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 Good product overall January 4, 2009
Brian
Just a quick point as other reviews have already laid out most of the pros and cons on this product...
A common complaint is constant background noise, which can make the phones nearly unusable. Upon first charging up and using the phones, I did experience this. However, I found that turning UP my A/V receiver volume, and compensating by turning DOWN the headphone volume eliminates 99% of the background noise I was experiencing.
I use these phones in a window-surrounded open room in downtown Chicago, and after making this volume adjustment there is no noticeable background noise present. Great product at a great price...
 Too bad; nice features - lame sound January 2, 2009
JH (GA)
I like the ease of cradle recharging. They're very comfortable to wear. I didn't experience the noise that some folks reported except when I went downrange in other rooms. It's a real shame that Sony didn't do something about the real reason you buy any speakers, headphones or not. The sound is just incredibly flat and tinny. I returned this pair and bought a $50 rechargable unit from Radio Shack. The RS pair isn't perfect either but the sound is infinitely better than the Sony. These are not as comfortable as the Sony and there is no choice of 900mhz channel. However it hasn't yet had reception issue.
Something else must be wrong December 27, 2008
B. Li
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had this 970RK for 2-3 years and never have the problems as many complained in the 1-star group - noisy, poor sound quality, short battery life, etc. Each is just opposit to me in a positive way.
I have been using it in a single family house (vs. apartment building) and I always connect it to the LINE OUT of a TV, not the earphone jack, so that I can just mute the TV while listening to the headphone.
It works so well for me that I am going to buy a 2nd set of the same thing so that I can always have a one fully charged waiting there when the another I am using runs out of battery (That is why I am here today).
Hope this helps to tell why the reviewers are so wide spliting here - they may use it in different ways or locations.
Great headphones..if you know how to configure them December 14, 2008
Eric Boyd (Anaheim, Ca USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I noticed alot of reviews saying that these headphones are noisy (probably hissing). That is true only if you don't use them properly. The trick is to not use the volume control on the headphones as much. First turn the volume on the headphones to about 1/4. Then turn the volume up on the TV or other device you have them hooked up until audible through the headphones. All the noise and hissing disappear. The headphones are crystal clear if you do this. Once you adjust the volume on the source then use the volume control on the headphones to fine tune. I love these headphones. Very comfortable and well worth the money IMO.
 Noisy, poor quality sound not worth the ease of wireless December 14, 2008
Turtle in the City (Pittsburgh, PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought these headphones 8 months ago for use with a computer, primarily for listening to music. I really wanted the wireless feature. They are sleek looking with a very cool charger, that uses magnetic induction to charge the headphones. They also come with an XLR adaptor and the standard headphone 3.5mm jack.
These headphones are terrible. They pick up so much noise music sounds horrible - noisy, static-y, crackles, etc. You find you would rather not listen to music at all than use these. Despite my really wanting the wireless feature, I find myself plugging in another pair of headphones instead just so I can enjoy music.
Don't waste your money. This product is so bad it's soured me from buying other wireless headphones and Sony products in general.
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