Low Price Motorola MotoROKR S9-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headset

These headphones are functional, but in just about every way disappoint me at least a little.

The rigid form factor is inconvenient. I constantly feel like I'm going to snap them as they flex when I want to put them in a bag or something. They get caught on everything. The rubber earpieces constantly come off. I have several other pairs of earbuds and never have this problem, even with the little Etymotics and whatnot, because they pack down small. These headphones are just awkward, and the earbuds are right on the ends and catch on things all the time. I've lost two full sets of earbuds now.

Also due to the rigidity, these things don't really fit very well. They hang on the ears just fine, but they don't really seal in the ear canal like an Etymotic, but they kind of feel like they're supposed to - they're not foam earbuds obviously intended to sit outside the ear.

If you really jam them in to make a good seal, the bass is absurdly overwhelming, it's horribly distorted. If you leave them out of the ear the sound quality is passable but nothing great.

I have spotty reception with them - if I put my iPhone in my pocket they'll sometimes cut out, but then other times I can leave the phone on my counter and walk around my apartment 20 feet away and they're fine. I'm happy to assume this is not the headphones' fault, but then again having the bluetooth receiver on the back of the headphones seems like kind of a bad choice - and again, if they weren't rigid and I could clip the receiver onto a shirt collar, I could find a better position.

I wore these biking a couple times but due to the lack of clean seal in the ears, the wind noise renders them unusable. As a headset for having phone conversations they're... adequate. Sound quality is OK. My cheapo single-earbud headset specifically for phone conversations is worlds superior, though.

Like I said, the headphones work - and I do wear them at the gym and whatnot, it's nice not to have the wires. But there's really nothing positive I can say beyond "These are functional cordless headphones." Every other aspect of the design is mediocre, frustrating, or otherwise a letdown.

It's too bad, I really wanted to love them.Get more detail about Motorola MotoROKR S9-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headset.