{"id":2617,"date":"2015-09-14T15:56:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T06:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-09-14\/2617"},"modified":"2015-09-14T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T06:56:40","slug":"mini-review-axgio-bluetooth-wireless-sports-headphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-09-14\/2617","title":{"rendered":"Mini Review: Axgio Bluetooth Wireless Sports Headphones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i078435\" href='\/i\/JF4_078435.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_078435_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Axgio Sprint Bluetooth Headphones -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i078435\"\ntitle=\"Axgio Sprint Bluetooth Headphones -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/16, ISO 5000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_078435.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_078435.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Axgio Sprint Bluetooth Headphones<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_078435.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-09-14'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Axgio Sprint Bluetooth Headphones -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A month and a half ago I got an email out of the blue asking whether I'd\nlike to have <span class='nobr'>a free<\/span> pair of wireless bluetooth\nheadphones in exchange for <span class='nobr'>a review<\/span> on my blog.\nWell gee, sure, why not?! <span class='nobr'>It's cheap<\/span> advertising for them if <span class='nobr'>I like<\/span> them,\nbut they risk bad PR if <span class='nobr'>I don't.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>In the past I'd tried small wireless headphones from Avantree, ECSEM,\nand Mpow before finding <span class='nobr'>a pair<\/span> <span class='nobr'>I liked,<\/span> <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>BlueAnt Pump<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>. <span class='nobr'>I was happy<\/span> with\nthose, but figured it wouldn't hurt to give another pair <span class='nobr'>a try.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>So, I was sent a pair of <a\nhref='http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0123KN5TC'>Axgio Sprint Wireless\nEarbuds<\/a>. <span class='nobr'>I use the<\/span> passive voice here because\n<span class='nobr'>I don't<\/span> actually know who the person sending them\nrepresents (they have <span class='nobr'>a nondescript<\/span> gmail\naddress), but <span class='nobr'>I assume<\/span> it's either the maker or\ntheir American distributor. (<b>Update:<\/b>: after I published this, he contacted me to let me know\nhe's from Axgio's marketing department.)<\/p>\n\n<p>Anyway, I've been using them for the last month and <span class='nobr'>I\nlike<\/span> them <span class='nobr'>a lot, so their risk paid\noff.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>Generally speaking, wireless headphones are the way to go when on the\nmove. <span class='nobr'>I use them<\/span> when working out at the gym and\nwhen doing housework. (<span class='nobr'>I never,<\/span> by the way, use headphones of any kind when\nriding <span class='nobr'>a bike<\/span> on public roads.) <span class='nobr'>I generally<\/span> use them with my phone in my\npocket or in my nearby gym bag. <span class='nobr'>In either<\/span> way, no\nwires to get in the way.<\/p>\n\n<p>Specifically about these Axgio Sprint headphones, two items that caught my attention:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p><b>Size<\/b> &mdash; Ridiculously light and insubstantial. <span class='nobr'>It's not that<\/span> the other units\n<span class='nobr'>I tried<\/span> were problematically big or bulky, but these are really small and light, both while worn\nand carried in <span class='nobr'>a pocket.<\/span><\/p><\/li>\n\n<li><p><b>English Feedback<\/b> &mdash; Responses to events like being\nturning on, pairing, hitting maximum volume, etc., are indicated with an\nEnglish voice in the headphones. Other units I've used employ <span class='nobr'>a series<\/span> of\nvarious beeps that are difficult (for me) to keep straight.<\/p>\n<p>With this Axgio unit, upon pressing the main button long enough to turn\nit on, you hear <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Power On<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>, then <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Connected<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>. Raising the volume to the max\nyields <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Maximum Volume<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>, and when put into pairing mode, you're told\n<span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Pairing<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>, etc.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is really convenient and you're never left wondering what happened,\nor whether something you tried to do actually happened. With other units\nit's easy enough to understand the various beep patterns when you're\nreading the manual, but <span class='nobr'>I can<\/span> never remember them\nwhen <span class='nobr'>I actually<\/span> need them. The Axgio's simple\nEnglish feedback is wonderful. <span class='nobr'>I find it<\/span>\nespecially useful for things that <span class='nobr'>I really<\/span> want\nto be sure are done, such as <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Power Off<span\nclass='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>, and for things that don't happen often, such as\n<span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Battery Low<span\nclass='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>When turning on to use with my iPhone, the connection is usually\nalmost instant, with <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Power On<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> followed by <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Connected<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> in the same second.