Like many people, I have been waiting for this product since I first saw an advertisement for it in MacAddict in August 2006. I immediately searched for it, but found it was still in development. Why advertise a product that is not available? The product was delayed several times (I was told December, then February, then April, and finally it was released in May). Also the price jumped up 3 times on the company's website. When I inquired on the delays, I was only told about the new anticipated release date, not any specific information on the cause of the delays. The reasons seem clear. The Bluetooth dongle included emits some kind of interference when paired with the headset while the headset has noise-cancelling turned on. A buzz in the right ear occurs in this situation. It is fine with the noise cancelling off. Secondly, while walking, the signal drops in and out frequently. While standing still there is no problems, but just a normal walking pace seems to be an issue. Furthermore, the dongle was in my shirt pocket--not far from the headset at all. When I put the dongle in my hand and held it near my hips, the signal dropouts were worse.
I recommend people wait until some kind of firmware revision is written. It's a great idea and has potential to be a great product, but at this point it is not ready for prime-time.
I also have a problem with buzzing in the right side when using noise cancellation with Bluetooth. This both with the tranmitter that came with the headphones as well as when pairing it directly to the bluetooth enabled LG8300. Turning off noise cancellation eliminates the buzz. When connected by wire, noise cancellation works fine. But then, what is the point of having Bluetooth headphones? I agree, not ready for prime time.
The X-Fi3 keeps with the company's commitment to audio fidelity, thanks to the apt-X codec, which supposedly offers audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On that front, the device also handles FLAC files.
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Like many people, I have been waiting for this product since I first saw an advertisement for it in MacAddict in August 2006. I immediately searched for it, but found it was still in development. Why advertise a product that is not available?
The product was delayed several times (I was told December, then February, then April, and finally it was released in May). Also the price jumped up 3 times on the company's website.
When I inquired on the delays, I was only told about the new anticipated release date, not any specific information on the cause of the delays.
The reasons seem clear. The Bluetooth dongle included emits some kind of interference when paired with the headset while the headset has noise-cancelling turned on. A buzz in the right ear occurs in this situation. It is fine with the noise cancelling off.
Secondly, while walking, the signal drops in and out frequently. While standing still there is no problems, but just a normal walking pace seems to be an issue. Furthermore, the dongle was in my shirt pocket--not far from the headset at all. When I put the dongle in my hand and held it near my hips, the signal dropouts were worse.
I recommend people wait until some kind of firmware revision is written. It's a great idea and has potential to be a great product, but at this point it is not ready for prime-time.
I also have a problem with buzzing in the right side when using noise cancellation with Bluetooth. This both with the tranmitter that came with the headphones as well as when pairing it directly to the bluetooth enabled LG8300. Turning off noise cancellation eliminates the buzz. When connected by wire, noise cancellation works fine. But then, what is the point of having Bluetooth headphones? I agree, not ready for prime time.