[GTALUG] Shopping for bluetooth headphone... which brand?

[Russell]

On January 18, 2018 1:03:56 PM EST, Lennart Sorensen via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 11:22:09AM -0500,  wrote:
>> I got my wife some (Made by LAPTIC) on amazon a few years ago for the
>> insane price of $40 and they work great and put up with a lot of
>abuse.
>> Too bad that model isn't available anywhere anymore.
>> 
>> I do see some with great reviews on amazon that I would certainly
>consider
>> if I had to get another set, such as:
>> 
>>
>https://www.amazon.ca/COWIN-Bluetooth-Headphones-Microphone-Comfortable/dp/B01N6NMEAM/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1516032842&sr=8-9
>> 
>> They have quite a few that may very well work well for the $60 to
>> $100 range.
>
>https://www.amazon.ca/COWIN-Bluetooth-Headphones-Microphone-Comfortable/dp/B01N6NMEAM/ref=pe_2797430_269147690_pd_h0_learn
>is on sale for $45 starting at 13:15 today (or 12:45 if you have prime)
>for about 5 hours.

Thanks for the tip. I snagged one of these before the flash promo ended. 

>
>I actually picked up these except with the noise cancelation feature
>for
>my wife a couple of days ago and they work just fine.  Sound quality
>seems

Just wondering, does the headset work in analogue mode when the battery dies and can you switch off ANR to extend the battery life?

>decent (certainly for the price) and they have quite decent battery
>life.
>They also nicely use standard connectors so no custom cables to worry
>about (that is micro usb for charging and 1/8" jack if you want to use
>analog audio instead of BT)
>
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Russell