\nThis is much faster than the BLueAnt Pump connects for me.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i078449\" href='\/i\/JF4_078449.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_078449_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Bendy the thicker part of the wire holds whatever shape you give; the rest is supple -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i078449\"\ntitle=\"Bendy the thicker part of the wire holds whatever shape you give; the rest is supple -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_078449.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_078449.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Bendy<\/span>\n<br\/>the thicker part of the wire holds whatever shape you give; the rest is supple\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_078449.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-09-14'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Bendy the thicker part of the wire holds whatever shape you give; the rest is supple -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It did take a bit before I could wear them correctly. Like the BlueAnt\nPump that had been my primary earbuds, they wrap around the ear so that\nthey're held in place during exercise and the like, but it took me <span\nclass='nobr'>a while<\/span> to realize that unlike the BlueAnt Pump, you're\nmeant to conform the wire to <span class='nobr'>a shape<\/span> that works\nfor you. <span class='nobr'>Not realizing<\/span> this, <span class='nobr'>I\ntried<\/span> to make do with the shape that they came in, and it just\nwasn't right. <span class='nobr'>I didn't<\/span> realize that the wire is\nmeant to be actively bent to find <span class='nobr'>a good<\/span> fit.<\/p>\n\n<p>Considering that the Amazon listing includes the phrase <span\nclass='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Memory Wire<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> in the\ntitle, this was my fault. <span class='nobr'>I figured<\/span> it out on the\nsecond or third day <span class='nobr'>I had<\/span> them, and things were\nmuch smoother after that. <span class='nobr'>I also would<\/span> have figured it out earlier had <span class='nobr'>I\nread<\/span> the manual.<\/p>\n\n<p>It comes with a bunch of ear-bud inserts for different sized ears, but\n<span class='nobr'>I haven't<\/span> tried them... the ones that came\ninstalled on the unit work just fine for me.<\/p>\n\n<p>I tested them with my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro. They worked\nflawlessly on the first two, but I've never been able to get <span\nclass='nobr'>a bluetooth<\/span> speaker\/headphone to work well with my\nMacBook Pro. This is <span class='nobr'>a well<\/span>-known problem with\nApple's laptops, and considering how long the problem has persisted (many\ngenerations of hardware), it's clear Apple just doesn't care. )-:<\/p>\n\n<p>I actually did get a good connection with my MacBook Pro the first time\n<span class='nobr'>I tried,<\/span> but the sound seemed to be quieter than\n<span class='nobr'>I thought<\/span> it should have been. <span\nclass='nobr'>But on subsequent<\/span> attempts, it wouldn't hold <span\nclass='nobr'>a connection.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>But as I said, it works just dandy with my iPhone and iPad. <span\nclass='nobr'>I use it<\/span> mostly with my iPhone.<\/p>\n\n<p>Like most bluetooth earbuds on the market it allows you to make and\nreceive phone calls when paired to <span class='nobr'>a phone,<\/span> but\n<span class='nobr'>I haven't<\/span> tested that. <span class='nobr'>No one\ncalls<\/span> me.<\/p>\n\n<p>According to the manual it can actually pair to two devices at once (so\nthat you can hear sound from two devices at once, <span class='nobr'>I\nguess<\/span>), but <span class='nobr'>I haven't<\/span> tested that.<\/p>\n\n<p>The text in the printed manual is gratuitously small; <span\nclass='nobr'>I can<\/span> read it when wearing my reading glasses, but it\nwould have been nice if they just made the font <span class='nobr'>a\nbit<\/span> bigger. (<span class='nobr'>I asked<\/span> for and was sent\n<span class='nobr'>a PDF<\/span> copy of the manual.) The text on the\noutside of the box is even smaller, and <span class='nobr'>I can't<\/span>\nread it even with reading glasses.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i078440\" href='\/i\/JF4_078440.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_078440_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Control Buttons easy to find by feel alone -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i078440\"\ntitle=\"Control Buttons easy to find by feel alone -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Venus 60mm Super Macro f\/2.8 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 320 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_078440.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_078440.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Control Buttons<\/span>\n<br\/>easy to find by feel alone\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_078440.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-09-14'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Control Buttons easy to find by feel alone -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The control buttons are another thing <span class='nobr'>I really<\/span> like compared to others\nI've tried. <span class='nobr'>The little<\/span> control unit is always hanging lightly <span class='nobr'>a bit<\/span> below\nthe ear, and the main control button is always at the bottom of that, so\nfinding it is always easy and deterministic, with good tactile feedback.<\/p>\n\n<p> A long press turns it on if it's off and off if it's on (with\naccompanied <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Power On<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> and <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>Power Off<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> status messages). While playing\nmusic it pauses or unpauses.