Wireless Headphones
Wirelss Headphones are fantastic. You can enjoy movies or music with the freedom to move anywhere in your house. You don't need to worry about annoying wires and cables getting caught up around your feet and you have the freedom to position yourself anywhere in the room you are in at the time. You can use them to enjoy music late at night when everybody else in your house is in bed, to take music out into your garden without annoying the neighbours or to better hear music and television without having to turn up the volume too loud. If you live in a small, confined place or a detached house or flat they can be a fantastic investment for people who enjoy entertainment. But there are a number of things you need to consider when buying wireless headphones.
1. What kind of signal do they use? - Wireless headphones operate by transmitting audio data from a base unit (or receiver) to a pair of remote, battery operated headphones. Generally wireless headphones will transmit using a radio frequency, although some modern headphone sets use Bluetooth. Ultimately you will get what you pay for here; skimp and buy a cheap kit, and you are likely to find that the signal is choppy and bitty, dropping out when you move around the room or even tilt your head about too much. Spend a bit more, opting for a known brand and you are likely to get quality with crystal clear audio that never breaks up as long as you are within line of sigt of the base unit.
2. Inputs - Your base unit needs to get it's music from somewhere! This is how audio is pumped out to your headphones so you need to make sure the unit you buy has sufficient inputs for whatever you want to play through it. Analog audio is standard, modern kits should have at least one digital input allowing you to use CD or DVD players in crystal clear sound.
3. Battery Life - How long are the wireless headphones going to last when you have them on? And what type of batteries will they use? And how easy is it to charge the batteries after using them? All important questions to consider.