Phone-Accessories Reviews

this headset was a waste of money, maybe it just had problems with my computer but the sound output was very low but people told me they could hear me over the mic. just fine. I usually wore a regular headset for sound or sent the sound to my speakers and just used the microphone part, after about a month I ended up breaking it so the mic is no longer attached to the headset, now in the market for a good one.

Works great for PC gaming, but PS2 use is limited. I had no problems using this unit with SOCOM, & SOCOM 2. But it does not work with Champions of Norrath. Now I'll have to buy Sony's headset afterall.

I use Skype to talk not only to my colleagues all over the United States and also to my parents in Japan. I like this USB headset so much that I am ordering it again. Not because it's broken, but because I want one for my home use.

What's good about this headset is that it goes into USB interface instead of speaker interface. If you have a speaker already, you'd have to unplug it and hook the headset in if the headset uses normal speaker interface. But for USB, that's not a problem. Even after using long hours, your ears won't hurt. Stereo one covers your ears too hard that my colleagues complain that their ears hurt.

So far, it never went bad or anything. The quality of the product is pretty good. Now that Skype is offering this feature that allows you to call all over the world with a minimal fee, I am getting one for my home!

THESE HEADPHONES WERE CHEAP. BUT THEY R GOOD. WHEN I BOUGHT THESE HEADPHONES I REALZED THEY ARE TO BIG IN SIZE. BUT THEY ARE WORTH. BUT FOR STREET STYLE I RECOMMEND BUY ANY OTHER MONITOR HEADPHONES FOR PAYING A LITTLE MORE.

Pros:
- In terms of sound quality, it is above-average in its class.
- So very very comfy!

Cons:
- It sounds very weak on portable players. If you want headphones for you're mp3 or CD player, these are NOT a good choice.
- Big
- Yes, they sound good for cheap headphones. But they just don't sound as good as a pair of $100 headphones.

Another thing worth mentioning - the cord is extremely long. This may be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on what you're using it for. Normaly I love long cords, but the cord in this is just ridiculously long.

If you're in the market for computer or media system headphones, and want something you can wear all the time withought you're ears coming off, these are a great choice. If you want some better sounding headphones, and comfort isn't an issue, then I would recommend the Jensen JF25 Stereo Headphones.

I'm not an audiophile par excellence, but I do know a thing or two about comfort. I bought the less expensive Sony MDR-V150 headphones for a song, and returned them after a couple of weeks because the darned things were very tight and uncomfortable. I would say that this MDR-CD280 is about the same in terms of quality, but leaps and bounds better in terms of comfort. I can wear these all day long and not even know they are on. And music sounds great. If you don't want to spend too much, and you want comfort, you've found the right product.

Well, I embarked on finding a new set of travel headphones after my last long plane ride. The earbuds just weren't hacking it, even though the pair I have are quite good. The jet engine noise finally got to me.

I have an old pair of Sony MDR-M77 headphones which are quite good, but I wanted something new. So, I studied what was available and settled on the MDR-V500DJ headphones. After purchasing a pair, I regret my choice and I am returning them.

When I got these headphones, I immediately plugged them into my iPod and picked a favorite cut from XTC (Mayor of Simpleton). As I listened to the song, I kept wondering what was wrong, Then, it dawned on me, the treble was entirely muffled. I grabbed the MDR-M77 and did a A-B test with several tracks. Same result. The MDR-V500DJ has little or no high-end. Just as a sanity check, I grabbed my Sony MDR-V6 phones and did the same test. I consider the MDR-V6 one of the best headphones ever made by the way. Yeah, the bass was definitely richer than the MDR-M77, which seem bright in comparison, but both were much closer to what I expected than the MDR-V500DJ.

I thought it might be the iPod, so picked a coupled of CDs (MFSL Dark Side of the Moon & Bernstein in Berlin-Beethoven Symphony no.9) to try in my portable CD player. Same result. While the MDR-M77 was the brighest of the three, the lack of high end on the MDR-V500DJ made neither CD sound good. Once again, the MDR-V6 was the best and most balanced of the three.

Still seeking the perfect lightweight headphones, I went to a local Magnolia Hi-Fi to try a better comparison. I tried both noise cancelling models from Sony, several Sennheiser models, the MDR-V600, MDR-V500DJ, and MDR-V300. First of all, forget the noise cancelling models. None of them sounded as good as MDR-V500DJ. The MDR-V600 was the best of them all and reminded me of the MDR-V6 (which I understand they replaced). The MDR-V300 is definitely better than the MDR-500DJ by a long shot, and I would say the MDR-V300 is comparable to Sennheiser HD-212. I am going to try them side-by-side at home soon.

Although many of the Sennheiser phones sounded good, they seemed over-priced compared to the MDR-V600. The only one that was close in price and quality was the HD-280. By the way, the HD-280 was uncomfortable and put a lot of pressure on my head.

Unless you like listening to bass only, do not buy the MDR-V500DJ headphones.

