I have the Plantronics Voyager set which you plug in earpiece in to make it a stereo ear piece which is very small, Carol
Sent from my iPhone > On 15 Mar 2016, at 07:24, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Marie, > > These sound interesting ... so I wait to need more earphones ... > > The Anchor wireless transmitter also sounds interesting. (To be clear, it's > not bluetooth but wireless, right?) Which one do you have, please? I really > could do with one of these. > > Carol P > > >> On 15/03/2016 02:50, Marie wrote: >> Yes I have the LG 730 and they are currently the only BT headphones I use. I >> don't think you can get much quality sound without blocking some external >> noise. I do, however find an unacceptable lag on both my IPhone 6 and my >> ITouch. But I use a very tiny transmitter from Anker to send the signal from >> the Stream or the Plextalk with little or no lag and decent sound on books, >> music or podcasts. >> Marie >> . >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange >> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:37 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece >> or used in both ears for great music sound >> >> Hi Eric, >> >> >> >> Sorry, I just am not a bluetooth hi-fi expert. I think however that it's >> virtually impossible to get both a good hi-fi experience, and still allow >> environmental sound to be heard; so, I think you are stuck with either >> Aftershokz or to just use one ear when possible (like these allow). >> >> >> >> I did find an article about a variation of this from LG which is the HBS730 >> (the ones I am reviewing are the HBS900). The reviewers thought the HBS730 >> were just the best bluetooth sound *ever*, but they thought the retractable >> wire management on the HBS900 was great. I believe the HBS730 are also this >> collar design, but the wires don't retract. >> >> >> >> Chip >> >> >> >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of SSEric >> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 5:45 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece >> or used in both ears for great music sound >> >> >> >> Chip, I agree this is a pretty good product. It does keep your earbuds >> readily available, too. >> >> >> >> The problem I have is the buds are the type that isolate you from outside. >> You can not push them in quite so far, but then you lose most of the >> quality. >> >> >> >> I would really like to find tips that deliver the good sound, but do not >> block out all outside sounds. If you or anyone knows of anything, it will be >> most appreciated. I actually did try attaching tips from Bose MIE, but they >> have a proprietary fit to the earbud which I could not get to stay on the >> LG. Too bad because they are the best bud tips I have ever used. >> Unfortunately, the MIE are wired. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> E >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Chip Orange >> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 4:52 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or >> used in both ears for great music sound >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> When I went to sign up for my AT&T service, the very knowledgable salesman >> and my wife fell into a discussion about his bluetooth device, which my >> sighted wife said was unlike anything she had ever seen. He told us that it >> was an LG Tone Infinim, and in his opinion he would never go back to a >> standard ear-piece. >> >> >> >> This device is shaped like a horse-shoe, and sits on your shoulders, >> encompassing 300 degrees or so around your neck, with the open portion >> facing directly forward. >> >> >> >> Each arm has controls on the top and the sides (lots of actual buttons), and >> the mike is built into one of the arms. But best of all are the ear-buds >> which nestle in small nooks at the end of each arm, and are attached with >> spring-loaded 10 inch long wires. When not in use, you press a button and >> they automatically retract back into the device, so nothing is in your ear >> to impeed your hearing. >> >> >> >> When you get a call (the device will vibrate if you set it up that way, and >> it will also vibrate if you begin to walk away from your phone), you simply >> grab an earbud and pull it out and insert into your ear. If you want better >> sound, or to listen to music, you pull both out. >> >> >> >> The controls on the right arm are dedicated to controlling audio (fast >> forward, rewind, pause/play), and the controls on the other are >> volume/vibrate and interface with Siri so you can give verbal commands. >> >> >> >> I've waited a couple of months before I said anything here because I wanted >> to be sure I also thought it was enormously better than a standard >> ear-piece, and absolutely I think it is. It comes in any number of colors >> (my wife's opinion is that the silver/gray is the most professional >> looking), and having it around my neck doesn't bother me at all. I do get >> a lot of compliments on how it looks, and a lot of requests for demos. >> >> >> >> A charge lasts about 3 days. I find the audio quality excellent, but admit >> to not being an expert on the audio quality of all bluetooth devices, so I'm >> putting a review link below, and an Amazon link to the silver for $90 also. >> >> >> >> I have to admit my wife and I had each already purchase other bluetooth >> headsets, and we don't know what we're going to do with them, but we're >> using this from now on. >> >> >> >> Hth, >> >> >> >> Chip >> >> >> >> review: >> >> http://www.lg.com/us/bluetooth-headsets-headphones/lg-HBS-900-tone-infinim >> >> Amazon: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/LG-Infinim-HBS-900-Wireless-Headset/dp/B00NW2JBYO/ref= >> sr_1_2?s=electronics >> <http://www.amazon.com/LG-Infinim-HBS-900-Wireless-Headset/dp/B00NW2JBYO/ref >> =sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1457900610&sr=1-2&keywords=lg+infinim> >> &ie=UTF8&qid=1457900610&sr=1-2&keywords=lg+infinim > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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