ANYCOM Blue Stereo Headset BSH-100

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If I had to make a choice between earbuds and a set of in-ear earphones,
my choice would be the latter because I have not yet found a set of earbuds that
fit me well. But for true comfort, I will probably always prefer a full headset.
Think old school headphones…the classics that had donut cushions over each
side’s speaker, a tightly coiled black cable with a 1/4" gold-tipped plug; the
type of headphones one envisions when thinking of a DJ in a noisy club.

Today I am going to take a look at a fresh interpretation of a classic, the
ANYCOM

Blue Stereo Headset BSH-100
. Compared to the full size headphones I
described, these are smaller, lighter and they transmit audio wirelessly via Bluetooth – so there are no big back cables. But these also go one step further
– they can function as a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone headset.

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Designed to be truly portable, the BSH-100 headset can be folded into an
approximately 3.5" tall x 3.5" wide x 2" thick package for storage.

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Included in the package are the Bluetooth Stereo headset, the battery pack,
the detachable microphone, a USB charging cable and an AC/DC wall adapter.

Specifications
Bluetooth SIG: Bluetooth 1.2
Frequency Range: 2.4 – 2.4835 GHz
Radio Class: Class 2
RF Output Power: 0 dBm
Sensitivity: -80 dB
Range: up to 10 meters ( 33 feet)
Supported profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, Handsfree and Headset
profile
Talk time: Listen to music with medium volume: up to
12 hours; Connected to mobile phone: up to 12 hours
Standby time: up to 200 hours
Recharging: 3 hours
Battery: Rechargeable 300 mAh Lithium-Ion Polymer
battery, Can be exchanged easily
LEDs: Two color LED for paring, call and
charging status
Audio Frequency range: 20 Hz to 22 kHz
Audio S/N Ratio: > 90 dB Signal/Noise ratio
Audio Output power: > 20 mWrms
Options: ANYCOM USB-200 Bluetooth Adapter, ANYCOM General Bluetooth Audio
Adapter, ANYCOM Bluetooth Adapter for I-Pod, ANYCOM BSH-100 Additional battery
with UFO charging station

When fully opened, the ANYCOM headset measures approximately 14" from
one end of the U-shaped neckband to the other. Its body
is composed of a black plastic collapsible frame, and on each end of the
neckband are two thick plastic disks measuring approximately 2" wide x 
0.75", a quarter inch of which is soft padding.

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The right ear speaker holds all of the controls, as shown in this diagram.

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The left ear speaker holds the removable 300mAh, 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery
pack…

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…which is charged by inserting either of the included cables into the mini
USB port on the right headset. While charging, the LED will glow red, and once
it is fully charged it will blink blue. When the headphones are turned on and
operating normally, the LED will blink blue every couple seconds, but once the
battery gets low it will flash red once a second.

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The headset ear pieces are designed so that they will fit around the back of
the wearer’s ear while the padded portion cover’s the ear’s front.

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The
headset’s neckband fits against the U-shape of the wearer’s neck; and the
plastic loops above the earpieces hold the speakers in place. When worn,
the headset feels secure and comfortable, even while walking or otherwise
exercising. Unlike earbuds, or even earphones, there is no sense of discomfort
while using the headphones. The slight pressure created when wearing the headset
hooked over the ears is enough to keep it completely secure – and very comfy.

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When used as a traditional audio headset, the BSH-100’s only requirement is a
compatible Bluetooth enabled audio device. For those that do not have a BT
enabled audio device, an
optional part called
the BAG-10
may be purchased, which plugs into any audio device with a 3.5mm
jack. I thought that my Bluetooth enabled
Samsung MM A-900
multi-media mobile phone
would allow the playing of music over the headset –
but I was w-r-o-n-g. Evidently my (lame!) phone does not support the necessary
Advanced Audio
Distribution Profile
(A2DP). Grrrrr…. Neither does my JasJar, although I
am hoping that there will soon be an A2DP update for it – if there’s not
already.

