The new “iso” headphones look very good and we get a lot of liberty of movement thanks to their Bluetooth HD technology. The manufacturer claims that the product uses “dbs1” revolutionary proprietary high-response driver technology for the ultimate clarity and bass enhancement. We can confirm that the headphones deliver clear sound without artifacts when using for watching TV shows, movies and even a little gaming, but the lower frequencies like bass are not delivered in the same way as with full-sized headphones, something we could have expected.

The headphones are comfortable during prolonged used and we did not have issues with them falling off after choosing the correct type of ear cushions from the box (medium-size in this case).

We had a little bit of trouble when trying to pair the headset with computers (desktops & laptops), depending on the OS that was installed on them. We have first tried to use a standard Bluetooth USB adapter on Windows 7, and after plugging it into the system, the default drivers installed right away; however, when trying to pair the headphones, it was detected, but Windows 7 refused to install any drivers for them. After a little bit of reading, we have found out that Microsoft decided to remove the Bluetooth headphones support from the final version of W7 so we had to choose another way. We went to the Toshiba website and downloaded their Bluetooth Stack which is compatible with any other non-Toshiba hardware dongles. Starting 2013, the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack is not available anymore for users without Toshiba hardware, but we can still find the utility for download on several other websites. Pairing went fine after the software was installed, but it expires after 30 days of use, unfortunately. After the unpleasant experience with Windows 7, we went ahead and moved the dongle to another system with Windows 8 Pro installed. The default drivers got installed the same way and we were surprised that the headphones were detected really fast when in pairing mode and we could use them like any other sound device. Also, the headphones paired in a couple of seconds on Mac OSX 10.8.2 and were detected each time we turned them on again.

The Antec “iso” in-ear headphones are available online for about 73 Euros.

I would like to thank again to Antec for making this review possible!