Headphone madness part 2
I thought the story of picking the most appropriate headphones for the mobile gear was one of the least interesting. But it looks like it is generating above than average number of responses. Last week I came across an article describing the missing link in my search for the universal headphones. Shure is getting close with their I-series sound isolating ones, but they still do not solve the double-jack notebook problem. The truth is notebook manufacturers should finally equip new models with a cell phone-compatible 4-conductor 2.5mm socket to let us use cell phone sets for notebook VoIP conversations. On the other hand SonyEricsson is pretty close to a perfect solution with the HBH-DS970 set. They are in-ear, sound isolating, have integrated microphone and support a multipoint A2DP Bluetooth interface. I mentioned A2DP her several times before, so let us explain what it is about. A2DP stands for Advanced Audio Distribution Profile and is designed to stream high fidelity stereo m...