Selasa, 25 November 2008

Hands On: Cardo S-2 Stereo Bluetooth Headset



Bluetooth headsets are an enticing option for the tech-obsessed, particularly as Micro SD cards have become cheaper and more spacious. After all, why carry a media player, headphones, phone, and Bluetooth headset when your phone and a pair of headphones can give you the same functionality without a single wire? For a long time, though, Bluetooth headphones have been expensive and bulky, and tended to deliver distorted sound.


Comfort is an important consideration whenever you buy headphones, but for a set that you're also using as a phone headset, it's absolutely key. Cardo did a great job here by using a soft, supple pair of wings to hold the speakers to your ears. Even after hours of use, my ears didn't feel pinched or otherwise sore, which is more than I can say for my previous pair of Bluetooth headphones, the Motorola HT820. The S-2's also fold up to a manageable size, which is a big plus for those times when you aren't wearing them.
The headphones and the microphone are loud and powerful enough to be heard in all but the most noisy of urban situations, which is another area where the S-2's trounce the too-quiet Motorola HT820 headphones. And stereo sound quality through the headphones is on a par with the best I've ever heard over Bluetooth.

Battery life with mixed calls and music averaged about 4 to 5 hours, meaning you'll be charging the headphones about every other day. Thankfully, the S-2's feature a standard mini-USB port, so if you have access to a computer at work, battery charging will be less of a bother.


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