroncs works fine, there's no problem with the phone.
I'm trying to find out if anyone else has experienced this specific issue and if so what had to happen to resolve it.
Any thoughts? I don't have another BT phone to try
Android 4.0.3, Sense 3.6. Don't know what other info might be helpful.
Thanks.
Charlie
Might be the headset
charlie.kaiser said:
Hi all. New here, so hopefully this will be concise enough.
T-mobile HTC Amaze 4g, no mods, all stock plus a few apps. Everything working fine on the phone. Purchased a Platronics BT headset, works OK; limited range, but passable. Just bought a Sony MEX-BT4100P car unit. Did the install myself (retired auto technician, so I know a little about doing it correctly). All working OK, BT pairs fine, functions all good (Phone book, redial, etc). Problem is a buzz noise during calls, only audible on the other end of the call, but it's pretty loud. Sound is similar to a slightly shorted mic cable. Voice is audible, just a loud background buzz. No noises with any other car stereo function. No noises with any other phone function.
Talked to car stereo vendor, they sent new unit and microphone. No change. Talked to HTC. They say that since the Plantroncs works fine, there's no problem with the phone.
I'm trying to find out if anyone else has experienced this specific issue and if so what had to happen to resolve it.
Any thoughts? I don't have another BT phone to try
Android 4.0.3, Sense 3.6. Don't know what other info might be helpful.
Thanks.
Charlie
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Hey Charlie,
I remember having a plantonics headset. They were awful for me and they broke eventually. Did you try another headset? I think the headphones you're using could be the source of the problem. Hopefully someone else experienced in BT and headsets can assist you.
SuperAfnan said:
Hey Charlie,
I remember having a plantonics headset. They were awful for me and they broke eventually. Did you try another headset? I think the headphones you're using could be the source of the problem. Hopefully someone else experienced in BT and headsets can assist you.
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The Plantronics headset is fine; it's the Sony car stereo BT function that's making the noise...
It's been a while since I've had the stock ROM on my phone, but try looking under the settings menu in dialer for 'noise suppression' and make sure it's ticked.
Does your head unit have a gain setting for the mic? I had a JVC unit that had one in the Bluetooth menu settings.
Actually, I just looked up your manual, you do have a mic gain.
It looks like you also have an echo canceller/noise canceller setting as well. See what playing with those do for you.
Failing those options, it sounds like you have interference in your mic. Try routing it away from any wires that carry current. You might try just holding it out in the open and making a test call.
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DarkMatter_74 said:
It's been a while since I've had the stock ROM on my phone, but try looking under the settings menu in dialer for 'noise suppression' and make sure it's ticked.
Does your head unit have a gain setting for the mic? I had a JVC unit that had one in the Bluetooth menu settings.
Actually, I just looked up your manual, you do have a mic gain.
It looks like you also have an echo canceller/noise canceller setting as well. See what playing with those do for you.
Failing those options, it sounds like you have interference in your mic. Try routing it away from any wires that carry current. You might try just holding it out in the open and making a test call.
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Head unit - I've tried all settings on mic gain and noise cancellation with no changes at all to the noise, although voice quality changed as expected.
Microphone has been pulled out of the car, literally to the full extent of its cable, with no change. I've wrapped the mic and its cable in tin foil and jumpered that tin foil shield to chassis ground with no change.
It does indeed to me sound like microphone interference, but nothing I do, including a different mic, changes the noise. Head unit and mic have been changed out for new.
Does it happen even with the engine off?
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Does it happen even with the engine off?
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Yes. On, off, no difference. In garage, out of garage, no difference.
charlie.kaiser said:
Yes. On, off, no difference. In garage, out of garage, no difference.
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This tells me it's not interference, at least not from the car's electrical system. Do you happen to live under high tension lines?
Ok, here's what we've got in an extremely simplified flowchart:
mic------>head unit------->bluetooth-------->phone-------->person called
Follow the path, eliminate as you go.
1. Unplug the mic completely. Make a test call, see if your caller hears the noise still. If not, it's either the mic (replaced already, but not unheard of to get multiple bad ones. Try a desktop computer microphone?) or poor shielding in the radio (not easy to fix, even harder to locate.) If it's still there....still might be shielding in the head unit. Unlikely though.
2. You've already messed around with the head unit's settings. Nothing to do here.
3. Bluetooth. My radio used a USB bluetooth adapter, yours is built in. Can't try a different BT.
4. Phone. You don't know someone with a phone with bluetooth? If pairing with a different device results in a clear call, it's the phone (you could try rooting/updating/replacing it. Maybe they just don't like each other?) If the noise is still there with a different phone, it's either the head unit (you got another bad one or they just don't make them very well) or it's outside your control. Maybe the tower itself. You could try driving quite some distance away, till you're on a different tower. See if it's clear then.
