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Review on Wireless headphones Sony MDR-XB70BT, black by Wiktor Wojciechowski ᠌

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The product is working, but I will not repeat the purchase for sure.

Having built two bulky electronic enclosures, the designers of these headphones apparently crammed as much as they could into one before remembering they had a second case and using it to house near-field communication (NFC). As a result, you only have two buttons total: one for turning the device on and off and another for answering calls. To perform either of these actions, you'll need to hold down the button, which will cause you some confusion. You can only get a rough idea of the charge level by counting the number of times the light blinks when turned on (full, medium, low, represented by 3, 2, and 1 flash of the light, respectively). Lost a second there? If the headphones' indicator light only blinks when you first switch them on, try restarting them. Even though iPhone owners don't need to go through the preceding steps because their devices show the current charge level on the screen, this information is still only approximative. A distinct notice hung for the SBH-80 headset explaining that it was attached and the precise amount of battery capacity, but I was unable to locate this on any of the two Xperia phones I checked. I first tried connecting them to a computer via an adapter (Chinese noname) on a Windows 7 machine, but he found them but couldn't install them, and neither he nor I could locate a suitable driver for them. Even though they were located and no error or warning messages were generated (perhaps because A2DP is not supported by the adapter), the connection did not work on a laptop running Windows 8.1 using the built-in bluetooth adapter. While the phone will vibrate to let you know a headset is attached, if the headphones aren't in place, you'll probably ignore the signal and answer the call the old fashioned way, through the speaker and microphone. The vibrating alert would serve as a gentle reminder that you're using a headset, at which point you may choose to end the call.

Pros
  • High-quality sound; long battery life; reliable reception at distances of up to seven meters from the original source of audio equipment
Cons
  • Every button serves a dual role, and all controls are concentrated on the right side of the case. No intelligent charge indicator; had to memorize the blinking patterns of a single bulb; calls and texts didn't vibrate; and it wouldn't sync with a computer.