Today's review is not long, not clever at all, in fact, about anything. In fact, that here considered, only some two new wired headset Nokia, announced sometime before the new year and already have caused in my mind pleasant feeling of comfort, though has come true, finally, some long-cherished dream. Look at them, a fusion of modern technology and blah-blah-blah ... But first let me make an easy REW in the past.
Generally speaking, a wired Nokia accessories can be divided into three groups, where they are anchored both in time and the quality that got the consumer. Interestingly, the temporal and qualitative parameters are inextricably linked and we can already say that the company came to a definite result. I will not wonder why it was impossible to do it sooner, or why even in the year of 2005 not to learn from Sony Ericsson, where for the first time with a music device, and then as a separate unit, started selling the headset with push-quality headset. In general, it was like. When Nokia has just started to produce mobile phones, complete sets were odnouhie and enough ugly in the network and I could not find any related photos, yes, and let them. Over time, when it became clear that this industry (I mean mobile communications device) is a natural mine with precious stones, which, moreover, has not yet come to an end, there were more modern phones, smartphones, and so on. However, the headset, in fact, changed little, stereoresheny from the company was not. Then, during the LSD-design gay and bizarre experiments headset for music had the same make, since many phones have begun to use to listen to music radio. It was a time of such samples as the HS-3, beautiful, but terribly uncomfortable, and no by the sound. There were also all sorts of monsters HDS-3, HDD-1 (its like you could use a Nokia 8850), HS-7 is more or less normal, and is still actively used by many is the HS-23 (although it is, frankly, Well does not "hallo"). The achievements should include the fact that someone from the design office "dopetril" to a simple fact - a headset for convenience can be worn around the neck! Hooray! With this and ended becoming wired headsets Nokia, the first stage. But all were aware that the market requires different solutions. And they were not slow in coming. If we talk about what happened over the last couple of years, against a background of active construction of music phones have appeared rather strange headset with indices HS-81, HS-62, HS-47, the company still could not decide which to use the same socket, or 2.5 mm , or 3.5 mm. Therefore it was coming from the special headphones for the Nokia N91 and Nokia 5700 in conjunction with Philips. In addition, the use and purchase in retail stores offers a variety of third-party headphones. Yes, another interesting Nokia headphones can be found bundled headset BH500, a pity that they had no place in sets with other products. There still must say that it is in Nokia have implemented a great deal - not only equipped with remote control music model, but also offered it for use as a separate accessory for all mobile phone models (of course, from those that can play music). Here, the company has made a real gift to consumers - could in fact these pultiki leave as a marketing advantage, but no. I can safely say that with the 2007th year of the second stage in building the line, despite the successful model in conjunction with 5700, good quality and headsets on sale and did not appear.It is possible that you do not agree with me, but if you start from a reference in the form HPM-70/75/77, then the explanation is not needed. The fact that SE made once and for all, the Nokia comprehend slowly, thoroughly.
