Review of Bluetooth-headset Sony DR-BT50

Package Contents:

• Headset
• Cover leatherette
• Charger
• User

Remember, this device was announced last winter, riding the wave all exhibitions and other activities. Also, I remember how my mail started pouring questions about the device - where, when, how much, how it works. I remember at one of the flea markets I even posted the announcement about buying this stuff in Japan, so only the amount that I sounded, was not very compatible with life - something around 300 euros for the purchase and delivery within a month. It took six months, and here she is, beauty is in my hands. I love these things. They sometimes have to motivate labor feats.

Design and construction

It closed headphones, as I said, quite massive. The design allows them to lay down quietly, turning fasteners located on the cups and on the arc device, in fact, headphones are hiding inside the arch. This is handy if you put them in a way and put in a bag, they take up little space in your bag. Plastics in the construction of good, used some of his types: primary - it is black with sequins, plus the ends closed cup soft shiny bluish plates. Beautiful. During the adjustment on the head, as you see in the photos correspond to two silver pins, they move is not easy and not difficult - as it should. The symmetry of the adjustment can be checked by a special notch. In the slots of these pins you can see the spring in black. The design is applied, natural, no nonsense, leather, trimmed its ear pads and headband, a part that touches the head, soft, pleasant to the ears almost do not sweat even after several hours of wearing. And here is a complete cover looks so cool, he's from kozhzama not very nice and not very comfortable. More would come up cloth bag with sturdy walls, or a leather bag. Design headphones is quite good, quite urban, not only is there no huge lights, visible for three miles. Indicators by themselves, of course, there is two small slits near the Power button on the right cup. The top light flashes blue when connected, the bottom is responsible for informing about the balance in the battery. At the bottom there is also located connector for the charger, microphone hole, hole Reset. The left side has nothing.Dynamics of closed foam, it looks sturdy enough to press a finger broken.

Headphones are not particularly heavy, their weight is about 190 grams, from long use my head is not tired. Under continued use, I mean at least four hours of playing the game at night with occasional smoke break and hikes in the water closet.

Sit on the head headphones are good, while running is not flies, in general, the pressure effect is not bad, not only from under the cups, even on strong volume practically does not erupt. Surrounds you, too, hear the bad, the hard way.

Management

Office designers headset does not hurt. All buttons and knobs are located on the right "ear". The biggest button - Power - is responsible for turning on and off the headset on the bottom is the lever forward and rewind, the two volume buttons and a button with two positions. The latter is responsible for switching between folders in the Sony players series S700, A800 with the adapter Sony WLA-NWB1. This is a very interesting functionality, up to this time none of the wireless audio adapter is not allowed to somehow control the playback. Of course, the engineers of the company was a huge plus - I had to "sharpen" a specific adapter for headphones and one specific for a particular player, but not for all devices on the market. But, nonetheless, a kind of breakthrough. On the other hand, I have every reason to believe that before long line of players, Sony will be the model with the profile of Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR for high speed data transfer from your computer, mobile phone headsets to work with the company. Most likely, it will be based on the successful veshchichki 800th series. I note that the range of wireless accessories knowingly has in its composition two wireless adapters, WLA-NWB1 and Sony TMR-BT10, virtually all advertising materials somehow mentioned players Sony, which can and should use these accessories, but on phones silence.Adapter WLA-NWB1 buy in our country is practically impossible in other countries, the cost is around 60-70 dollars. I hope that I can tell you more about this stuff, if you have the opportunity to help in its purchase, please write to me.

We return to management. It was pleasant to me, all the buttons easy to learn, however, the regulator switch tracks are very soft, it's easy to accidentally touch when you remove the headphones. By the way, the key Play / Stop hidden in the same controller, push it, a la JogDial in the corresponding phones.

For all the phone functions responsible disguised as the ornamental element is a thin blue button on the indicator, pressing it, you can answer the call to complete it, do other things.

