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The HDR 160 headphones provide good sound with no static. Synchronizing them with the transmitter is awkward and inconvenient. Until you get familiar with them it may seem that they are not operating properly. The charging cable is also awkward in that inserting and removing the power plug is more difficult than it should be. Not sure why they require you to turn on the transmitter each time you use it. It would seem to be better to turn it on when audio signal is received. Their previous generation of analog headphones had a convenient charging stand and didn't require turning on the transmitter each time you wanted to use them.
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The good: The Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphone are light weight and exceptionally comfortable to wear for long periods of time. Its over the ear design nicely blocks out a fair amount of external noise. The quality of the digitally transmitted sound is excellent. But because the sound is natural, not altered, those who demand thumping bass may be disappointed. TV viewers, classical music and jazz listeners, will love it. The run time on its (inexpensive and genetically-replaceable) two AAA NiMH batteries powering it is excellent... many hours. The small "puck-shaped" transmitter can be powered off AA batteries and so used portably, making any portable device that has a standard 1/8 (3.5 mm) headphone jack a source of wireless sound for the headphones. The not GREAT, but acceptable: There is a minor futzy-ness involved when you turn on the headphones to get them to pair to the transmitter. Which can involve also turning on the transmitter itself. But this is not a big deal. Charging the batteries through the connector on the headphones is very slightly awkward, but you can always use an external NiMH charger or in a pinch just pop in AA alkaline batteries. The bad: In a burst truly stupid and incompetent user interface design, Sennheiser put the on/off/put-on-hold (also "pair phones") button RIGHT BETWEEN the volume up and volume down button, making it essentially IMPOSSIBLE to adjust the volume of these headphones while wearing them without, in the course of fumbling with the up and down buttons, hitting the on/off button and muting or turning off the headphones. A design that should have been obvious as problematic at the very earliest stages of design of this product, and UTTERLY rejected as an obvious mistake. I OTHERWISE liked these headphones SO very much... I own about six pairs which are installed at various residences of mine and friends... AND the fact is I am a life-long electronics tinkerer... that I personally fixed this flaw on all of the headphones I own, taking them apart, making a board with a little push button on it, removing the stock power on/off switch and the plate that actuates it, wiring my substitute switch to the circuit board, and mounting my substitute switch off to the side where one does not hit it accidentally when adjusting volume. UNFORTUNATELY, the ordinary end purchaser and user of this device is not likely to have the skills and equipment and time to do this. Indeed, I found it took much of my skill in working on circuit boards to make the modification, lest solder pads on the circuit board get torn off when removing the surface-mount-soldered power on/off push push-button from that tiny crowded circuit board. So IF you can live with the poor positioning of the power on/off button... if in your normal use you very seldom need to make adjustments of the volume level after setting up the headphones to start listening... these are SUPERB headphones, and if you look for a good deal on them here on eBay, an OUTSTANDING value. But... if the problem I described above is a stopper for you... and it will be for many... you might want to look at other brands or models of wireless headphone. Note that these WIRELESS but NOT BLUETOOTH !!! And with the rise of bluetooth headphones that don't need a separate powered transmitter (the transmitter is integral to your cell phone, lap top, etc.) they are becoming for many an "obsolete technology". But not for me and those still using quality high-fidelity old receivers at home, or who find existing bluetooth sound quality too low, and cost of the few bluetooth headphones that have half decent quality too high at this time (April 2018) that I am writing this review. Things likely will continue to change in those respects, tho. These headphones make GREAT TV headphones used with TVs that have or are provided with via an adaptor a line level or headphone audio output.Read full review
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I wear my set for at least two hours a day and have had this model (I'm now on my second set) for over two years now. I LOVE THEM! Overall, this is an excellent wireless headphone for the money. It's light and comfortable for long-term use (particularly if you upgrade to the velour cushions, which is highly recommended). I also recommend swapping out the factory rechargeable batteries with high mAh name-brand batteries...I listen for hours (mainly Rock, but also New Age, Jazz and R&B) and have never run out of juice! The sound quality is quite good, very accurate, with crisp highs and mids and decent bass (it's a Sennheiser, after all, so something over-driven and bass-heavy, like, say, ZZ Top's 'Mescalero' will shred them if you're not careful...that said, they can easily handle metal like Dio without issue...go figure?). These really 'sing' if you have quality components going into them (in my case, a restored 1977 Marantz 2285 and a Rotel RCC-1055 changer). The range is 'OK'. I generally sit outside on my back porch with the signal going through glass and a brick wall and I've no issues. But if I move more than 20 feet away I get signal breakups. That's not an issue based on my usage, but it might be for some. The one deficiency that others often call out is the placement of the on/off/mute button. Thankfully, this issue's easy to overcome, and no, you don't have to perform microsurgery on the headset to get there. Since the issue is, simply put, the lack of tactile sensation on the center on/off/mute button (the ones on either side toggle the volume up or down) all you need to do is place a small, round 1/8" self-stick foam cushion (like you'd buy at a hardware store for cabinet doors) on the volume buttons, which makes them very easy to differentiate from one another by touch. Problem solved WITHOUT messing with the unit's delicate innards. So, don't let those problematic design issues dissuade you from buying these. They're excellent for the money.Read full review
