The beauty of silence, Nokia BH-905

Nokia BH-905's are premium in noise-canceling, mobile music. With attachments for all types of outlets, these are the only headset you will need.

I received the Nokia BH-905's as a Christmas present. I had put them on my list as a sort of joke, but my parents found a good deal with a rebate at Amazon and got them for me, bless their hearts. I opened this sucker up, set it to charge, and, after a wonderful meal, started playing with it.


The noise canceling works great. I do not have much experience with noise canceling, but these work as well as any I have ever tried. I sit under a noisy vent at work, and while it is bearable, sometimes it is nice to block it out. This headset does that wonderfully.

The BH-905 is comfortable to wear, although i cannot say I've ever forgotten that they were on my head. They are best when sitting or lounging, but I have walked a mile in them and did not have any problem with that.

The headset comes with a great case, a cable for connecting to a standard 3.5" microphone jack, an extension cable for when the sound source is far away, and a ton of adapters for other plugs, including airplanes.

But we don't want to have a cable, do we? I mostly use these connected via bluetooth to my N97 with its 48GB of music and video. So far, these have the most powerful bluetooth transceiver I have used, as I have not run into any of the skipping or connectivity issues I sometimes get when I use other bluetooth headsets and put the phone in my jeans pocket. The connection between device and headset has been rock solid every time I use it.

The battery life is phenomenal. I have gone multiple days with lots of noise canceling and some bluetooth usage. They are much smaller than I thought they would be, but still a full on-ear headset that is comfortable to wear but far bulkier than in-ear or clip-on style headsets. This headset has quickly become a part of my daily commute on the train and long hours at my desk.


Everything fits snugly and easily into the case for storage, portability, and protection. You can see charger, cables, adapters, and the headset all have their own place.

What noise-cancelling headphones have you used? How do you like to listen to music on the go?

Note: I also posted this review to GDGT. Feel free to check me out or follow my profile on GDGT.
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