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Sony MDRRF970RK 900 MHz Analog RF Wireless Headphone | List Price: $131.21
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Neodymium magnets for higher fidelity sound
- Induction charging: not direct pin contact for ease
- SRS Surround Sound function for movies and games
- Vibration function for added excitement during games and movies
- Adjustable headband for comfort fit
Helpful for exercise [Posted on 2008-07-12]
I bought this product so my wife and I could workout while watching TV or listening to music. Occassionally I get a little static but I'm not sure where it comes from and it's not often enough to be bothersome. Sometimes it's there, other times the reception is crystal clear. We have a Wii game system and when wearing these headphones you hear things that you don't hear through the TV speakers (the players footsteps, audience talking, more discreet sounds of the racket hitting the ball, etc). Hearing those extra sounds are necessarily important but I'm mentioning them to say the headphones are very good. They work just fine and buying them online (Amazon) I saved about #25 over stores in town.
Great fit but too much noise!! [Posted on 2008-07-12]
I discovered after getting these headphones on that the plastic cups make noise every single time I move my head. This is very bothersome esp. when watching a movie with lots of dialog. Also I have noticed a lot of hissing in these headphones, even when the base is within arm's length of the headphones, still lots of noise. As I write this review I am listening to music on my computer and I still head hiss sounds and static. This is ridiculous, I do not want to hear hissing in the background of my favorite songs, very very disturbing.
I would recommend looking at different brands when buying wireless headphones, because clearly Sony needs to improve theirs.
All around a "10" [Posted on 2008-07-16]
I was a bit skeptical of the quality of this wireless headphone after reading some of the lukewarm reviews here. I also went to Crutchfield to download the owners manual (too bad Amazon doesn't offer this feature - it's very helpful).
This was to be a gift for my soon-to-be 92 year old aunt. She has problems hearing certain frequency ranges and is missing out on much of the dialog on television.
She has an older Sony TV set (circa 1998) without a headphone jack, so a Sennheiser (my 1st choice) headphone was out of contention. I needed something to plug into the line out RCA connectors on the back of her set. This Sony unit seemed to fit the bill. I decided to have it sent to my home first to ensure it would work and to look for any idiosyncrasies. To my delight, I found none. Not a single problem...well, getting the headset out of the plastic packaging was a bit tough !
I followed the instructions for the setup (I have a Sony, but a newer model) - easily done, by the way. I allowed the headset to charge overnight. So far, so good. I removed the headset from the cradle and placed it on my head...Voila...sound! And not just any scratchy audio, but rich and crisp. The audio compression circuitry was working as advertised and the headphone audio adjust allowed me to turn up the volume to an uncomfortable level. Perfect for a 92 year old lady hard of hearing.
So, I gave it the range test...kinda. I gingerly stepped out of the house and walked around...perhaps 50 to 75 feet away. Not a hiccup or a dropout. I had a good feeling about this.
So, I packed it up to be sent off to California...and my dear old aunt. I used my yellow Hi-Liter to mark areas of interest and attention in the instructions (my auntie is a bit of a Luddite).
Several days passed and I called her to see if it had arrived. The USPS had not let me down. She had already unpacked it and hooked it all up following my explicit instructions (a yellow Hi-Liter makes all the difference). She was quite upset that it did not work...no green light to indicate audio was being received by the transmitter from her Sony TV.
We went round and round over the phone - double checking everything, yet the audio was still AWOL. I found her Sony TV model on a manual download site on the Internet and obtained a PDF copy of the manual. No surprises there. I might note that I had discovered that many older Sony models required the user to TURN OFF the built-in speakers of the TV set before audio would be enabled to the line out jacks. Hers was not of that vintage.
The next morning I called her, armed with printed information so we might attack the problem once again. She, quite sheepishly, admitted to me she had found the problem. Her television was turned off and she had not thought to turn it back on - and I had not thought to ask her if it was on. Oh, my! Operator error.
In any case, the headset works wonderfully. She is amazed at the sound quality. I could almost hear her ear-to-ear smile in the phone.
So, dear readers. I can only say all is well, that ends well. And if it pleases my dear old auntie, how can you go wrong?
As with nearly all products,you will sometimes get a lemon...something that slips through quality control, or a component that becomes defective after a period of time. However, in this case, I can give this headset a 10+ without a second thought.
My wife was so taken with this that she has requested I order a unit for her to use. Oh my...what HAVE I done?
Happy listening !Sony MDRRF970RK 900 MHz Analog RF Wireless Headphone
Great Price for wireless headphones [Posted on 2008-08-14]
I've been looking for wireless heaphones for about a month. I tried these headphones on at bestbuy and loved them, and purchased them for $113 dollars there. Found them on bestbuy.com for $89. Then searched amazon and found them for $55. I got a full refund at bestbuy and bought them here and i love them. I mainly use them at work but for the first week i used them with my ps3 and blueray dvd player. Very Impressed
Pros:
Serious range! I can leave my office upstairs and go get the mail without losing a signal. Sound quality is great. the box dosent say surround sound but it sounds like it does. I have been using it for a few weeks and have yet to change the battery. Lots of people are talking about white noise when they listen to music or other things and ive never had that problem. i work in an office with 11 wireless computers and phone lines and never lose signal.
Cons:
The only problem ive had with these is they have cut out when my house phone rings. I just changed the channel and problem solved. Also the chord that comes with it to plug into your headphone jack is about 9 inches long. I found a 12' one on amazon for 10 bucks. sounds better too.
If your looking for a good pair of headphones without spending 150. I recommend these. Great docking station too.
Sony earphones [Posted on 2008-08-27]
I bought these headphones about a year ago. I think they are awesome. My wife is totally happy now she can go to bed and not hear the tv. I use them every day and there is sometimes static but not enough to bother me. The distance I can walk away from the tv is awesome too. If I would have read these reviews for this product, I would have never bought it. So I thought I better put in my two cents. I also just bought another headset today
at Best Buy for $104 for my parents, but I am going to take them back and get it from Amazon saving about 30 bucks.
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