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Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones | 
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| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $109.99
Buy New: $59.89
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Avg. Customer Rating:  233 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 6.7 x 2.8
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 980461-0403
Model: FreePulse Wireless Headphones
UPC: 097855041319
EAN: 0097855041319
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2.4 GHz wireless headphones with Bluetooth 2.0 Enhanced Data Rate technology | | • | Delivers clear, interference-free audio with range of up to 33 feet | | • | High-carbon, spring-steel headband provides secure, reliable fit | | • | Integrated volume controls and Bass Boost mode; soft-touch comfort rings | | • | Wireless receiver with 3.5 mm audio plug; 2-year warranty |
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Product Description
With Logitech's FreePulse Wireless headphones you can enjoy your music without being tied down or tangled up. Integrated volume controls and Bass Boost mode let you take control of your music, while advanced Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate wireless technology ensures clear, interference-free audio with up to 33 feet range. Extended life rechargeable batteries provide up to six hours of playtime. The high carbon spring-steel headband is lightweight yet rugged and the soft-touch comfort rings provide a secure fit. The FreePulse Wireless headphones are compatible with most audio players and include custom-fit iPod adapters.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 228 more reviews...
 Hoped for better sound November 15, 2006
133 out of 134 found this review helpful
PROS:
1. Works in a nearby room or directly above/below the room with the transmitter.
2. Able to hear outside sounds, if you don't want to be completely isolated from your surroundings.
3. Nice to be able to adjust the volume by touching the shell of the right earpad, which acts as a toggle switch.
4. Comes with a short cord in case the dongle won't fit in your unit's audio jack.
CONS:
1. Sound quality is muddy. If you like rock music, you will not hear much of the cymbals or other high notes. It is fine if you listen to spoken voice. The stock earbuds with the Nano 2G are a little better than the Logitech, but with less bass. My Sony MDR-V6 closed-ear cans sound *exceptionally* good with my 2nd Gen Nano. I'll give the Logitech headphones many additional hours to break in, but I had hoped they would sound much better out of the box.
2. Headband is not adjustable and sits close to your neck. Tilting your head back, even slightly, bumps the headband. Wearing a collared shirt also causes your shirt to contact the headband. The around-the-ear part of the headband takes most of the impact. The earpads will move a little. Some collar brushing comes through to the earpads. I think exercising would not go well.
3. Comfortable on the ears for less than an hour.
4. Little if any difference in bass boost and normal.
5. Comes with 6 iPod interfaces, but the Nano interface does not work with the 2nd Gen Nano. You can still plug the dongle into the headphone jack, but without the end cap for the dongle, there is a 2mm gap.
6. It's just more than twice the width of the Nano 2G. It is also slightly offset, left-to-right when looking at the Nano + dongle from the front.
7. I generally had to try to set the connection twice before it sync'd up. Then I needed to start the player right away, because if I waited 30 seconds, it shut itself off.
I posted a couple of pictures if you click on the link at the top of the page.
 Not perfect, but better than v 1.0 July 28, 2007
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
I had the earlier version of the Logitech Bluetooth headphones - the one with the plastic headband. It broke after less than one week's use, which I discovered from Amazon.com reviews, was a common experience among users. I took it back to the store and got a refund.
My wife bought me the current version of FreePulse Wireless Headphones for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and the carbon steel headband has fixed the problem.
The Bluetooth technology provides a good stereo signal, although there are occasional inexplicable dropouts of one or two seconds. The plastic loops that go over the tops of my ears are uncomfortable after a half-hour or so.
The sound is good enough for my purposes - working at the computer or walking around - but these are not headphones for a serious audiophile.
The big advantage, of course, is being free of those blasted wires. I can't count the number of times when I've had my headphones rudely yanked off my ears when the wires snagged on a flailing arm, a piece of furniture or when my Australian shepherd Pete jumps up to greet me and hooks a paw on the wires.
It's such an infuriating experience that I'm willing to put up with a few shortcomings to be rid of the hated wires.
