Motorola S10-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headset

I received the S9-HD headphone as a birthday present. I liked them very much. Unfortunately, they had a known problem where the right speaker will cut out for no reason. I replaced one pair, but the replacement did the same thing and I could not get another replacement. So I hesitated, but ultimately gave Motorola another chance and bought the S10-HD. I'm glad I did.

I do not use these with a cellphone, but only with my iMac and iPod Touch. The sound quality is very good. The base is strong and the highs are good, though sometimes there can be sound distortion. Fiddling with the equalizer settings usually takes care of this problem.

The range of the bluetooth is a VAST improvement over the S9-HD. The S9 required putting my Touch in an armband so that it would stay in range of the headset's signal. Even then, it was not perfect. I usually wore the armband on my left arm -- sometimes, when I turned my head to the left, so that the base of the S9 turned away from my Touch, the signal would drop off. The S10 does not have this problem. I don't need an armband at all. I can easily keep my Touch in my front pants pocket, where it normally sits, and the S10 virtually never loses the signal, walking, running, riding BART. It just works. Similarly, if I'm paired with my iMac, I can roam around a good deal of the house and never lose a signal, even through walls.

The S10-HD feels a bit more comfortable to wear than the S9-HD did, though it's still a bit tight. I think it's slowly breaking in as I wear it more. The only problem is that it's still a challenge wearing the headphones and my reading glasses at the same time. Sunglasses don't appear to be as bad a problem.

If this performance continues, I can highly recommend these headphones. They look good, feel OK, and sound very good. I'll wait a few months to see if the channel drop-out problem returns.

I've owned this headset for the past year and a half. All of the negative reviews Ive read about this headset since then have pretty much been proven as false. The people dont take the time to sample off of what the headset has to offer. the ones that say the sound quality is horrible did not try the large round bulbous earbuds. they create a depth to the sound which creates bass and great highs, it also seals around the ear and blocks out the most distracting office commotion and keeps you focused while at the gym.

after about 6 months of heavy sweaty usage I did have to superglue the white pads back to the headset as the glue had started to melt and the pads came off. a year and a half later if i would have superglued the plastic around the back neck piece this headset would have remained operational, alas my acidic sweat got down into the power button and it no longer works. I am headed to newegg now to get a new replacement of this exact same model as this is the best headset ive used.