8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Very disappointed.
Date of Review: Mar 10, 2008
The Bottom Line: I would not recommend these headphones. The wireless performance is unacceptable, especially at this price point.
I bought these because they were the top of the line wireless headphones from Sennheiser. I am very disappointed in them.
First of all the wireless reception is very poor. Simply turning my head in relation to the transmitter would cause crackles, pops and buzzes through the headphones.
Secondly there is a constant background hiss. It is very distracting and if you are listening to the headphones at a decent level you will get annoyed by it during quieter parts of songs or movies. If this is the pinnacle of wireless technology it has a long way to come before it is usable in my opinion.
Finally, the transmitter is very sensitive to input volume. If it's too low your music gets over powered by the background hiss. If you try to turn it up to compensate the transmitter fights it and distorts the sound. So it's a lose-lose situation.
While bulky, the headphones are very comfortable and do block out a lot of background noise (mostly due to the hiss though), and if it worked good the wireless would be nice. However I would definitely recommend that you look elsewhere or reconsider if wireless is important enough for you to live with these shortcomings.
