Sony DRBT21G/B Stereo Bluetooth Headset

The only headphones I've ever trusted are Sony classic Street Style - they're comfortable, affordable, and have great sound quality. When I realized Sony had released this wireless pair, I was all over them.

I had previously tried the Motorola HT820 Bluetooth headphones because I've long been interested in wireless audio, so most of my comparison will be to those.

Design

The Street Style form of these headphones is excellent - I prefer this style compared to over-the-head headphones, and I have a terrible time with earbuds.

The neck band is almost exactly the same as a pair of wired Street Style headphones, with a little less bulk and no rubber "ear rests" that would sit on top of your ear. The band doesn't seem to grip your ears as well as a pair of wired Street Styles, but they are nearly as comfortable.

The "foldable" design is something I could do without. I wouldn't care whether or not they folded, but the stock...Read more

I have had these for about a month.

Things I like:
-Comfortable, at least much more so than the Moto S9's and the Bluetrek ST1
-Decent sound quality with a fairly flat response, but can still be EQ'd to your taste. IE, the low end doesn't distort or whimp out if you boost it with an EQ.
-Phone calls come through in stereo
-Caller can hear me fine in a normal speaking voice
-Better battery life than most competitors
-Nice that they fold, but I pretty much keep them at work
-They block out most, but not all sound so I can still hear people come up behind me, the phone ring, etc
-Buttons are easy to use and have a good tactile response and "seperate" feel. The motos have this touch snsitive thing going on, and it is hard to tell when your htting the right button. The Sony's have a different type of rocker for volume vs track advance/pause, so it is easy to tell which one you are touching.

Things I don't like:...Read more

Well, I have been looking at wireless bluetooth headphones for about the past year. I went out about 10 months ago and tried the Motorola HT820's. They worked amazing, but they looked straight out of Star Trek and had this distracting blue LED light. Furthermore, they were huge for anything more than sitting by yourself in a room. Then came along, these Sony's. They are streetstyle, which is comfortable to me, but many people despise this design. Sound is nearly as good as the Motorola's at half the size and almost twice as cheap. Battery life is great, they are particularly lightweight, and fold up. Also they can skip tracks on Windows Mobile Phones and laptops using Windows Media Player just like the Motorola's. The only gripe I have about them is there range is maybe 15 to only 20 ft if nothing is in the way...Otherwise, certain walls would block them by as little as 4 or 5 ft. This somewhat deters use even walking around your house. By comparison, I could leave my phone on...Read more