Jabra 100-98300000-02 Halo Smart Wireless Bluetooth Headset, Black

I have spent a lot of money over the past few years on several different Bluetooth headphones. I hate being tethered by wired headphones as I prefer the freedom to move around without getting tangled by the wire or having to carry around whatever device I am using to play music at the time, especially if it is my computer :-p I will address the Jabra Halo in a moment. I first need to contextualize my effort to find the "perfect" Bluetooth headphone. I have purchased and used the following headphones:LG Tone - loved them, especially the magnetic ear bud holders. Sound was pretty good, but weighted on the ends more than I would have preferred. Used them for several years before the wire on one side shorted out.Sony SBH70 - Sound is great! However, I ended up spending more money on ways to keep the darn ear pods in my ear. Also, hated the way they would dangle when not in my ears.Sony SBH80 - Sound was not as good as the SBH70, which surprised and disappointed me. Plus, the ear buds also dangled when not in my ear.MOTO Surround - Nice concept with the magnetic holders for the ear buds, but the sound simply was not up to par.SoundPeats Q12 and Q29 - Loved the prices, but the sound was not adequate.Sony MDRZX770BT - Over the ear headset with by far the best sound. These sound amazing, but not mobile and versatile as ear bud types.Ok, so call me obsessive. It's ok, my wife does too. :-P I recently, and again Googled "Best Bluetooth headphones", narrowed down the search when possible on whatever site I landed on to review only ear bud style as well as around the neck style. When I saw that the Jabra Halo's had the magnetic holder capability for the ear buds, which keep one, or both out of the way when not using, I was intrigued. I was already aware of Jabra's quality with their mono Bluetooth ear pieces for years with call quality and all the reviews for the Jabra Halo mentioned their superior call quality and the Google Now/Siri integration. But, the music sound is what I am more concerned with as I use the headphones primarily for listening to music. I like to "plug in" when at work, but need the option to leave one ear free.Well, I realize I have spent a lot of time jabbering, so now I will tell you all.... DO NOT listen to any reviewer who claims the sound quality when using for music playback is not good, very good, or even great. The Jabra Halo sounds AMAZING. The lows are smooth and deep without distortion. The highs and mids are perfectly tuned where neither the voices or the instruments are drowned out by each other and/or the bass. I am almost frustrated every time I look at all my other headphones laying around, or in a drawer... I wanted initially to leave the Jabra Halos at my work so they are always there and available, but now my dilemma is that I want these with me wherever I go! And with all this said, I never even mentioned the battery life! 2 to 3 times longer than ANY other Bluetooth headphone!Do not even consider any other Bluetooth headphone if you are looking for an ear bud style, able to connect to multiple devices at the same time (laptop and phone), great phone call quality and absolutely awesome music playback sound quality. For less than $80!!! The Jabra Halo is a steal!

Our family has a lot of Jabra products; Solemate speakers, headsets, Revos and earbuds. We are huge Jabra fans! We have 5 kids and my youngest, Camden who's teenager, has yet to get his own earbuds....until this week. Of course he wanted to use them right away and seriously in seconds he had them connected and tuning mom out with his tunes. I did want to know how they compare to other earbuds he's had and understand the features.His words were, "These buds are so cool!Good to know!Here are a few other things he told me:He said the sound comes in great and it connected right away to his iPod.It's easy to adjust the volume and skip songs.He likes that it has Siri and he can tell it what songs to playThe buds are magnetic and he says that will help prevent tangling.They are comfortableThey fit well in his ears. Camden and his brothers work out a lot and throughout all their workout, the buds did not fall out.He tried the Halo with the phone, watching a movie on the iPad and watched plenty of You tube videos and everything was clear.He also said the battery lasts forever!The Halo Smart buds are known to have a very long battery life 14-17 hours. That's incredible!The only other thing he wants to figure out, but hasn't had time with school and sports , is to see if it works with his gaming system.Again, I love Jabra's products and I find their prices to be a lot better than other competitors! I'll also say that many of my kids' friends have purchased Jabra products after seeing and using what my kids have.When I've had a question here and there over the years, I've gone right to their Facebook page where my questions were seen and answered quickly.

PROS (lots of them!)* I've bought 3 of these Jabra Halo Smart Wireless headsets. The sound is AMAZING for music listening and phone talking. I am a musician and semi-pro audio-engineer. These fit right in among all my hi-end audio equipment!* It's Bluetooth connectivity is effortless.* Battery life is great! I would use it for 2-4 hours a day talk time, and 3-5 hours music listing. I only charged it every 2-4 days.* I thought this design was going to be annoying -- having something hanging on my neck. I hate wearing jewlery and necklaces. But this was very comfortable to wear.* How the earbuds magnetize together works great to hide them under the shirt when not in use.CONS* (minor) Earbuds magnetizing to the battery case is a nice idea but doesn't work well in practice. The cable stands up and gets in the way and looks funny.* (MAJOR) I've bought 3 of them in a span of 1.25 years. All three of them failed from the same problem: Intermittent connection in the cable break at the point of entry into the battery case. It is easy to confirm: If left earbud doesn't work, gently push the cable into the plastic at the battery case and the ear starts working. Let go then press thumb and finger of left and around cable and battery case entry to keep the cable from moving. With right finger and thumb, start flexing the cable at other points up to the ear bud. If the bad connection is somewhere else, you'll find it by hearing the sound cut in and out as you manipulate the point of bad connection.The first bad headset was my fault at about 45 days old.(the earbuds got hooked on something as I lifted my head up). The second headset lasted about a year -- I was very careful with them but they did get a lot of use. Third headset only lasted about 30 days. I don't recall abusing the cables at all on the third headset.TO JABRA,Please reinforce the cables with Kevlar or something. Then raise the price $50. I'd pay it! But I'm not going to keep buying something that keeps breaking.