Sennheiser RS 130 Wireless Cordless Headphones (RS130)

I have a young child sleeping in the room above the sitting room and an elderly neighbour and so couldn't use my 5-1 speakers during the evening. I spent a few hours reviewing different wireless models and eventually bought these. First night, put on Independance Day, turned on the 5-1 surround setting on the headphone, jacked-up the sound - I felt like I was at the cinema - Fantastic. Evan 2 floors up the sound is excellent. The 5-1 is never going to be like your 5-1 speakers but I swear, on more than one occasion I have turned to the right or to the left because I thought I'd heard a noise over my shoulder but no, it's the 5-1 trickery, very good. One major major tip, I first plugged these into my amp leaving the volume on the amp untouched. I put the head-set on, hit play and thought, "wow these are rubish!" Lots of hissing. You need to turn the sound source up (a lot) whether on your amp or your TV and then turn the volume down on the headset and the hissing sound completely… more »

I have a young child sleeping in the room above the sitting room and an elderly neighbour and so couldn't use my 5-1 speakers during the evening. I spent a few hours reviewing different wireless models and eventually bought these. First night, put on Independance Day, turned on the 5-1 surround setting on the headphone, jacked-up the sound - I felt like I was at the cinema - Fantastic. Evan 2 floors up the sound is excellent. The 5-1 is never going to be like your 5-1 speakers but I swear, on more than one occasion I have turned to the right or to the left because I thought I'd heard a noise over my shoulder but no, it's the 5-1 trickery, very good. One major major tip, I first plugged these into my amp leaving the volume on the amp untouched. I put the head-set on, hit play and thought, "wow these are rubish!" Lots of hissing. You need to turn the sound source up (a lot) whether on your amp or your TV and then turn the volume down on the headset and the hissing sound completely dissapears. This is my first ever review and I've done so because here is a product which does exactly what it says on the tin!