Sennheiser Wireless RS130 Headphones
August 31, 2010Sennheiser headphones have become exceedingly popular in recent years especially their RF wireless headphone systems… Namely the Sennheiser Wireless RS130 Headphones.
Unlike so many mid-priced headphones available, the Sennheiser RS130s are light and comfortable but not only on your head but around and against your ears where it counts! User-friendliness extends to easy recharging or replacement of the three AAA batteries along with its very simple intelligent auto-tuning. These headphones are so comfortable, you are going to forget you even have them on which just happens to be a good thing in my humble opinion since at some point you might end up moving about and of course there will be absolutely no messy lengthy cord to worry about.
The ear pads are made of padded foam and are covered in fabric. The headband catches a similar handling with three such pads, between which are two metallic element strips that serve as the charging contacts when you lie the headphones on the base station. Rechargeable batteries are included with the headphones and I was quite happy to see that only two AAA size are necessary. This sure enough helps with the weight of the headphones which should have a direct affect on comfort during long-term listening sessions.
For this test and review, a few of us observed an old movie — THE GREAT ESCAPE. I just chanced to have purchased it and guessed it would be a worthy flick to test with the RS 130s and boy was I dead on target! In fact, watching THE GREAT ESCAPE with these Sennheiser headphones caused me to remember my father taking me to the movies when I was just a wee boy. The Great Escape was actually the very first movie I watched in a movie theatre and the memories of that film run deep. Naturally, I’ve watched this movie plenty of times on TV since I’ve become an adult but never once did any of those times bring back the memory of watching my very first movie with my Dad.
Strange I know but I entirely attribute that to the sound of these wireless headphones. To put it quite simply, the sound is nothing short of STUNNING. And since I know this movie by heart and actually own the DVD we were watching, I even got up to go to the bathroom and make some snacks for everyone with the RS130 earphones still on my head and in so doing, I could literally watch the movie in my mind’s eye. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.
About the only trivial problem I noted was when I was moving along a wall. This was the only time I discovered just a bit of static but it was never enough to take me out of the movie even though I was no longer watching the movie.
The RS130 boasts Sennheiser’s own SRS Headphone virtual-surround-sound system which is compatible with two-channel audio sources. As I stated before, the RS 130s’ reception remained uniform throughout our home theater cinema experience. Most of the ‘tolerable’ wireless headphone sets I’ve researched are priced over $500 and any anything less expensive is almost always unusable. Thankfully, the Sennheiser RS130s are a solid compromise between price and quality. They won’t break the bank and enable you to truly enjoy your listening experience. Add their excellent overall design and you have a very viable option for replacing your wired headphones.
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