 To all gym rats and outdoor people |
| Review Date: April 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Brian P. Redmond, |
| I've been using this headset for to years now. It is fantastic. Best product. Why is simple I run on a treadmill every single workout. It's comfortable sits on your ears without moving or even adjusting. I sweat alot while working out 5 days a week.Very easy to fast forward or rewind any song. Easy to turn up or down. Very sturdy and all I do is charge it after ever other workout. I'm buying my second one for my girlfriend. Unhook the leash. |
Amaizing sound for a bluetooth device
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| Review Date: July 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. E. Cossa, Miami, FL USA |
I am really pleased with this BlueAnt X5i headset. It has great sound, pairs easyly with my laptop and my mobile phone (AT&T Tilt) and it is confortable too.
I recommend it! |
Portable, affordable, but complex
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| Review Date: November 9, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Trot Aceman, Albany, NY USA |
There are two things that can annoy faster than anything else: having to spend 5 minutes untangling headphone cords before listening to music, or having a wires running around all over the place when active. For example, when riding a bicycle, one has to run wires down clothing, which tends to pull the earbuds out or the headphones off.
Research indicated there were very few options in wireless headphones that were affordable and would beam music wirelessly from source to headphones. Most solutions seemed to include a rather large base that remained somewhat fixed near a home media source. The Blueant X5 stereo headphones are about the only affordable, portable wireless solution available.
These headphones work absolutely perfectly, if all you ever do is listen to one device plugged into the base transmitter. Right out of the package, the headphones connect to the base and music plays through them immediately with no real work at all. They are portable, sound really great, and the specialized battery packs get about 16 hours before they need recharging. The range on them for a bluetooth device is pretty impressive, certainly enough to have the transmitter ride along with an iPod shuffle or other MP3 player in a fanny pack or backpack while riding.
They work perfectly, that is, once you get them working the first time and never change the setup. They don't work as perfectly if you try to take advantage of the other capabilities Blueant offers in these.
For example... these headphones can pair with a cell phone, and be used to take phone calls, which is perfect during the workday. The recent firmware upgrade (we won't even get into what a nightmare that was to try to do, but it DID work) makes things a LITTLE easier to re-connect to the previous phone, but trying to get the unit to balance between what it should connect to and when it should connect can be tricky at best, further complicated by the cryptic flashing blue and red lights (which I found in many cases indicate different things than the user guide said they were).
And now we get into more of the negatives. The battery packs are proprietary, and belong only to this device, meaning if you want a new one or a spare, you have to buy it through Blueant. So far, I haven't needed new ones. When plugging in the units to charge, the base transmitter automatically starts itself up, and refuses to shut off. Then, plugging in the headphones at the same time seems to lead to some weird pairing where you can't get everything to shut off, or the headphones to charge. They may be charging; the lights just don't seem to indicate that.
Next, a couple of design flaws.
-Flaw #1: the microphone plugs into the headphones in the same place as the USB/charge cable does. This wouldn't be a problem, except the microphone is tiny, and I am constantly forgetting to plug the microphone back in after charging, meaning I can't use this device to talk on my cell phone because the mic is sitting on my desk at home.
-Flaw #2: the wire that runs from L to R on the headphones itself is not enclosed, and continuously "escapes", making it vulnerable to breaking. Fortunately a small amount of electrical tape remedies this.
-Flaw #3: the batteries seem awfully easy to dislodge just enough to lose power, meaning you've shut off either the headphones, or the transmitter, or both. It happens every so often, usually when I try to click on the "accept call" button.
Learning what all the buttons do, and how they do it, if you want to pair with other devices, is its own form of complex programming. It seems like just when everything is working the way it should be, the headphones lose connection and re-pairing is needed with devices.
Overall, I'm giving these a 4. I'd give them less, except they really are the only feasible wireless headphone solution of their kind, which offers portability and the ability to connect to any device with a headphone jack. They are perfect for someone who exercises, especially on a bicycle or other equipment where a wire can cause a somewhat dangerous situation sometimes. Despite the difficulty, I am usually able to use them to talk on my cell phone during the workday, and the sound is very clear and stereo (makes phone calls a little weird, but they SOUND great). It just seems like Blueant could make them function a little easier, and fix a few simple design flaws, and this product would easily be a 5, no question.
For the money I paid, and what I use them for, they are a still a good value, despite some of the headaches, and should make any audiophile happy about not having to deal with extra wires or being connected to devices without sacrificing sound quality.
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Good product, better price.
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| Review Date: March 31, 2009 |
| Reviewer: EndUser, |
My headset was delivered well before expected. The vendor was also kind enough to doublecheck my address (Recently changed).
I've been using this piece for roughly a month, and I have to say it was worth waiting for. Everything that has been said about this headset is true, both the good and bad.
The collapsing band does save space in a bag, though it does encourage the wire to slip from it's groove. Easily pressed back with a fingernail. There is a seam close to the earpiece assembly joining to the band that can be rough on the ears. That too can be resolved with electrical tape. Connecting to a laptop for music can be a pain. Music can skip, or even speed to catch up to the track's position. Things like this can be fixed with a resync. As far as sound goes it might sound slightly higher in tone compared to some music systems, but it's still very enjoyable.
Despite all this, I am glad I went with this product. Convenience, freedom from wires was what I wanted. That's exactly what I got. |
I'm happy....
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| Review Date: August 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Patterson, Long Island, New York |
| While I was hesitant after reading the rather drab review of the DOA unit, I caved in and bought one from (probably) the same Amazon seller. Mine came, I tried to turn it on, and it seemed DOA as well. A quick 10 minute charge then enabled the LEDs to start functioning. Seems when shipped with a totally dead battery, no indicators will not work. Once that was out of the way, I charged it the full term (3 hours), and it paired with my LG enV first time out. Music sounds great. I still have to master answering phone calls while streaming music. Not sure if it's the headset or the phone, but it gets messy... Overall, does the job. For the price (sub $30 USD, plus shipping) it's a steal. |
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