Over the past few years I’ve become a bit of an expert on Bluetooth wireless headsets. They seem an almost ideal way of listening to music or making the phone calls. The Bluetooth headsets are ideal for workouts: compact, unobtrusive, and very functional. I have gone through at least five MOTOROKR S9 and MotoROKR S9-HD headsets all of which shared one common major shortcoming: they were not sweat-proof and inevitably stopped working after less than a year of use. I also own Jabra SPORT Bluetooth Stereo Headset, and if you are just looking for a stereo Bluetooth headset for your workout, I’d very much recommend that you give that one a try.

Unfortunately the sound quality is one of the weaker aspects of this headset. The sound is very tinny and hissy, especially with the high notes. I am not exactly an audiophile, but I was extremely disappointed with the sound quality of this headset. It is passable (barely) for the workout use, but I would definitely not use these headphones to listen to the music on other occasions.

Wireless range is one of the weakest characteristics of all Bluetooth sport stereo headsets. The range is fairly good – if you are indoors and/or have a direct line of sight with the headset. I’ve been able to use them under such conditions across a decent sized room. However, if you are outdoors and put your mp3 player in pants pocket opposite to the side of your antenna (that would be the right hand side), then your reception will be intermittent at best.

The controls on this headset are, despite their relatively large size, somewhat counterintuitive. It took me a bit to figure out how to turn this headset on, and because the controls look upside down when hanging from your neck, it can be confusing to distinguish the forward from backward buttons.

Unlike some of the other Bluetooth headsets that I’ve used, this headset gives you voice prompts when you do all major function changes, such as turning it on/off, or switching between phone and mp3 player. This is very useful because you will be able to clearly know when any one of these events takes place.

The battery life of this headset is OK and on par with other similar Bluetooth headsets. I’ve been able to use them continuously for about 3.5 – 4 hours, mostly playing music but also having a few brief phone conversations. I haven’t tested the standby time rigorously, but it doesn’t seem to be longer than two-three weeks.

The charger is one of the most frustrating and disappointing features of these headphones. The headphones are charged using a micro-USB cord, but the charger’s cord is extremely short (about five inches). This means that unless you have a power strip on your desk you will need to charge the headphones by essentially putting them on the ground. Fortunately I’ve discovered that Kindle’s charger also works with these headphones, so I’ve been using that one instead.

The Street2 Headset’s design seems to be aiming at, as its name suggests, gaining some street cred. It looks like an oversized dog tag, and its metallic chain is an additional feature of its decidedly urban look. If you are cool conscious along the lines of this particular school of “coolness,” then this design may be right for you.

The call quality with these headphones, just like with most other Jabra headphones I’ve tried, is OK. The headphones can help you avoid missing a call while listening to music, but if you were looking for a Bluetooth headset that will serve as your primary way of placing and receiving phone calls, then I’d recommend that you look elsewhere.

One good thing about this kind of Bluetooth headset is that the headphones are completely replaceable and exchangeable. Every other headset that I had tried is not, despite the claims to the contrary, moisture and sweat resistant. This means that after some time, usually about a year of intensive use, most of them fail and you have no choice but to buy another set. With Street2 Headset you can just replace the headphones without having to get a whole new headset.

Overall I am fairly pleased with this headset despite its few shortcomings. It is more than adequate for most of my uses, but would certainly recommend that you check out some other wireless headphones options, including some other Jabra and Motorola products mentioned in the introduction above.