This year - the third round. And he, praise marketers and engineers can not but rejoice. Take, for example, HS-102. What do we see? We see a wired headset with a length of cable about a meter (without headphones), plus forty inches for the asymmetric part with an earphone, a "small" cable has a length of slightly more than ten centimeters. There is a clothespin, a block with a microphone, it's interesting that he covered with the metal plate on top, bottom plastic. Blocks is the key to answer the call, the volume rocker, you will agree that few headsets available on the market have it. Now about themselves headphones. They are made almost entirely of metal, silicone nozzle replacement, at the cut with the company logo you can see the texture of the material. By weight, they are not too exotic, weight to, but in moderation. Included with the headset will go packing in three sizes, the most convenient to me to be mean. Find fault with the design, construction, yet some "superficial" things rather difficult, all at a high level. Only crocodile to attach to clothing could make his own, we have seen in a hundred other products. However, what's the difference? It can be removed and the length of the cable is not too big to think about it. To start talk about testing the microphone, it was so. Nokia N81 in your pocket, I walked next to the road (understudy Rublevsky highway, if you're interested, there are noisy during the day) and talked on the phone. In this case, do not hold the microphone to his mouth, he was in the area of the chest. All's well pleased at the level of the sides did not complain. Honestly, I conducted tests willy-nilly, he took the product for testing, and he forgot at home headphones, and now had to operate this unit. After that I decided to listen to music. As already mentioned in the article about the comparison N81 8Gb and the W960, I have tried several headphones, it's been all sorts of different models, such as expensive and not very much. What I liked in the HS-102: an absolutely adequate to work with the regime EQ Bass Booster, and even made his own "preset" too. Good sound, especially if you are not chasing something audiophile in my opinion, ninety percent of those people who buy modelka for your phone, foaming at the mouth will prove to disagree that it is better and there is nothing. Ridiculous argument, because the headset is interesting to select for high-quality player, and your phone is a thankless task. For myself, I finally determined that never again buy a headset just to test the phone, enough, played enough - there is a complete model, so she and I will enjoy. Or you can look at anything else in the line of accessories, like HS-102, for example. Here is what else is interesting? That is, in fact, ordinary, familiar in-ear headphones with a microphone and the ability to control the volume remotely. More than sufficient for happiness, especially at this price (more on this at the end). Do not want to sound boring, but I really do not get tired of chasing for some quality, collecting crazy sets - enough time to just listen. Problem is not as music but rather for what it right? I should add that with the appropriate nozzles sound securely locked in your ears and comes out, irritating others.
The second model is called the HS-103, as one might expect from the title, this model is "older." In fact, she's just a different format, and continues to work overhead headsets of 2007, once again reminded that they were not very (to put it mildly) is good. Here we see exactly the same unit with a microphone, as in the HS-102 cable for each earphone. The design model is good, the market can meet a lot of similar stuff in Nokia, obviously, long look at the best-selling and successful designs. Sami cup round, they can move both left and right and up and down, assembly, despite the articulation is good, no squeaks, no backlash and so on. There is a regulation-sized head, rake, metal, looks safe. Cups, plastic headband decorated with soft-touch, it's a very nice addition, but was especially pleased to discover the skin on the ear cups and the part that touches the back of my head, it does not leatherette, I even tried to burn it (maybe refractory leatherette?) . Somehow directly unexpectedly well, what do you think? Surprises continued when listening, in the case of HS-102 I could still carry a blizzard about the end of the fight and all that, but he will not do that, the sound is very decent, better than the similar product from the SE, much better. Again, this is when listening to a couple of N81 8Gb, as well as be with N91 - even afraid to imagine, perhaps, go crazy with happiness. In general, the bass here bassist and velvety, transparent top, middle, distinctly and delicious, so are these testers, audio products, I know. It would not be funny, but I'm not a fan of headphones form factor, I want to buy it is HS-103, and it sits on your head is not particularly noticeable, because cups are not so great, is not convex. And once again convinced of how far out until the wireless device, the sound in the BH503, the comparison is not worth it, not that. Ear block the music well, surrounding something they hear, but not loudly.
In short, Nokia has made a real gift for owners of phones with 3.5 mm jack - an extremely high-quality headsets that are in something even better solutions on the SE, HS-103 really so sure. The idea is that they can be used with other techniques, for example, I am now writing this and listening on a laptop soundtrack for the film "Swordfish", also known as "Password" Swordfish "with us at the box office. True, the system does not understand that the headphones have a microphone, as if to make her understand - I do not know.
Now about the price. And she and another model (very good, I stress again) will cost about a thousand rubles. You know, not two, not three thousand, in the representation was assured that the price tag will be just that. Happiness? Absolute. Yes, a thousand rubles, I'll buy the first HS-103 just to be. Let me remind you that the headset is mainly intended for Nseries, XpressMusic, other models should be 3.5 mm. It seems to be some restriction on the other hand, the company is absolutely the right thing by giving users smart clever quality to equip their ears. I HS-102/103 very much, wholeheartedly recommend for purchase. The following survey question, we will go about the Sony Ericsson HBH DS-225, so that's zavlekalochka.
