Sennheiser RS 130

I bought these headphones mainly to use when walking/running on the treadmill. I was afraid the treadmill would interfere with the reception, but I have not had any problems at all with the reception when… running the treadmill. I can hear my TV shows quite well while on the treadmill without having to turn the sound up to blasting. I also have hooked them to my computer monitor to watch streaming video from the internet during my workouts with great results. I also found that the range of these headphones is great. I've used them all over the house in rooms other than where the base is, as well as in my backyard (2+ acres) and have had no problems. I even hooked them to my ipod in the house while I was using a noisy leaf blower outside. I had previously tried to use the ipod and leafblower at the same time and found the leaf blower too noisy for the ipod headphones even at its highest level. These headphones worked wonders in blocking out the leaf blower motor while allowing me to listen to my music at a comfortable level. I highly recommend these headphones.

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I bought the Sennheiser RS130 and the Sony MDR-DS6000 with the intention of comparing the two and keeping the better headphones. These are NO MATCH for the Sony MDR-DS6000s, despite the Sony's price… premium. Why? Digital v. Analog. The Sennheiser set uses old-school 900Mhz analog comm. - just like early-1990s cordless home telephones. The Sony set uses 2.4Ghz digital comm. - just like your wireless router. The frequency difference really doesn't matter; the degree to which analog communications are susceptible to interference is the key. Digital is simply less likely to pick up nasty interference and, because I live in a condo, there's a lot of interference to be had. In addition, my Sennheiser set had a faulty power supply that ceased working after one day's use. This might be a fluke, but it's not a good sign. One upside to the RS130s is that they're very, very comfortable. Bottom line: skip this product and get a set of digital wireless headphones. I recommend the Sony MDR-DS6000, which has the added benefit of accepting digital audio input (optical). Another solid (and cheaper) choice is the AWD210 by Acoustic Wireless.

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I have had these for a few weeks now..also got the add-on head phones so we have 2 pair. We love them. I initially made the purchase because the accoustics in the house (tile floors)along with the open… floor plan prevent me from hearing the telivision when the family is in the kitchen. I was using them with a Vizio 37" led. Now we are using them with our new Samsung 50" Plasma. Contrary to what I have read in other reviews....the surround option is great...it was amazing to watch Transformers Rise of The Fallen...amazing surround sound for head phones. With a newer Telivision you will need a converter to go from your digital output to the headphones...this is what I got....GefenTV Digital to Analog Decoder .

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