<\/p>\n\n<p>The other buttons are for volume up\/down with short taps, or\nnext\/previous song with long taps. <span class='nobr'>I actually<\/span> wish these were reversed\nbecause <span class='nobr'>I skip<\/span> songs more than <span class='nobr'>I set<\/span> volume. <span class='nobr'>The Mpow earbugs<\/span> that <span class='nobr'>I used<\/span>\nto use were like this and <span class='nobr'>I found<\/span> it convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>As I said above, they are very light and there's no pull from the weight\nof the wire on your ear, but depending on your clothes and hair, really\nactive movement can cause the wire to drag on your neck and sort of tug at\nthe ear. This is pretty rare for me, but in these cases you can avail\nyourself of the little clip on the wire seen in the background of the photo below:<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i078444\" href='\/i\/JF4_078444.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_078444_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i078444\"\ntitle=\"Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/11, ISO 5600 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_078444.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_078444.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_078444.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-09-14'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>By using the clip to snug the wire firmly to your skull, there's no pull\nas you whip your head around. <span class='nobr'>It's a simple<\/span> and elegant solution to an\noccasional problem.<\/p>\n\n<p>Two minor nits that I came across, besides the tiny fonts in their printing:<\/p>\n\n<ul><li><p>The hook shape of the wire causes them\nto get hooked on things when pulling them from my gym bag, so <span class='nobr'>I have<\/span> to be <span class='nobr'>a bit<\/span> careful. <span class='nobr'>I don't<\/span> recall having\nhad this kind of problem with the other units I've used.<\/p><\/li>\n\n<li><p>The unit doesn't seem to turn off automatically if the sound has\nbeen paused for <span class='nobr'>a while.<\/span> <span class='nobr'>The manual<\/span> says that it turns off automatically if\nthere's no bluetooth connection for five minutes, but <span class='nobr'>I think<\/span> at least some\nother units I've used turn off if there's no sound for <span class='nobr'>a while,<\/span> even if the\nconnection remains. With those units, <span class='nobr'>I can just<\/span> pause the music and put\nthe headphones away; <span class='nobr'>I don't<\/span> have to bother actually turning the unit off.\nWith this Axgio unit <span class='nobr'>I have<\/span> to remember to actually turn the unit\noff.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><b>Sound Quality<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>Having written this much, I realize that I've not talked about sound\nquality. <span class='nobr'>I'm not an<\/span> audiophile, so fine details are likely lost on me, but\nI've not been the least bit disappointed in listening to music that I've\nknown intimately for years. Whether some old Billy Joel, some modern light\nacoustic guitar, some rough Black Eyed Peas, some electronic Daft Punk, or\nheavy AC\/DC, I've been pleased with the sound. It's clear, substantial, and\nfull of <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>presence<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<p>I've also used them to listen to Japanese news broadcasts while doing\nthe dishes, and found voices to be equally clear, so I'd assume they'd be\ngood for phone calls.<\/p>\n\n<p>But to provide a bit of due diligence, I've just compared these Axgio\nwireless headphones to some brand new over-the-ear wired <a\nhref='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_MDR-V6'>Sony MDR-V6 studio-monitor\nheadphones<\/a>. I've used this model of headphone for the better part of 30\nyears, having to buy <span class='nobr'>a new<\/span> pair on average once <span class='nobr'>a decade<\/span> due to some\nmistake on my part or another. <span class='nobr'>My previous<\/span> pair got damaged in my luggage\non my recent summer trip, so <span class='nobr'>I immediately<\/span> bought another pair.<\/p>\n\n<p>Anyway, the Sony headphones are very good and are popular with\nprofessional sound engineers and were highly rated at Consumer Reports\n(which is probably why <span class='nobr'>I bought<\/span> them in the first place), so <span class='nobr'>I wouldn't<\/span>\nexpect the literally-lighter-than-a-feather Axgio wireless in-ear\nheadphones to fare well in direct comparison, but they did. <span class='nobr'>The Sony headphones<\/span> do seem to have better base response, but <span class='nobr'>I noticed<\/span> this only\nduring direct comparison switching back and forth between the two sets of\nheadphones; when using the Axgio headphones on <span class='nobr'>a daily<\/span> basis, <span class='nobr'>I'd not noticed<\/span> anything lacking.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style='margin-top:50px'>Overall, <span class='nobr'>a nice<\/span> pair of wireless sports\nheadphones, all the nicer because <span class='nobr'>I got<\/span> them for free. <span class='nobr'>If I lost<\/span> them or\nsomething, though, <span class='nobr'>I'd spend<\/span> the $50 or whatever for <span class='nobr'>a new<\/span> pair, which\nperhaps says the most about them.<\/p>\n\n<p>Having completed this review I think I'm ready to try again... if Tesla or Nikon or Apple, for example, would like <span class='nobr'>a review<\/span> of\ntheir most recent product, just send one or <span class='nobr'>a dozen<\/span> units over and I'll be\nhappy to give'em <span class='nobr'>a try.<\/span>... \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A month and a half ago I got an email out of the blue asking whether I'd like to have a free pair of wireless bluetooth headphones in exchange for a review on my blog. Well gee, sure, why not?! It's cheap advertising for them if I like them, but they risk bad PR if I don't.<\/p> <p>In the past I'd tried small wireless headphones from Avantree, ECSEM, and Mpow before finding a pair I liked, \"BlueAnt Pump\". 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