Reviews for Bose Bluetooth Headset Series 2 (Right Ear)

This is what I wanted out of a Bluetooth headset. The button acts exactly like the mic button for Siri, so you can carry a Siri conversation without touching your phone.

Very comfortable. I leave it in my ear for hours. It does not fall out when you're chewing (like Jawbone).

Battery life is acceptable; lasts a day.

I love the physical on switch that turns it on and off easily. However, it can turn on easily in your pocket. A trade off. I will also be curious to see if it retains its firmness (build quality issue) over the years or if the switch will get all loosey goosey.

Sound quality incoming is better than all the ones I tried. My friend reported a marginal difference outgoing between this and the Plantronics.

Others tried: Old Jawbone Prime, Plantronics Voyager Pro HD, SoundId Six

I was begining to think that bluetooth ear pieces were a lost cause. Everyone raves about the Plantronics Jawbone and I tried it out last year, and it was horrible. It fell out of my ear as soon as I moved an inch, plus, I could barely hear the audio while on calls.

Two weeks ago a co-worker suggested Bose. I invested in this ear piece and I've got to tell you that I am as happy as could be.

Granted it's not like my Bose sound system in my car, or like my Quiet Comfort 3 headphones, but this earpiece is a home run in my opinion.

They somehow managed to keep the slim and minimalistic look that the Jawbone had without it wobbling in my ear.

As an added bonus: When I press the top button on the earpiece, it enables Siri, which listens to and executes Siri based commands.

Alf Jawbone ERA
Alf Jawbone ICON
Plantronics Voyager Pro
Plantronics Voyager
Blue Ant Q1 or T1
Motorola 720
Motorola H17txt
Motorola CommandOne

Of all of these, the Bose blows them out of the water. Period. My callers report better understanding me, even in the wind and loud environments, plus I can hear them better. I have less static and the more clarity on both ends with the Bose. The volume is very loud...I have to turn it down past 1/2 all the time since too loud; however, the other models above would max out and crackle since no amount of adjustment was loud enough. The auto adjustment feature of the Bose is very subtle but accurate. I don't have to adjust it up or down a lot since it does it automatically.

The noise reduction is excellent....and I think better than the Jawbones or Plantronics. I would hear before the Bose complaints that callers could not understand me or my voice muffled, but with the Bose I get no complaints and most don't even know I'm on a headset. I have no more people with that "your an idiot for wearing a bluetooth" tone in their voice on the other end mad that my voice is breaking up.

Comfort is superior to all the others except maybe the Motorola H17txt. Moto had an ear loop and was very light;however, it was horrible at noise and clarity. For an "in ear" clip the Bose is excellent at comfort and only a couple times a day do I have to play with it to make sure it's on and in my ear. I forget it's there. It certainly is MORE comfortable than any of the Jawbone hard plastic and uncomfortable ear tips.

You can update via mac or windows the firmware with their software application so the future looks bright for this little bluetooth. A2DP is nice to hear radio over my iPhone. Battery life is about as rated. I wish it had a battery meter but does beep to give you status.

It is not fancy like the Jawbone with apps and voice changes or notifications, but it works better for what it is intended...that's calls and voice. I wish like Jawbone it had a tap to answer and tap to close. The extra apps with Jawbone were largely useless.

On Siri it works great and no problems....the Bose is more accurate with Siri than all the others too. That tells me Siri understands my commands via the Bose better.

Makes my life easier....sure, it's most money but rewarded in productivity and caller clarity and communication worth the extra $40 bucks.

Note: I work over the phone and talk constantly on the go in the car, office or outside. I am a bluetooth headset's worst dream for abuse and critical evaluation, so Bose a winner so far in early 2012.

This little thing is expensive. And it's little. But it does work very well. The sound quality if great, for both you and the person you're talking with. The noise canceling seems to be very effective, but why is love this one the most, is it is comfortable; even after an hour long daily drive with it in the whole way. My ears seem sensitive and things like headphones and sunglasses will irritate them, but once I put this headset in then pull out on it just slightly, I don't even feel it.

I didn't think I'd use the A2DP at all but it is a nice feature and I have used it a few times. I also thought the right-ear only design would bother me some, but it hasn't yet. The buttons are intuitive and the on-off sliding switch is nice. Works perfectly with my iPhone 4 (iOS5).

