Overall: These RF headphones are a great way to listen and watch TV without disturbing others. So these would be great for spouses or parents who want to watch TV quietly while someone is sleeping in the room or for anyone who has roommates and doesn’t want to disturb them.
These headphones are wireless (except the wire connecting the base hub to the TV), have long range, and have good sound. They work by connecting the dock to the TV either by a AUX input or by plugging it into a top box using the RCA cables.
Pros:
- RF and Wireless – One of the major benefits of these RF headphones is that they are wireless and are designed to be used for TV’s. So the way that these headphones work is that there is a dock which has a 3.5mm cable output. You can plug this cable directly to the TV or use the given 3.5mm to RCA cable converted and plug the RCA cables (the red and white cables) into a top box or into one of the older TV’s that don’t have 3.5mm inputs. The aux cable that is connected to the dock has a pretty good range, but for planning purposes, make sure you can have the dock set semi-close to the TV so that the cable can reach the TV. Now with everything connected, you can listen to TV sound without worrying about disturbing your neighbors.
- Long range – These headphones have a maximum range of 164 feet away so you can listen to your TV or music from your TV across different rooms when walking about and vacuuming or doing chores. If you are lucky enough to have a super big house that 164 feet will not accommodate your big living room, then this might be a problem haha.
- Unnoticeable audio lag- Even though these are wireless headphones, I didn’t notice an audio lag of any sort.
- Good sound- So when I initially tested them, there was a lot of background static noise coming through the headphones with the audio coming through as well. However, I fixed that by changing the audio channel and reconnecting the headphones using the autotune button and then the annoying static went away. So pro-tip, keep your headphones volume pretty low, and just increase the volume on your TV and make sure to set it at whatever channel gives the best signal for you (for me it was channel 1) and you should have good quality sound.
Cons
- Comfort- I would rate these headphones probably 6/10 or 5/10 on the comfort level. They aren’t terrible uncomfortable, they are comfortable initially, but after prolonged use, it may start to get really tight around your ears.
- Wired to the TV- like I mentioned earlier, the wire is pretty long to connect to the TV, but just know that the dock has to be wired to the TV audio output wherever that is.
*I received this product in exchange for an honest, unbiased review