Samsung ASBH500 Bluetooth Stereo Headset - 60-5081-05

Considering the price (after rebate, like $10), this is a great bargain. It was very simple to configure with both my cell phone (for both hands-free operation and playing music files) and computer (with a USB Bluetooth2.0 stick bought at the same time, also a bargain) for listening to music from the PC. Sound quality is quite acceptable (especially for MP3s!), and the headset is smart enough to easily (and automatically, except for one button touch to answer an incoming call) switch between cell and music. My only real beefs are the non-adjustable band is NOT sized for big American heads like mine, so comfort is not the best for long listening sessions, and the tiny controls are a chore to get used to; it would have been helpful for the otherwise decent manual to have drawings of EACH earpiece blown up to show control locations/functions as they are located in the on-ear position.
 
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Works great, very good sound. Wish they were a little bigger for larger head sizes.
 
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I bought this as a backup pair of headsets - I have a bluetooth headset pair from iogear that I absolutely love, and since these were up for $10 after MIR, I thought I will go for one. Up front, getting the headsets to work was a pain. Following the directions in the quick startup guide did not work. I called up Samsung support, and that was totally useless - the guy told me to contact my laptop and desktop manufacturer to get help on pairing, they can only walk me thru on how to turn on the headset - DUH! I had just about given up and decided on returning this to buy.com when I came across a review at amazon that told me the correct way to pair the device -"Unfortunately, the directions to pair the headset to another bluetooth device was incorrect. Maybe my headset had its circuitry crossed but the directions from Samsung to pair the headset was way off. You need to hold down the main button then turn on the headset. Only then will the headset go into pairing mode by maintaining a solid blue light." Well, this worked, and I have it paired now. The sound quality is good, equivalent to the iogear headset I have. I like the soft ear pads, external noise is noticeably reduced. The range though is not as great, my iogear set does a better job in that. Overall - well, for the price, buy! but careful on the instructions!!!
 
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These work great...sound quality and ease-of-use. The only problem I have had is when I reconnect to my computer as it only reconnects with the bluetooth headset driver and not the stereo driver. You have to go back in the settings quite a ways on the computer to enable the stereo. But, this is the computer's problem, not the headset.
 
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Need to toss this, way too small for an average to large head.
 
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I love these because they work well and the price was incredible (if I do indeed receive my rebate). The first thing you'll read in other reviews is that they hurt your head. This is true. They rest against the little knot in your skull behind your ear and they squeeze quite tightly. I think it's going to be a matter of your anatomy - I can handle it for a couple of hours. Sound quality is clear and has good frequency range. Not as good as wired of course, but still pretty good. I can walk over 30 feet away from my laptop through 3 walls and I still get a signal with no loss of quality. I use these primarily for Skype and internet radio. Skype landliners and IP skypers both liked the quality of my voice and said it was somewhere between a good speakerphone and a regular phone. The mic quality surpised me - I didn't expect it to be usable, but it is in fact good. I recommend it - wish BUY would get more in stock because I'd buy a few.
 
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Very intuitive design, easy pairing with hw6515 iPaq phone. I found it comfortable to use even after a few hours of talking/listening. Stereo audio+controls worked very well with WM player and good quality base. Decent noise containment (low leakage of music). Phone calls were about average for hands-free device, but had to stay close to phone to get good reception...stereo phone calls is a neat experience. For the price, these are a steal.
 
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I don't know who designed this headpiece, but the ruined an otherwise pretty good product
 
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