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Digital Wireless Headphones Review - The Latest Trend In Wireless by Gunter
Fellbaum
Not disturbing others while watching TV at night is likely still
the main use of wireless headphones. Not being tied to a headphone cord is one
of the biggest reasons for the popularity of wireless headphones. Traditional
wireless headphones could however never match corded headphones in terms of
sound quality and realiability. Mostly the transmission technology would
deteriorate the sound and be susceptible to interference. Latest advances in
wireless technology promise to remedy these drawbacks. We will examine two
wireless headphones that both utilize the latest in wireless transmission to
find out how these models stack up against traditional corded headphones in
terms of sound quality and reliability.
We will review the Sennheiser
RS180 and the Amphony Model 2500. Both models use the latest digital audio
transmission technology. This means that before the transmission of the audio
signal by the transmitter, the signal is first converted to a digital data
signal which then gets transmitted. Then the resulting information is sent to
the headphones and converted back to audio. Using this digital transmission,
none of the two models showed any hissing or distortion that we are used to from
previous wireless models. Both headphones claim to transmit true CD quality
audio.
At first glance, the Sennheiser headphones are constructed as open
headphones. This means the sound from the headphone transducers will penetrate
to the outside. The Amphony headphones are closed. There is no way to state that
any particular design is better of the other and as such it is a matter of
personal preference. A closed model, such as the Amphony, will lower the sound
level heard by others which is good when listening over headphones without
bothering others and also will block exterior noise more. Both headphones have
comfortable velours ear cushions and fit snugly on the head.
When not in
use, the RS180 headphones can be suspended from the transmitter which acts as a
support base. The RS180 transmitter offers a regular analog audio input but no
digital audio input. The Amphony 2500 transmitter offers analog inputs, one
coaxial digital and one optical digital input. As such the Model 2500
transmitter can connect to newer plasma TVs, most of which no longer have analog
audio outputs Charlotte
Olympia. The transmitter has an auto-switch mechanism which will select the
correct audio input depending on which input has a valid
signal.
Comparing both models in terms of sound quality, the RS180 has a
light sort of quality and excels at the midrange but is low on the bass. As such
the RS180 is most suitable for listening to vocal racks and light music. The
Model 2500 has a more pronounced bass response, but in no way aggressive and is
well balanced. The wireless transmission itself no longer suffers from the
pitfalls of previous generation models and the sound quality of both models
rivals the quality of corded headphones. Since wireless headphones are battery
powered, they will naturally not be able to achieve the same loudness as corded
headphones hooked up to a good headphone amp. Having said that, both models
achieve plenty of volume though, the Model 2500 more so than the RS180 post by
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The RS180 broadcasts it's signal at the 2.4 GHz frequency. It
supports up to four headphones per transmitter. The Model 2500 transmits at 5.8
GHz and supports an unlimited number of headphones. The range of the RS180 is
specified at 300 ft by Sennheiser. In our testing, we were able to get a clean
signal up to around 100 ft with both models in an indoor environment. This
should be plenty for most users Charlotte
Olympia Birthday Cancer Zodiac Smoking Slipper In Light Pink. The Model 2500
transmitter can connect to secondary transmitters which are called RangeBoosters
that allow expanding the headphone operating range even further.
The
RS180 has a battery life of around 15 hours the Model 2500 offers 30 hours per
charge. Pricing is around $300 for the RS180 wireless headphones and $200 for
the Model 2500.
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