Wireless headphones pros cons??

I need to buy headphones and I was thiniking about wireless, --are there any pitfalls about going wireless? i cant think of any cons??

Two words: R. F.

I guess fidelity may also be an issue, but I'd be more concerned about that wireless introducing noise in the lines. I've worked at too many fringe theaters that had gobs of problems even with line level balanced signals. 

But hey, might work. Just keep the receipt! :-)

Three big problems with wireless anything: interference, limited bandwidth and an insatiable appetite for batteries.

I used to use a cordless mouse, and loved it because it reduced desk clutter. But it would sometimes work erratically or not at all. Not all the time, but it seemed to always fail at the worst possible time: when I was on the phone with a customer.

Turned out that was no coincidence. The cordless phone was interfering with the cordless mouse. So the cordless mouse went away.

Then there is the problem of limited bandwidth. Headphones are deceptive enough anyway, with their nonlinear frequency response. Chopping off the high end surely can't help. The Bluetooth variety are more prone to this.

Also consider the cost. For the price of a wireless headphone you can buy a pretty nice pair of conventional cans. Personally, I'll always opt for the highest-fidelity solution I can afford.

I love the Sennheiser wireless headphones! I can't tell you how many times I used to stand up with my headphones on, with either my foot on the cable or whatever, and pranng - the cable comes out, or breaks or you scare the hell out of yourself as the headphones jam into your head. ;-)

I had the RS90 - which worked on IR and did compress the bandwidth (but it was still fine) but now I have the RS170 which is full frequency. It transmits in the GHz so there's no interference, and the battery life is fine - and it recharges when not in use. Some people moan because they can't wander around their (big) house - but sitting in your studio near the transmitter is fine.

I'm not going back to wired headphones.

i would imagine the freedom of wireless cans must be nice, especially for tracking guitar/bass and even more so for a drummer. the rechargeable docking kind would have to be a must (unless you've got shares in duracell).

keep in mind, that the money you spend on wired headphones is all going toward the headphones whereas the money you spend on wireless cans, a substantial part of it is going toward the wireless part. so, i would imagine you'll get more headphone for your money with a wired model.

like ...wicked said, just keep the receipt.

I got a pair as a christmas present, they are used only for my online  ( this one BTW ) computer. They have horrible compression circuit built in...I doubt if it's an intentional compressor  I'm thinking it's a by product of the limited bandwidth being talked about here  or compensation for it...yes  quite noisy as well. but it's better than blasting everyone else  and it's better than sticking ear pods,,,, er  where ever they stick. After all its' only MP3....crappy sound is no loss. 

I've tried corded phones and found the cords always in my way or being over-stretched some- even with an extension cord, bad for the phones. Then I started using an older set of wireless cans I already had. I have not gone back. Yes, the fidelity is lower; yes, when signal is lost the cans emit a loud static sound (that I easily turn off.) But the freedom to go almost anywhere in my little 2 room studio is great! I'm looking now to find a better cordless set.
My son just finished four days of drum recording with me (14 songs) at 4 to 6 hours per day wearing my old cordless headphones. The simple fact is that they work- they get the job done- but don't think I'll ever use them to edit or mix!