Beyond all this, I really don't know of anything else to try, apart from getting a different head unit.
DarkMatter_74 said:
This tells me it's not interference, at least not from the car's electrical system. Do you happen to live under high tension lines?
Ok, here's what we've got in an extremely simplified flowchart:
mic------>head unit------->bluetooth-------->phone-------->person called
Follow the path, eliminate as you go.
1. Unplug the mic completely. Make a test call, see if your caller hears the noise still. If not, it's either the mic (replaced already, but not unheard of to get multiple bad ones. Try a desktop computer microphone?) or poor shielding in the radio (not easy to fix, even harder to locate.) If it's still there....still might be shielding in the head unit. Unlikely though.
2. You've already messed around with the head unit's settings. Nothing to do here.
3. Bluetooth. My radio used a USB bluetooth adapter, yours is built in. Can't try a different BT.
4. Phone. You don't know someone with a phone with bluetooth? If pairing with a different device results in a clear call, it's the phone (you could try rooting/updating/replacing it. Maybe they just don't like each other?) If the noise is still there with a different phone, it's either the head unit (you got another bad one or they just don't make them very well) or it's outside your control. Maybe the tower itself. You could try driving quite some distance away, till you're on a different tower. See if it's clear then.
Beyond all this, I really don't know of anything else to try, apart from getting a different head unit.
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I did try unplugging the mic and the noise goes away, but according to Sony and the vendor, if a mic isn't plugged in, the entire audio chain gets muted automatically, so it's not much of a test. I'm going to see if I can dig up another mic like a computer mic with a mute or on/off switch and see what that might do.
I'm in a rural area and not too many cell phones I can borrow here. Might be one I can find...
I'll try another tower too; that's something I have not tried. But this really sounds like audio input chain noise rather than post-processing noise. I was an audio engineer in a previous life and I am still leaning towards mic-related issues...
Thanks.
charlie.kaiser said:
I did try unplugging the mic and the noise goes away, but according to Sony and the vendor, if a mic isn't plugged in, the entire audio chain gets muted automatically, so it's not much of a test. I'm going to see if I can dig up another mic like a computer mic with a mute or on/off switch and see what that might do.
I'm in a rural area and not too many cell phones I can borrow here. Might be one I can find...
I'll try another tower too; that's something I have not tried. But this really sounds like audio input chain noise rather than post-processing noise. I was an audio engineer in a previous life and I am still leaning towards mic-related issues...
Thanks.
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Update... Tried driving to another location, and voila! The noise disappeared. I'm now getting normal audio from the system. And what's really strange... back at the house the noise is gone as well...
Thanks to all for the suggestions and ideas! Glad it wasn't something more difficult to fix...
Hi Y´all!
As the title suggests, this is my review of the Creative Aurvana Platinum headset. Since i use it almost exclusively with SGN3, it seems logical to post my review here.
As this constitutes my view of the product, i think that a couple of words about me would be in order.
First: I´m no audiophile. I don´t own heaps of headsets, amplifiers, speakers and whatnot. Consequently i can not provide a comparison to scores of other headsets. I am simply a guy that's been searching for a bluetooth headset, that suits my purposes, for a very long time.
I have however tried several solutions along the line and can obviously provide a comparison within those limitations.
Up until Aurvana Platinum i have, among others, tried Jabra Tag, Clipper and Halo 1. Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970, Motorola S9, and finally a positively ancient HTC S100.
With that aside, on to the main event:
Interesting official spec´s with comments
Drivers: 50mm Neodymium magnet
Noise Reduction Level: Up to 20dB (90%) with quad microphones (3 reduction levels)
Wireless Technology: Bluetooth v3.0
NFC pairing enabled.
Bluetooth Profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, HSP, HFP (HD Voice ready*)
Audio Codec: aptX, AAC, FastStream**, mSBC, SBC
Operating Range: Up to 10m / 33ft
Charge via USB: 5VDC, 500mA
Charge time: 2 hours (Fairly accurate)
Play time: 15 hours without Active Noise Cancellation. (Haven´t timed it objectively but not entirely off. Easily an 8 hour work day with noise cancellation).
Talk time: 21 hours without Active Noise Cancellation. (Could very well be right).
Weight: 332g / 11.7oz
The headset comes i a high quality cardboard box.
Apart from the headset you´ll find an airplane adapter, a tanglefree cable for wired connection, a carrying pouch, a quick start guide and a standard USB/Micro USB cable for charging. No mains charger though.
