Sony Blue Tooth DR-BT22IK

May 4, 2009 at 1:54 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 5

mrbrad

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Does anyone have any experience with this BT headphone? The only place I can fine user impressions is from sites where they are sold (Amazon) and feedback people have provided. I practice pool at home and it is very nice to have a wireless headphones. I want decent sound, but it doesn't have to be perfect.

Thanks for your help.
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May 6, 2009 at 12:30 AM Post #3 of 5
Just from my experience with low-end Sony phones as well as other cheap wireless sets, I would stay far away from any Bluetooth headphone that wasn't produced by an audiophile-targeted manufacturer. Personally, if I wanted a more mobile set of headphones, I'd either get a bluetooth adapter and attach it to a pair I already enjoyed, or else get an iPod shuffle which is so tiny it doesn't matter anyway. I've heard Etymotic makes a pair of wireless 'phones that use the drivers from the ER4, but other than that I'd be pretty wary.
 
May 6, 2009 at 1:02 AM Post #4 of 5
The Ety8s? Yeah, go for those if you NEED wireless. Or the bluetooth adapter too.
 
May 6, 2009 at 10:12 PM Post #5 of 5
I use these (Sony DR-BT22) with my iphone to replace the AKG K26P I used with the shure iphone adapter cable. I found that they are identical in size and function (foldable, portable) and almost the same in sound quality, (which surprised me with wireless). They are not quite as boomy in the bass as the AKGs unless you swap in the AKG's leatherette pads for the Sony foam earcovers (a perfect fit BTW), then they are almost exact. They are light and comfortable on the ear, but the headband is hard plastic and needs a layer of foam to prevent pain on the top of your head with extended use.

I also like that they are A2DP so I can control the music (pause, volume, skip forward and back) and can be used to answer the cell phone as well (with a bluetooth transmitter on the phone) - all things that may not interest you. My wife has the Motorola S9 in-ear bluetooth with all the same features. They sound great but are too small for my fat head, and I prefer over the ear phones in almost all cases.

I think, like the AKGs, they have great sound for portable devices, especially at that price point, and I'm glad I got them and use them every day on my walk. But I agree with others that if you are just listening to music at home via a bluetooth transmitter on your equipment, then your money is better spent on an adapter for your favorite pair of headphones.
 

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