Sennheiser MM 30 On-Ear Stereo Headset for Mobile Phones

 (5 customer reviews)

Rated 3 stars, because I have no idea how well it works. Only the right channel made any kind of sound using it with a Cingular 2125 made by HTC. I fault Sennheiser and Amazon for not doing some research and explaining the complicated inticracies of what makes a headset work with what instrument. There are 3.5mm and 2.5mm plugs and then there are 3 pole and 4 pole plugs, and there are converters from one to the other, etc. How is the consumer to know what works with what, unless the merchants and manufacturers provide that information? I called Cingular and they admit they know of NO manufacturer who makes a combination stereo headphone (an earplug unit that works came with the phone, but the plugs just dangle in your ears and can fall out whenever they want to) with the ability to answer phone calls on the same headset. Cingular would not offer to let me out of my 2 year contract so I could get for a phone that has this capability (i.e. ME buying the equipment that works for...Read more

It's nearly impossible to find a wired behind-the-neck stereo headset that is compatible with the iPhone/iPod Touch, as most cell phone headsets have a 2.5mm jack, while the iPhone/iPod Touch has a 3.5mm jack. Plus all the wired iPhone/iPod Touch-compatible headsets that are available currently are earbud style (which I hate).

Fortunately, there is an adapter that will allow this headset to work with the iPhone/iPod Touch (also available from Amazon, the Blackberry Stereo Headset Adaptor 3.5mm Male to 2.5mm Female (HDW-15306-002)). Just tested it out with my iPod Touch. Works flawlessly.

COMPATIBILITY: I'm using these with a LG CU500. Although the Sennheiser Headset Selector application doesn't list them as compatible, someone told me they were. Well, not quite... the headphones work, but the call answer/end button does not.

I also have problems with the microphone--sometimes it's fine, and sometimes they can't hear a thing on the other end (I hear, "Hello? Hello? Hello?" and they hang up.) When I called my home voice mail so I could hear what I sounded like using the headset, there was an annoying backround noise on my message. I don't know whether to blame the headset or my phone/network.

COMFORT: Very comfortable when I'm just sitting, but I have to constantly re-adjust them when I'm walking. They slip, and every time I move my head the band bumps my collar and they get knocked out of place. This is my biggest issue, though it's more with the neckband style generally than the headphones themselves. The style also doesn't lend itself well to...Read more