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Bluetooth Hearing Assistance

Products
Large-Area ALS
Personal Products
Artone Bluetooth
Beetle H2ST BT
CLA7BT Bluetooth
CLA7v2 Neck Loop
Clipboard
Contego FM System
COMTEK AT-216 FM
Hearing Loop Kits
iLOOP Neck Loop
MaxIT Bluetooth
Music Link
NoiZfree Products
Noizfree-Mobile
Noizfree-Music
Noizfree neckLOOP
Noizfree-PC
Pocketalker Ultra
Sennheiser TV FM
Soundshuttle
T-Link Headset
tLOOP Neck Loop
XTRA stereo

Bluetooth T-coil Headset Comparison Guide

TecEar's "Bluetooth T-coil Headset Comparison Guide" is designed as a quick reference to assist in assessing the similarities and differences between various Bluetooth products.

Bluetooth Hearing Assistance Headsets provide people with hearing loss, who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, wireless, hands-free hearing assistance while using a Bluetooth enabled cell phone or computer.

Some users prefer T-coil (telecoil) inductive ear hooks because of their louder signal strength while others favor neck loops for ease-of-use.

If you have questions or would like help making your selection, please feel free to contact TecEar: Info@TecEar.com

 

Beetle H-2ST Stereo
with neck loop and single or twin stereo ear hooks

CLA7BT
Bluetooth Amplified Neck Loop

TecEar recommended

Artone
Bluetooth Loopset v3

MaxIT Pulse
Bluetooth Loopset

Beetle XTRA
stereo

  Beetle H-2ST Stereo Bluetooth lapel clip transceiver headset. ClearSounds CLA7BT Amplified Neck Loop Artone Bluetooth Neck Loop with built-in microphone and four interchangeable colored faceplates. MaxIT Bluetooth Inductive Loopset Beetle XTRA Twin

Price

$108.00 Single
$169.00 Single + Neck Loop
$179 Twin + Neck Loop

$159.00

$149.00

$149.00

$169.00

Use

Bluetooth
cell phone,
Bluetooth stereo audio player

Bluetooth
cell phone

Bluetooth
cell phone

Bluetooth
cell phone with stereo audio

Bluetooth
cell phone,
Bluetooth stereo audio player

Style

Light weight
neck loop and single or twin ear hooks

Amplified neck loop

Powered neck loop

Powered neck loop

Dual stereo earphones
(un-aided use)

Bluetooth Version

version 1.2

unknown

version 2.0 +ERD

version 2.0

version 1.2

Bluetooth Profiles

Headset
(HSP)
Hands-Free
(HFP)
Advanced Audio Distribution
(A2DP)

Headset
(HSP)
Hands-Free
(HFP)

Headset
(HSP)
Hands-Free
(HFP)

Headset
(HSP)
Hands-Free
(HFP)
Advanced Audio Distribution
(A2DP)

Headset
(HSP)
Hands-Free
(HFP)
Advanced Audio Distribution
(A2DP)

Voice Tags

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Last Number Redial

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

Yes
(phone dependent)

 

Beetle H-2ST Stereo
with neck loop and single or twin stereo ear hooks

CLA7BT
Bluetooth Amplified Neck Loop

Artone
Bluetooth Loopset v3

MaxIT Pulse
Bluetooth Loopset

Beetle XTRA
stereo

Hearing Loss

Mild to Severe

Mild to Severe

Mild to Moderate

Mild to Moderate

Mild to Severe

Volume

●●●○○
(neck loop)

●●●●●
(ear hook)

●●●●●
(neck loop)

●●●●○
(neck loop)

●●●●○
(neck loop)

●●●●●
(ear phone)

Volume Control

Button
- step increments linked to cell phone volume level

Rotary dial
- continuous adjustment, independent of cell phone

Button
- step increments linked to cell phone volume level

Button
- step increments linked to cell phone volume level

Button
- step increments linked to cell phone volume level

Mono / Stereo

Mono
Stereo (A2DP)

Mono

Mono

Mono

Mono
Stereo (A2DP)

Built-in Microphone

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multi-function
"Talk" Button

Located on in-line barrel connector

Left side

Centered on front

Left side

Located on in-line barrel connector

Ring Tones

Plays pre-defined Beetle ring tone only

Plays pre-defined CLA7BT ring tone only

Plays pre-defined Artone ring tone only

Plays pre-defined MaxIT ring tone only

Plays pre-defined Beetle ring tone only

Wire Color

Black

Black

Black

Black

Black

 

Beetle H-2ST Stereo
with single or twin stereo ear hooks and neck loop

CLA7BT
Bluetooth Amplified Neck Loop

Artone
Bluetooth Loopset v3

MaxIT Pulse
Bluetooth Loopset

Beetle XTRA
stereo

Talk Time*

up to 4 hrs.*

up to 4 hrs.*

up to 15 hrs.*

up to 15 hrs.*

up to 4 hrs.*

Stand-by Time*

up to 70 hrs.*

up to 120 hrs.*

up to 380 hrs.*

up to 500 hrs.*

up to 70 hrs.*

Reception / Clarity

●●●●○

●●●●●

●●●○○

●●●○○

●●●●○

Battery Powered

Built-in:
Lithium-ion
Rechargeable battery

Built-in:
Lithium-ion
Rechargeable battery

Built-in:
Lithium-ion
Rechargeable battery

Removable:
1 Rechargeable or Disposable AAA battery

Built-in:
Lithium-ion
Rechargeable battery

Wall Socket
AC-to-USB
Power Adapter

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Car Power Adapter - USB

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

USB Charge Cable

USB charge cable

USB charge cable

USB charge cable

USB single AAA battery charger

USB charge cable

Accessories

Single ear hook
Twin stereo ear hooks
Neck Loop

Adjustable neck loop

3 interchangeable faceplates:
   red, blue, black

2 rechargeable AAA batteries,
1 spare battery cover

-

T-coil Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year

1 year

2 year (new Feb. 09)

1 year

1 year

 

Beetle H-2ST Stereo
with neck loop and single or twin stereo ear hooks

CLA7BT
Bluetooth Amplified Neck Loop

Artone
Bluetooth Loopset v3

MaxIT Pulse
Bluetooth Loopset

Beetle XTRA
stereo

* May vary due to use, network and mobile phone settings

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