So, if you need to go wireless, aren't a fanatic about perfect sound and can stand a little ear discomfort, this is a good solution.
Work great, fit not so much February 21, 2007
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
There aren't a lot of alternatives for decent bluetooth headphones. These are lightweight, sound pretty good (don't kid yourself, they're not audiophile quality but I was able to really rock out), and fit really well with an iPod - especially a nano. They use bluetooth 2.0 technology so they sound better than the old model.
I got them for the gym, where wires and in-your-ear buds aren't so great. What i like is that the little dongle CAN be attached at the same time as my Nike+ dongle, so I have it all. It's a little awkward, with this thing hanging off the side, but in my pocket or sitting on the control panel of the treadmill, it really doesn't matter.
The fit, or lack thereof, is the major drawback of these bad-boys. You kind of have to wonder how they got out of the design phase with such ill-fitting and uncomfortable earpads. The wire that goes behind the neck is too short to be worn high enough to avoid conflicting with a collar or a towel around your shoulders. Also, the earpads themselves are rock-hard, even with the foam pads. Once I've gotten them just right it's ok for a while and I am able to work out and enjoy the music, but they are just not ideal.
I also have used these things in bed for watching tv while my wife is asleep. The transmitter fits into the headphone jack on the TV, and works great. Comfort here is less of an issue because I wear the headphones UNDER my chin instead of behind my neck and they feel fine. Unfortunately this does not work at the gym.
Also the instructions are really lacking. I'm still not sure I'm turning these things on and off correctly. You press and hold the one button on the transmitter and the headphones and they link up. Pretty easy. Turning off the headphones is easy, but the transmitter really doesn't seem to turn off when you press the button, you have to press and hold it until it starts blinking, then press and hold it again until it turns off. Whatever, but it would be nice if this was mentioned in the instructions.
My thought: if you have a "quick start" guide you should also have a more comprehensive set of instructions.
PROS:
good sound quality
charges fast
easy set up
multiple ipod adapters and a universal adapter for use with anything with a headphone jack
very lightweight
works well at a good distance (even in other rooms)
battery lasts plenty long for a wireless headset, and doesn't drain ipod power
dongle can be attached simultaneously with the Nike+ dongle
CONS:
one-size-fits-some design, very little adjustment possible, limiting comfort
poor instructions, confusing buttons
ineffectual "bass boost"
no ipod control from the headset (i realize this was not promised, but it would be nice)
Good Sound, Bad Headphone Design November 28, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was very much looking forward to these new headphones from Logitech, so I was very disappointed after buying and using them. While I found the Bluetooth to work well and the sound quality to be perfectly acceptable, I found there to be some serious flaws with the headphone design:
1. The band is significantly more curved than other behind-the-neck headphone designs, which makes the pads (a) sit at an uncomfortable angle on your ears and (b) apply extra pressure on your ears.
2. The band sits very low on the back of your neck, and any backwards motion of the head causes the headphones to snag and creates an uncomfortable fit. Due to the loops that fit onto your ears, it is not possible to adjust the level of the band very much. There is no way I would be able to use these headphones while exercising, which was my original intent.
3. The loops that are meant to secure the headphones onto your ears are very unusual (again, compared to other behind-the-neck headphone designs), and I found them to be very tight and uncomfortable on my ears. I tried these headphones out for over an hour to see if I could get used to the fit, but I just ended up with sore ears.
It seems that these headphones are hit or miss, depending on your head & ear size/shape - several of my family members also experienced the fit problems described above, but one family member was able to use the headphones without any discomfort at all. My recommendation would be to find these headphones at a retailer and insist on trying them on in the store (they are easy to remove from packaging) to see if you experience these fit problems before you drop any money on these headphones.
Good sound, terrible fit December 1, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Despite some reviews that I'd read I decided to give these a try. The sound is great, only noticed a little less clarity then compared to standard headphones.
The fit however is terrible. The band would rub my neck and not amount of adjustment seemed to make any difference. Also the tension on the ears is way to much, after about ten minutes the crushing feeling really gets to you.
I would not recommend these to anyone.
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