I sat in front of my iMac and played their background bar noise test while I recorded the clip which you can download here to compare the two using the same background noise scenario. I had the volume up very high to simulate the noisy environment. Note that the B&O EarSet 2 does not attempt to remove the background sound completely but rather to ensure that your voice always come through clearly above the background sound. Here is a link http://public.me.com/barjohn1 and download the file "Test with iMac & B&O Earset 2.wav"
I think you will notice 2 things. My voice comes through clearly over the noise and it is natural sounding without that computer choppiness you hear in many DSP type headsets. It has two mics but it also has a small boom and the headset is, I think, good looking and comfortable to wear. Here is a link to info on the headset http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=183 By the way I have no affiliation with ANY headset manufacturer but I have been testing Bluetooth headsets for many years as you can see on my web site www.barjohn.com
Thanks for the audio reply. :) One concern: you played the audio through the iMac speakers which I assume would filter out a good part of the bass, plus that's a simulation in a simulation.
What we'd like to do is to compare the Jabra with the Jawbone (which you don't appear to have reviewed yet). I've seen a pretty impressive video demonstration but will need our own hands-on to believe it.
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I sat in front of my iMac and played their background bar noise test while I recorded the clip which you can download here to compare the two using the same background noise scenario. I had the volume up very high to simulate the noisy environment. Note that the B&O EarSet 2 does not attempt to remove the background sound completely but rather to ensure that your voice always come through clearly above the background sound. Here is a link http://public.me.com/barjohn1 and download the file "Test with iMac & B&O Earset 2.wav"
I think you will notice 2 things. My voice comes through clearly over the noise and it is natural sounding without that computer choppiness you hear in many DSP type headsets. It has two mics but it also has a small boom and the headset is, I think, good looking and comfortable to wear. Here is a link to info on the headset http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=183 By the way I have no affiliation with ANY headset manufacturer but I have been testing Bluetooth headsets for many years as you can see on my web site www.barjohn.com
Thanks for the audio reply. :) One concern: you played the audio through the iMac speakers which I assume would filter out a good part of the bass, plus that's a simulation in a simulation.
What we'd like to do is to compare the Jabra with the Jawbone (which you don't appear to have reviewed yet). I've seen a pretty impressive video demonstration but will need our own hands-on to believe it.