| Plantronics Pulsar 590A Bluetooth Headset |
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| Written by Alex Billington | |
| Thursday, 27 April 2006 | |
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Bluetooth Usage (Headset & Microphone)My main interest in these was for their Skype usage. I love Skype (and for that matter, any other VoIP programs that have become popular), however I have always searched for a better way of communicating via Skype without having to sit with some microphone sitting on the desk. Given I use $250 headphones I prefer not to buy an extra pair of wired headsets (from Plantronics) with the microphone attached. The 590A’s seemed to fulfill my desires exactly: wireless lightweight headset with a microphone and stereo sound. 
I initiated some calls via Skype have to say I again was impressed. It sounded good, but not great. It wasn’t as good as the audio I heard from the universal adapter/transmitter, but it worked well. The microphone tube picked up my voice clearly and wasn’t too quiet. The best thing about it is that I could kick back, or even go into the other room and watch some TV, all while still being on a Skype call. No wires, nothing to get in the way—pure bliss! One important note is that to get the best sounding audio from the headset (for Skype or music) when connected via Bluetooth and not the universal adapter is to make sure that the system you were using has the A2DP profile. A2DP, or Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, is the newest Bluetooth profile developed to help transmit better audio/video over Bluetooth. Initially (and without A2DP) you can only transmit mono quality sound. However, the Pulsar 590A’s were built with A2DP and are using this profile to its advantage as an excellent performing stereo headset. 
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