Sony Mdras800bt Active Sports Bluetooth Headset (Blue)

sony mdras800bt active sports bluetooth headset blue

Sony MDRAS800BT Active Sports Bluetooth Headset (Blue)

Bluetooth audio streaming with AAC and apt-X support, 2-way wearing style: secure or easy fit, Splash-resistant design prevents sweat from leaking in
Hybrid silicone earbuds and Arc supporters provide a precise fit, Ultra-compact one-button design for simple operation, Built-in microphone for hands-free phone calling
Rechargeable battery for up to 4.5 hrs. music playback, Convenient One-touch Connection (NFC), Carrying Case, USB charging cable, and Adjustment Band supplied

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Brand : Sony
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Earbud Headphones
Rating : 3.9
ListPrice : US $128
Price : US $128
Review Count : 207
SalesRank : 0

Sony MDRAS800BT Active Sports Bluetooth Headset (Blue)

Other headphone gear I own: Sennheiser HD600s + upgraded cables, Sennheiser Momentums + upgraded cables, Schitt Asgard headphone amp, Schitt Gungnir DAC, FiiO X5, Sony Xperia Z2 (w/ aptX)Design / Build Quality: Very good; the headphones have a premium feel and the addition of different sized ear bud tips and extensions make it easy to get a good fit. The ear buds themselves do stick out a bit, so these may not be the most comfortable to listen to if you\'re laying down. The single button mechanism doesn\'t seem to physically \'click\' or push down so that kind of exacerbates an already sketchy control scheme. But what I\'ve found is that if I just set the volume up high on the headphones, I can simply adjust it down with my phone. The headphones come with a rubber strap to sort of tighten the wire connecting the 2 sides, so that helps. Very comfy overall. I\'m not a fan of the silicon style buds that typically come with IEMs, but the Sony ones aren\'t too bad. I purchased a set of Comply TX400 memory foam tips, but I think they\'re slightly too large as sometimes one tip gets stuck in my ear. I ordered a pair of the TX200s and will try them this weekend.Sound Quality: The one compromise I made with this purchase decision was that I knew I\'d be dealing with lossy audio. I primarily listen to Hi Res FLAC (16/44 --> 24/192) and then Pandora and Spotify. I have bluetooth speakers with AptX and I\'ve been impressed with the codec in the past. You can\'t really discern the artifacts and that metallic quality that typically accompany AAC/MP3 files. These headphones are pretty neutral and bass quality is pretty impressive (I don\'t mess with bass / treble controls if I don\'t have to). More than anything, the sound is clean, not harsh, and the background is black (ie quiet). Sony\'s done a good job.Connectivity/Bluetooth:I use use these headphones with my Xperia Z2 phone and my late 2013 retina Macbook Pro 13 and both connect via aptX with no issues. The range on these headphones is pretty good too! I can walk around my room and there\'s no stuttering or cutouts. Obviously, if you\'re listening to high bitrate audio and you walk far away from the source device, the connection speed is going to drop. So there are limits. I did have an issue one morning at the office where the headphones would connect to the Z2, start playing, and then cutout. But I haven\'t been able to replicate the issue. I tried having a phone conversation with these on and the person on the other line had to ask me to repeat myself a few times - so I think I need to read up on the specifics of using these for phone calls. So I\'ll try to update once I check that out a little more.Battery Life:Can\'t really comment just yet, though the battery just died as I\'m typing this. But definitely these headphones last for several hours. I\'ve only charged them once since purchasing a week+ ago, so most likely they were due for charging.Overall:So far so good! I think for $150, the Sony MDR-AS800BTs strike a great balance of sound quality and ease of use. Yes, the button scheme isn\'t great, but that\'s a minor gripe when you get NFC + aptX.
This sure is an interesting device. It is a well built solidly made pair of bluetooth ear-buds that has a few quirks but generally I like them a bunch.First off, the build is excellent, love the NFC which allows you to connect them just by touching the center bar to the back of your (NFC equipped) device. It will also connect the regular way if you do not have NFC built in.The sound quality seems to depend on what device I am connected to;With my Surface Pro 3, the sound reproduction is nothing short of excellent,On my Galaxy S5 it is a bit tinny but with a paid sound equalizer it did improve it enough to make it satisfactory. (The freebies just seem to muffle the sound)I also tried it on a Nokia Lumia 520 and 1020 and one other Android Tablet, they all sounded very good.With all these devices, that quirky volume button worked as described with the exception of on my Galaxy S5 where it does not seem to play well. Still, I have the sound on the headphones set to max and most of the time it stays at max so I can use the volume on my device. It is always loud enough for me and the sound is good enough for me.If you are a Bass freak these WILL NOT work for youIf you want to bleed your ears, keep shopping because these are not super loud...but loud enough for most folks.Also want to point out that the stereophonic reproduction is excellent and stands out well. It is a pleasure to here the sound of a guitar with these buds....Yes the volume button is quite quirky and takes some getting used to but please note that Sony must have been aware of this because the instruction sheet does state that the \"multi-function\" button may not work as described with all devices... as you can see, the results seems to vary depending on what device I use them on.The battery life seems ot be about 4 hours more or less, the NFC does not seem to eat the battery much.They must have a lot of returns due to people not liking the multi-function button and I got my used for a little over $30 from Amazon Warehouse Deals...and in my opinion they are worth closer to that than the current $100+ price for new . I suggest folks buy a pair for about what I paid and try them out. Overall, I am very pleased with them. There are better sounding buds out there but at the price I paid they are well worth the bucks!