I would call them very slim (their weight is specified somewhere online, but I am sure is only a couple of ounces). The front of the collar is thicker (to contain the batteries and buttons) and seems about as thick as a thumb for about four inches back on each side, then the band narrows to something less than the thickness of a pinky finger to make the trip around behind your neck.
Hth, Chip From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 5:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Thanks, I get the picture, I think, although I am a little unsure as to how bulkythey are! That's the worst of not being able to see before you buy! Smiley Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille On 15 Mar 2016, at 5:21 pm, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Carol, I re-read the review comparing the LG 730 verses the 900. They said the sound was comparable, but the 730 does not have the retractable wires for the earbuds (which the reviewer thought added too much to the price of the 900, but not for me, this management of the wires is well worth it for me). They otherwise didn't see any obvious differences except to note the 900s were a later design. Chip -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 3:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Marie, These sound interesting ... so I wait to need more earphones ... The Anchor wireless transmitter also sounds interesting. (To be clear, it's not bluetooth but wireless, right?) Which one do you have, please? I really could do with one of these. Carol P On 15/03/2016 02:50, Marie wrote: Yes I have the LG 730 and they are currently the only BT headphones I use. I don't think you can get much quality sound without blocking some external noise. I do, however find an unacceptable lag on both my IPhone 6 and my ITouch. But I use a very tiny transmitter from Anker to send the signal from the Stream or the Plextalk with little or no lag and decent sound on books, music or podcasts. Marie . -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Hi Eric, Sorry, I just am not a bluetooth hi-fi expert. I think however that it's virtually impossible to get both a good hi-fi experience, and still allow environmental sound to be heard; so, I think you are stuck with either Aftershokz or to just use one ear when possible (like these allow). I did find an article about a variation of this from LG which is the HBS730 (the ones I am reviewing are the HBS900). The reviewers thought the HBS730 were just the best bluetooth sound *ever*, but they thought the retractable wire management on the HBS900 was great. I believe the HBS730 are also this collar design, but the wires don't retract. Chip From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of SSEric Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 5:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Chip, I agree this is a pretty good product. It does keep your earbuds readily available, too. The problem I have is the buds are the type that isolate you from outside. You can not push them in quite so far, but then you lose most of the quality. I would really like to find tips that deliver the good sound, but do not block out all outside sounds. If you or anyone knows of anything, it will be most appreciated. I actually did try attaching tips from Bose MIE, but they have a proprietary fit to the earbud which I could not get to stay on the LG. Too bad because they are the best bud tips I have ever used. Unfortunately, the MIE are wired. Thanks! Eric E _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 4:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: recommendation for bluetooth device which can be an ear-piece or used in both ears for great music sound Hi all, When I went to sign up for my AT&T service, the very knowledgable salesman and my wife fell into a discussion about his bluetooth device, which my sighted wife said was unlike anything she had ever seen. He told us that it was an LG Tone Infinim, and in his opinion he would never go back to a standard ear-piece. This device is shaped like a horse-shoe, and sits on your shoulders, encompassing 300 degrees or so around your neck, with the open portion facing directly forward. Each arm has controls on the top and the sides (lots of actual buttons), and the mike is built into one of the arms. But best of all are the ear-buds which nestle in small nooks at the end of each arm, and are attached with spring-loaded 10 inch long wires. When not in use, you press a button and they automatically retract back into the device, so nothing is in your ear to impeed your hearing. When you get a call (the device will vibrate if you set it up that way, and it will also vibrate if you begin to walk away from your phone), you simply grab an earbud and pull it out and insert into your ear. If you want better sound, or to listen to music, you pull both out. The controls on the right arm are dedicated to controlling audio (fast forward, rewind, pause/play), and the controls on the other are volume/vibrate and interface with Siri so you can give verbal commands. I've waited a couple of months before I said anything here because I wanted to be sure I also thought it was enormously better than a standard ear-piece, and absolutely I think it is. It comes in any number of colors (my wife's opinion is that the silver/gray is the most professional looking), and having it around my neck doesn't bother me at all. I do get a lot of compliments on how it looks, and a lot of requests for demos. A charge lasts about 3 days. I find the audio quality excellent, but admit to not being an expert on the audio quality of all bluetooth devices, so I'm putting a review link below, and an Amazon link to the silver for $90 also. I have to admit my wife and I had each already purchase other bluetooth headsets, and we don't know what we're going to do with them, but we're using this from now on. 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