So instead, I paired the ANYCOM headset with my PC. I have an
itty
bitty Kensington USB Bluetooth Adapter
plugged into my desktop, and a quick
pairing was all it took to listen to music wirelessly over my PC. Yay!

There are two ways to pair the headset to a new device. Either the headset’s
battery can be removed and replaced, guaranteeing that the unit is turned off,
or the ON / OFF button should be pressed and held for at least six seconds, until
the LED quickly flashes red. With the device that is to be paired in seek mode,
the headset is turned on by holding the headset’s Volume Up and the ON/OFF buttons together for about six seconds, at which time its LED will begin to
flash red and blue. When prompted on the pairing device, enter the PIN number 0000 (natch!)
to complete the coupling. The headset may be paired with up to ten different
devices.

How was the sound? Surprisingly good! The bass was deep and rumbly,
and the headset didn’t feel like it was bottoming out while listening to Nine
Inch Nail’s Only. M.I.A.’s 10 Dollar had incredibly crisp trebles
while the bottom bass line stayed strong, and Kasabian’s Clubfoot sounded
huge – their intentional distortion was not muddied. I noticed no
degradation of sound quality in the couple of feet between my computer and the
headset when I was sitting at my desk, and I could get up and walk about 15 feet
from my desk before the headset cut out. To make a couple of slight
understatements, I really like the BSH-100’s sound…and I can’t get over the
fact that they are wireless! These headphones would be awesome on a long flight
while watching a DVD on a laptop…too bad it’s probably illegal. :0P

The buttons on the headset are limited when operating with iTunes – I was
able to control the volume up and down with the corresponding buttons, pressing
the ON / OFF button did nothing, and pressing the Multi Function Button would
pause or start the song. An option to advance to the next song would have been a
nice touch, but I’m not complaining.

Functioning as a wireless set of headphones is not the extent of their
capabilities, however. Plugging the detachable microphone into the headset’s mini-USB port turns the
music headset into a BT enabled mobile phone headset.

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For this review, I tested the headset with my BT enabled
Samsung MM A-900
multi-media mobile phone
.

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When coupled with my mobile phone the buttons on the headset did more than
just connect or disconnect my calls or adjust the volume of the calls up and
down. When pressed once, the Multi Function Button turned on my phone’s screen.
Pressing twice brought up my recently called list, and pressing the Volume Up or
Down buttons on the headset caused my phone to scroll through and highlight the
previously placed calls Pressing the Multi Function button a third time placed a
call to the number highlighted.

I mainly used the headset while sitting at my desk to answer calls, because
to be honest – I would never go out in public with such a huge headset on. With
that said, I felt that the headset’s reception was extremely clear and according
to my two test subjects, Steve and Sarah, I could be heard perfectly without
raising my voice. Because I was using the headset indoors there was no wind
noise, but I did step outside while on the phone with Steve. Perhaps because the
day was not windy at all, he said I sounded like I was talking on the phone –
not through a headset. I will admit that I felt a bit self conscious standing
outside and talking with the headset on. I guess I can be vain like that…

Anyway!

I was able to couple both my mobile phone and my desktop PC with the ANYCOM
headset at the same time, although the resulting sound from the music was
suddenly choppy. Even so, incoming calls were announced over the headset by a
multi-toned trill, and when I pressed the Multi Function Button the music
immediately stopped and I had a clear voice call. Pressing the button again
returned me to the broadcasting music. Even though I couldn’t test it because of
my lame phone, I am going to assume that if the A900 had A2DP
capabilities, the sound would have been clear when listening to music as it was
when taking calls. I would love to hear from other ANYCOM users that can comment
on whether or not this is true.

As mentioned, because of its size, I would not personally want to use the ANYCOM as my
primary mobile phone headset. However, it was certainly comfortable enough that
I wouldn’t mind wearing it while sitting at my desk. Even with it’s phone
headset capability, I’ll most likely use it primarily for listening to music on
my desktop while working – it really is perfect for that.