The carrying pouch is an afterthought and fleece lined which saves it from being a downright insult. Now it´s merely a disgrace :crying:
The build quality feels solid enough for everyday use and well put together, allthough i can´t help noting that all the shiny polished-metal surfaces are in fact plastic. Apart from the charger and audio jacks there isn´t a scrap of metal visible anywhere.
I haven´t tried purposefully dropping them on the floor and have yet to drop them by accident but i feel they should survive the occasional drop from head height.
Make no mistake though A toughened, Mil-grade, provide-music-to-coalminers headset this is definitely not
Controls have just the right tactile feedback and feel nice & firm without any wobble.
Wearing comfort is excellent. You can easily wear these for hours on end. The foam/faux leather pads are soft and pliant. After a while i tend to forget they´re there.
Firmness of fit is adequete for office work, driving, leisurely bicycling and other commuting without taking any special considerations.
Jogging, fitness and other heavy physical activity: Look elsewhere.
Operation & controls:
The only thing you´ll find on the left earcup is the micro USB jack for charging. Everything else is on the right earcup.
A multifunction button turns the headset on/off, starts bluetooth pairing, plays music, pauses music, accepts calls, rejects calls, promts for battery stats by voice and starts voice dial. All dependant on short clicks, long clicks, double clicks and very long clicks as well as context.
In combination with the volume up/down buttons the multifunction button also provides reset function and pairing of two headsets to the same source allthough i haven´t tried this for lack of a second compatible headset.
The NFC area is clearly marked below the multifunction button.
Two buttons provide previous/next track. As mentioned there are two separate buttons for volume up/down. A sliding switch for enabling/disabling active noise cancellation. A button for toggling between the three different noise cancellation profiles and finally a 2,5 mm headphone jack.
The headphone jack is for media consumption only. As there are only 3 contact points on the male jack i have to conclude that you cannot use the headset for wired phone calls.
Pairing up with Note 3 is a breeze. No need to turn on the headset. Just put it on, go to your home screen on your phone and simply slide the back of your phone slowly down the right earcup.
You get a generic female voice stating "Powering on" followed by a pairing signal and you´re good to go. If you´re still at the home screen tapping the multifunction button on the headset once will start music playback from last played track and list.
For some reason disconnecting and turning off the headset, on the other hand, seems quirky and somewhat illogical to me.
Get this: First NFC tap turns the headset on, starts bluetooth on your phone, pairs up and is ready to play.
Second NFC tap disconnects and turns off bluetooth on your phone but headset stays on. You have to turn power off manually
Yes you might want to pair up to something else without NFC right? Wrong - manually pairing involves turning the headset on and keep pressing the multifunction button to make the headset visible to other devices.
But then you might want to keep the headset on to use the Noise cancellation for some peace & quiet on, say - a plane trip right? Wrong again - The slider switch turns noise cancellation on/off totally independent of the "Powering on/off" sequence by the multifunction button.
It´s not a deal breaker for me. I just don´t get it - is all.
Voice dialling has its own issues. When you activate voice dialling and your Note3 is active/on the home screen what you get is S-voice.
For the English-native part of you this works great - Calling Peter, Paul or Mary.
If you, like me, however have to call Jørgen Sørensen or Nivinnguaq Kristoffersen it doesn´t work. I spent a short while trying to figure out if it would be possible to point voice dialling at a different app. Couldn´t make it work.
Sound quality:
This, in my humble non-audiophile opinion, is where the headset really shines. But damn they sound nice. Compared to other headsets i ever tried, Bluetooth AND wired, they´re in a league totally of their own. Both listening to music and doing phonecalls i´ve never listened to anything remotely comparable. My conversation partners have all reported loud and clear speech. Music is well defined. I can clearly hear the various instruments. Even turning volume all the way up on AC/DC "skies on fire" the bass stays dry and well defined. Drum beats are short and to the point. Brian Johnson´s easily recognized vocal stays clear. :angel:
The bluetooth connection is not totally wired-rock-solid, but again it is totally the best experience i ever had wireless connection wise.
The noise cancellation is also the best i ever heard, albeit i can only compare with one other wired headset whose make & model i sadly don´t remember.
Being a powerplant engineer i decided to push the envelope a bit.
I turned the noise cancellation up to high (called airplane mode) and wore them in the pictured generator room where about a megawatt of diesel engines tried to ruin my hearing.
What can i say - Noise cancellation works. I had no trouble at all hearing the engines but the sound was very far from the usual eye-watering roar.
If i had to work there for hours on end i´d resort to industri standard protection but for a short visit - no problem.
Pros:
Stellar sound quality
Excellent wearing comfort.
