Ocean11 0 Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Does anybody use wireless headphones with a computer? Are there any problems associated with them (loss of sound quality, interference, poor range)? Are there any good and bad brands? Know of anywhere you buy that sort of thing online? Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I have some Sony ones and have no problems with them at all. Just as good as my previous ones. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 klingon, can you remember how much they were? I see some Sony ones going for around 18,000 yen which seems a lot. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 that is a lot, considering you don't even get any wire. Link to post Share on other sites
fantastic 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I have some Sonys as well - they're good. I think I paid about 15,000 for them. Haven't got them with me now so can't remember the product number.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks! I have wired Sony ones which are very good, but the wire is just a nuisance. db, reckon I should negotiate to get a discount by trading in my length of wire? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I would pay the price but ask for the bits of wire as a "special service". That way you get your wireless ear phones plus some spare wire for other general purpose use around the house. Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 beware of general purpose wire!! i was once a hifi aficionado and kept old speaker wire because it might come in handy. i ended up with 25m of wire rolled in little balls that occupied random locations around my cupboards. although i have used old electrical wire to repair clothes and fasten things which needed fastening together, i discovered u never need old speaker wire. i'm not fully up with the headphone wire sitch, but it sounds as if caution should be exercised. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Ocean11 - did you get any? Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 if you are a real hifi freak, you should look into IR headphones...much pricier, but significant quality improvements...I have a hard time believing that any radio based wireless hp will sound good enough to replace a good wired pair... if you dont have discriminating ears and just want to be free, than radio should be ok... danz Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 I'm still saving up my pennies and listening to advice. I haven't been particularly bothered by low-fi in the past, so I might just get the radio ones. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I can believe the IR headphones may produce better sound quality than the RF ones, but wouldn't they be limited to a kind of line-of-sight zone of use? Where does one usually put the IR transmitter? I guess it depends on the size of your desk, but if you put your coffee cup or a pile of books in front of it, does it stop working? Link to post Share on other sites
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