Food

The headset has a built-in battery, as claimed by the manufacturer, can operate in active mode for 17 hours in standby mode the headset is working about 600 hours. Time work is truly awesome, I loaded the headset once (charging takes about two hours of a penny) a week ago and it still works. In an average day I listen to music for about two hours (or play games), I say to her a little, because it is not very good (about this later). Time work is truly remarkable, not only for the product of this class and price only such figures should be. Complete sets no cradle charger rather massive. During charging, you can not use the product. For those who are planning to use the BT50 with a TV, I would say that this is a good option. True, a special receiver from the company in our country is not available.

Communication with the device and the sound quality

I tested the headphones with the phone SonyEricsson W880i, UMPC Samsung Q1, with a player Sony A808 test the software failed, because I would like to wait for the correct adapter and write about a bunch of detail. I hope that I can do this in the article from the discharge of the said InUse player, it is extremely interesting. So, with the W880i conjugation took place without any problems, it is necessary to press and hold Power, until both LEDs will flash. Standard code is "0000". Push email with your phone runs very fast, all commands are done without delay, rewind within a track, unfortunately, does not work. The sound quality seemed good, although I agree with Eldar Murtazin, who drew my attention to the fact that the tops and bottoms worked as it should, but the middle is not audible at all. Music we listened to just using the W880i, and here it is not clear: the unit itself plays music in this manner, a complete HPM-75 is exactly the same situation. Working out a middle ground leaves much to be desired, especially when you switch presets "Megabass". Headphone with sound on the Samsung Q1 is much better than with the 880-meters, I think, with the player Sony A-800 I hear the sound even more interesting picture. By the way, initially for these headphones in all the press releases stated support frequencies from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, a standard "hayfaynoy" technology. Frankly, I do not think she'd have on the Russian site is written in general game: "Effective frequency range - 100-4000 Hz.Whom to believe - it is not clear, sound as if was not good after the other wireless headsets, is still different from what can be wired solutions. Slightly muffled, then the bass is not so, then words are not heard ... Mr. Murtazin, BT-50 is still interested, found that for this model is probably a firmware update. I called a few services, where I am, please wait. I'm waiting for an answer yet. Most likely this is due to the fact that the model has only just entered the market in very small quantities, so the services may not be aware of the possibility of renewal.

The phone is, mildly speaking, terrible, better not even try to talk on the BT-50 - pickup, noise, echo and all in one bottle. You hear a good companion, but periodically the signal goes away, strange noises are heard and stuff. Very similar to the interferences from healthy speakers, to be honest. As the headset BT-50, I boldly put a huge deuce and the enemy does not advise using it in this way.

Conclusions

Good headphones, headset disgusting, I can live without plus sign and minusikov at this time. Only until a competitor BT-50 - a headset Motorola S805, I suggest you read a few reviews from real consumers, before you read the review (it will be soon). The price of this stuff varies greatly, you can meet for three thousand, but you can for five. In any case, it is cheaper BT-50, which is partially represented in the retail stores at a price of more than six thousand. By the way, as the headset 805-I better solutions from Sony, about the sound yet nothing concrete to say I can not be compared. I would recommend BT-50 people who are fans of brands that have Vaio, Walkman player with the necessary adapter, travel frequently, in short, expensive and unusual headphones for those who have money on them. From phones to use it is hardly worth the sound quality is not what the headset is not good, the purchase is not justified. There emerges, and another negative - it would have been much better if the headphones had a connector for an ordinary cable, preferably with a microphone jack, two hundred thirty dollars is quite possible to be done. To summarize, I will say this: the solution is very niche, will be sold by the piece. This fan expensive thing, no more and no less.

Specifications:

• Profile Bluetooth: 2.0
• While working in active mode: up to 17 hours
• Standby time: up to 600 hours
• Actual range: about 15-19 meters with a connection to your phone with the same profile in the office
• Weight: about 190 grams