Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

If static and interference concerns you, pay a few extra dollars and get yourself a good set of digital headphones like the RS 160. All wireless links are affected by low signal strength and interference, the effect on audio quality is a major difference between analog and digital modulation. As the signal quality deteriorates in an analog system the listener hears increasing amounts of static. Very annoying. In a digital system, the audio is reconstructed from a bitstream (ones and zeros) received from the transmitter. Sophisticated error correction routines are used to "fix" errors in the bitstream resulting from interference or low signal strength. The result is perfectly clear audio until the bit errors overwhelm the signal processing in the receiver, then the audio simply drops out and you know you've strayed a little too far from the transmitter. The RS 160 uses integrated circuits by a company called Kleer to transmit CD quality audio, and that's exactly what you get. The sound is fantastic and limited only by the hardware and cup design of the headphones themselves. Audiophiles may want to step up to the RS 170 or RS 180, but for television, computer, or music at night when the baby goes to bed...these are perfect. You'll hear things in your music you weren't able to hear before using high quality headphones. The on/off/mute button is easily found on the headset, as are the adjacent up and down volume buttons. I put alkaline batteries in the headphones to test them right out of the box and put the rechargeable batteries in to charge overnight. Every week (5-10 hours of use) I plug the headset into the power cord that normally feeds the transmitter to recharge. The batteries have never run down. The over ear design of the cups blocks out some external noises, but not much. Still, they are very comfortable and help to block out the neighbor's conversation in the backyard at night. Setup is a breeze, you simply plug the audio jack into a source and turn on the base and headphones. That's it, there are no channels to switch or tune. The base and headset sync up in a couple seconds and you're done. Up to four headsets can be synced to the same source. The range is as advertised. I'll find myself wandering outside at night to water the lawn while listening to the game. I can't say enough good things about these headphones, they're great. Update 12/9/10 - After 10 months of nearly daily use these headphones are better than ever. Physically they still look brand new, the ear cups have retained their original shape, remain soft, and show no signs of wear. All the controls work perfectly and the headband looks like it did when it was delivered. Still using the original batteries, I'll charge them every 6-8 hours of use so they don't run out in the middle of something. If I forget to charge them for a week or so and they run out, I just pop in some AAA alkelines. I have read some other reviews complaining about having to push a button to turn the transmitter on. Really? Pushing a button? Not an issue. These are the most comfortable headphones I've ever owned, they are also the best sounding.