What is the brand and model?
- Sony DRC-BT15
Do the skip forward/back buttons work with the iPhone?
- It does support AVRCP but not in iPhone OS3.0
What about the play/pause button?
-It does have play/pause button but iPhone OS 3.0 has bugs and may not work until you reset the iPhone 3GS
What about the volume controls?
- Of course! It is part of A2DP standard
Rate the sound quality on a scale of 1-10
- It varies as this model allows you to use any type of 3.5mm headsets. There are occation hickups especially when you just started the music. It's apple's fault though. I would rate 9 given that you use a good quality headphone.
Rate the bass on a scale of 1-10
- again that depends on your headphone. If you have a good quality headphone the bass is good and pretty strong.
Does it have a microphone? If so, how's the sound quality for the other person?
- this question is kind of stupid in 2009. A2DP devices nowadays all have mic. I tell u the voice quality is good but no noise cancellation.
Is there anything particularly annoying about it? (Bad battery life, bad range, difficult to pair, ugly, uses a dongle, cheap feeling, etc.)
It uses a dongle but this is the trade off to have your own custom headphones. Battery life is more than 6 hrs of continuous music and phone call. Depend on the headphone, Occationally you might hear EM noise from your cell phone when accessing the cell network.
The range depends on both your receiver and iPhone. iPhone does have 2.1+EDR so it is one of the best Bluetooth range cell phone I've used so far even compare to HTC, Nokia, and sonyericsson phones. Fortunately the DRC-BT15 is 2.0+EDR. I can use it like a cordless phone in my home across another room with walls for more than 24 feet and still have almost no choppiness. I can even walk to another floor and still able to listen to music.
How much does it generally cost?
MSRP now is $99 but you can get it a lot cheaper now. Maybe $80
If possible, please provide a link to a good place to buy them.
Sony style, Fry's electronics, Amazon,eBay.
- Sony DRC-BT15
Do the skip forward/back buttons work with the iPhone?
- It does support AVRCP but not in iPhone OS3.0
What about the play/pause button?
-It does have play/pause button but iPhone OS 3.0 has bugs and may not work until you reset the iPhone 3GS
What about the volume controls?
- Of course! It is part of A2DP standard
Rate the sound quality on a scale of 1-10
- It varies as this model allows you to use any type of 3.5mm headsets. There are occation hickups especially when you just started the music. It's apple's fault though. I would rate 9 given that you use a good quality headphone.
Rate the bass on a scale of 1-10
- again that depends on your headphone. If you have a good quality headphone the bass is good and pretty strong.
Does it have a microphone? If so, how's the sound quality for the other person?
- this question is kind of stupid in 2009. A2DP devices nowadays all have mic. I tell u the voice quality is good but no noise cancellation.
Is there anything particularly annoying about it? (Bad battery life, bad range, difficult to pair, ugly, uses a dongle, cheap feeling, etc.)
It uses a dongle but this is the trade off to have your own custom headphones. Battery life is more than 6 hrs of continuous music and phone call. Depend on the headphone, Occationally you might hear EM noise from your cell phone when accessing the cell network.
The range depends on both your receiver and iPhone. iPhone does have 2.1+EDR so it is one of the best Bluetooth range cell phone I've used so far even compare to HTC, Nokia, and sonyericsson phones. Fortunately the DRC-BT15 is 2.0+EDR. I can use it like a cordless phone in my home across another room with walls for more than 24 feet and still have almost no choppiness. I can even walk to another floor and still able to listen to music.
How much does it generally cost?
MSRP now is $99 but you can get it a lot cheaper now. Maybe $80
If possible, please provide a link to a good place to buy them.
Sony style, Fry's electronics, Amazon,eBay.