I generally use the smallest ear buds I can find with some passive noise
canceling. This helps block some external sounds, making it easier for
me to sleep through household noises and keeps any noise bleed from
bothering my wife. The smallness helps in case I fall asleep with them
in and end up sleeping on them. I usually use them with my book reader
from the NLS here in the states, but when traveling I do the same thing
with my smart phone and try to arrange things so I don't end up sleeping
on my smart phone.
On 01/15/2018 06:55 AM, Fanus wrote:
Hello Sieghard & Rick
Once Again I have the same interests than Sieghard i.e. listening to
audio in bed when my wife has long gone to dreamland. I have the Micus
product but the previous model & I also experience the drop outs.
Please keep us posted if you guys find something that works well. And
also, Sieghard, can you please tell me more about the Sonos Connect
device?
Regards
Fanus
*From:* Sieghard Weitzel
*Sent:* Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:56 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Thoughts about some new bluetooth toys
Thanks, Rick, I’ll take a look at those.
*From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Rick Alfaro
*Sent:* Saturday, January 13, 2018 7:32 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Thoughts about some new bluetooth toys
Hi Sieghard.
Have you considered trying out the Sleep Phones from www.sleepPhones
<http://www.sleepPhones>.com ?
They come in both wired and BT versions. I have not tried them
personally but they sure sound like they would fit the bill for you.
*From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel
*Sent:* Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:36 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Thoughts about some new bluetooth toys
Hello,
I’m a huge Audible/audio book fan and often listen at night after my
wife goes to bed. I therefore am always on the lookout for the perfect
way to listen so it doesn’t disturb my wife but so it’s also
comfortable for me since I often fall asleep listening.
I often just use my iPhone and wired Earpods, but sometimes that of
course results in me waking up during the middle of the night lying on
my iPhone and with Earpods wrapped around me. I have tried a pillow
speaker which I purchased from Amazon, but it wasn’t for me. I
sometimes use my Plantronics Voyager Edge which just a single earpiece
and if it ends up somewhere in the bed under me it’s not so bad, but
it’s also not quite perfect yet.
I recently purchased two larger headsets and something called a
bluetooth receiver/transmitter, here some links:
Jabra Move – link to the canadian Jabra website
<https://www.jabra.ca/music/jabra-move-wireless>
Jabra Move – link to Best Buy Canada
<https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/jabra-jabra-move-on-ear-bluetooth-headphones-blue-100-96300001-20/10358809.aspx>,
regular $109.99 on sale until today for $69.99
I actually bought this on Amazon.ca for $88 so seeing on Best Buy
Canada on sale for $69.99 is a bummer, but anyhow, I quite like this
headset. It’s an on-ear headset which is very comfortable and
well-built. Only thing for me is that the on/off switch which is a
slider is on the right ear and the play/pause button and volume
up/down is on the left which I find a bit awkward.
It claims 8 hours of battery life and can be used in wired mode as
well and I quite like it when headsets offer both options.
Sony MDRXB950BT/B on Amazon.com
<https://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRXB950BT-Extra-Bluetooth-Headphones/dp/B00MCHE38O>
$118.00
Sony MDRXB950BT/B on Amazon Canada $199.99
<https://www.amazon.ca/Sony-MDR-XB950BT-Bluetooth-Extra-Headphones/dp/B00NBR6QMK>
Sony MDRXB950BT review
<https://medium.com/@Xander51/sony-xb950n1-xb950b1-extra-bass-wireless-headphones-review-a-feature-packed-update-of-an-old-46a8750021d4>
These are over-the-ear headphones which have noise cancelling and a
base boost feature and they are awesome, but a bit larger than the
Jabra Move.
I was able to get them on sale on Amazon Canada during Boxing Week for
$124.99 Canadian which is under $100 US so that was a really good deal.
I love the controls, the on/off is a button, but the headphones have a
very pleasant and high quality female voice and say things like “Power
On”, “Power Off”, “Pairing mode” etc.
The play/pause is on the right ear and it’s a button but it ccan also
be pusshed up/down for skip/jump back and if you push and hold it it
will fast forward/rewind.
They sound fantastic, are very comfortable and what I would expect
from Sony. I have seen reviews where they are favouribly compared with
Bose and Beats headsets which cost much more.
The last item I bought is a dual mode bluetooth receiver/transmitter,
it can connect to a TV, stereo etc. by 3.5mm/RCA analogue or optical
digital connection and this allows you to make a non-bluetooth device
into one you can listen to with a bluetooth headset or speaker. Here
the Amazon.ca link:
Miccus LONG RANGE Dual Link Bluetooth Transmitter and Bluetooth
Receiver, aptX Low Latency audio. Wireless adapter for TV, stereo,
speakers, Phone, PC. Auto optical pass through - (Home RTX 2.0)
<https://www.amazon.ca/Miccus-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Wireless/dp/B075J4RKGH/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1515687519&sr=8-6&keywords=miccus+bluetooth>
It’s a little box, maybe the size of an iPhone 7 (not a Plus) and it
has a 3.5mm analogue input and output in the back as well as an
optical digital input and output and it comes with a little antenna
which is attached in the back in the middle. It also has a micro USB
port for power.
I bought this in order to basically bluetooth enable my Sonos system.
I have waited for a long time for Sonos to come out with a Sonos
headset, but at this point Sonos is all about listening out loud via
speakers, they now are focusing on their voice smartspeakers which
support Alexa and soon will support Google Assistant and Cortana and I
have a feeling that a headset is not coming soon although I’m sure it
will come at some point since you find many posts on forums where
people want one.
Anyhow, I plugged it into one of my Sonos Connect players using the
optical digital cable and at first it seemed to work great with the
Jabra Move headset. However, after you listen for a while there are
little drop-outs, just a second or less, but annoying. I have it just
next door to the bedroom in my office and up on a shelf about 5 feet
high and when I am in bed at night that is literally 10 feet away and
through one wall (just a regular interior wall with drywall) so I’m
not too sure if I want to keep this.
Alternatively I could go with any of the many Sennheiser wireless
speakers which are not bluetooth but which plug into a stereo or other
source with a base and then transmit via the 900 Mhz band (their less
expensive models) or via 6 Ghz digital. Some of these have a
super-long range of at least 100 feet or more and the digital models
can also plug into an optical digital output and sound probably better
than bluetooth.
Anyhow, thought I share my thoughts on these devices, as for listening
to audio books in bed I am starting to think that something with the
form factor of the Airpods which can be used in one ear or both would
probably my best choice, if it falls out when I go to sleep it would
hopefully paus the audio which would be nice and if I lie on it I
don’t think it would be a problem, but of course I am still not
willing to shell out over $200 Canadian for these things. I am almost
sure the second generation of Airpods will be released this fall so
I’ll wait just a bit longer.
Best regards,
Sieghard
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