Sennheiser RS120 926 MHz Wireless RF Headphones with Charging Cradle
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Customer Review: Better than ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had Sennheiser cordless headphones for years and use them virtually every day. My older pair gave me great sound with limited range. These give me superior sound with excellent range. The 'fit' is easily adjusted and I can wear them for hours with no noticeable fatigue. The charging 'cradle' is a big improvement over my old pair; those required me to remember to turn the headphones around before placing them in the cradle, being careful to position the charging points so there was solid contact. The new pair simply requires you to place the headphones 'on' the cradle; charging contact is made automatically.
My ONLY complaint with this unit has been mentioned by other reviewers; I have accidentally adjusted the 'tuning' on the right earphone when I was trying to adjust volume, but I've learned not to do that and now it's not a problem. Speaking of tuning, for those reviewers having problems with signal sound quality, I must presume not everyone has taken the time to 'tune' their headset to the 'receiving' channel (there are three separate channels that are selected on the bottom front of the base). Without proper 'tuning' there is indeed quite a racket through the earpieces but tuned properly, the signal is clear as a bell and of extremely high quality. When listening throughout the house it is true that increasing the range from the base will increase noise from atmospheric interference but even at it's worst, these headphones give excellent fidelity from many different listening locations. I recommend them without qualification.
Customer Review: no problems for me
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always wanted a set of wireless headphones so that I wouldn't be trailing 20-feet of coiled cord around but didn't want something so cheap that it would ruin the listening. Then I saw the RS-120s on sale at Amazon and decided they seemed like the right quality at the right price. And I'm not disappointed. Like all wireless devices, you have to expect some interference now and then, but I am almost always able to "tune" these using a combination of the channel setting, the tuner, the volume on the phones and the volume at the source. The sound is excellent once you hit that sweet spot and not bad when you're just off. Of course, noises generated by your sound source (radio, CD or whatever) will be magnified when they're playing right in your head, and hisses and pops that you wouldn't necessarily notice coming from your loudspeakers become very apparent. So the better the source, the better the sound on these. And it matters where you place the sending unit -- put it too close to an electrical source (certain light bulbs, your amp and so on) might introduce extraneous noise, so move that around a bit to find a quiet spot. The headphones are light, comfortable and fit me well enough (contrary to complaints from some of the one-star reviewers). They are not "sound-isolating" -- which is fine, I still want to hear the phone and people's voices if they are talking to me. Several friends who have come by have tried these and all said, "I have to get a pair of these!" I certainly recommend these, especially when they come around at under $50.Customer Review: I Love these headphones!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love these headphones. I ordered them to use with my electronic Yamaha piano. In researching headphones, I could never find a review for use with a piano (or even a keyboard). First, I purchased heaphones with a plug-in cord, but that just was not practical. Next I tried a less expensive one that was wireless. It was infared and light weight, but there was a great deal of distortion in the upper keyboard range. Finally I found the Sennheiser brand that advertised clarity. I debated about the size as well as the radio-wave versus infared (fearful that it would go through to the wireless telephones in the house or to the neighbor's house- hasn't been a problem). When the headphones arrived, I wasn't sure that I wanted to keep them just because of the size, but once I put them on and tuned them in...wow. It was wonderful. They are not heavy like they look like they would be. There's no distortion in the upper range, and how simple could it be to just lift them off the charging cradle and flip the little switch (the cradle fits perfectly out of site behind the music rest on the piano and I never have to worry about charging them). The sound is just like I'm in a concert hall. It's wonderful. It's also been great for my husband to use to practice on his banjo. The open sound enables him to play along with an instructional backup cd and still hear himself play. It's great for us both. It'd be nice if they were just a little smaller, but once they're on your head you don't really notice that. Overall, I think they're fantastic.Customer Review: Very Pleased
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these headphones for my father, who is in a nursing home and is functionally blind. He loves to listen to NPR and PRN and also books-on-tape. I needed a headphone that was wireless, with good sound quality, good range and a very easy charging dock. For all of these qualities the headphones delivered without disappointment! With Dad's impaired vision and some slight dementia, he is still able to get the headphones on and off without incident, and the way the charging is accomplished through the wire hoop that acts as a stand/holder for the headphones was pure genius on the part of Sennheiser!
The range is good enough that he can not only listen anywhere in his room, but even as he roams the halls and the dining room! There are controls right on each headphone earpad , one for on/off and the other for volume control, which Dad has a little trouble with, but I am sure were designed to be discrete for the average user. It took a little training to get Dad to be able to find and use those switches.
Dad gets daily use out of these headphones and they have brought much enjoyment to his life.
Our only concerns were about accommodating his needs. The switches on the headphones are a little difficult for older, stiffer fingers, and the two LEDs on the Base unit are too small for him to see easily. But this was never designed to be a tool for the visually impaired so it's hard to really fault there.
The sound quality surprised me, and I may well buy another pair for home use for myself!
Customer Review: Great wireless headphones--charging cradle is amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
Love these new wireless headphones...amazing value. In a nutshell:
Pros:
-Great sound (much better than the factory speakers on my high-end HDTV), very crisp and clear.
-Amazing ease-of-use. I debated between purchasing this set of RS 120's, and the lower-priced version, the RS 110's. Apparently the main difference is that the 120's recharge automatically when you hang them on the cradle, but with the 110's, you have to manually remove the batteries and recharge them on your own each time they run down. The ability to simply hang up these headphones on their cradle and have them charge on their own is *definitely* worth the extra ~$20 or so, in my opinion. Because of the design (two open spots in the cushioned headset with metal contacts that allow recharge as soon as they're hung up on the cradle), you don't even have to plug them in to recharge. So simple!
-Very functional. When watching live tv, I can get up and go into other rooms during commercials and hear when the show is back on. Useful for multi-tasking :)
Cons
-I've noticed that if I leave the headphones on but have the tv/dvr (etc) paused for more than a couple of minutes, it will start transmitting static noise. Easily fixable, just turn down the volume, but definitely a big surprise the first time it happened.
Overall, I would highly recommend these...in fact, my roommate loves them so much, she is purchasing a pair for her boyfriend!