New Bluetooth stereo headphone comparisons!

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=1025471

At HowardForums, Fire Dragan 418 has posted some comparative information on the currently available Bluetooth stereo headphones. Make sure you visit the thread. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the forum engine (there's no HTML table support), the results are a bit hard to read. I, therefore, took the liberty to convert the results to HTML so that they're far more readable:

Headphone model:	Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3	Jabra BT620s	Plantronics Pulsar 590A	Nextlink Bluespoon Spider
Sound quality (Hi-Fi A2DP mode)	1st	3rd	2nd	4th
Sound quality (phone - HSP/HFP mode)	HSP not supported (no mike – only for A2DP playback)	Not tested	1st	Not tested
Bluetooth range	2nd	3rd	4th	1st (has a Class I radio, as opposed to the Class II radios of the other headphones)
Connection stability with MDA Vario	2nd	4th (according to the author, the connection isn’t even kept through the human body – that is, the MDA just can’t be placed on the left)	1st	3rd
Pros	cheap; good RF in spite of Class 2 Bluetooth; excellent sound	long active battery time; can use regular miniUSB cable to charge; pretty comfortable	pretty good sound in both Hi-Fi and HSP mode, clear mic voice; analog audio adaptor can be used on other BT A2DP clients; includes hard carrying case	BT Class 1 RF
Cons	notorious headband breaking problem (can be prevented by reinforcing); included audio adaptor cannot be used with other A2DP clients	bright blue circle light is kinda distracting (but it can be switched off: just press both sides simultaneously for a few seconds and the blue lights will go out); 60-150Hz is over-emphasized	relatively short range; included desktop charging stand is not necessary, and possibly breaks headband; button layout	relatively weak at very low end bass

Legend: 1st: best, 2nd: second best; 4th: worst My remarks: I don’t think the Plantronics Pulsar 590A has bad Bluetooth range at all. On the contrary: in general, in our flat, I can listen to the room next to the room my Dell Axim x51v is located at (I’ve found the x51v to have the best range; my other, flawless, high-quality and compatible A2DP-capable PDA’s (PL720, hx4700) have slightly – but not much!! – less range). That is, the – in my opinion! – relatively bad range according to the chart shouldn’t be a showstopper. As far as the Hi-Fi sound quality of the 590A is concerned, in the meantime, not very good highs aside (which, to a certain degree, can easily be cured by using equalization), I started to love my 590A a lot. It’s a really nice BT headphone – I certainly recommend it, despite the (comparatively) high price. I only wish the Bluetooth light could be entirely switched off – it’s really distracting and annoying in darkness. Recommended links You have skipping or other problems with your stereo Bluetooth headphones? Read this! Bluetooth remote control (AVRCP) compatible media players Mobileburn.com and PDAMania Publish Great Bluetooth Stereo Headset Roundups A2DP Headset Review Thread - not many posts yet, but worth checking out And, in general, the Bluetooth category on the Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine's Expert Blog. Make sure you check it out! UPDATE (10/23/2006): discussions of this article / more info: PPCT; AximSite.