The headset is very small though and I've lost it for a few days only to find it in a jacket pocket that I had checked a few times. The case it comes with is probably a good storage idea, not so much for protecting it, but so it doesn't get lost as easily.

The price deters most but you get what you pay for. I have tried many earpieces through the years and they never lasted more then a couple days because of complicated use or uncomfortable to wear. I have used this earpiece every day for about 2 months.

It's extremely comfortable. I wear it approx 9 hours a day.

The battery lasts me all day. I charge it when I get home from work.

I have gotten out of my vehicle walked two car distances away and have received phone calls on it.

The sliding power button is great. The answer/end call button is readily accessible.

My favorite feature is listening to music and having my other ear free to listen to dispatch over the air.

The person I am talking to never knows that I am on a Bluetooth earpiece.

If I am out of the vehicle and traffic and wind is loud, the other person can hear me clearly just by me speaking normal and soft. Sometimes I think I must yell because of my environment and they ask why am I yelling.

Bottom line don't let the price scare you away. After you've used this you'll feel that $150 was a bargain

You will not find better sound quality in any bluetooth headset on the market,I have used a lot of high end ones and nothing comes close.
Very comfortable in your ear,the sound streaming music from my iphone is superb and the call quality is fantastic....

Battery
4 hrs streaming music
all day talking and on stand by....

Build quality.
robust,buttons easy accessible..


9.75/10

The headset is light and well made. It fits comfortably in your ear and securely without an over ear loop. The buttons are great and I never find myself hanging up on callers inadvertently while trying to change volume unlike the Jawbone I had which did not fit securely in my ear even with an ear loop .... unlike the Bose. The sound quality of the Bose is also much much much improved over my old Jawbone. The Bose looks like a quality piece of gear as well. Battery life is great and Siri activation is only a button push away. Great BT headset.... the best I've owned. Highly recommended.

I own Bose products for my tv, desktop computer, iPad 2 (wireless speaker) and now this Bluetooth.i must admit this is my first Bluetooth ever, which I use for iPhone 4S so I can't compare to other Bluetooth brands. Yet I don't bother with other vendors when Bose has consistently delivered the highest quality sound products with the products I've purchased. No company or product is perfect but Bose is pretty close.

I recently purchased my second Bose replacing the same model at only 2 years old. It quit the ability to pair with my IPhone. This one worked great for a month and now this one will not synch with my phone. Has anyone else had that problem?

I have had this Bose Bluetooth for about a year, and it works great. I recently ran it over with my vehicle when accidentally dropped it getting into my car. I did have a few issues with it syncing with my iPhone 5 & my Ford Sync., but no problems with iPhone 4S. THe bluetooth version on iPhone 4S, is a earlier version than the iPhone 5. I went to Apple and learned a good lesson about bluetooth, that I will share here. Let me first just say the Bose bluetooth works great, and this is just my personal experience. The problem is Bluetooth v2.0 , 2.1, 3.0 etc.. is much different than 4.0. The higher the version the more bandwidth the bluetooth uses. Having two devices synced with the iPhone caused problems. The vehicles bluetooth system use a much larger bandwidth,(I think it's like 5.0), covering more frequencies than a headset. When I would have the iPhone bluetooth synced with the Ford Sync and the Headset, they compete for bandwidth. Even when only one is connected, turned on or even in range, the phone is still looking for the other one. This continuous searching by the iPhone for the other bluetooth causes problems. I deleted (forgot the devise), and it works without any problems. I use the bluetooth in my car instead of the Ford Sync, and I haven't had any problem with it loosing connectivity as I did before. The iPhone definitely has some problems with bluetooth connectivity. I was also told to sync the vehicles bluetooth first, and then add the headset. The vehicle will take a larger frequency range of bandwidth, and the headset will find a open bandwidth easier than a vehicle will. It's not fool proof, but it helps. I know it's a pain, but if you can sync you iPhone with only 1 device, it seems to work much much better. Hope this helps with earlier Q's about iPhone issues and Bose headset. Again personally I really like my headset. I work outside sometimes, and in a noisy shop, and it works well for me just like I was in my living room. Not to mention Bose customer service is great.