Good solid connection.
Easy pairing
Great active noise cancellation
Decent battery life.
Neither Nors
Build quality
Cons:
Not for sports.
Quirky controls
Voice dialling (For me at least)
The pouch is a disgrace
All in all the best headset i ever had.
Regards
ELO
Just to be clear once paired you can just turn them on off as normal correct ? You dont have to NFC everytime do you ?
Either way thanks for review..looking at BT headphones but still in early stages of gathering info.
You forgot to add the price. This is a $299.99 product, price taken from amazon.
Thanks for the great write up and review. Definitely going to buy one now.
xManMythLegend said:
Just to be clear once paired you can just turn them on off as normal correct ? You dont have to NFC everytime do you ?
Either way thanks for review..looking at BT headphones but still in early stages of gathering info.
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You are very welcome.
Actually I usually do NFC them every time.
To me it feels easier than switching them on, followed by enabling bluetooth on your Note3.
Will try it your way and see what happens.
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Just tried it. If you turn the headset on and turn on bluetooth on your phone, the headset will show up as a paired device.
You can the manually select the headset and you´re connected.
You then have to shut down bluetooth again manually when you´re done.
Even if you NFC disconnect.
Regards
Elo.
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Deekayy said:
You forgot to add the price. This is a $299.99 product, price taken from amazon.
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Hi!
Correct. I didn´t add price. It was a deliberate choice as prices vary around the globe on account of taxes & customs, shipping expenses, available vendors etc.
For example Amazon wont sell electronics to Greenland. In Denmark there´s a 25% VAT.
But maybe you´re right. I haven´t read many reviews without a price.
Regards
Elo.
justimagination said:
Thanks for the great write up and review. Definitely going to buy one now.
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You are very welcome.
Actually perhaps you should wait for a second opinion.
Like i said. I´m no audiophile and have never listened to anything else in the same price bracket.
I´m not having second thoughts & don´t complain. Just saying is all.
Regards
Elo
Hi, and thanx for a good review.
I would like to ask one detail:
- When you use the headset for a phone or a meeting call and the noise cancelling is on, can you hear your own voice or is it also "cancelled"?
I have tested a number of premium headsets with noise cancelling mics and they all have this same problem - you can't hear even your own voice which makes talking really akward.
.Dude. said:
Hi, and thanx for a good review.
I would like to ask one detail:
- When you use the headset for a phone or a meeting call and the noise cancelling is on, can you hear your own voice or is it also "cancelled"?
I have tested a number of premium headsets with noise cancelling mics and they all have this same problem - you can't hear even your own voice which makes talking really akward.
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Hi!
You´re quite welcome.
Actually your own voice does take a hit. Personally though i have no problems hearing what i say.
Regards
Elo
Second opinion
Hi Y´all!
Check this out:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/hi-fi-and-audio/headphones/creative-aurvana-platinum-1234522/review
This guy is somewhat less than impressed.
Dunno - Maybe it´s just me
Still no personal regrets though.
Regards
Elo.
Do these make your ears sweaty at all? That's always the problem I have with these types of headsets.
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Do these make your ears sweaty at all? That's always the problem I have with these types of headsets.
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No - To me, wearing comfort is excellent. About the only thing i seem to agree upon with that techradar dude.
Now - this thought might be borderline paranoid but better safe than sorry. As my profile states i live in Greenland - as in the arctic part of the world. In the wintertime (we just had a small blizzard & currently have about a yard of snow on the ground) the air is bone dry.
I received the headset in february and consequently have no "summertime experience"
Also NYC is about 20 degrees latitude more southward than Nanortalik. Maybe the increased moisture in the air would add to the problem.
I really wouldn´t know.
Regards
Elo.
Polar67 said:
No - To me, wearing comfort is excellent. About the only thing i seem to agree about with that techradar dude.
Now - this thought might be borderline paranoid but better safe than sorry. As my profile states i live in Greenland - as in the arctic part of the world. In the wintertime (we just had a small blizzard & currently have about a yard of snow on the ground) the air is bone dry.
I received the headset in february and consequently have no "summertime experience"
Also NYC is about 20 degrees latitude more southward than Nanortalik. Maybe the increased moisture in the air would add to the problem.
I really wouldn´t know.
Regards
Elo.
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Yes, sadly in NYC it gets so damn humid. I've tried these types of bluetooth headsets and each one is a nightmare in the summer. In the winter I wear them over my hat, so it's less of an issue. But when it's warm, every time I take the headphones off, I need a napkin to wipe my ears. Gross.
Anyway, I just saw the price of these. Too rich for my blood. So I guess I don't really have to worry about it anyway.