If you have been looking for a comfortable Bluetooth headset that will allow
you to listen to your music wirelessly, and yes – answer and make calls on your
BT enabled phone, then the
ANYCOM

Blue Stereo Headset BSH-100
may be just what you need.

 

Product Information

Price:119.99
Manufacturer:ANYCOM
Requirements:
  • A Bluetooth enabled audio device
  • A Bluetooth enabled phone for calls
  • An A2DP Enabled BT phone for calls and audio media
Pros:
  • Comfortable
  • Great sound
  • Easy to operate
  • Long battery life
Cons:
  • Not their fault, but not all multimedia phones will be A2DP capable

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  2. I’ve had this headset for a few years which I bought on impulse and later replaced with a wired set but recently found it sitting in my cabinet. I found this review as I’d lost the manual on how to connect and it showed me how to connect to my nokia n97. Thanks.
    As the review states, the sound is very good and I love the bass. The main con that I found is that the multi purpose button will dial your last called number if you press it 3 times, which in theory sounds like a simple idea, but you could be pausing the song you are listening to and then try to unpause and nothing happens, so you click on the button again and sunddenly find that you are dialling your last call…quite embarrassing. Turning the headphones off can be a pain as it can take several attempts and sometimes when you think they are off a few seconds later the power light flashes to show that they are ON….grrr.
    7/10 is what I would rate these as.

  3. Thanks,

    I lost my manual as well but thanks to this guide I managed to connect the device to my computer!

    ..but now I have the problem that I cannot tell my computer to direct the sound output to this device: It is connected in the bluetooth menu, but listening to for example youtube I hear nothing. 🙁

  4. Hello everyone. Does someone can help me on my anycom stereo headset?
    I can’t turn up the volume no more. I think the button aint broken, cause, I can skip a track, when I press it for more than 3 seconds.
    My computer doesn’t recognize the device when I plug it in via USB.
    I try to find a driver on the web, but without success.

    Please Help me.
    Thanks in advance.

  5. Yesterday I accidentally found my old anycom wireless headphones. I bought it some four years ago and have “lost” it as I packed my things before moving to a new house. In the meatime I purchased at least five other headphones, all of them the wired ones. So I gave my oldiest device the chance. To my great surprise the oldiest one was the best one. I’ve imediately paired it with my iPhone, tried to listen to the music (wonderful sound!), phoned to Skype test call center etc. As I lost my manual, I’ve googled this website and it hepled me a lot because I’ve forgotten nearly everything how to operate it.

  6. Thank you for your work to list the manual of the anycom headset BSH-100 on your site. Except the on-off function the gadget is a great invention…. Its a very good explanation!

  7. PERFECT!!!
    My dear friends,
    After many days of testing I’m back adain. I solve nearly all problems. I have used the headphones Anycom with my iPhone 4S. There are useful advices and additions to manual how to operate the headphones with iPhone 4S.
    1. “play/pause” button: SHORT press leads to play/pause, LONG press to calling the last called number;
    2. on/off button: again, there are two actions: (relatively) long press or SHORT press – it means very quick pressing of the button. In this case you will launch “voice control” in your iPhone and you can say your order – e.i. “call mama” or “play beatles, abbey road” and with the proper pronunciation you could be successful.
    And more:
    when received a phone call – “play/pause” press means pick up; “on/off” is hang up.
    There are some more details. I can explain them to the persons which are interested in.
    Conclusions: this device is really a big invention. It is real shame that the company went out of business – in the time of iPHONES it could earn millions! I mean it.
    Enjoy it you happy ones who have it :-)))

  8. Thanks for info. I found my set which was never used for years. Charged and was able to pare it with my Samsung per method in this review. Just scan, no code needed to pair it. Sound is very good; comfortable.

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