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Bluetooth Headset Reviews
Information to help you choose the best
Bluetooth headset for your needs and preferences |
These reviews will help you
choose the Bluetooth headset that is best for you, and will
hopefully save you from making a costly mistake.
As surprising - and
disappointing - as it may seem, not all Bluetooth headsets work
well, and some work very poorly. Read through our reviews
to see what is hot and what is not.
Check back regularly; new
equipment is being reviewed all the time.
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High End Headset Comparison |
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We compare and contrast
the Aliph Jawbone, the Jawbone 2, the BlueAnt Q1 and Cardo S-800 headsets to help you
decide which you should buy.
Read the
comparison here. |
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BlueAnt Q1 Headset |
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An interesting new
approach to headset design, this two piece unit is
comfortable and easy to carry, with a moderate feature set
and a $35 street price.
Full review of the
BlueAnt Q1 headset here. |
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Cardo S-640 Headset |
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An interesting new
approach to headset design, this two piece unit is
comfortable and easy to carry, with a moderate feature set
and a $35 street price.
Full review of the
Cardo S-640 headset here. |
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Cardo S-800 Headset |
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A more traditionally
designed headset, and offering excellent audio quality.
Its excellent audio combined with a very realistic $20
or less
street price makes it a preferred headset for you to
consider.
Full review of the
Cardo S-800 headset here. |
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Jabra BT125 Headset |
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Jabra is the world's
largest manufacturer of Bluetooth headsets, and their BT125
unit sets a new high value/low price point in the
marketplace.
At a mere $25 (and
sometimes less) from
Amazon , it is
definitely worth considering.
Full review of the
Jabra BT125 headset here. |
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Motorola H3 Headset |
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Motorola's H3 headset
is a newer design than the HS800 and HS850, and has both a
more modern look and a lower price point.
But although - in theory - it has a lot going for it,
poor sound quality makes it a poor choice of
At
slightly more than
$30 it
would be fairly priced if only it worked better.
Full review of the
Motorola H3 headset here. |
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Motorola HS850 Headset |
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Motorola has learned
from their earlier poor Bluetooth headsets (eg the HS800
mentioned at the bottom of this page) and with their HS850,
have come up with a good unit that works well and has no
offsetting negatives. Some people might think the
design a bit dated.
Originally costing about
$65
and now available for less, it was fairly priced when it
first came out, but now is no longer state of the art.
Full review of the
Motorola HS850 headset here. |
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Plantronics Discovery 650E
Headset |
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An interesting headset
that performs well, and with a unique way of storing the
headset when not in use.
Flexible charging options, and the ability to be paired
with two phones simultaneously add to the headset's appeal.
A street price of about $55 (Feb 08) made it fairly
priced back then, but subsequently, pricing has dropped and
this is no longer a great value.
Full review of
the Plantronics Discovery 650E headset here. |
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Technocel T360
Headset |
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A basic headset with
all the essential features needed in a headset but little
fancy or extra. But
it performs well and is fairly priced (street price of about
$23 in June 2010), and for many people will be all that
anyone needs.
Full review of
the Technocel T360 headset here. |
In Car Speakerphone type
Units
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Parrot Easydrive |
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The latest product from
Bluetooth specialists Parrot, with better performance and
more features than the earlier DriveBlue. Sells for
about $100.
Works well. Recommended.
Full
review of the Parrot Easydrive here. |
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Parrot CK3000 |
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The ultimate in car
hands-free kits, hard wired into your car's sound system for
best fidelity.
Better quality than the DriveBlue, but (obviously) not
portable, and more expensive ($199 plus installation costs).
Recommended for your main driving car.
Full
review of the Parrot CK3000 here. |
Older/Obsolete Models
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A reasonably fully
featured and affordable headset ($45) with computer audio
profile capability too.
A good value unit back when originally released, but now
no longer 'state of the art'.
Full
review of the 8Com BH-220 headset here. |
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Aliph Jawbone Headset |
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A distinctive design,
good sound quality and great noise cancellation, the Aliph
Jawbone is a good headset, but with a $75 street price is
hardly a bargain price.
Full review of the
Aliph Jawbone headset here. |
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Motorola Bluetooth Headset HS800 |
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$90 from the Motorola
website, and as little as $25 from TigerDirect.com, this is
a basic unit, with short battery life, although at a low
price. It does not have both headset and hands-free
profiles. I
couldn't get it to work with either of my test phones (Nokia
3650 and Sony Ericsson T610).
Not recommended. |
And note also this essential
range of headset carrying accessories
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Nectar Blueclip Headset Holders |
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We've two pages of
reviews here, one for a range of
retractable cord style headset holders (one such example
pictured, left) and the other for a range of
necklace style headset holders.
Both ranges are very
moderately priced and very effective. Almost every
Bluetooth headset user should get one of these too..
Recommended. |
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Page last updated
21 Jul 2020
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