Hi All. Regrding the sleepPhones are they only good for sleeping, or would they be ok to use in other situations, e.g. commuting etc? Thanks in advance, Jesper.
On 1/17/18, Gary Ketler <[email protected]> wrote: > Sleepphones are great. We have used them for several years. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Rick Alfaro > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 9:32 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 > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . 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