Let me begin by saying that these headphones are advertised as "for DJs/for studio use." Given this, one would expect Sony to be targeting their DJ audience with these headphones.

Which they most certainly did not!

While the audio quality of these headphones is quite impressive for the price (surpassing the similarly priced v600s, if you ask me), the fact that these are designed for DJ use bothers me because they lack in volume. Even with both headphone & master volume maxed on my mixer (pre-amp), I find myself struggling to hear what's happening on the channel B while channel A is playing over the speakers.

Kick in the extra cash and get the v700s, which outperform these in every way possible and are much better suited for live performance use. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a set of headphones for home use, these are a reasonable consideration.

Good - Loud, Crisp Sound, Fairly Comfortable, Tough Bad - Big, Heavy, Large Heads Only

I bought these as a replacment to the flimsy plastic headphones that came with my Discman. They definintely serve as a good replacement set for desk listening. They are quite bulky and "DJ" feature of the ear pieces makes them awkward to carry around in a bag. They do a great job helping me tune out the world around me. The cushy ear pads fit comfortably around my ears to seal them off from most outside noise. The bass is almost two much for my little brain - caused heavy brain vibration. The heavy duty construction is a strong selling point for these babies. You can break them with normal use and occasional drops. The do fit fairly snug on my bald head. However, even with my fairly large melon, I have to keep them on one of the smaller settings. The above metioned construction makes them heavy and they tend to slip quick. To prevent this slipping you have to have the cross piece rest directly on your head. Those of you with an afro or fluffy hair may want to consider another set of headphones.

Mine was falling apart within a day. Also, the band is poorly shaped. I can't imagine it fitting anyone. The long cord is good but make sure you need one. Mine gets tangled because it is too long for what i need

I bought these very cheaply at a discount store, for use with my laptop, because earbuds hurt my ears after a while. These headphones are collapsible, which is a plus, but the plastic seems flimsy, which is a minus. I don't think they'd survive being sat on by accident.

The sound is surprisingly good, even on bass! I've only had these for 2 weeks, so I can't attest to longevity. I was going to give 3 stars, but added one more because of the price. For < $10, I can't ask for more.

Great value. Six-foot cord was what I was looking for, so it connects to the computer sound card at the rear, but I can still dance. Folding frame makes for excellent portability. Sound: great! Excellent clarity, bass isn't disappointing. You don't lose anything with this headphone set.

This type of player is absolute must for me, as I put a lot of miles on my bike on weekends. I want music to last for hours and don't want any wires. I used Now Evolution 32MB similar to this player, loved it with exception of limited storage. I tried to purchase Now Evolution NP256, but couldn't find it anywhere! Mojo 1 is the only other option available, which I was reluctant to go for, but had no choice. I was disappointed, when after several attempts to copy my MP3 file directly to internal memory, I realized that I have to use MoodLogic software (supplied) to transfer files, which encrypts them. What a hastle!
External memory is OK for direct coping.

I had such high hopes but this baby is going back. It is a very tempting item for the obvious reasons but here is the lowdown:

- As headphones go, it is heavy, *very* uncomfortable and poorly built.
- The entire product screams " I was built in China!"; plastic has rough edges, the controls are clunky (you move 5 notches if you only want to move one, etc.)
- the transfer software only works for 100 songs and it's three-o for the "full" product; free plug-in did not recognize the player after 45 minutes. I was unable to transfer files and I write software for a living.

-- As I said, the headphone aren't comfortable (and I love back-of-the-head ones in general) so unless you'd buy a pair of nice lambskin gloves that are two sizes small just because they look nice...

Stay away, you have been warned.

The little unit works pretty well.

A couple of things they don't tell you...

1. Although the device looks like a standard usb storage device when connected via the USB, you apparently cannot copy mp3 files directly to the device's memory. They have to be "encrypted" using the supplied cheezy moodlogic software. Music files cannot apparently be copied from the device to your PC. Big brother again I guess. This does not seem to hold true with the mmc/sd card slot.

2. For decent FM reception you must use a small 2.5" supplied FM antenna that is screwed into a threaded slot on the left earpiece. On my unit it's in a matching grey color and stays reasonably flush in the direction of the headband.

The unit shoulds good and is indeed quite wirefree. Records FM to internal memory, which is a neat feature.

The bass on these headphones are actually quite good except that you have to push them in the ears so that the acoustic plus feature seals up the ear canal. If the headphones are not inserted properly there won't be much bass at all. The overall sound quality is pretty good, but I think the high end portable sony headphones have a better upper end clarity. The only real problem with the headphones is that they can become quite uncomfortable because they create some pressure within the ear canal when the acoustic plus seals it up. However at least you can wear glasses with these things because the swoops band goes under the ears and not over so that is a plus.

