Wireless headphones

[mwinter]

Not long ago, I picked up my headphones only to hear a crack as the band began to snap. It doesn't come as a huge surprise: they're very old, I've dropped them countless times, and yanked the cable because I've stepped on the 3m cable whilst lifting them.

If I'm going to replace them, I might as well avoid the last of my frequent follies by getting a wireless pair, but it will be the first I've owned so I'm not familiar with the best brands and models. I'm also aware of problems that people have encountered with interference and generally poor problems.

So...has anyone used them? Do they have any recommendations? A good place to buy them is another point, bearing in mind that I live in the south west of England.

I listen most often to electronic music, so a large frequency response range is important, as is good bass performance (but not that overemphasised thumping sound ).

I might find an appropriate newsgroup to post this to as well, but as I'm here, this might as well be my starting point just on the off chance that there's a few audiophiles in the population.

Mike

[ddadmin]

Incidentally I recently bought a pair of wireless headphones for my dad to use with the TV set, as he has trouble hearing clearly the sound otherwise. The one I went with was the Sennheiser RS110 RF Wireless Headphone. I'd highly recommend the Sennheiser brand. Crisp sound, and the headphones are very comfortable and nicely designed. One thing to decide is the frequency of the headphones, for example, 900 hz or 2.4 ghz. The one I got was the former, so there's a greater chance of traffic collision with other transmissions at the same frequency. I must say it's fun though picking up on other people's phone conversations in the neighborhood. You can always get over that by tuning the headphones until you find a free channel.

Another thing is the batteries- they tend to last 10 or so hours, so definitely get rechargeable batteries.

[techno_race]

We have a Sennheiser TR120 FM on our TV. They would work with a computer with an adapter; they're RCA. They're actually hooked into a computer with SageTV running which is hooked up to the actual satellite reciever. They would work very well if the transmitter is close to the headphones and the set comes with 2 pairs of headphones, 2 transmitters and rechargeable betteries. The headphones can be charged by hanging them on a rack attached to the transmitter.