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I have owed three Sennheiser wireless headphones; RS 130, RS 140, and now the RS 160. The 3 buttons to control the headphones, located on the right ear cup, are very small, hard to find while wearing, and difficult to articulate. Cannot tell whether you are pushing the volume up, volume down, or mute button until you hear how the headphones respond. Very frustrating. The sound quality is not as good the other two models I had, and the signal is much weaker, causing the sound to drop out unless you are seated with an unobstructed path to the transmitter. Unless you have a very small head, these headphones will be most difficult to wear. My head is smaller and I have to have the headphones extended to their fullest to fit. Finally the only way to charge the headphone batteries is to plug the headphones into a charging plug with a very short lead, which is part of the transmitter power cord. The alternative is to purchase another charger so you can charge the headphones in a different location. These are the worst headphones I have ever purchased. Would never recommend these headphones, even to my worst enemy. Complete and utter disappointment with everything about these headphones. Sound, comfort, fit, and build quality leave a lot to be desired.Read full review
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I own six sets of this wireless headphone, for use on various TVs, music systems, etc. at my residences and friends' residences, to assist me (I'm somewhat hard of hearing) and keep from annoying others in the room with me by running the volume too loud. The good: These are extremely light and comfortable to wear headphones. Especially, to wear for long periods of time. The sound quality is excellent. There is near no hiss. The range is respectable within the house or apartment. Thus electronically and acoustically, these are outstanding wireless headphones. The problematic: The user interface is demented. First problem is you usually have to first turn on (with a tap of the button) the transmitter module, THEN turn on the headphones, each time you use them. Earlier models of Sennheiser wireless headphones automatically turned the transmitter on when they detected an audio signal. Thus you have to walk up to the transmitter puck, wherever it is, when starting to use the headphones. A potential annoyance, tho not a deal breaker. More of a problem is the outrageously stupidly incompetent positioning by Sennheiser of the On/Off button right BETWEEN (and flush with) the volume up and volume down buttons. It is essentially impossible to adjust the volume while wearing the headphones without accidentally hitting the power button sooner or later. How the designers could be THIS stupid boggles my mind. You'll have to decide if you want to live with this aspect of this product. I liked the product, otherwise, so very much, that for all six I own, I took them apart, desoldered the power button, and installed and wired in an alternate power button mounted a little aways from the volume up and down buttons. This completely fixed the problem, and now I LOVE my Sennheiser RS160 headphones. But the mod is a bit tricky, involving working with surface mount parts, custom cutting holes in the headphone, and soldering up a little circuit board with the new button and connecting wires. Involves at least modest electronic construction / tinkering experience. It's easy to damage the circuit board attempting to remove the original on/off button, which is surface mount soldered to the board. At this point, having done a half dozen of them, it takes me about 30 minutes to do the modification. The first one took me an hour or more, for I had to work out aspects of the approach and strategy.Read full review
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Excellent sound. Comfortable and highly useful as audio products go! Sound is very good - open and airy with just enough bass (without adding any extra). Seal is good enough that my spouse is not disturbed by the audio and sleeps peacefully. A real boon to those of us who can't sleep on occasion. Comfortable enough even that I forgot I had them on more than once. Negatives: If there are any it is a) the batteries supplied (come on- 2 sets are needed for true "wireless" use!) b) the interconnect to recharge the headset is a little "clunky" - on the other hand these are $100 dollars less than the RS170 and I really think the sound is better!
many good qualities... good sound with bass. dont cut out at all if within the area specified. comfortable and I like you can add as many as four headsets to same base. I really like my rs 160..... dont really care for the control buttons on the side.
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The head set has excellent sound quality but it allows more outside noise then I think it should it is not advertised a sound isolation headphone but it is supposed to limit outside noise so maybe this is the way it is
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Can not say anything negative about the SENNHEISER RS 160 . Would buy them again.
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I had broken my original Sennheisers so I was lucky to find another set without the charger, which I already have. They are comfortable and have excellent acoustics. Once I figured out how to pair them with my charger, I was in business. I can't imgine a better set of headphones for watching TV wirelessly.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned