I had the pleasure of reviewing the JAVOedge iPhone Handsfree Stereo Headset Adapter and it has been a product that I have been wanting to try out for some time.  I have been using this great little accessory for a few weeks and I have to admit that I have been pleasantly surprised by it.

At only $12.95, the handsfree adapter does exactly what it promises.  It allow you to take your existing pair of headphones and plug them into this little adapter creating a customized handsfree experience.  The handsfree adapter has a button (similar to the iPhone stock headset) that allows you to answer/end calls, pause a track, and skip a track by pushing the button twice rapidly.  I found the button on the JAVOedge handsfree adapter to be much nicer and tactile feeling than the stock iPhone headset too.  In terms of call quality, the people on the other line found it to be clear and overall good sounding.  In windy conditions it did not fair well.

For the first week of testing the handsfree adapter, I paired it with the Shure SE210 headset I have.  The reason why is because the SE210 breaks away allowing for a shorter cable to be used in conjunction with such accessories as the JAVOedge handsfree adapter.  This combination proved to be the best of the three I tried.  Throughout the week, my calls were clear sounding (both incoming and my voice outgoing).  The length ended up being just right with this combination.  Shure offers a similar product but at a price tag of $39.99.

For the second week, I paired up the handsfree adapter with my Shure E3C headset.  This headset is much longer and it required the use of a cable spool to shorten the cable significantly.  This proved to be the worst solution as I had an excess amount of heavy gauge cable hanging from my neck.  The sound quality suffered due to the distance the handsfree mic was from my mouth.

For the last two weeks, I paired up a cheap set of Sennheiser MX300 headphones with the handsfree adapter.  While this wasn’t the ultimate solution, it proved to be my favorite.  The ability to hear background noises along with my current call and the lightweight cable proved to be a winning combination.  While the call quality inbound wasn’t as fantastic as the Shure SE210/handsfree combo, the overall comfort ended up outweighing the quality.  I did end up with an excess amount of cabling but a quick wrap and I was back in business.

Overall, I would have to give the JAVOedge handsfree adapter for the iPhone a score of 6/10.  I would give it a better score if it was bundled automatically with a cable management system at a price point of $15.99.  But, at the current price of $12.95, I cannot deny, this is a great product at a great price.

Visit JAVOedge.com to purchase the handsfree adapter for the iPhone.

[via Tekbru.com]

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