Hi Eric, Mine have that feature of letting in the outside noise when music is paused. You can disable this feature though. The directions are in the manual. I got lost because of not being able to tell where sound was actually coming from.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Lois -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric SS Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Most Excellent Bluetooth Ear Buds Anyone? I ordered these after the few recommendations. Please allow me to express my opinion such that I do not challenge others'. Many of the things we look for in devices are subjective and can make or break an experience for one and never be noticed by another. I primarily contrast the Motorola S-11 with the Plantronics Backbeat 903/RUS. They both have the business that hangs around the ear and an arm with the speakers and bud that go into the ear. I found the Motorola wanted to go deeper into the ear canal and came with a tip with phalange to block out sound and seal in base. This was especially noticeable when I removed their tip and replaced it with another that did not try to seal the ear canal. I lost considerable sound quality and volume. The other major design difference is that Motorola uses a fixed length band across the back of the head to hold the two ear pieces together and in place. The Plantronics hang nearly independently on each ear with a cable connecting them more for transmitting information and keeping the right and left pieces secure in storage. I would say my head size is very average, but the flexible band of the Motorola held the ear pieces too tight against my head and ears for comfort. I could not find a way of extending the band, but perhaps I missed it. With regard to music quality, I give the nod to the Plantronics. Even without the base boost, music of all types sounds clear and reproduced as intended. The boost seems a bit much for the situations when I listen to music, i.e., walking about or during short breaks in waiting rooms, etc. Even for a long session of just listening to music, I think the boost is too deep and so seldom use it. I did not test the microphone. Here I have never found a truly good signal as in telephone calls, but especially when using Siri or dictating. As that is most important to me (dictating and Siri), I feel stuck between resigning myself to cords getting in the way or limiting voice with bluetooth. One last nod to Plantronics is in bluetooth lag. I have had many, many BT devices and I realize this is a bother with almost all of them, but some much worse than others. Price is certainly no guide, either. I would guess the delay is twice as long for the Motorola as the Plantronics when entering a key press when editing, for instance. Most distressing if you have to key a lot, which you do, since you cannot rely on dictation or Siri. I highly recommend you try the Plantronics 903/RUS. Amazon has them for around $50. The RUS designation is the newer model. It does come with some silly feature that allows you to "hear what is going on around you". It uses a microphone to play sound through the earpieces, but the problem is you have no idea which side of you, front or back, above or below, or how close or far away the sound is. I cannot think of a good use for it. Thanks for enduring the rambling. I hope I got something of some use to someone. Eric -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PHILLIP TRACY Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Most Excellent Bluetooth Ear Buds Anyone? They are most excellent, every bit as good as the S9 HD. Phillip Tracy Sent from my iPhone. On Feb 10, 2013, at 1:41 PM, "Andy Baracco" <[email protected]> wrote: > how are they for music? > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- From: Raul A. Gallegos > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Most Excellent Bluetooth Ear Buds Anyone? > > Hi, I have the S11 by Motorola and can confirm they are very light > weight, and the music is outstanding. The only downfall to these is > the voice call quality. Then again, I've rarely seen Bluetooth > headphones with excellent call quality. Either that, or maybe I > haven't found the right ones. However these Motorola headphones are > sweat resistant, sound great, wrap around the back of your head, and > are adjustable in just about every way to insure a comfortable fit. I > got them at Best Buy for $60, but they messed up on the price because > they are supposed to retail for $120. Amazon also sells them for less than $120. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't > realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world," - > Calvin. > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > On 2/8/2013 10:17 AM, PHILLIP TRACY wrote: >> Even better is the Motorola S11 flex HD. The sound is deeper and richer than the backbeat and because they flex they are very difficult to break. They are more in the $100 price range but well worth it. >> Also, they charge very fast, a full charge takes 1 hour but you can get 1 hour listening time with a 5 minute charge, 2 for 10 and 3 for 15. >> >> Phillip Tracy >> Sent from my iPhone. >> >> On Feb 8, 2013, at 9:18 AM, "Eric SS" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Lois. Those are the ones I broke. Yes, they are pretty darned good. >>> I am hoping a bit of super glue will fix them, but just in case not... >>> >>> Thanks again! >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Lois Butterfield >>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 9:40 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Most Excellent Bluetooth Ear Buds Anyone? >>> >>> Hi Eric, >>> >>> I'm very pleased with my Plantronics Backbeat headset. They are very light. >>> I forget I have them on. Siri works fine unless you are in a very >>> noisy place. They cost around $65. >>> >>> Lois >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Eric >>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 9:02 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Most Excellent Bluetooth Ear Buds Anyone? >>> >>> My Plantronics 903 Bluetooth ear buds broke, and I am not sure they >>> can be repaired. So, I am in the market for something new. >>> >>> I require stereo earbuds with the smallest possible footprint and wait. >>> Hopefully, they have good music sound, not necessarily excellent >>> stereophonic quality, but microphones seem to be the downfall of >>> most Bluetooth devices. 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