Moor Wireless Stereo Bluetooth Headset

Bought these for my boyf for xmas and me being the gadget head of the duo, I'm reviewing!

On first view, the packaging lets these down, in that for a gift it looks cheap, like its off a market stall, however once you use these you see they are actually pretty decent especially for the price.

They are a strange in-between combo, being not over the ear and not in-ear so have hard plastic lumps that just sit in the outer ear without going inside the ear canal. The effect is great though as you can't hear music leaking out (as someone nearby) and you can't hear people speaking to you while wearing them, so good for cancelling out background distractions.

The whole thing is pretty comfy too and fits my female smaller head and my boyf's too, looking stylish and discrete on both. They even fit really well under my floppy beanie style hat and you can't tell I'm listening to my music! Fab! The band is adjustable too with a metal section you can see that adjusts on each side so it looks symmetrical and again this is aesthetically pleasing. It is flexible so allows to be positioned on your head to your liking. It doesn't really fit behind your head though as the ear buds don't sit correctly in your ear if you do and it overhangs the back of your head somewhat but as it looks so discrete, I think its cool over your head anyway.

Pairing was easy with iPhone 4, HTC Desire and Macbook Pro and each is recognised automatically from then on. The buttons to control volume and tracks work great on all these devices. Only disappointment is using with the PS3, as PS3 doesn't support the stereo bluetooth AD2P Profile, so you can only hear voices and speak via the built in mic, you can't hear game sound effects or music, so they are no good for me having a quiet life while OH plays Call of Duty! Really annoyed at Sony about this in such a forward thinking system that supports 3D and Lovefilm and gets updates all the time.

Finally the sound quality is great, if you don't expect the world on a stick! I am still pretty hard to please though and don't do tinny weak sounding headphones and poor quality gadgets so I feel with these that there is enough bass and treble + volume and it is far better than cheap headsets that come with the iPhone and HTC Desire. As the ear buds block out sound you get a good sense of all the tones and you don't need to keep adjusting them like in ear buds so I think this would be great for sports like running and gym use as well as for sitting on public transport. The Mic works great too and is clear when speaking and on the other end listening.

I actually really like these and for the money you can't go wrong but being a tech head I just wish they could bring these out with the Apt-X codec to support Hi Fi quality sound now coming out in its infancy. I'd pay a bit more for that even though the working range on these is really good, as in sound doesn't break up when your device is across the room.

Hope this review helps you as the points mentioned are things I wondered about before I bought these. These are not audiophile standard but having not used any that are, I would say buy these and I don't think you'll be disappointed. :)

First and foremost I must admit this is the best bit of Bluetooth kit I own, not that I have loads of it to be fair but this little innocuous headset is by far and away the best.

Not only does it connect to everything I own (I bought it for my Nokia N97, but it also connects to my BlackBerry 8520 Curve, my friends iPhone 3rd gen, and my PS3 [original not slim and with the limitations mentioned in the previous review], aswell as my HP 2510p laptop) and all without a hint of a hiccup at all during the connection process.

I should say at this point that the .5 I would take off of the 5* rating would be because they CAN be a 'tad' uncomfortable to wear, the earpieces themselves are a little big BUT I have had no major issues, infact only when I have had my 'beanie' hat on do they become a bit akward.

For someone who is a bit bass junky, and I say that as a DnB and Dubstep fan and not as someone who happens to like a semi-bassy tune from the Top40, these headphones deliver 'good' bass.
It's not superior, or disgusting, but it is good... and for me that's been enough, enough that the bass heavy tracks I tend to listen to are clear and deep enough for it not to be an annoyance (nothing worse than a tinny bass track on your headphones!).

The noise cancelling is as reported, if you have them in properly and have the volume up you can't hear anything of the outside world and there is no majorly obtrusive sound being sent out to those around you.

Charging wise the traditional 'first charge should be a full charge' took about 2hrs... since then I've attempted to kill them before recharging which means thus far I've gotten about 5-6hrs of use before I recharged.

*NB
For the record, I bought this from Moor-Tech, the [Up] button no longer worked, sent it back and didn't get a refund from them nor any rsult when I went through Amazon to complain about this seller.
I've since bought another set independently and these have lasted well over 6 months without an issue.

I purchased these after seeing them advertised in a magazine. I was a bit suspicious because the price was so reasonable, however, when they arrived and I paired them with my iPhone 4 and iPod, which took about 3 minutes, the sound was unbelievable. I am convinced that the headphones priced at twice the price will not be better. I think I will get another pair in case they get lost or damaged. The ONLY concern is that the battery is built-in so how do you get it replaced when it becomes unable to charge it fully?