Even though i dont own these headphones, like all other Aiwa products, these should be just as good. These specific set of headphones are really good if you own an Aiwa cd player. If you own a cd player from sony, they will not work as great as they would on an Aiwa cd player. Aiwa says their products have good bass, well they do, but if you have another brand cd player, its not worth getting. For instance, if you have a sony cd player, they are great, but with these headphones, you wont be toatally satisfied with it because sony cd players dont give enought bass with any type of headphones that you use. And if you want these heaphones for loud music and lots of bass, be sure to own an Aiwa cd player because they are ment to be used with other Aiwa products and not with other companys products even though they are compatible, its just how Aiwa makes their products. And i know this beacause i have an Aiwa cd player with Aiwa headphones and i have tryied to mix brands of cd players and headphones and it does not work too well.

I bought these headphones to work out with. I wanted a pair of headphones that were neckband headphones and without any foam (so they wouldn't get sweaty).

These headphones fit my criteria as well as having a good enough sound for my purposes. I found the sound adequate. The dynamic range didn't seem as good as some other headphones I own. I would use them for working out, but for general purpose I prefer other headphones.

Poor quality unit. That's why AT&T doesn't sell these themselves, but out-sources them instead. Half the time I have a echo in my ear of myself when I use the phone. Now it has developed a "Chripping" sound that you only hear once you have dialed the number. The person on the other end can't hear you when this happens. Solution is hang up, walk over to base unit, pick base unit up about 4 inches from desk, drop base unit on desk, re-dial the phone number. Of course these undocumented features (problems) began shortly after the warranty had expired.

I'd give it 0 stars if I could. I had the same problem with the phone cutting out as the person from Plainview, NY. See AT&T 2300 2.4 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID for the review. I do not have call waiting nor do most of the people I call. AT&T was trying to blame the problem on that, but it must be something else. They sent me a new phone (wrong model) to replace it, but it had the same issue. I sent it back. Later, the original phone was unable to find it's base even though other phones worked fine when plugged into the phone connection.

I don't know what some of you are doing with your phones, but I have not had any problems over the past YEAR with my phone. The only problem I have experienced is that someone in my house left one of my three handsets on the back of my truck. It is nowhere to be found. Thanks alot Kevin!

I've had this headset for a little over two months and the ear piece came off on the right side and will not snap into place anymore so they are going in the garbage! Very very cheaply built! The sound quality is decent but I expected them to last me at least a year. Oh, one more thing, the fit of this headset is very loose unless you have a very big head they are constantly falling down or need adjusting. At $5.99 these would be a good buy! Don't waste your money on this cheaply built headset!

This headset is not very comfortable it tends to fall off easily and if you need to use it for voice recognition it will not work very well. The stereo sound quality is good. The on off switch on the cord does not work all the time. If your looking for quality these are not the item!

despite the bad reviews, this headset is a great one. i use it to play cs and it works just fine. sure it breaks easily but not unless you don't take good care of it. i take good care of my stuff and my headset has been with me for 6 months and it still works fine to this day. don't buy it if u are going to break it tho. its not for breaking :)

Generally i dont write the reviews. But really for this item, i felt like writing.
Beware !!!!!!!!!. MIC Does not work. Mute does not function at all, whether it is off or on. Sound is OK if you keep it low. If you keep it high, then sound is horrible. Think twice before you buy....

I've never written a review on a product before, but this one is so bad I feel I should warn others. The speakers sound great, and the voume control works. That's where the fun ends. The mute button for the microphone doesn't work. Also, the line has a short in it somewhere, every time I breathe I get tons of static. Even with the microphone on "mute". I know that it didn't cost a lot of money, and this just proves you (don't) get what you (don't) pay for.

Headphones are awesome.
mic sucks. it is very very quiet..
I turned the volume up on my comp.. and its still quiet.

These wouldn't even stay on without bending the spring wire. Unfortunatly, the wire is a flat spring steel, and you cannot just bend it without it distorting somewhere else. I spent over an hour trying to find the right way to bend the wire to keep them from just falling off. I got one configuration to work, but only if I did not move my head. They are very lightweight, or at least seem so, since they are usually falling off. I can not attest to the sound quality, as I never got so far as to plug them in. If you buy these, definitely buy a couple of pairs of pliers to assist in the custom fit. You will look really cool with these, no doubt, as you are cruising down the boulevard, constantly fidgeting with them, trying to keep them on your ears. $45 down the toilet.

I am searching online for a replacement of these phones. They are uncomfortable and feel like they'll slide off my ears at any minute. I've tried for a year to use these things. What a waste of money. They just feel awful.

These are by and large the best headphones I've ever used. I'm a college student, and I have to cram my headphones into my backpack to use them after and between classes. Normal headphones usually break after a couple of weeks of this treatment, and earbuds get lost. But these phones have no rigid parts, just a bendy wire that connects the two cans, so they're extremely durable.

The connector loops behind the back of the head, which means they're great for outdoor use because they won't slip off the top of your head like normal headphones. They stay on by slipping partially behind your ears, so they're not on too tight and do tend to come loose every once in a while during very rough activities like jogging.

I find they give better sound and stay in better than ear buds, and they hurt my ears less than the headphones that clip directly onto the top of your ears.

So, for durability, comfort, and ability to stay in place, I highly reccomend these headphones. Plus, they look really cool.