Genuine Motorola S10-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones in Retail Packaging

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S. Power (Detroit, Michigan, United States) –

  

  

  

When I first started using these, I thought I was going to have to return them. They connected easily to my Samsung Intercept Android phone, and sounded good with Pandora, and several different media applications. Even on phone calls they sound great. The problem was they hurt my outer ears a lot. There was tremendous pressure on the tops of my ears. Obviously, I tried to adjust the fit, in accordance with the directions and the picture on the Motorola website of someone wearing them. Nothing seemed to work. Today, after running 7 miles in them, I decided to return them. 10 minutes later, I realized that the part that was hitting the top of my ears was supposed to go behind the ears. They now feel great, and I’ll definitely be keeping them. They even sound better when worn correctly.

Before you discount what I’m saying, or assume that I’m a complete moron for not knowing how to wear headphones, be warned that the directions for wearing them, and the picture on the Motorola website imply that you are supposed to wear them incorrectly.

Now that I’m wearing them correctly, here are the things they do well:
+ Sound Great
+ Connect easily
+ Switch between calls and music seamlessly
+ Feel comfortable, though they are quite a bit heavier than any other headphones, even the older Motorlas (S-9 and S9-HD)
+ Very well made.
+ The battery life is exceptional and you can charge it off micro-USB.

The owner’s manual is pretty much useless. The format is tiny, and they put more effort into being hip than providing a useful manual for the product. Fortunately, it is intuitive to use.

The price on these is reasonable, considering what you get and what it can do. I bought mine at Best Buy because Amazon didn’t have them yet, and the third party sellers that have them on here are kind of pricey. — Update on pricing, May 14th, 2011: The price on Amazon quickly became the best deal around, once they had them. My comments about Best Buy and 3rd party sellers being better was only true for the first month that they were out.

I highly recommend that you buy these. I think that you will love them, once you figure out how to fit them.

UPDATE – January 9th, 2011 – UPDATE
I am still loving these after months of very heavy and sweaty use. They work and sound great. I am posting this update, because I recently bought a Giro G9 Ski and Snowboard helmet and was about to buy the Bluetooth inserts for it. After a bunch of research about how badly the various inserts work, I decided to try wearing the S10-HDs with my helmet. To my amazement it fit and worked perfectly, saving me a lot of money, and providing me an experience that is much better than the alternatives.

UPDATE – May 14th, 2011 – UPDATE

I have been using these for almost a year now and still love them. I don’t really understand the negative reviews, unless Motorola has an inconsistent build quality and some people are getting lemons. Please let me update you on a few aspects of my experience:

Sweat-proof/rainproof – I run in these every day. They are covered in sweat by the time I get home every time. Despite being wet with sweat or rain for long periods of time daily, I’ve never had a problem with them. I can’t explain why so many other reviewers are.

Sound quality – I am not a sound aficionado though I can tell when headphones don’t sound right though. To an average listener, these headphones sound fine. To me, they sound just as good as my Bose QC-1.5s though that is probably more because of my unrefined average ear, than to them really being “Bose Quality”. My point is not to get discouraged by the reviews that complain about the audio quality, unless you are one of the small percentage of people that can tell between good and great headphones. I can’t.

Fit – The fit on these is fine. Even worn correctly, they do become uncomfortable after a few hours, but most headphones do. The fit thing I like about these is their versatility. I wear them mowing the lawn, under Remington shooting hearing protection, skiing, with a Giro ski helmet, and cycling, under a bike helmet. By being able to fit in all these different applications, they’ve saved me from having to consider buying inferior specialty headphones.

After almost a year, I still highly recommend these headphone.

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